
Australian women plead for help as Syrian army closes in
Two Australian women held in Syria have made desperate pleas for help as a notorious army closes in. “Until now Australia hasn’t...

Australian tricked by brothers into joining bomb plot to be released from Beirut prison
A military tribunal in Beirut has ordered the release of Sydney man Amer Khayat, who has been imprisoned for two years without...

Lebanese photographer who took iconic civil war image searches for the man who saved his life
Photographer Ramzi Haidar has been searching for the Piano Man for more than 30 years. He is the subject of Haidar’s most...

For six years this orangutan was locked in a tiny cage, now he’s nearly free
It’s 4am at an animal shelter deep in Jakarta’s suburbs, and a small team moves quickly through the night, following a tiny...

Indonesian navy seizes 1.1 tonnes of ice bound for Australia
The Indonesian navy has seized a boat carrying 1.1 tonnes of the drug ice, and says it is the same type of...

Inside Jakarta floor collapse: ‘My legs were weak’
One of the university students injured in a dramatic accident in the heart of Jakarta’s financial district remembers screaming for help as...

Australian tourists questioned by Bali police after climbing Mt Agung volcano
Two Australian tourists have been taken in for questioning by Indonesian police after they climbed Bali’s active Mt Agung volcano. Police in...

Volcanic cloud of uncertainty hanging over Bali flights as Mt Agung erupts again
International airlines including Jetstar and Qantas have resumed flights to and from Bali after the second eruption of Mt Agung in a...

Baby’s death sparks call for Indonesia to crack down on big tobacco
A young Indonesian couple who believe cigarettes killed their baby son want the country’s government to shut down the nation’s powerful tobacco...

Construction of world’s biggest statue reaches beak, but not yet peak
There has been an important milestone reached on the construction of the world’s biggest statue in Bali. The team piecing together a...
