Mount Merapi erupted today, sending a towering ash plume over homes in Indonesia. The restive volcano sparked panic when it spewed a billowing cloud of smoke at around 10:34 am local time today.

Blast to the future ...

The head of BNPB, Suharyanto, and Lumajang District Head Indah Amperawati inspected areas affected by Mount Semeru's eruption ...

The next global volcanic disaster is likely to come from a volcano that appears dormant, writes Mike Cassidy of The ...