The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 was one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history, killing 230,000 people across a dozen countries. Indonesia's Aceh province bore the brunt of the tsunami, a ...

The worst affected area was Aceh in Indonesia, where local authorities have since made efforts to improve disaster ...

The Vanuatu government has declared a seven-day state of emergency following the earthquake, which has resulted in ...

He was a young boy playing cricket with friends on a beach around 9:30 in the morning when a 9.1 magnitude earthquake ...

Saudah believes Muhammad Siddiq, who was six when the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami struck on Dec. 26, 2004, is still ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 183 km SW of Tual, Indonesia at 19:26:14 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves.

The Boxing Day tsunami interrupted a civil war, triggered the worst rail accident in history and shattered the lives of ...

According to KBRI Canberra, 48 Indonesians currently live and work in Vanuatu, most as ship crew members. All have been ...

An earthquake of 56-magnitude struck off Indonesia eastern Maluku province on Monday according to the country meteorology and geophysics agency The ...

Survivors and victims' relatives will next week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries.

Indonesia's Foreign Ministry confirmed that no Indonesians were among the victims of Tuesday's 7.3-magnitude earthquake in ...