(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, preservative ability, and use in medicine before people learned...

"Maluku" redirects here. For the Indonesian provinces encompassing the islands, see Maluku (Indonesian province) and North Maluku. The Maluku Islands (also known as the Moluccas, Moluccan Islands, the Spice Islands or simply Maluku) are an archipelago...

Byline: Simon Montlake Special to The Christian Science Monitor AMBON, INDONESIA -- After three years of bloody interfaith conflict, a fragile peace is taking hold in the Indonesian province of Maluku. Word of a recent peace agreement sparked euphoria in the...

As the conflict between Christians and Muslims continues in Indonesia's Maluku Islands, there are signs that sectarian divisions are sharpening in the nation as a whole. Hilal Thalib, for example, echoes the sentiments of many fellow Muslims who feel they are victims...

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 fleet of navy ships, fishing vessels and aircraft has been scouring a large...

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, officials and media reports said.Almost two days after the ship went down in...