Megawati refuses to concede defeat
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Megawati Sukarnoputri has declined to concede defeat in Indonesia&#39;s first direct presidential election, although with most votes counted, she is too far
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PM refuses to be drawn on prospect of early election.
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JAKARTA - Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono remained on track yesterday for a landslide victory in Indonesia&#39;s first presidential elections, with about two-thirds of the votes counted.
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World leaders congratulate the winner of Indonesia's elections, but the president stops short of conceding.
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JAKARTA: President Megawati Sukarnoputri has appealed for the release of two Indonesian women held hostage in Iraq as their captors demanded a militant Indonesian preacher be freed in return.
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A new poll shows President Megawati Sukarnoputri has made up some ground in the Indonesian presidential race, but her challenger still has a commanding lead just a few days out from the vote.
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President Megawati Sukarnoputri on  Tuesday told Indonesians to accept the result of the country's  landmark leadership ballot, but did not explicitly concede  defeat to her former security chief.
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Indonesia&#39;s President, Megawati Sukarnoputri, has urged the country to accept the result of landmark leadership elections. But she has stopped short of conceding defeat to her former security chief, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
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A former general, who has promised to uphold civilian rule, appears to have easily defeated the incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesiaâs presidential election today, according to a nationwide survey of votes.
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Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri has said that the election result &quot;has to be accepted&quot;, but has still not stated that she has lost.
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Megawati Sukarnoputri appeared to accept defeat today in Indonesia&#39;s historic presidential election, telling an audience at a military ceremony that &quot;whoever is chosen in a democratic election has to be accepted, because that is a victory for all of us&quot;.
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Indonesiaâs President Megawati Sukarnoputri is heading for a heavy defeat in next weekâs elections despite her coalition with the countryâs largest political party, two opinion polls showed today.
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Indonesia&#39;s President Megawati Sukarnoputri, facing defeat after elections this week, has apologised for the shortcomings of her government.
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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has denied that he struck a deal with rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim before Anwar was freed last week after nearly six years in jail.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia  - A former general who has pledged to get tough on terrorism and fix the economy was headed for a landslide win over incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia's landmark elections Monday, according to a nationwide sampling of votes.
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JAKARTA - Choking back tears, President Megawati Sukarnoputri edged closer to conceding defeat yesterday, urging Indonesians to accept the results of the country&#39;s landmark leadership ballot.
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Indonesia's Megawati Sukarnoputri, under increasing fire in her last days as president for failing to admit poll defeat, has come under new criticism from the country's military chief over controverisal promotions.