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Virgin founder speaks out about death penalty

Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson says he wants to speak to Indonesian President Joko Widodo in an effort to save those facing the death penalty in the southeast Asian country.

Editorial: Abbott pushing too hard in clemency bid for Bali Nine ringleaders

Australia's Prime Minister is going to extraordinary lengths to save the lives of the ringleaders of the "Bali Nine" drug smugglers facing execution in Indonesia.

Kerre McIvor: It's a grotesque way to die

The Bali Nine drug-smuggling ringleaders have had something of a small reprieve, but even so, their life expectancy is likely to be measured in days rather than years.

Watch: Bali Nine man lived in NZ

Andrew Chan lived for a year in NZ. The link emerged when Kiwi Owen Pomana, a former prisoner turned Christian evangelist, visited Chan over Christmas.

Bali Nine ringleader Andrew Chan doing the haka

Owen Pomana and Bali Nine ringleader Andrew Chan perform an impromptu haka at the end of a Christmas Eve service.

Executions may be delayed for months

Indonesian officials are now unable to confirm whether Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan will be executed this month.

Four of 10 to be shot still under review

Bali Nine appeal failure 'disappointing'

Australia's Foreign Minister is disappointed the latest appeal to save the lives two men on drugs charges in Indonesia has failed.

Vigil for condemned drug traffickers

Supporters are preparing a candelight vigil in Sydney as hopes fade the Bali Nine duo will escape an Indonesian firing squad.

Indonesia: In search of dragons

The hunt for the man-eating Komodo, writes Rachel Williams, makes for one heart-stopping cruise excursion.

Drug mule granny's execution fears

'If I sign the letter, am I signing my own death warrant?' A British grandmother fears she may face the firing squad in Bail within weeks.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: They shoot from the lip over drugs

AirAsia jet 'climbed at abnormal speed'

The AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea last month climbed faster than "normal speed" and stalled, Indonesia's Transport Minister has revealed.

Bali drug accused 'victim of trafficking'

A Kiwi facing the firing squad for allegedly smuggling 1.7kg of crystal meth into Indonesia will use a landmark legal strategy to argue his innocence - and plead for his life.

Black box recovered from AirAsia flight

Divers have retrieved a black box from the crashed AirAsia flight from the bottom of the Java Sea, officials say.

Divers detect pings from black box

Indonesian divers have said they are hopeful that the black box from doomed AirAsia flight 8501 has been located.