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The stepped-up measures follow an outdoor concert in Cairo on September 22 by Lebanese band Mashrou Leila, when the flag representing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community was raised.(Photo: AP/Representational)

Google removes popular gay dating app from its online store in...

Shocking move comes amid country's crackdown on the LGBTQ community.

2 Feb 2018 7:25 PM IST

The complication has left him looking disfigured and suffering from a potentially fatal brain condition, which is causing fluid to build up. (Youtube Screengrab)

Bizarre: Baby born with two faces in Indonesia

A two-month-old boy has an extra face and brain from his conjoined twin who failed to develop a body.

25 July 2018 3:50 PM IST

The rape victims family has handed over the audio clip of the MLA to the local police and the SSP Upendra Agarwal has ordered a probe into the allegations.

15-yr-old jailed in Indonesia for having abortion after being raped by...

The girl was raped eight times by her brother, who was sentenced to 2 years in jail for sexually assaulting a minor.

21 July 2018 7:05 PM IST

There have been many crocodiles spotted entering villages because of the lack of water in the lakes in Karnataka. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mob slaughters nearly 300 crocodiles to avenge man's death

Revenge killing happened in Papua province following funeral of man, who died when he fell into enclosure at crocodile...

16 July 2018 2:55 PM IST

According to reports Sunarsih was unconscious, fully clothed, and around 500m (1,600ft) from where she initially vanished. (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman who vanished 18 months back found unconscious on same spot...

Nining Sunarsih, 53, was presumed dead by authorities when she was washed away by a large wave in West Java in January...

4 July 2018 9:26 PM IST

Jujun Junaedi spends his free time in a backyard tinkering with his project, guided by instructional videos, as he dreams of flying above the snarled roads of his hometown Sukabumi. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesia man's solution to beat traffic - a homemade helicopter

His quest may seem a flight of fancy, but Junaedi is not the first person to try and build an artisanal aircraft.

28 Nov 2019 4:08 PM IST

Cave art in Sulawesi was first discovered in the 1950s, with at least 242 caves and shelters containing such imagery documented since. (Photo: Instagram)

Research suggests Indonesian cave art was first form of story telling

Indonesian cave art is earliest known record of 'story telling', researchers say.

14 Dec 2019 8:00 PM IST

In October, Aceh officials announced that poachers who threaten endangered orangutans, tigers and other wildlife could receive up to 100 lashes under new rules. (Representational Image)

Indonesian man faints during flogging for pre-marital sex, revived to...

Aceh is the only region in Indonesia, the world's biggest Muslim-majority country that imposes religious law.

6 Dec 2019 10:36 AM IST

Facebook takes down accounts linked to fake news syndicate

These accounts and pages were actively working to conceal what they were doing.

1 Feb 2019 11:24 AM IST

Smoke billows during a forest fires in Pelalawan, Riau province, Indonesia. (Photo: AP)

Air pollution reducing lifespans in south-east Asia

Worsening air pollution reducing lifespans in Indonesia, which has lesser air pollution as compared to countries like...

29 March 2019 4:08 PM IST

According to the rating agency, the hospitality and the tourism sector is estimated to account for around 25 per cent of the GSDP and may witness an impact in the current year through a likely drop in tourist flows and the loss in property due to the floods.

Indonesia floods create havoc, 10 dead, many displaced

Some 12,000 people have been evacuated while many buildings, bridges and roads have been damaged by the severe weather,...

28 April 2019 4:32 PM IST

The expanded earthquake catalog reveals previously undetected foreshocks that precede major earthquakes as well as the evolution of swarms of earthquakes. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

7.5-magnitude earthquake hits in remote areas of Indonesia; no tsunami...

The quake hit at a depth of 220 km, the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

24 Jun 2019 9:15 AM IST