Studies by Helen Keller International last year found 65% of under-3s in central Java were anemic - a 25% rise from 1997.

CNN: CHILDREN OF THE CRISIS

Among them: ethnic clashes in West Java, a riot following an earthquake in central Sumatra, and an anti-pollution protest that led to riots in Pasaruan, East Java.

CNN: INDONESIA

Some have suggested the damage may be worse than that of a 6.3-magnitude quake centered in the central Java city of Yogyakarta in May 2006, Holmes said.

CNN: Hundreds still missing in aftermath of Indonesia quakes

The Indonesian police said DNA tests proved that the body of one of four men killed in a raid in central Java was that of Noordin Top, the country's most-wanted terrorist suspect, accused of involvement in the 2002 Bali bombing and many other attacks, including one on two hotels in Jakarta in July.

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