Jakarta  - The powerful undersea earthquake that struck Indonesia's North Sulawesi province and nearby regions early Monday killed at least one person, injured three others and collapsed hundreds of buildings, officials said.

The quake at 01:02 am (1702 GMT Sunday) measured 7.7 on the Richter scale. Its epicentre was located about 138 kilometres north- west of Gorontalo on North Sulwesi, about 1,950 kilometers east- northeast of Jakarta. It occurred about 10 kilometres beneath the seabed.

Jakarta  - Flash floods and landslides swept through residential areas in Indonesia's West Java province, burying alive at least 15 people and injuring 25 others, officials and media reports said Friday.

The disaster took place on Thursday evening following hours of torrential rains that inundated or damaged hundreds of homes and caused landslides in the villages of Nyalindung and Cikondang in Cianjur district, about 100 kilometers south of Jakarta.

Jakarta  - Indonesian stocks dropped

Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left Jakarta Thursday for a two-week overseas trip, during which he is to attend a Group of 20 (G20) meeting in Washington, followed by an Asia-Pacific regional summit in Peru.

The first stop for Yudhoyono - who was being accompanied by his wife, Ani Yudhoyono, and a number of cabinet ministers - was to be the United States, where he was to arrive Friday.