Analyst View: Widodo has substantial lead in Indonesian election – pollsters
Unofficial “quick counts” in Indonesia’s election on Wednesday, based on data from some polling stations, gave incumbent President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, a substantial lead over ex-general Prabowo Subianto.
Climate-change protesters vow to disrupt London underground
Environmental activists vowed to disrupt London underground train services in a third day of action on Wednesday in a bid to force the British government to take more radical measures to avert what they cast as an imminent global climate cataclysm.
Bashir moved to Khartoum’s Kobar prison: family sources
Sudan’s deposed president Omar al-Bashir was moved to Kobar prison in the capital Khartoum late on Tuesday, two family sources said.
Early results put Widodo comfortably ahead in Indonesia’s election
Early results from Indonesia’s election on Wednesday showed President Joko Widodo with a comfortable lead, in line with opinion polls that had predicted the low-key reformist was heading for a second five-year term.
Analyst View: Widodo takes substantial lead in Indonesian election – pollsters
Unofficial “quick counts” in Indonesia’s election on Wednesday, based on data from some polling stations, gave incumbent President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, a substantial lead over ex-general Prabowo Subianto.
Shells hit Tripoli as Haftar’s two-week siege rages
Shells slammed into a Tripoli suburb overnight, piling on the suffering to civilians from a two-week assault by commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces to take Libya’s capital from an internationally-backed government.
Foxconn’s Gou in bid for Taiwan presidency, with blessing of sea goddess
Terry Gou, chairman of Apple supplier Foxconn, said on Wednesday he will contest Taiwan’s 2020 presidential election, shaking up the political landscape at a time of heightened tension between the self-ruled island and Beijing.
Indonesia president Joko Widodo leads in early vote count: pollster
Indonesian President Joko Widodo was 13 percentage points ahead on Wednesday in the race to lead the world’s third-largest democracy, based on 51 percent of votes counted, an unofficial early count of votes by pollster CSIS showed.
Portugal’s striking fuel-tanker drivers to meet essential supplies: government
Striking fuel-tanker drivers have agreed to provide essential supplies to emergency services such as hospitals and airports, the government said on Wednesday, but their strike continued, worsening fuel shortages in cities and towns country-wide.
Pope pained by Notre-Dame fire, says Church indebted to firefighters
Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was pained by the fire that devastated the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris and said the entire Catholic Church was grateful to those who risked their lives to save it.
