Round the World Trip Ends in West Java for German, Swiss Crew
Bandung. Police in West Java detained 27 German nationals and two Swiss citizens in two districts in the province on Saturday for allegedly not having the proper paperwork for driving cars with foreign...
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Big, Stinky ‘Corpse Flower’ Blooms in Washington
Vistiors to the US Botanic Garden view the large rainforest plant known as Titan Arum, or ‘corpse flower’ July 22, 2013 in Washington, DC. The corpse flower native to Sumatra, Indonesia is known for...
View ArticleJapan Police Hunt Haiku Writer After Five Killings
Tokyo. A poetry-writing suspected killer was being hunted by Japanese police Tuesday after the bodies of five people were found in a tiny mountain village. The five victims represent a third of the...
View ArticleMother Chops Off Newborn Daughter’s Hand ‘to Save Village’ in Sumatra
A South Sumatra woman allegedly attempted to kill her 45-day-old daughter by chopping her hand off with a machete at the behest of a “mystical whisper,” police said on Wednesday. The woman, identified...
View ArticleNZ Nets Wildlife Smuggler With Fish in Pants
Wellington. A Vietnamese man’s attempt to smuggle tropical fish into New Zealand in his pants floundered when he tried to get through customs with his pockets dripping water, officials said Friday. The...
View ArticleDeadly Cocktails Leave Six Dead in South Jakarta
Six people died in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, after mixing cheap bottles of liquor with a variety of substances, including painkillers and mosquito repellant, during a Wednesday night binge. The...
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Kangaroo Checks in to Australian Airport
A handout photo taken and received on October 16, 2013 shows Wildlife Victoria volunteer rescuers Ella Roundtree (L) and Geoffrey Fuller (R) with a captured eastern grey male kangaroo after Australian...
View ArticlePolice Charge Man After Profane Traffic-Stop Rant Goes Viral
A self-described healer in Karawang, West Java, has learned that becoming an Internet celebrity isn’t always a good thing after local police slapped the man with defamation and unpleasant conduct...
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Scientists Apologize for Failing to Make Girl a Dragon
A titanium figurine of a dragon. (AFP Photo) Australia’s national science agency has issued a rare apology to a seven-year-old girl for not being able to make her a fire-breathing dragon, blaming a...
View ArticleHome Affairs Minister Speaks Out Against Mandatory Prayer Bylaw
Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi said on Friday that he objected to a Bengkulu municipal bylaw currently under deliberation that would require all residents of the capital of southwest Sumatra’s...
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