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Democracy and Islam can co-exist and Indonesia is a model for Muslim nations, Cameron tells students in Jakarta.

Tsunami warnings were issued by the governments concerned, yet the giant waves did not arise. Why?

As Syria said it has agreed to end all military operation by 0300GMT on Thursday April 12, activists reported two new massacres committed by the security forces.

Ousted Areva boss Anne Lauvergon claims French president tried to sell nuclear reactor to Libyan dictator.

Two powerful quakes of magnitude more than 8 each struck Aceh province in the Southeast Asian nation Indonesia, one of the places sitting on the 'Pacific Ring of Fire' region. But what is Pacific Ring of Fire?

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Phuket Airport in Thailand is closed after tsunami warning was issued, according to a new report.

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Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg announces agreement that could save households £100 a year.

As the Indonesian authorities certainly believe this earthquake has the potential to cause a devastating tsunami, here is a good reason why.

India has issued a tsunami alert to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh after strong tremors were felt in different cities including Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram.

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UK's Diego Garcia on 28-country warning list after undersea earthquake strikes.

Israeli soldiers accused of theft in raid on Kafr Qaddum home.

Pyongyang prepares alleged weather satellite launch but US and South Korea claim rocket is ballistic missile.

Protesters in Bahrain continued to demonstrate as tensions over the planned F1 Grand Prix continue to rise.

Rumours that Iran plans to 'shut down the internet' and replace it with an entirely more controllable national intranet denied.

Violence continued in Syria despite a UN- backed deadline for the government to withdraw troops and heavy weapons from the cities.

Militant Islamist group helps Mali rebels seize Gao.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Britain had the right to extradite five suspected terrorists to the United States but only after all court procedures had been exhausted.

Conflicting reports emerge about health of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe.

US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said test would be blatant violation of international obligations under Security Council resolutions.

Victoria Nuland the US State Department spokeswoman appealed to North Korea not to conduct a nuclear test or launch a satellite.

As UN prods Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stick to deadline for ceasing hostilities, clashes between the rebels and the government forces spill over border into Turkey and Lebanon.

The unnamed contributor was said to be flying in his private plane outside Luton aiport to show himself as a non-resident and pay less tax

The rebels, refusing to recognise the Syrian regime, said they would not provide any written guarantee on laying down arms as sought by the government.

The government bond markets could be weakened by July after the implementation of "Volcker Rule" in the U.S., said the Head of the U.K.'s Debt Management Office (DMO) on Monday.