The agency in charge of rebuilding tsunami-stricken Aceh, Indonesia, says it is on track to finish building houses there next spring. The Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency is now shifting its focus to economic recovery. The head of the organization says significant challenges remain, including inadequate electricity and a lack of foreign investment.

A volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi island has erupted, sending ash raining down on at least one village and spewing smoke about 1,500 metres into the air, an official said.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a magnitude 7.1 quake struck Sumatra in Indonesia just after 4:00 a.m. local time.

Indonesian police say they are gathering evidence to pursue manslaughter charges against the two pilots who survived the crash of a Garuda plane earlier this year.

A strong earthquake rattled parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, an official said.

Powerful earthquakes and aftershocks continue to shake Indonesia's western Sumatra island, forcing jittery residents to camp outside their homes two days after the first powerful quake struck.

A total of 41 earthquakes with magnitude of over 4.5 on the Richter scale have hit Indonesia in the last 24 hours, the country's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said Thursday.

A powerful earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia's West Sumatra island, shaking buildings as far away as Singapore and triggering tsunami warnings throughout the region. Scientists measured the quake at a magnitude of 7.9.

A group of international health experts has drafted a three-year program for Indonesia aimed at containing the spread of bird flu. The disease is now endemic among poultry there, and chickens are a common backyard feature in the country, which has suffered the highest number of human deaths from bird flu in the world.

Russia and Indonesia today signed a $1-billion deal that will allow Indonesia to buy dozens of helicopters, tanks, and submarines from Russia.

Indonesia's armed forces commander said the country, which is expected to close a series of major arms deals with Russia this week, wants access to Russian technology for joint weapons production.

“On [07-07-07], the New Open World Foundation announced the completion of a world poll to name the ‘new Seven Wonders of the World’…To see them all would mean traveling to Jordan, Peru, India, Mexico, China, Brazil, and Italy. A tour of ‘finalists’ would span the United States, Mali, the United Kingdom, Greece, Spain, Australia, Egypt, Germany, Russia, Japan, Turkey, France, Chile and Cambodia …That would indeed be a wonderful journey.” – Philadelphia Inquirer