Jokowi’s party claims victory in Indonesian presidential election
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Jakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will be Indonesia’s next leader after winning the country’s closest ever presidential election, the chairwoman of Jokowi’s party said on Tuesday.
Turkey’s Erdogan says wants to see more power in hands of president
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said he wanted to see the powers of the presidency boosted, adding that he expected his ruling AK Party to propose a new constitution after parliamentary polls in 2015.
Korea ferry businessman’s body found next to book, alcohol bottles
SUNCHEON South Korea (Reuters) – The body of South Korea’s most wanted man, linked to the sinking of a ferry in April that killed 300 people, was identified more than a month after being found in an orchard, police said on Tuesday, with his book and em…
Turkey’s top cleric calls new Islamic ‘caliphate’ illegitimate
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The declaration of a “caliphate” by Islamist militants in Iraq lacks legitimacy and their death threats to Christians are a danger to civilization, Turkey’s top cleric, the successor to the last caliph’s most senior imam, said.
Kerry, aides checked by security at Egyptian presidential palace
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security officers checked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his top aides with a metal detector as they arrived for a meeting on Tuesday with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, an unusual screening for a senior State Depart…
Yemen’s al Qaeda wing seeks to set up ’emirate’ in east
ADEN/DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s al Qaeda wing has ordered men and women in the east to obey its strict interpretation of Islamic law, saying it aimed to set up an emirate in the remote area, local media and a resident said.
India faces crisis over dwindling numbers of girls, U.N. says
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The dwindling numbers of Indian girls, caused by the illegal abortion of millions of babies, has reached “emergency proportions”, fuelling an increase in crimes such as kidnapping and trafficking, the United Nat…
Cambodia opposition drops boycott after PM makes rare deal
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s opposition on Tuesday agreed to drop a parliamentary boycott following talks with Prime Minister Hun Sen, ending a year-long deadlock and easing political tension stemming from a disputed 2013 election.
Myanmar opposition party says 5 million sign petition to change constitution
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s main opposition party says it has collected about five million signatures seeking reduced powers for unelected military members of parliament as the country, which emerged from dictatorship in 2011, moves towards an electio…
South Korea trains collide, killing one and injuring dozens
SEOUL (Reuters) – Two passenger trains collided in South Korea on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring dozens, a hospital official and police said, in the latest in a string of accidents that has rattled the country.
