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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday. But 29 people have died and at least 17 others were missing, officials said.
Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia's Sumatra island. At least 29 people drowned, and 20 others were missing.
Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but 29 people have died and at least 17 others were missing, officials said.
Rescuers on Sunday desperately hunted for survivors in the waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island after a ferry sank in stormy seas, killing at least 29 people, officials said.
An Indonesian passenger ferry with almost 250 people aboard sank in rough waters off Sumatra island Sunday, killing at least one, police said, while a second ferry ran aground in nearby waters.
A ferry with 213 people on board sank off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday after being battered by bad weather, killing at least one person, police said.
Gunfire hit the home of two American lecturers in Indonesia's western province of Aceh on Monday, but no one was injured.
Gunfire hit the home of two American lecturers in Indonesia's western province of Aceh on Monday, but no one was injured.
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- An Indonesia ferry carrying more than 200 people has sunk, Agence France-Presse reported, citing police. The ferry sank off Sumatra island, AFP said.
Gunfire hit the home of two American lecturers in Indonesia's western province of Aceh on Monday, but no one was injured.
Gunfire hit the home of two American lecturers in Indonesia's western province of Aceh on Monday, but no one was injured.
In mid-July the European Commission lifted a ban on four Indonesian airlines, including flag carrier Garuda, from entering European airspace. The ban remained in place for other Indonesia-based airlines.
Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia's Sumatra island.
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- An Indonesian ferry carrying 213 people sank off Sumatra island amid rough weather today and 35 passengers remain missing, officials said.
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Palm oil output and exports from Indonesia, the biggest producer, may increase to a record next year as the global economic recovery stokes demand for the most- consumed vegetable oil, according to industry officials.
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Palm oil output and exports from Indonesia, the biggest producer, may increase to a record next year as the global economic recovery stokes demand for the most- consumed vegetable oil, according to industry officials.
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