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British backpacker dies after drinking 'poisoned gin' in Indonesia

By AOL Travel, May 17, 2013

A British backpacker has died after drinking poisoned gin while trekking through the jungle in Indonesia. Cheznye Emmons, 23, a beauty therapist from Essex, was on holiday with her boyfriend,...
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Amazing pic shows volcano billowing red smoke at sunrise

By AOL Travel, May 08, 2013

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views at the break of dawn at a volcano in Indonesia. The spectacular pictures were captured at...
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Tourist on surfing holiday spends 27 hours in sea after falling overboard

By AOL Travel, Apr 19, 2013

A tourist who spent 27 hours floating at sea after falling overboard a boat in Indonesia has been found alive. Brett Archibald, 50, from South Africa, was enjoying a surfing holiday when he...
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Video: Man plays with 'best friend' - a 27-stone tiger

By Ruth Doherty, Nov 30, 2012

You have to be pretty fearless to pay with a 27-stone tiger like it's a child - even if you have looked after it since it was three months old. But Abdullah Sholeh, 31, loves a bit of rough...
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Terrified orangutans are carried to safety as their forest home is bulldozed

By Ceri Roberts, Oct 30, 2012

Seven orangutans, including three pairs of mothers and babies, have been forced from their home in Sumatra, Indonesia to make way for a palm oil plantation. The Sun reports that the distressed...
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Indonesian islanders eating beached whales

By Roshina Jowaheer, Oct 02, 2012

Residents of a remote island in Indonesia are using dead pilot whales for food after more than 40 of the animals beached themselves on Monday. According to the Daily Telegraph, 44 whales...
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Ten of the world's most endangered places

By Roshina Jowaheer, Jul 26, 2012

From sinking Venice to the disappearing Dead Sea, we've rounded up ten of the world's most precious places for you to see before they disappear... Endangered places around the...
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Flight attendant sacked for 'hahaha' tweet after Russian plane crash

By Roshina Jowaheer, May 12, 2012

A flight attendant from Russia's biggest airline Aeroflot has been sacked for tweeting 'hahaha' about a fatal plane crash in Indonesia, which killed at least 45 people. On hearing the...
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