Indonesian opposition party wins election, eyes coalition for Jokowi
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Final results from Indonesia’s legislative election confirmed on Friday that the main opposition party had won, but failed to secure enough votes to put forward its presidential candidate Joko “Jokowi” Widodo without a coalition.
Militants attack presidential palace in mounting Yemen turmoil
SANAA (Reuters) – Suspected al Qaeda-linked gunmen attacked Yemen’s presidential palace on Friday and tried to kill the defense minister in his car, selecting high profile targets in apparent reprisal for the army’s biggest push against militants in ne…
South Sudan president agrees to ceasefire with rebel leader
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel commander Riek Machar agreed a ceasefire deal on Friday, a regional mediator said, after coming under growing international pressure to end ethnic fighting that has raised fears of g…
Putin marks Victory in Crimea as Ukraine violence flares
SEVASTOPOL (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin flew in to Crimea on Friday for the first time since it was annexed by Moscow, proclaiming as he marked the Soviet victory in World War Two that incorporating the former Ukrainian territory had made Russi…
Scandals muddy Colombia election two weeks before voting
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Spying and bribery allegations have marred the run-up to Colombia’s presidential election with top advisors for both candidates resigning in a bitter campaign that could sour voter support just over two weeks from the ballot.
Nigerian president says believes kidnapped girls still in the country
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday he believed 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants last month in an attack that has stirred global outrage are still in his country and have not been moved to neighboring Cam…
EU candidates say national governments must respect vote
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – Candidates to lead the European Commission after EU parliamentary elections this month lashed out on Friday against suggestions that the real choice would be made not by voters but by national governments.
At least 13 missing Niger migrants found dead in Sahara: officials
NIAMEY (Reuters) – At least 13 of the dozens of migrants from Niger abandoned by smugglers in the Sahara desert last week have been found dead in southern Algeria, a local official and a military source in Niger said on Friday.
Yemen’s defense minister escapes al Qaeda assassination bid: security source
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s defense minister escaped an assassination attempt by suspected al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen on Friday, a security source told Reuters.
Israel fires back at U.S. envoy over peace talks’ failure
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel fired back on Friday at a senior U.S. official, who blamed Jewish settlement construction in part for the breakdown of peacemaking with the Palestinians, saying he himself had done nothing to help the negotiations.
