JAKARTA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday spewing a cloud of ash 15 km into the sky and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities said, as they issued their ...

Nov. 21 (UPI) --More than 160 people died, and hundreds were hurt in a shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake on the main Indonesian island of Java on Monday, which collapsed buildings and trapped people.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A zoo on Java island released photos of Indonesia's first locally-born giant panda cub, and said the male cub was showing signs of being in good health. The mother, ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers were searching Friday for people who went missing in landslides triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia ’s Java island. Authorities reported three ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java and tourist island of Bali on Friday, causing panic but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or ...

JAKARTA, March 22 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the shore of Indonesia's Java island on Friday at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles), Indonesia's geophysics agency (BKMG) said. The quake ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Landslides triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia ’s Java island killed two people and left 21 others missing, officials said Friday. Rescuers are still searching for the ...

The Java coastal area was spared by the devastating Asian tsunami of 2004, but many residents recognized the danger when they saw the sea recede. At least 23,000 people fled their homes, either ...

A zoo on Java island released video and photos of Indonesia's first locally-born giant panda cub, and said the male cub was showing signs of being in good health. The mother, 15-year-old Hu Chun, gave ...

Home to over 156 million people , Java is the most populated island on Earth, surpassing the populations of nearly every country worldwide. According to population data compiled by The World in Maps , ...