A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck an island off the coast of Indonesia's Jawa Barat province this morning. The quake was strong enough to shake buildings in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, about 120 miles to the east-northeast.

Indonesia, already the victim of a powerful earthquake, has been struck by another. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) says a 6.8-magnitude struck at 08:52 AM local time Thursday on Sumatra island, about 180 miles from the epicenter of a more powerful quake which occurred on Wednesday.

A massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake rocked West Indonesia early Wednesday morning collapsing buildings along the coastal city of Padang in the Southern Sumatran province. The West Indonesian earthquake occurred underwater, triggering tsunami alerts to all countries along the Indian Ocean.

The huge, but not record-setting 19 pound Indonesian baby (19 pounds, 2 ounces, to be exact) now has a name: Akbar Risuddin, or "the Great" in Arabic. Ani, his mother from Jakarta, Indonesia, delivered the 2-foot-long baby boy on Monday via C-section.

On Friday, bombs exploded in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, killing at least 4 people. The bombs went off at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels.

The death toll from a dam burst on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital rose to 77 Saturday, as rescue workers searched for more than 100 people still missing since a wall of water submerged their homes.

Early today, Jakarta, Indonesia was struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in addition to five after shocks with magnitudes exceeding 5.0. The impact was in the Talaud Islands north of Sulawesi island. At this time, there have been no reports of injuries according the the AP.

Almost 15,000 people were forced to flee their homes in Indonesia's Lampung province on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra, local media reported on Friday.

Indonesian authorities have lifted a tsunami warning that was issued after a strong earthquake struck off the northern region of Sulawesi island. Indonesia earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7, said the country's meteorological agency. VOA news reports about the Indonesia earthquake.

Dutch-sponsored researcher Y. Argo Twikromo has investigated how the local ruling elite have retained their political control over the local population. He has tried to understand and analyse the dynamic processes of state formation and the interaction between national states and local communities.

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