Battered by election, Indonesia’s new president faces party clash
JAKARTA (Reuters) – After winning Indonesia’s closest ever presidential election, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo now faces what could be his toughest battle yet – winning over his own party.
Suicide attack escalates Libya violence, oil output slips
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – A twin suicide bombing at a Libyan army base in Benghazi killed at least four solders in an escalation of clashes between Islamist militants and regular forces battling to oust them from the eastern city.
Indonesian president-elect Jokowi calls for unity after bitter election
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Joko “Jokowi” Widodo was declared the winner of Indonesia’s presidential election on Tuesday, bringing the promise of major reforms to the world’s third-largest democracy.
Boko Haram moves unopposed in strategic Nigerian town
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – A raid on an army base in northeast Nigeria and massacres of civilians in nearby villages at the weekend have left Boko Haram free to move unopposed in a strategic garrison town, witnesses and security sources said.
Homemade explosive goes off at Santiago church, another defused
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A homemade incendiary device exploded outside the entrance to a Santiago church early Tuesday morning, but no one was hurt and there was minor damage, government spokesman Alvaro Elizalde said.
Suicide bomb kills at least four at army base in Benghazi: security source
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – At least four people were killed in a suicide bombing at an army base in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Tuesday, a security source said.
Turkey’s Erdogan acknowledges strains with Obama
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged his relations with U.S. President Barack Obama have soured, saying he had been disappointed among other things by a lack of U.S. action over the war in neighbouring Syria.
Congo repels attack on military base in capital
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked a major military base in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, on Tuesday but the government said the situation had been quickly brought under control.
Central African Republic rebels demand partition in Brazzaville talks
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Seleka rebels have demanded that Central African Republic be partitioned into a Muslim north and a Christian south, a surprise move at talks aimed at halting religious violence, sources at the meeting said on Tuesday.
Jokowi: The new face of Indonesian politics
JAKARTA (Reuters) – When Indonesian furniture business owner Joko “Jokowi” Widodo turned to a career in politics nine years ago, he was a complete novice.
