Maluku
(2002 est pop. 2.3 million). Maluku (Moluccas), a region of Indonesia formerly known as the Spice Islands, was once the source of cloves and nutmeg, spices highly valued for their aroma, preser...
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Indonesia issued a tsunami warning, lifted later, after a
magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit off the Maluku Islands at about 2:40
p.m. Thursday.
There hav...
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Pakistan successfully tests nuclear-capable cruise missile
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has successfully test-fired a ''Babar''
cruise missile capable of carrying various warheads, inclu...
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Indonesia issued a tsunami warning, lifted later, after a
magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit off the Maluku Islands at about 2:40
p.m. Thursday.
There hav...
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Rescue boats picked up scores of exhausted survivors Sunday from an Indonesian ferry that sunk in the Java Sea, but they also recovered dozens of bodies and around 400 people remained missing.A fle...
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Rescue boats scoured the sea on Sunday where an Indonesian ferry sank during a violent storm, picking up scores of exhausted survivors from choppy waters, but at least 400 more remained missing, of...
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Rescue boats picked up scores of exhausted survivors Sunday from an Indonesian ferry that sank in the Java Sea, but they also recovered dozens of bodies and around 400 people remained missing.A fle...
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Maluku
2ND LD: M6.7 quake hits off Indonesia's eastern Malukus
