Indonesia

Four large objects are discovered in the Java Sea as Indonesia starts an investigation into the AirAsia airline over a possible violation of its licence.

Several bodies are recovered near the suspected crash site, where rescue teams detect a large object beneath the sea off Indonesia.

Investigators searching for the missing AirAsia jet find dozens of bodies, the Indonesian Navy says, as it is confirmed that debris found in the Karimata Strait earlier is from the airliner.

The disappearance of AirAsia flight QZ8501 caps a nightmare year for the region’s airlines. How similar is the latest tragedy to doomed Malaysia Airlines flight MH370?

AirAsia flight QZ8501, which went missing mid-flight on Sunday morning carrying 162 passengers, is thought to have crashed into the sea, an Indonesian official says.

Search and rescue crews looking for the 162 people – including a Briton – on board missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 suspend air operations overnight.

Remembrance ceremonies have been held to commemorate the Boxing Day tsunami which swept across the Indian Ocean in 2004, killing an estimated 230,000 people.

A new report links the development of the IS support network in Indonesia to the teachings and online “study sessions” organised by the banned British extremist group Al Muhajiroun.

Indonesia’s Mount Sangiang erupts, firing ash 3,000 metres into the air and grounding flights out of Australia’s Darwin airport.

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.