Indonesia: Ash Blankets Towns Following Mount Ruang’s April 30 Eruption

Mount Ruang erupted for a second time in two weeks on Tuesday, April 30. Towns and cities across the region, including Manado, were covered in a layer of ash following the volcano's early morning eruption.

Indonesia: Ruang Volcano’s April 30 Eruption

Mount Ruang erupted for a second time in two weeks on Tuesday, April 30. Early morning footage show the volcano spewing a tall column of red orange lava high into the sky.

Indonesia: Volcanic Smoke Shrouds Skies After Mount Ruang Eruption 3

Mount Ruang erupted for a second time in two weeks on Tuesday, April 30, spewing ash almost 2 kilometers into the sky. This video shows smoke from the volcano covering the sky of Manado, North Sulawesi.

Indonesia: Volcanic Smoke Shrouds Skies After Mount Ruang Eruption 2

Mount Ruang erupted for a second time in two weeks on Tuesday, April 30, spewing ash almost 2 kilometers into the sky. This video shows smoke from the volcano covering the sky of Manado, North Sulawesi.

Research on coelacanth

Research on coelacanth

MANADO, Indonesia - Researchers pull an underwater camera out of the sea off Manado, Indonesia, on June 10, 2013. An expedition team from Aquamarine Fukushima, an aquarium in Iwaki City in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, has been conducting field surveys on coelacanth since 2005 off Indonesia.

Research on coelacanth

Research on coelacanth

MANADO, Indonesia - Masamitsu Iwata, a researcher at Aquamarine Fukushima, shows an image of a coelacanth taken by an expedition team he leads off Manado, Indonesia, near Manado on June 10, 2013. The team from the aquarium in Iwaki City in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture has been conducting field surveys on the ancient fish since 2005 off Indonesia.

Japanese economic minister Kaieda in Indonesia

Japanese economic minister Kaieda in Indonesia

MANADO, Indonesia - Japanese economic minister Banri Kaieda (C) is pictured during a meeting of economic ministers from 16 East Asia Summit countries in the Indonesian provincial capital of Manado on Aug. 13, 2011.

Japanese economic minister Kaieda in Indonesia

Japanese economic minister Kaieda in Indonesia

MANADO, Indonesia - Japanese economic minister Banri Kaieda (3rd from L) is pictured during a meeting of economic ministers from 16 East Asia Summit countries in the Indonesian provincial capital of Manado on Aug. 13, 2011. (Kyodo

Inaugural ocean conference starts high-level meeting

Inaugural ocean conference starts high-level meeting

MANADO, Indonesia - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivers an address at the opening ceremony of the inaugural World Ocean Conference in Manado, Indonesia, on May 14. Ministers and high-level officials from more than 80 countries and international bodies are meeting with hopes of pushing oceans to be considered as an alternative in reducing emissions in international negotiations on climate change.

6-nation counterterrorism talks, eyeing Marawi, open in Indonesia

6-nation counterterrorism talks, eyeing Marawi, open in Indonesia

Delegations of Indonesia and Australia meet in the North Sulawesi provincial capital of Manado, Indonesia, on July 28, 2017, a day before co-hosting a six-nation meeting on the threat posed by potential terrorists returning home from Middle East conflict zones. The one-day meeting will also be attended by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and New Zealand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Inaugural ocean conference starts high-level meeting

Inaugural ocean conference starts high-level meeting

MANADO, Indonesia - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivers an address at the opening ceremony of the inaugural World Ocean Conference in Manado, Indonesia, on May 14. Ministers and high-level officials from more than 80 countries and international bodies are meeting with hopes of pushing oceans to be considered as an alternative in reducing emissions in international negotiations on climate change. (Kyodo)

Japanese economic minister Kaieda in Indonesia

Japanese economic minister Kaieda in Indonesia

MANADO, Indonesia - Japanese economic minister Banri Kaieda (C) is pictured during a meeting of economic ministers from 16 East Asia Summit countries in the Indonesian provincial capital of Manado on Aug. 13, 2011. (Kyodo)

Japanese economic minister Kaieda in Indonesia

Japanese economic minister Kaieda in Indonesia

MANADO, Indonesia - Japanese economic minister Banri Kaieda (3rd from L) is pictured during a meeting of economic ministers from 16 East Asia Summit countries in the Indonesian provincial capital of Manado on Aug. 13, 2011. (Kyodo (Kyodo)

6-nation counterterrorism talks, eyeing Marawi, open in Indonesia

6-nation counterterrorism talks, eyeing Marawi, open in Indonesia

Delegations of Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and New Zealand hold talks at the Sub-Regional Meeting on Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Cross-Border Terrorism in the North Sulawesi provincial capital of Manado, Indonesia, on July 29, 2017. The talks focused on the situation in the southern Philippine city of Marawi, where Islamic State-inspired militants are battling government forces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo