A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least five people.

Indonesian authorities issued, then lifted, a tsunami warning after the powerful earthquake hit Saturday morning.

The earthquake struck off Flores island in the country's east early on Saturday morning.

Authorities urge coastal residents to move inland or to higher ground following the quake near Flores Island.

The use of explosives to kill fish is widespread across the tropics, and acoustic monitoring in an Indonesian archipelago detected more than 3500 explosions in 483 days

Blaze fuelled by hot, dry and windy conditions comes within metres of West Kalimantan rehabilitation centreOrangutans rescued from wildlife traffickers face a new threat from the record number of fire

Chinese state media have released footage of a joint naval drill with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan.