Earlier this year a plume of volcanic ash and gases raised concerns about an imminent eruption at Mount Merapi on Java. Java is one of Indonesia's most densely populated island and hosts fifteen ...

Scientists regard it as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. Time and again, Merapi, the Fire Mountain of Java in Indonesia, has proved its deadly potential. The risk of another serious ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Semeru, the ...

Indonesia's most active volcano, located in central Java, is producing clouds of ash and steam and may erupt soon. Yet thousands of people living at the base have not evacuated. They are unwilling to ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Semeru, the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java, spewed hot clouds as far away as 4.5 kilometers (nearly 3 miles) on Saturday. There ...

JAKARTA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday spewing a cloud of ash 15 km into the sky and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities said, as they issued their ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities ordered people living near a volcano to leave their homes on Friday and a major city closed its airport after the 5,500 meter (18,000 ft) peak sent a column ...

People living beneath the shadow of the highest volcano on the Indonesian island of Java have been fleeing an eruption which has spewed plumes of ash into the air, blanketing surrounding villages. The ...

The road winds gently up the mountain from the town of Lembang on Indonesia's main island of Java. The half-hour journey takes you through forests full of giant trees rising from the fertile volcanic ...