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In Pictures: 2010: The year in pictures
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/10
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Mount Merapi eruption: Watch live webcam feed
Mount Merapi volcano eruption in Indonesia can be watched on a live webcam feed.
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Obama arrives in Indonesia to fanfare, but Mount Merapi ash will cut visit short
President Obama's visit to Indonesia, the world’s fourth-largest democracy and the country with more Muslims than any other, is expected to cover a broader range of issues than his trip to India.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/08
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New Mt. Merapi eruption in Indonesia raises death toll into triple digits
The latest Mt. Merapi eruption, which began late Thursday night, pushed the death toll from the eruptions that began Oct. 26 to more than 100 and burned villages up to nine miles from the crater.
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Did Merapi volcano ash damage the Qantas A380 engine?
Indonesian authorities say the Merapi volcano had nothing to do with Thursday's Qantas A380 engine emergency. But ash clouds from Indonesia and elsewhere have been a hazard to aviation before.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/04
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Mount Merapi erupts again: why locals don't leave
Mount Merapi unleashed its biggest eruption yet Wednesday. Despite their destructive power, Indonesia's volcanoes have played an important role in feeding the soil – and have deep cultural influence.
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Airbus A380 fleet grounded after Qantas jet engine blowout
Airbus A380 airliners have been grounded by the Australian airline after an engine blowout Thursday that prompted an emergency landing in Singapore with 459 people aboard.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/03
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Indonesian volcano erupts again, sending evacuees fleeing further
The Indonesian volcano Mt. Merapi erupted on Wednesday in its biggest explosion so far, prompting evacuations from previously safe areas and sending earlier evacuees even further from the site of the blasts.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/02
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Indonesia's Mt. Merapi shelters overflow with restless evacuees, flights canceled
One week after Indonesia's Mount Merapi unleashed its major blast, evacuation centers have reached capacity. Ongoing eruptions have sent more people fleeing and forced cancellation of some international flights.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/01
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Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts again and threatens more
Indonesia's Mt. Merapi erupted again on Friday. Officials say most, but not all, of the danger is past.
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Rescue workers, officials debate warning system as Indonesian volcano erupts again
The responses to Indonesia's back-to-back disasters this week and revelations about the possibility that the warning system did not have proper upkeep highlight the difficulties in trying to put together an efficient disaster management system.
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Mount Merapi volcano erupts again, Indonesia tsunami toll rises
Mount Merapi volcano erupted again on Thursday, spewing hot gas and ashes. Elsewhere, rescuers raised the death toll from Monday's tsunami to 343, with more than 300 people still missing.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/27
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Indonesia tsunami and volcano: why the region is so violent
Indonesians once again are having to cope with the hazards of living on a geologically restless archipelago. On Monday, an earthquake generated a tsunami, and a volcano erupted on Tuesday.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/26
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World's most active volcanoes
Mount Merapi, located near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is one of the country's most volatile volcanoes. It began erupting at dusk on Tuesday, and thousands evacuated the area surrounding it. It didn't come as a shock, as scientists have been expecting an eruption for a while. Here are some of the world's most active volcanoes.
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Tsunami and volcano response: Indonesia assesses back-to-back disasters
A volcanic eruption in Central Java sent thousands of panicked villagers fleeing from their homes as government officials attempted to assess the full damage from an tsunami in western Indonesia that killed more than 100 people less than 24 hours earlier.
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Indonesia tsunami kills 113; scores more missing
Indonesia tsunami: Though hundreds of disaster officials were unable to get to many of the villages on the Mentawai islands — reachable only by a 12-hour boat ride — they were preparing for the worst.
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Indonesia volcano: Mount Merapi erupts, 20 hurt by hot ash
Indonesia volcano Mount Merapi has erupted just before dusk on Tuesday. Scientists have warned that pressure building beneath Merapi's lava dome could trigger one of the most powerful blasts in years.
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