Indonesia

The singing canines sound like humpback whales and possess flexible joints that enable them to jump and leap like cats.

Superstitious locals insist on burying the body and head of the crocodile separately alongside a special ritual believing it is an evil spirit

The Frenchman allegedly took his own life before he was convicted for his perverted crimes.

Villagers tried to save the boy by hacking the seven-meter long snake with machetes.

Superstition and an alleged affair led to the young girl's murder in front of her whole family.

90% of the zoos in Indonesia do not have the infrastructure required to house any kind of animals.

Steve Irwin's family has fulfilled his wish of opening an elephant hospital in Indonesia to help conserve endangered Sumatran elephants.

Forest fires in Indonesia has spread toxic smoke all over the country and nearby territories.

Video on social media shows people screaming and fleeing in panic and a mosque among the buildings damaged.

. More than 1,000 orangutans living in the region have been threatened by illegal actions in the forest

Indonesian central government has agreed to block the mobile internet ahead of Bali's annual Day of Silence, or Nyepi.

Residents of Hatupangan in North Sumatra killed the animal despite warnings by authorities not to touch it.

Two Christians were flogged in public for playing a children's game in Aceh province.

Heavy rains caused a landslide at a garbage mound in Mozambique which crushed seven houses and killed at least 17 people.

The volcano, one of three currently erupting in Indonesia, was dormant for four centuries before exploding in 2010, killing two people.

People burn incense at temples to pray for good health and fortune and flock to temple fairs to watch dragon dances and Chinese opera.

Proposal is part of a series of reforms to the nation's criminal code being considered by parliament.

Two Indonesian men arrested for shooting a critically-endangered orangutan multiple times before beheading the animal, have said they were acting in self-defence.

More than 10 transgender women arrested by Aceh police and forced through masculine "training" regime.

The visiting US Secretary of Defence was also treated to a range of martial arts skills by Indonesian soldiers.

The Bornean orangutan, which is one of man's closest living relatives, is under threat from deforestation and poaching.

A crocodile was spotted in Indonesia with a tyre stuck around its neck. The animal has difficulties breathing. It's believed the animal has been living like this for two years

A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale has rocked Indonesia's main island of Java leaving one person dead and sparking fears of a tsunami.

Local media in Bali reported that 23-year-old German tourist Alina Kuroczik fell to her death after slipping off the edge of a cliff after urinating.

Kisar island - which has never been studied by archaeologists before - is home to at least 28 rock art sites which contain paintings dating back thousands of years.

People set fire to US and Israeli flags and destroyed effigies of Donald Trump in Muslim-majority countries around the globe, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt and Indonesia.

In the last 500 years, volcanoes have caused an estimated 274,000 deaths, according to scientific research.

Volcanologists say the volcano has entered a new phase with magma now visible at Agung's peak, meaning a greater risk of a larger eruption.

Practice is still common in several Asian countries, despite criticism that it is "cruel" and "unscientific."

Activists fear that an anti-LGBT law could be passed as homophobia starts gaining traction in the country.