Indonesia president talks peace in war-torn Aceh
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Indonesia&#39;s president left for war-torn Aceh Friday, where he will hold meetings with religious and government leaders in a bid to bring peace to the oil- and gas-rich region.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia's military and  rebels traded accusations in tsunami-ravaged Aceh province, as  the world promised to build an early-warning system that may  save lives in any repeat of the Indian Ocean disaster.
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Indonesia's president visits the island of Sumatra, spared major damage when two big earthquakes hit last week.
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A former rebel leader appeared headed to easy victory Monday in the first elections in Aceh province since the government and the separatists signed a peace deal in the tsunami-ravaged region last year, according to a sampling of votes tallied by two respected local pollsters.
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Prospects for peace in Indonesia's war-torn and tsunami-hit Aceh province were lifted by an offer of talks from separatist rebels, but tensions continued to overshadow efforts to aid disaster victims.
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A tearful President Megawati Sukarnoputri told Indonesians on Tuesday to accept the result of the country&#39;s historic leadership ballot, but did not explicitly concede defeat to her former security chief.
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Voters across Indonesia's Aceh province have flocked to polling stations for elections they hope will cement the tsunami-ravaged region's path to peace after three decades of war.
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Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's care during his two-week hospitalization has sparked quiet debate on end-of-life issues in this predominantly Muslim nation
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HELSINKI -- The Indonesian government and Aceh rebel leaders will resume peace talks in Finland later this month, the latest effort to end a 30-year conflict in the breakaway region, the Finnish mediator's office said yesterday.
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HELSINKI, Sep 20 (IPS) - "Amid all the destruction and loss the mood was  high. People were making bricks, digging  fishponds, building  fishing boats. And people were sitting in coffee shops late into  the night  just as if there had never been any war." This is  how Mahmoud Malik, leader of the rebel  movement of the  Indonesian province Aceh described returning home in April this  year after  more than 30 years' exile.
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The president of Indonesia, the world&#39;s largest Muslim nation, Monday called terrorism the enemy of all religions and urged religious leaders to fight it.
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Indonesia said on Wednesday it hoped to hold talks with separatist rebels operating in tsunami-hit Aceh province at the end of this month to try to ease security concerns amid a massive humanitarian operation.
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Indonesian ministers and exiled rebel  leaders seeking the independence of the tsunami-devastated Aceh  province agreed with Finnish mediators on Thursday to hold  face-to-face talks about ending nearly 30 years of fighting.
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Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's care during his two-week hospitalization has sparked quiet debate on end-of-life issues in this predominantly Muslim nation.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Fresh earthquakes in Asia  Monday rattled traumatized survivors of last month's killer  tsunami, while Indonesia and rebels in Aceh agreed to hold  talks, seeking to turn the calamity into a chance for peace.
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Successful democratic elections are an encouraging indicator of lasting peace in the formerly restive Indonesian province. But a strong showing by former rebels means Jakarta may still have some bridges to mend
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Indonesia said on Wednesday it hoped to  hold talks with separatist rebels operating in tsunami-hit Aceh  province at the end of this month to try to ease security  concerns amid a massive humanitarian operation.