Six killed in clashes between police and Islamists at Indonesia jail: officials
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Six people were killed in clashes between Indonesian police and Islamist militant prisoners at a high-security jail on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, two security sources said on Wednesday.
Indonesian police negotiating with militants after clashes at jail
DEPOK, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesian police were negotiating on Wednesday with convicted Islamist militants at a high-security jail, after clashes at the facility on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, that began the previous day.
Pompeo, in North Korea, expected to return with detained Americans: South Korean official
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to return from North Korea with three American detainees, as well as details of an upcoming summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, a South Korean official sai…
As Malaysians vote in cliffhanger election, bots hit politicians’ phones
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysians voted on Wednesday in a cliffhanger election pitting Prime Minister Najib Razak’s coalition against a resurgent opposition led by 92-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad, but the government is expected to clinch a…
Foreign reporters quit newspaper in Cambodia en masse after sale
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – As many as 13 foreign journalists have resigned en masse from a Cambodian newspaper, the Phnom Penh Post, in protest at what they called editorial interference following its sale to a Malaysian businessman.
Irish women open up about abortion ahead of referendum
DUBLIN (Reuters) – When posters with the words ‘License To Kill’ were put up in her neighborhood in advance of Ireland’s referendum on abortion, Amy Callahan decided to share the story of traveling to Britain to terminate her pregnancy.
Pompeo, in North Korea, to return with detained Americans: South Korean official
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to return from North Korea with three American detainees, as well as details of an upcoming summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, a South Korean official sai…
Five more Australian MPs leave parliament after court’s citizenship ruling
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia faces a series of by-elections after the High Court ruled on Wednesday an 11th lawmaker must leave parliament in a test-case decision that prompted four more lawmakers to quit amid a widening citizenship crisis.
Malaysians vote in cliffhanger election as politicians say phones jammed
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysians voted on Wednesday in a cliffhanger general election
China, Japan and South Korea highlight unity amid North Korea moves
TOKYO (Reuters) – China, Japan and South Korea agreed on Wednesday to cooperate in seeking the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saying recent positive momentum must be matched by “concrete action” by Nor…
