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Indonesia evacuates tourists after Lombok quake kills 91
Hundreds of bloodied and bandaged victims were treated outside damaged hospitals in the main city of Mataram
Bali declares ‘garbage emergency’ amid sea of waste
The archipelago of more than 17 000 islands is the world’s second biggest contributor to marine debris after China
Bali raises volcano alert to highest level
Massive columns of thick grey smoke have been pouring out of Mount Agung and have shot more than three kilometres into the sky
Miss Philippines crowned Miss World amid Muslim anger
Miss Philippines has been crowned Miss World 2013 in a glitsy finale in Bali amid hardline Muslim protests that labelled the event a "whore contest".
Bali: All survive after plane lands in shallow waters
All passengers and crew have survived after a Lion Air Boeing 737 missed the runway on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.
Bali bomber’s lawyers want charges scrapped
Lawyers for the man who helped assemble bombs used in the 2002 nightclub blasts in Bali say the charges against him are obscure and should be dropped.
Strong quake in Bali causes injuries, panic
A powerful earthquake has jolted Bali, injuring 17 people and causing panic as hundreds of tourists fled violently shaking buildings.
Should I get a swastika tattoo?
It’s a question you’ve probably often asked yourself, while idly travelling through foreign climes: should I get myself a nice swastika tattoo?
Progress falters on road map to new climate deal
Another round of talks on the road towards a new global deal on climate change wrapped up on Friday, battered by criticism over progress.
UN climate summit enters final stretch
Rich and poor nations wrangled over the need for mandatory caps on greenhouse gases and ways to help the most vulnerable adapt to rising temperatures as a United Nations climate…
Squabble over emissions targets at Bali meeting
Developing countries led by China squabbled with the West over mandatory emission cuts at the Bali climate-change conference, as activists accused Canada on Saturday of…
Bali talks seek new climate pact
About 190 nations met in Bali on Monday seeking a breakthrough to a new global pact to fight climate change by 2009 to avert droughts, heatwaves and rising seas that will hit the…
Bali bombings: Two men questioned
Two men have been detained for questioning over the suicide bombings at three crowded restaurants on Indonesia’s Bali island, police said on Tuesday. Indonesian officials earlier…
Terror in paradise
Powerful bombs ripped through three crowded restaurants on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 100 — the second…