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At least 90 killed in Indonesian airliner crash

An Indonesian airliner crashed in the country's Sulawesi Island due a storm, reports said on Tuesday. Local radio station El-Shinta quoted the local mayor Ali Bahal as saying that at least 90......

19 killed in Indonesia blasts

Some19 people were killed intwin bomb attacks in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi on Saturday, reports said.The blasts took place in the town of Tentena at a busy street market, the......

Rewind: Best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours

Presenting some of the best PHOTOGRAPHS from around the globe in the last 24 hours. A farmer waters vegetable plants on his paddy field in the Jeneponto district, Indonesia's South Sulawesi......

M'lore crash: Worst in Indian aviation history

The deadly plane crash at Mangalore on Saturday, which has left 158 persons dead, is one of the biggest in Indian aviation history. Prior to this, the worst airline crash witnessed in Karnataka was......

The Jundullah phenomenon

The word Jundullah can be translated as the Army of Allah or Soldiers of Allah. It came into currency during the jihad waged by the Muslims of Bosnia and Kosovo against the Serbs in the 1990s, with......

People speak for sulawesi

QNA

Q. What sort of creature is a bariroussa
Rajat: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-sort-of-creature-is-a-bariroussa/21769208/answers/

Q. What is a tarsier?
Rajat: A. Tarsiers are the smallest species of monkeys, and wholly carnivores. They have enormous eyes, a long tail, pads at the ends of each of their...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-a-tarsier/21769208/answers/16236154

Q. Which is the heaviest snake in the world....??????
Shan Real: A. The Guinness Book of World Records lists the longest captured snake as a 9.75m (32ft) reticulated python found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-the-heaviest-snake-in-the-world..../16236094/answers/9807461

Q. What island is called the Spice Island?
Priya Sivaji: A. Spice Islands most commonly refer to the Maluku Islands (formerly the Moluccas), which lie on the equator, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea in what is now Indonesia. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-island-is-called-the-spice-island/9806141/answers/7261786

Web results for Sulawesi

Indonesia Bangka holds potential for iron reserves

Bernama reported that the island of Bangka in the district of Minahasa, North Sulawesi, holds potential reserves of iron ores. Mr F Boy Tamon head... ...

http://www.steelguru.com/raw_material_news/Indonesia_Bangka_holds_potential_for_iron_reserves/312917.html

Know why figs are not just a fruit for humans

Washington: Not only as a common food, but figs are familiar to a wide cross-section of human society for their spiritual importance. David Wilson... ...

http://post.jagran.com/know-why-figs-are-not-just-a-fruit-for-humans-1367826997

Indonesia expects nickel pig iron plant to start in 2014

Reuters reported that Indonesia expects the first stage of a USD 1 billion nickel pig iron smelter being built by PT Sulawesi Mining Investment in... ...

http://www.steelguru.com/international_news/Indonesia_expects_nickel_pig_iron_plant_to_start_in_2014/310625.html

METALS-Copper supported by policy-easing hopes, physical demand

* Money managers trim net short positions for third week-CFTC * ShFE markets closed until Thursday * Dollar dips; European shares rise after Italy... ...

http://www.sify.com/finance/metals-copper-supported-by-policy-easing-hopes-physical-demand-news-default-ne3p4oaeajc.html

Indonesian militant serving 19 years escapes

A militant serving a 19-year prison sentence for beheading three Christian schoolgirls has escaped while visiting his sick wife and is still at... ...

http://www.sify.com/news/indonesian-militant-serving-19-years-escapes-news-international-ne0rJdggebc.html

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