Can man-of-the-people Widodo micromanage 240 million Indonesians?
JAKARTA (Reuters) – From flying economy class to making surprise visits to street markets and poor neighbourhoods, the leadership style of new Indonesian President Joko Widodo is proving very different to his predecessors, who were often seen as stiff …
In Syria, desperate residents see little hope in U.N. Aleppo truce plan
BEIRUT/GAZIANTEP, Turkey (Reuters) – As winter sets in along the front lines of Aleppo, residents are desperate for the sort of relief United Nations officials hope a new ceasefire push will soon bring to the war-battered Syrian city.
At least 133 killed in tribal clashes in Sudan: tribe leader
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At least 133 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in clashes between two groups belonging to an Arab tribe in Sudan’s West Kordofan state, a tribal leader said on Thursday.
Venezuela’s Machado vows to fight assassination plot charges
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday vowed to fight an expected indictment alleging she was involved in a plot to kill President Nicolas Maduro, calling the charges an attempt to silence critics of the socia…
Mali and rebels fail to reach deal in third round of talks
BAMAKO (Reuters) – A third round of talks between the Malian government and mostly Tuareg rebel groups, held in Algiers, broke up on Thursday without an agreement, officials for both sides said, although mediators remained optimistic about a future dea…
Northeast Nigeria bus station blast kills 40 people: sources
YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A roadside bomb tore through a bus station near a busy junction in northeast Nigeria on Thursday, killing 40 people including five soldiers, witnesses and a security source on the scene said.
Uruguay’s Vazquez set to extend leftist coalition’s run in power
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Former leader Tabare Vazquez is on track to win Uruguay’s presidential election runoff on Sunday, paving the way for the roll-out of a groundbreaking law that legalizes the production and sale of marijuana.
Two civilians killed in shelling in east Ukraine rebel city
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – A 12-year-old boy and a 55-year-old woman were killed by shelling in the eastern Ukrainian separatist stronghold of Donetsk on Thursday, the city administration reported, despite a Sept. 5 ceasefire deal.
Myanmar constitution summit ‘impractical’: presidential spokesman
YANGON, November 27 (Reuters) – A summit of political leaders proposed by Myanmar’s parliament to debate constitutional change is “impractical” and unlikely to happen, the president’s spokesman said in a further setback to hopes for full democracy afte…
Tanzania PM sidesteps calls to quit over graft claims
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania’s prime minister on Thursday sidestepped calls from a parliamentary committee to resign over accusations that he had approved illegal payments to a private power company.
