Indonesia president-elect to announce cabinet in early October
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Joko Widodo will announce his cabinet team in early October, according to a senior adviser to the president-elect, as he steps up preparations to become the next leader of the world’s third largest democracy.
Ukraine says video shows Russian soldiers detained in east Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian security services on Monday released video footage purporting to show Russian servicemen who were captured by Ukrainian government forces while fighting alongside pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine.
Scotland’s pro-independence leader steamrolls final TV debate before vote
GLASGOW Scotland (Reuters) – Scotland’s pro-independence leader Alex Salmond easily won a final TV debate on Monday night just over three weeks before a breakaway referendum, but it wasn’t clear if this would help him catch up in the polls.
Thai rubber farmers feel ‘betrayed’ by military government
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai rubber farmers who supported anti-government protests that led to a military coup in May say they feel betrayed because the ruling military is failing to help soften the blow of plunging rubber prices.
At least 19 killed in bus crash in Egypt’s Luxor: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed when two minibuses fell into a canal near Egypt’s tourist city of Luxor early on Tuesday, state-run newspaper Al Ahram reported.
Car bomb in mainly Shi’ite district of Baghdad kills eight: police, medical sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A car bomb was detonated in a mainly Shi’ite district of eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, killing eight people and wounding 20, police and medical sources said.
Former papal diplomat could face trial in Dominican Republic: Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A former Polish archbishop and papal diplomat who was defrocked after allegations of paying children for sexual acts has lost his diplomatic immunity and could be tried in the Dominican Republic, the Vatican said.
Asylum seekers file lawsuit against Australian government
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asylum seekers held on remote Christmas Island are suing the Australian government for failing to provide adequate health care, piling more pressure on Canberra over its controversial policy of detaining children.
Three Chinese engineers kidnapped in southeast Turkey: sources
DIYARBAKIR Turkey (Reuters) – Suspected Kurdish militants have kidnapped three Chinese engineers in southeast Turkey near the border with Iraq and Syria, security sources said on Monday.
Australian billionaire politician apologizes for TV tirade over China
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian mining magnate and politician Clive Palmer has apologized to China’s ambassador to Australia for a tirade in which he referred to the Chinese government as “bastards”, setting off a firestorm in Canberra and Beijing.
