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One of the Japanese divers who went missing during a dive in Blue Corner (also known as Blue Point) off Nusa Lembongan was found dead Tuesday evening.

She was found floating in Serangan waters near a watersport area at 6:10 p.m. by a local.

However, the victim has yet to be identified as she suffered injuries to her face and is hard to recognize. It is suspected that the victim is Miyata Ritsuko, 59.

A major volcanic eruption in Indonesia shrouded a large swath of the country's most heavily populated island in ash on Friday, triggering the evacuation of more than 100,000 people and the closure of three international airports after killing two people.

The explosive overnight eruption of Java island's Mount Kelud could be heard up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) away, Indonesia's disaster agency said.

Mount Kelud administratively in Kediri Regency , Malang and Blitar regency , East Java , erupted again on Thursday ( 02/13/2014 ) at 22:50 pm. This eruption restore its long historical eruptions , which only intermittent eruptions change in 2007.

Mount Kelud is of type strato volcano . It is set in 7 degrees 56 minutes South Latitude and 112 degrees 18 minutes 30 seconds East Longitude . Mount Kelud has a height of 1731 meters above sea level .

Huge throngs of people fill the streets of Indonesia's cultural centre Yogyakarta to greet the new royal couple of Java.

Royal bride Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hayu, 29, married Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo Notonegoro, 39, in an elaborate wedding ceremony in the old city of Yogyakarta in Indonesia on Tuesday.

The release of Schapelle Leigh Corby from Denpasar Penitentiary (better known as Kerobokan prison) on Monday morning turned, as predicted, into a boisterous fanfare involving hundreds of police personnel, a huge crowd of competing journalists, private security guards with decoy vehicles, and a surprise closing scene at a luxurious villa with a helicopter hovering above.

As witnessed all around the world, our climate is changing quite dramatically with deadly droughts, floods, storms and heat waves turning into regular events.

The impact is also greater, with more and more people living in exposed locations due to the rapidly expanding coastal population.

Hundreds of onthel (classic Dutch bicycle) riders from across the country on Sunday fun-cycled from Puputan Badung Park through several areas of Denpasar to promote bicycle heritage tourism in the city.

The onthel riders, who are under the Indonesian Old Bicycle Community (Kosti), had been gathering at the park since Saturday, holding their third national congress.

Like many countries, Grenada faced a rocky road to independence. By the time the British took the Caribbean island nation as a colony in 1762, during the Seven Years’ War, much of its indigenous population had already fled harsh French rule. The locals didn’t like the British any better. By 1950, residents were organizing and agitating for independence, and in 1951 protesters set many buildings on fire to protest British control.

With the start of the new year, the country's culinary connoisseurs are anticipating the 2014 lineup of food and drink festivals that you won’t want to miss. From fried food in the South to fresh fish in Cancún to world-class rum in Barbados, these annual festivals showcase some of the country’s and the world’s top culinary talent.

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