The quake hit at 1 .53 local time, followed by a second tremor around 5.47. At the moment there are no reports of injuries or damage to structures. The area affected by the shock is Catholic majority.

Accidental death of a Muslim taxi driver in Ambon sparks violence. The Islamic community spread the rumour that he had been attacked by Christians. Police intervention restores calm, but some stray ...

Ambon (Fides Service) - Following a visit by the Indonesian president Susilo Bambanag Yudhoyono to the troubled provinces of Moluccas and Sulawesi the country’s religious, civil and political leaders ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 11 -- At least 21 people were killed and several others injured in renewed attack by a group of Muslims against Christian village in Indonesia's eastern strife-torn Moluccas ...

JAKARTA, June 16 - Hundreds of people near Indonesia's Moluccas islands rushed to higher ground on Wednesday (June 16)after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1, fearing aftershocks and a possible tsunami.

Indonesians living in the Moluccas are fearful of a repeat of the violence which blighted the island chain before a peace deal was struck in 2002. In the three years before the peace accord, an ...

Indonesia is home to an incredible range of endangered wildlife across its main islands, including Kalimantan, Western New Guinea, Celebes, Java, Moluccas, and Sumatra. Among its most remarkable ...

An undersea earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitude struck in Moluccas, Indonesia on today, the US Geological Survey said. The quake, only 10 kms (six miles) deep, was 128 kms (80 miles) northwest of ...

A bomb has exploded in the Indonesian town of Ambon, killing four people and injuring about 50, some critically. It was the first serious violation of a ceasefire deal signed in February after three ...

On April 25th 29 villages on the South Moluccas will raise the flag of the Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS) as a protest against the failure of Republic Indonesia. This is not in compliance with point 3 ...

The earthquake strikes near Indonesia's Moluccas islands at a depth of 19 kilometers, with no immediate reports of casualties Hundreds of people near Indonesia’s Moluccas islands rushed to higher ...