Mount Sinabung in northern Sumatra erupted last Sunday, but the explosion on Friday morning was the most powerful yet. The AFP reports that the eruption lasted 13 minutes, sending a column of ash as high as 3,000 meters in the air. Government volcanologist Agus Budianto said the news agency that there had been “intense magma [...]

Philippine President Benigno Aquino said today that he takes full responsibility for the outcome of the registered bus that killed eight members of a group of Hong Kong tower. “At the end of the day, I am responsible for everything that happened,” partly because he has retained direct control of the police when he formed [...]