By NEWS WIRES Tearful mourners gathered Thursday across Asia to commemorate the 220,000 lives lost in the 2004 tsunami. The disaster devastated coastlines from Indonesia to Somalia, and left lasting scars on affected communities. Source: France 24 Category: Asia / Pacific
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By James Evenden THIS is the tragic last moment of a teen girl’s life before she was washed away by a wave – as her friends watched on in horror. Merlin Septiana, 18, was having fun with her friends taking pictures at a beach in Indonesia on Thursday before a photo unknowingly captured her final […]
By Michael E. Miller The remaining ‘Bali 9,’ the Australians caught smuggling heroin into Indonesia in 2005, are now home, closing a painful chapter in the countries’ relations. Source: Washington Post