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Indonesian Police say the bombings of two hotels in Jakarta on Friday was the work of Jemaah Islamiyah, a terrorist group with al-Qaida ties. Analysts say it is likely that Noordin Top, a Malaysian fugitive who leads an affiliated group ...

The conventional but sophisticated modus operandi used in twin hotel bombings prompted Indonesian officials to suspect one of the nation's most-wanted men, official media reported Saturday.

Explosions tore through two luxury hotels Friday morning in south Jakarta, Indonesia. Antara News, a state-run agency, said at least six people were killed and a number of others were wounded. Police sealed off the area around both blasts, one of which occurred in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and the other at the J.W.

Voting has ended in Indonesia's presidential election, with exit polls suggesting the incumbent, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has a clear lead.

Indonesia's president, whose popular economic policies and corruption-free image boosted him to the top of pre-election polls, is counting on a single-round victory next Wednesday.

An Indonesian military transport plane crashed into a residential area in east Java early Wednesday, killing 97 people, military officials said.

Rescuers start a third day of searches after a dam burst near Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, killed 93 people.

About 30 elephants surrounded the 83-year-old man and trampled him until his body was torn into pieces.

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A sunken Indonesian ferry may have been carrying 103 more people than the 267 listed on the ship's manifest, officials say.