Indonesia ex-leader Suharto dies
Indonesian ex-leader Suharto, 86, has died after suffering multiple organ failure for the second time this month, police and hospital authorities say.
He died at 13:10 (0610 GMT) after he slipped into a coma for the first time since being admitted. All six of his children were at the Jakarta hospital.
His condition had been fluctuating almost daily since his admission.
He left office in 1998 amid mass protests over corruption and human rights abuses under his long rule.
"Indonesia's second President Haji Muhammad Suharto has passed away at about 1310," senior police officer Major Dicky Sondani told reporters at the Pertamina Hospital in Jakarta.
Suharto was rushed to hospital on 4 January suffering from various heart, lung and kidney problems.
He had been living quietly in Jakarta since being overthrown during the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis. He had been in and out of the hospital several times.
Although he was accused of embezzling huge sums from state funds during his three decades in power, his lawyers always successfully pleaded that his failing health meant he should not stand trial.
