Following is a look at some the major disasters, man-made and natural, to hit Indonesia since the Asian tsunami of 2004 as a 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday. Dec. 26, 2004 – More than 170,000 people are killed or listed missing after a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's Aceh
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Greece reopened on Wednesday the Bronze Age site of Akrotiri on the tourist island of Santorini, seven years after its roof collapsed, killing a British visitor. Known as the "Pompeii of the Aegean", the prehistoric town was buried under thick layers of volcanic ash during an eruption 3,700 years ago that may have destroyed the
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A few thousand people were evacuated to higher ground from parts of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands on Wednesday following earthquakes in Indonesia, as the islands prepared for tsunami waves up to 3.9 metres high, officials said. "There could be high waves of 1.5 metres at Port Blair and 3.9 metres at Campbell Bay," said
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Greece will call a snap election for May 6 on Wednesday, government officials said, launching a campaign that may produce no clear results and risk implementation of the bailout plan that saved Athens from bankruptcy. The election will be the first since the debt crisis exploded at the end of 2009, dragging the country into
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Asian shares fell for a third straight day on Wednesday as investors reduced their risk exposure due to uncertainty over global growth prospects and resurfacing worries about debt restructuring in struggling euro zone economies. MSCI's broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.8 percent to a 10-week low while Japan's Nikkei average dropped
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Spain's banks are fast joining the ranks of the most unloved in Europe just as many need to raise capital urgently, deserted by investors who believe the country is on the brink of a recession that many lenders will not survive. The government has ruled out more state aid for a sector that comprises a
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Cyprus' trade deficit reached in January 2012 326,3 million euro, compared to 372,4mn in the corresponding month of 2011, recording a decrease of 46,1 mn. Cyprus' total imports/arrivals in January 2012 recorded a decrease of 49.6 million euro compared to January 2011. According to a press release issued by the Statistical Service of Cyprus, total
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Cyprus’ Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) Chairman Yiorgos Siammas has assured consumers that there will be sufficient supply of power during the summer season, when Cyprus will assume the Presidency of the Council of the EU. Speaking to CNA, Siammas said that CERA has prepared a strategic plan to ensure sufficient supply and additional security deposits
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Online tax payments pushed up plastic card payments by 18% compared with the year earlier to EUR 179,861,377 (EUR 180 mln) in March, according to JCC payments systems, the dominant card provider. In the first quarter of the year as a whole, card payments rose by 13% to EUR 591 mln, compared with an increase
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Card spending over the Green Line fell compared with the year earlier in March, according to data from JCC payment systems. Total card spending by Greek Cypriots north of the Green Line dropped by 22.8% over the year earlier to EUR 360,237, according to analysis of JCC data conducted by Sapienta Economics. Among the main
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