Indonesia

A Boeing 777 has seemingly disappeared, along with the 239 people on board. But is Malaysia Airlines more risky? And is it safe to fly at all?

Up to 100,000 people are evacuated and three major airports are closed, after one of Indonesia’s most powerful volcanoes erupts on the island of Java.

Indonesia’s government raises its alert status to the highest level on Sunday, over the eruption of Mount Sinabung, which is continuing to spew volcanic material into the air.

A study of 10,000 men across the Asia-Pacific region finds almost half have used physical or sexual violence against a female partner and nearly one in four has raped a woman or girl.

As charities urge G20 leaders to come good on pledges to fix a “broken” global tax system that hurts developing countries, the economic agenda risks being overshadowed by the war in Syria.

British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford loses her appeal against a death sentence for trafficking £1.6m of drugs into the resort island of Bali.

People spend the night out on the streets after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Aceh province killing 22.

Pollution in Singapore has reached hazardous levels due to smoke from illegal fires in neighbouring Indonesia drifting across the area.

A British oil worker kidnapped in Indonesia is released and reunites with family after two day ordeal.

A passenger jet lands inn the sea off the Indonesian island of Bali after missing an airport runway but all 108 passengers and crew on board survive.

A minister tells MPs that the government “strongly” objects to the death penalty given to grandmother Lindsay Sandiford in Indonesia for drug trafficking.

Indonesia is in the grip of a smoking epidemic with the proportion of child smokers rising dramatically. Jonathan Miller reports for Channel 4 News ahead of his investigation for Unreported World.

Survivors and relatives of victims gather at locations across the globe to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Indonesia’s worst terrorist attack.

A British housewife could face the death penalty after being arrested in Bali over a £1.6m cocaine haul.

A tsunami warning for the Indian Ocean, issued after a massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the western coast of Indonesia this morning, has been lifted.