Bali

Woman gets 26 years for helping kill her mother in Bali and stuffing body in suitcase

4:30pm January 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

Heather Mack, who pleaded guilty to helping kill her own mother and stuffing the body in a suitcase during a luxury vacation in Bali in 2014, was sentenced in Chicago.

An airport worker marks queue line for the reopening of International Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday.

World News

Bali reopens to foreign travelers as COVID-19 surge subsides

6:16am October 14, 2021

by The Associated Press

International travelers must be vaccinated, test negative, be coming from certain countries, quarantine and heed restrictions in public.

Teenage sisters Melati and Isabel Wijsen of Bali have received many honors for their efforts to ban plastic bags. Above: They accept the 2017 "Award for Our Earth" from Germany's Bambi Awards.

How Teenage Sisters Pushed Bali To Say 'Bye-Bye' To Plastic Bags

10:54am January 27, 2019

by Michael Sullivan

Plastic is choking our oceans. Inspired by Gandhi's activism, two young women on the island of Bali are on a mission to do something about it.

Queue Listen Now

Students stand on a truck as they head to school with Mount Agung volcano spewing smoke and ash in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, on Tuesday.

World News

Bali's Airport To Reopen As Volcano Continues To Belch And Rumble

5:47am November 29, 2017

by Scott Neuman

As Mount Agung continues to erupt, the main airport at Denpasar reversed course and reopened after a three-day closure.

Ash pours from Mount Agung during an eruption on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Sunday.

Ash Fills The Sky As Bali's Mount Agung Erupts

9:29am November 26, 2017

by James Doubek

The volcano on the Indonesian tourist island covered nearby villages with a thin layer of ash.

A ferry crew member walks from the truck level to where the passengers sit.

World News

PHOTOS: A Tranquil Ferry Between Indonesian Islands

3:00pm October 31, 2017

The public ferry system is a key link for a diverse nation spanning some 17,000 islands. "We serve all the people," says the captain of a ferry linking majority-Hindu Bali with majority-Muslim Lombok.

Mount Agung volcano, seen at sunrise in Bali, Indonesia, could erupt soon, say authorities.

Thousands Flee Bali's Mount Agung After Volcano Threat Level Is Raised

7:59pm September 25, 2017

Authorities say the mountain, which last erupted 54 years ago, is poised to go at any time.

A man puts a wooden stick into a hole through which four foreign inmates escaped from Kerobokan prison in Bali Monday.

World News

Four Foreign Inmates Escape Bali Prison Via Tunnel

8:53pm June 19, 2017

by Amy Held

Police spotted the tunnel Monday morning and believe the escapees remain nearby.

Economy

HanesBrands Finalizes Acquisition of Maidenform Brands

2:01pm October 07, 2013

Winston-Salem-based HanesBrands announced this morning that it has completed its acquisition of Maidenform Brands, Inc. for approximately $583 million in cash.