BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned Thursday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them for having sex with each other.

In separate incidents in early March, officials across three Indonesian provinces rescued a critically endangered Sumatran ...

At least 53 inmates escaped a prison in Aceh, Indonesia, with officials acknowledging overcapacity issues at the facility.

Indonesia’s national criminal code doesn’t regulate homosexuality, and the central government doesn’t have the power to strike down Shariah law in Aceh. However, an earlier version of the law that ...

Shocking footage has emerged showing more than 50 inmates staging a mass prison break from a notorious Indonesian jail.

There have been no reports of casualties or damage caused by the earthquake, nor has there been a tsunami warning.

People in the Indonesian province of Aceh have paid tribute to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan on the 14th anniversary of the disaster. The province has been ...

At least 52 inmates escaped from an overcrowded prison in the westernmost Aceh province of Indonesia after breaking ... jumping from the main gate. Several people were seen capturing the dramatic ...

BMKG has recorded dozens of aftershock earthquakes from the M5.2 earthquake in Aceh Besar that occurred last Sunday. The ...

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia''s western Aceh province early Tuesday without triggering large waves, according to the country''s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency.