Indonesian children who joined suicide attacks kept isolated by parents
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) – The parents of Indonesian children and young adults who took part in deadly suicide bombings in Surabaya had isolated them within a tightly knit circle of militant Islamists, police said on Tuesday.
Palestinian President Abbas in hospital for minor surgery: WAFA
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 82, is undergoing minor ear surgery in a West Bank hospital and is expected to be discharged within a few hours, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa said on Tuesday.
Taliban battle into west Afghan city in new crisis for government
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban fighters with heavy weapons and night-vision equipment fought their way close to the center of the western city of Farah on Tuesday, as Afghan government forces backed by U.S. air strikes battled to keep control, …
The week that Malaysian leader Najib’s world fell apart
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – As results poured in from polling stations around Malaysia on the night of May 9, with one parliamentary seat after another falling to the opposition, a stunned Prime Minister Najib Razak stared defeat in the face.
Russia’s Putin, PM Medvedev likely to discuss members of new government on Tuesday: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev are likely to discuss who will become ministers in the Russia’s new government on Tuesday, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, told reporters on a conference call….
Myanmar anti-war protester says police to lay more charges against him
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar student activist Zayya Lwin said on Tuesday that police planned to press additional charges against him after he was detained on the weekend following a peace rally and criticized police at a poem-reading event in Yangon two …
Sichuan Airlines co-pilot ‘sucked halfway’ out of cockpit, captain says
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The co-pilot of a Sichuan Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday was “sucked halfway” out of the plane after a cockpit windshield blew out, media reported, citing the aircraft’s captain.
Malaysia’s 92-year-old PM says he’ll stay in office for one-two years
KUALA LUMPUR/TOKYO (Reuters) – New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday he will remain in office for one or two years and that Anwar Ibrahim, the jailed reformist he had vowed would replace him, will be released on Wednesday.
Two Koreas to hold talks as North prepares to shut test site
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea and South Korea will hold high-level talks on Wednesday to discuss steps needed to uphold the pledge to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, South Korea said.
Safety, verification questions hang over North Korea’s plan to close nuclear site
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Shutting down North Korea’s nuclear test site is trickier than it might seem.
