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By not in system - AOL NewsJAKARTA, Indonesia -- Senior security minister Djoko Suyanto said he believed Islamic militants had been plotting an attack outside of the capital during Good Friday celebrations. "The army and police are under high alert," he told reporters after attending a meeting chaired by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. "We want to guarantee safety." Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, was thrust onto the front lines in the battle against extremists in 2002 after al-Qaida-linked militants attacked two nightclubs on Bali island, killing 202 people, many of them foreign ...
Suicide Bomber Injures Dozens at Indonesian Mosque
By not in system - AOL NewsJAKARTA, Indonesia -- A suicide bomber blew himself up as police were praying Friday, wounding 28 people in the first attack on a mosque since extremists started targeting the predominantly Muslim country a decade ago. The victims -- including a local police chief -- were rushed to hospitals with nails, nuts and bolts embedded in their bodies, said Yeni Rahmawati, a hospital spokeswoman. The attack occurred in the West Java town of Cirebon. AP A man who was injured after a bomb went off Friday at a police station receives medical treatment at a hospital in Cirebon, West Java, ...
Indonesian Lawmaker Resigns After Caught Watching Porn in Parliament
By not in system - AOL NewsJAKARTA, Indonesia -- An Indonesian lawmaker who helped pass a tough anti-pornography law resigned Monday after he got caught watching sexually explicit videos on his computer during a parliamentary debate. The scandal has transfixed this predominantly Muslim nation since a local photojournalist filmed Arifinto, a member of the staunchly Islamic Prosperous Justice Party, gazing at the downloaded porn sites Friday. M. Irfan, Media Indonesia / AP Indonesian parliament member from Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Arifinto watches a porn video on his tablet computer. The conservative ...
Survivors of 2004 Tsunami Shaken by Japan Disaster
By not in system - AOL NewsBANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Tears streamed down Maisara Mucharam's face as she watched aerial shots of the tsunami pummeling Japan's coast and remembered the day, six years ago, when her youngest daughter was ripped out of her arms by the heavy salty sea. Survivors of the 2004 tsunami that started off in Indonesia sat glued to their TV sets, stroking each other's hands, as images of last Friday's disaster in northern Japan flashed repeatedly across the screen. Heri Juanda, AP A couple view the sunset on top of an escape tower built to provide protection for residents in case of ...
Obama, Kenya and Natalie Portman: Is Huckabee Letting 2012 Slip Away?
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyTV and radio host Mike Huckabee is embracing his true inner talker. You can't buy the kind of attention he has attracted in the past week, and just when he's pushing sales of a new book. Huckabee is also trying to stay on the public radar screen as a potential late entry into the 2012 presidential race -- and why not? The former Arkansas governor leads in polls of the nascent Republican field, both nationally and in the key states of Iowa and South Carolina. But there's a price. The further Huckabee goes down the road he's on, the less seriously he's taken as a presidential ...
Mike Huckabee Gets All BYU Honor Code on Natalie Portman
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsMike Huckabee, whose down-home sensibilities helped him in his 2008 bid for the GOP presidential nomination, may be speaking a little too freely these days. First, Huckabee incorrectly said that President Barack Obama spent part of his childhood in Kenya -- he later claimed he meant Indonesia -- and hinted that that put Obama out of touch with the average American. Now, Huckabee is criticizing new Academy Award winner Natalie Portman for being pregnant out of wedlock. On Monday, Huckabee went on Michael Medved's radio show and said, "People see a Natalie Portman who boasts, 'We're not ...
Indonesia Tries to Raise Money to Save Maid From Beheading
By not in system - AOL NewsIndonesia is trying to raise half a million dollars to save a maid from being beheaded in Saudi Arabia for killing her boss after she said he tried to rape her. Darsem binti Dawud Tawar, an Indonesian national from West Java, was convicted in May 2009 of murdering her Yemeni employer, The Jakarta Globe said. The Riyadh court sentenced her to death by beheading. In Saudi Arabia, beheadings are usually carried out by scimitar in a public square. Darsem says her employer tried to rape her and she was acting in self-defense. The man's family has agreed to forgive Darsem if they are paid the ...
Is That a Gecko in Your Underwear ... or Are You Just Smuggling Wildlife?
By David Moye - AOL NewsIt's a jungle out there for the people who are trying to stop wildlife smuggling. According to Richard Thomas, spokesman for Traffic, the wildlife trade monitoring network, the people who are trying to sneak endangered animals out of their native environments are getting more audacious than ever in their attempts. "We've had people who put birds into tubes to stop their wings from flapping and others who stitch the eyelids of falcons shut to keep them quiet," Thomas told AOL News. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation A 2-month-old tiger was found sedated ...
Indonesian Muslim Mobs Burn 3 Christian Churches in Central Java
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsBlasphemy or freedom of expression? A mob rampage in Central Java, a province of Indonesia, destroyed Christian churches and schools in the city of Temanggung, 250 miles east of Jakarta, the Herald Sun reported. Parked cars were also set on fire, and other buildings were damaged with stones. Police used tear gas to disperse the rioters. The violence began in a Temanggung courtroom, where Antonius Richmond Bawengan was being sentenced on blasphemy charges. He has been in custody since October and is accused of distributing materials that described two Islamic holy sites, the Black Stone in ...
Indonesian Pop Star Jailed for Sex Tapes
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsAn Indonesian pop star was sentenced to three and a half years in prison today after sex tapes of him and his celebrity girlfriends went viral online, in a case that's led to a huge crackdown on Internet porn in the world's most populous Muslim country. Nazril "Ariel" Irham is one Southeast Asia's most popular stars and front man for the band Peterpan. He was arrested after two homemade videos swept the Internet last year, depicting the 30-year-old star having sex with his actress girlfriend and a popular TV presenter. The videos riveted Indonesia and spurred the government to try to impose a ...
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