Jokowi party claims victory in Indonesian presidential 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.
Striking South African unions considering latest offer
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s largest union will consider the latest government wage proposal, it said on Tuesday, raising hopes of an end to a three-week strike in the metals and engineering sectors that has sapped the continent’s most advan…
Italy parliament votes to allow arrest of Berlusconi ally
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian parliament voted on Tuesday to lift immunity from arrest for one of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s oldest associates, implicated in a massive bribery scandal linked to a flood barrier project in Venice.
Libya oil output slips, fresh fighting in Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan oil production has fallen, turning back a hard-won increase since April in the revenue flow for the government facing increased fighting around the airport in the capital and in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Dozens of Turkish police detained for alleged spying on government
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Dozens of Turkish police including high-ranking officers were detained on Tuesday, accused of spying and illegal wire-tapping of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his inner circle in what the chief prosecutor said was a concocted p…
Venezuela moves squatters from ‘Tower of David’ slum
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan soldiers and officials began moving hundreds of families on Tuesday out of a half-built 45-story skyscraper that dominates the Caracas skyline and is thought to be the world’s tallest slum.
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.
