Qantas jet lands in Sydney after non-stop flight from London
A non-stop Qantas flight from London to Sydney has landed, 19 hours and 19 minutes after take-off.
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Lion Air crash report points to design flaws, pilots and maintenance issues
An Indonesian investigation has found a Lion Air flight that crashed and killed 189 people a year ago was doomed by a combination of aircraft design flaws, inadequate training and maintenance problems.
Indonesia’s security minister injured in stabbing
A knife-wielding man who may have been influenced by a radical Islamic group has injured Indonesia’s security minister, a local police chief and a third person in an attack in a western province.
Schools and airport forced to close as Indonesia fires rage
Authorities have closed an airport on Indonesia’s Sumatra island due to poor visibility caused by smoke from fires burning through peatland.
Indonesian man walking 430 miles backwards to save forests
An Indonesian man is walking more than 430 miles backwards from his village in eastern Java to the country’s capital to raise awareness about deforestation.
My favourite holiday: Scots actress Gillian Parkhouse felt like royalty on honeymoon trip to Bali
SCOTS actress Gillian Parkhouse wowed audiences as Cinderella last year at the King’s pantomime in Edinburgh.
SPONSORED: Appeal video released for Tsunami as total tops £6m
The Disasters Emergency Committee in Scotland releases appeal video for the Indonesian Tsunami as first day fundraising reaches half a million pounds in first day.