Matt Brown

Two Islamic State militants have given a telling insight into why they joined the terrorist group. They told the ABC's Middle East correspondent Matt Brown their stories. Audio

At least 27 people have been killed in an airstrike overnight against a hospital in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Audio

A deal has been reached in Lebanon in the case of an Australian mother and a television crew charged with abducting two children in a custody battle. Audio

Four Australians working for the country's version of the' 60 Minutes news program could face up to 25 years in prison and life hard labour if found guilty of taking part in an alleged kidnapping. Audio

The Australian Rules star, Adam Goodes is considering calling an early end to his career after years of racial abuse and booing from spectators. Audio

The death of 25-year-old Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes has left Australia in shock. Audio

The Palestinian militant organisation Hamas has rejected any extension of its three-day ceasefire with Israel, saying that Israel has failed to meet fundamental demands. Audio

Four children playing on a beach in Gaza have been killed in an Israeli strike, as the death toll from nine days of conflict passes 200. Audio

Israel's Security Cabinet has just approved a ceasefire to end a week of air strikes on Gaza. Audio

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will almost certainly be re-elected when his country goes to the polls tomorrow. Audio

Israel is promising to keep up its air, land and sea assault on Gaza until Hamas has been forced into submission. Audio

The Israeli operation in Gaza has intensified overnight, with the death toll rising on both sides. Audio

To Indonesia, where a helicopter has spotted wreckage of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet, which disappeared from radar screens 50 minutes after taking off from Jakarta yesterday on a brief demonstration… Audio

Indonesia is having to cope with what counter-terrorism officials are calling a worrying new trend. Audio

The US president, Barack Obama, has returned to his childhood home of Indonesia. Audio

The death toll from the tsunami off west Sumatra is expected to climb to more than 500, while Indonesians in central Java are still on alert as Mount Merapi smoulders. Audio

Indonesian prison authorities have recommended cancelling the life sentences imposed on key players in the 2002 Bali bombings - one of whom says he'd do the same again. Audio

The radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has been arrested in Indonesia and accused of playing a key role in a new terrorist cell. Audio

Evidence is emerging of indonesia's failure to rehabilitate people convicted of supporting terrorists. Audio