Download In many countries, a woman’s family is expected to pay a dowry in exchange for their daughter’s hand in marriage.

That’s still the case in India, where money and gifts are presented ahead of the wedding ceremony. But sometimes the in-laws want more.

And some brides are beaten or even murdered by their husbands over the insufficient dowry.

Now and Indian dating agency is using social media to draw attention to dowry-related violence. They’ve launched an app called Angry Brides, where women take revenge on greedy men.

Reporter Jason Strother has the story from New Delhi.

Download 16-year old Uzma Ayub was allegedly kidnapped from her home in district Karak, in southern Pakistan, held captive for one year and repeatedly raped by several men, including members of the police force.

She managed to escape last September. She was six-month pregnant at the time.

Her family has vowed to fight for justice in the face of a fiercely conservative Pakhtun society.

Shahab-ur-Rahman when to visit her in a safe house in Peshawar.

Download Railway staff in Indonesia have started hanging concrete balls above train tracks to try to prevent commuters from riding on carriage roofs.

The first balls were installed just above carriage-height near a station outside the capital, Jakarta. More will be put up elsewhere if they are found to keep people off the roofs.

Authorities have tried to stop ‘train surfing’ by spreading oil on carriages and hiring musicians to perform safety songs.

But they officials say none of those have worked and are now trying to ultimate deterrent.

Morgan Pettersson went to Manggarai station in Jakarta to find out if it’s working.

Download The video that was shown on Indian television last month, shows a group of Indian border guards stripping and then brutally torturing a suspected Bangladeshi cow smuggler.

Eight Indian Border Security Force (BSF) guards have been suspended in connection over the torture, which the Indian authorities have called a ‘despicable’ incident.

But human rights groups say the case is far from an isolated one.

As Shaikh Azizur Rahman reports the Bangladeshi-Indian border has become one of the world’s deadliest divides.

He has this report from from Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

Download Burma’s president this week pledged to establish a "healthy democracy". He made the comments during a visit to Singapore where he asked for help to modernise the country's economy.

One area that is under going rapid change in Burma is press freedom.  The government is easing restrictions on the press and is in the process of drafting a new media law.

Recently a group of government officials, journalists and members of civil society gathered in Hong Kong to discuss the transition from a military dictatorship to a democracy.

Banyar Kong Janoi went to speak with some of the delegates about media reform in Burma.

Download During Indonesia’s 24 year occupation of neighboring East Timor the Balide prison was place of horror.

Built in 1963 during the Portugese colonial period it was used by the Indonesians as a prison for political prisoners who dared support the independence movement.

Thousands of people were held there.

Now the notorious building is a museum that is teaching the next generation about the country’s dark past.

Citra Prastuti takes us on tour.

Download This year, the Australian Ballet is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

One of its most high profile stars in recent decades was Chinese-Australian Li Cunxin who was immortalised in the film Mao's Last Dancer.

Now a new Chinese-Australian star, Chengwu Guo, is rising through the ranks.

Sarah Dingle of Radio Australia reports.