Earthquake rattles Indonesia; dozens injured

An earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Bali early Thursday, rattling buildings and sending dozens to hospitals with minor injuries.

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Earthquake rattles Indonesia; dozens injured

Abandoned for two weeks, starving dogs eat owner (Reuters)

Reuters – Seven dogs starved of food and water for two weeks are suspected of eating their Indonesian owner after he returned to his hometown in Manado from a holiday, local media reported on Tuesday.

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Indonesia MPs launch whip-round for pay-freeze president (Reuters)

Reuters – Indonesian members of parliament have started a collection for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono after he said he had not had a pay rise in seven years.

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Corruption song proves a hit for Indonesian ex-con (Reuters)

Reuters – A corrupt Indonesian tax official whose exploits in and out of court both shocked and entertained the nation before he was jailed last week has inspired a hit song by an ex-convict.

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Game over for corrupt, wig-wearing Indonesian tax official (Reuters)

Reuters – A junior Indonesian tax official whose testimony in a corruption trial and exploits out of court have shocked a nation normally used to excess was jailed for seven years Wednesday in a case analysts say tests the country’s commitment to tackling graft.

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Indonesian volcano refugees yearn for love chamber (Reuters)

Reuters – Refugees from a deadly Indonesian volcano, crammed into makeshift shelters for weeks, have food and water but are now seeking a “love chamber” to fulfil another basic need.

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Police: Man wore priest robe to steal church cash (AP)

AP – A 52-year-old Jackson man accused of donning a priest’s robe to steal parishioner donations from a church has been arrested. Sgt. Kevin Hiller told the Jackson Citizen Patriot the man stole an undisclosed amount of money and checks from St. John Catholic Church about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Hiller said the man used the robe to gain access to a room where the money was located.

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Obamamania books a place in record books (Reuters)

Reuters – At a thumb-numbing 5,472 pages, a book devoted to the life of Barack Obama is probably not going to be on the U.S. President’s list of beach reads, but its Indonesian author is hoping for interest from the White House.

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Porn site airs at Indonesia’s parliament (AP)

AP – Indonesian lawmakers and journalists got a shock when an online porn video blazed across dozens of computer monitors outside the press room at Parliament.

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Police to detain pop star over sex clips (Reuters)

Reuters – Indonesian police said on Tuesday they will detain a pop star suspected of breaching the country’s controversial pornography law by allegedly appearing on widely circulated home-made sex videos.

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