Indonesian president vows to arrest terrorists behind luxury hotel bombings

September 19th, 2009 Woman's body found at Central Park luxury hotelNEW YORK — The body of a naked woman with her throat slashed has been found at a luxury hotel on the south end of New York City's Central Park. Police say investigators were at the Jumeirah (joo-MEER'-ah) Essex House hotel on Saturday looking into the woman's death.

September 17th, 2009 JAKARTA - Indonesian police said Thursday that they killed four suspected Islamic militants in a siege on a house in Central Java province. Police began surrounding the house before midnight Wednesday on the outskirts of Solo city after arresting two men hours earlier, national police spokesman Nanan Soekarna said.

September 17th, 2009 Overview of Indonesia's struggle with terrorismIndonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, has been hit by a series of terrorist attacks in recent years blamed on Islamist militants. Here is a brief look at major developments: — August 2009 — A 16-hour siege at a farmhouse in central Java kills a hotel florist, Ibrohim, who allegedly helped carry out bomb attacks at two luxury hotels in Jakarta the previous month that killed seven and wounded more than 50.

September 16th, 2009 JAKARTA - Indonesian police killed four suspected Islamic militants Thursday in a siege on a house in Central Java province, media reports said. Police began surrounding the house before midnight Wednesday on the outskirts of Solo city after arresting a man at a nearby market, the state-run Antara news agency said.

August 25th, 2009 Indonesia police widen hotel bombing investigationJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police on Tuesday widened their investigation into last month's bombing of two Jakarta hotels, naming a suspect who may have served as a courier for al-Qaida to fund the attacks. Police said Ali Mohammad Abdillah, detained last week, is suspected of helping to provide financing for the bombings of the J.W.

July 29th, 2009 Responsibility claim for Indonesian terror attacksJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police say they are investigating an Internet message claiming responsibility for the suicide attacks on two Jakarta hotels nearly two weeks ago. Police spokesman Sulityo Ishak said Wednesday that the message is part of inquiries into the blasts at the J.W.

July 24th, 2009 Police: 3rd bomb in Jakarta attack malfunctionedJAKARTA, Indonesia — The suicide attackers who struck the Indonesian capital last week planted a third bomb intended to send panicked crowds to hotel lobbies where the other bombs would explode, but the device's timer malfunctioned, police said Friday. The tactic, similar to that used by Jemaah Islamiyah terrorists in the Bali bombings, indicates that the attacks were intended to kill many more than the seven who died in the twin bombings at the two American-owned luxury hotels.

July 21st, 2009 Police: Dutch couple killed in Jakarta hotel blastJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police identified the remains Tuesday of two more victims of last week's suicide bombings in Jakarta, raising the number of foreigners killed to six. A Dutch couple were among those killed in a blast at the Ritz-Carlton, one of two luxury hotels targeted, said national police spokesman Nanan Sukarna.

July 20th, 2009 JAKARTA - Australian trade official Craig Senger was among those killed in last week's bomb attacks on two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital, bringing the number of known foreign fatalities to five, the police and media reports said Monday. Three Australians and one Singaporean were among those killed in Friday morning's blasts, while a New Zealand business executive died of his injuries Friday.

July 20th, 2009 2 mining company workers recovering after bombingDENVER — A spokesman says two mining company employees are doing fine but remain hospitalized with injuries suffered during suicide bombings at two Indonesian hotels. Bill Collier, a spokesman for Phoenix-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., said the two senior employees are being treated in Singapore.

July 18th, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council has condemned the two bomb blasts that occurred in Indonesia's capital Jakarta Friday and called for the terrorists to be brought to justice. The 15-member council unanimously passed a non-binding statement that said: "The Security Council underlines the need, and affirms its confidence in the government of Indonesia to bring perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice." Islamist suicide-bombers are believed to behind the attacks that killed eight people and injured at least 50 in two hotels, the Ritz-Carlton and the Marriot, in central Jakarta.

July 18th, 2009 Obama offers support to Indonesia's presidentWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has called Indonesia's leader to express support for the Indonesian government and people after suicide attacks at two hotels killed seven people. Obama spoke on Saturday with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SOO'-see-loh BAM'-bang yoo-doo-YOH'-noh).

July 17th, 2009 JAKARTA - Latest reports in Indonesian capital Jakarta say that the death toll in two bomb blasts at luxury hotels on Friday has gone up from nine to twelve, while the injured list is still pegged at 50. A foreign news agency also reported that police in neighbouring Malaysia have stepped up security in major hotels and shopping malls across the country in the wake of the bombings.

July 17th, 2009 JAKARTA - Latest reports in Indonesian capital Jakarta say that the death toll in two bomb blasts at luxury hotels on Friday has gone up from nine to twelve, while the injured list is still pegged at 50. A foreign news agency also reported that police in neighbouring Malaysia have stepped up security in major hotels and shopping malls across the country in the wake of the bombings.

July 9th, 2009 Correction: China-Luxury ShanghaiSHANGHAI — In a July 6 story about Shanghai