PICTURED: Editor selections from Asia
An election win for Taiwan's opposition, an attack by Muslim militants in the heart of Jakarta and fans mourning the death of David Bowie were among major news events captured in images from around Asia last week.
Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party's Tsai Ing-wen, who will be the island's first female president, soundly beat Eric Chu of the China-friendly Nationalist Party. Newly politicized young people skeptical of closer ties with the mainland are believed to have voted heavily for the DPP.
In Indonesia's capital, attackers linked to the Islamic State set off explosions at a Starbucks cafe in a bustling shopping area and engaged in gunbattles with police.
In this Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 photo, Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen raises her hand as she declares victory in the presidential election, in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, FIle)
In disputed Kashmir, Muslims carried the body of Sajad Ahmed Bhat, a top rebel commander, during his funeral procession, while in Tokyo, architect Kengo Kuma told journalists that his design for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics stadium had not borrowed from earlier blueprints by British-Iraqi designer Zaha Hadid that were dropped last year.
Sikh devotees took selfies near the Golden Temple, Sikh's holiest shrine in Amritsar, India.
In the Philippines, a fan played the music of David Bowie, one of millions around the world mourned the singer's death and celebrated his music.
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This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Karly Domb Sadof in Bangkok.
In this Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 photo, Taiwan's ruling KMT or Nationalist Party presidential candidate Eric Chu delivers a speech as he concedes defeat in the presidential election in Taipei, Taiwan. Pro-independence party candidate Tsai Ing-wen had a commanding lead in Taiwan's presidential election as votes were being counted late Saturday evening, and the candidate for the China-friendly Nationalist Party conceded a massive loss.(AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)
In this Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 photo, a police officer gives a hand signal to a squad mate as they search a building near the site of an explosion in Jakarta, Indonesia. Attackers set off explosions at a Starbucks cafe in a bustling shopping area in Indonesia's capital and waged gunbattles with police Thursday, leaving bodies in the streets as office workers watched in terror from high-rise buildings. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
In this Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 photo, a police armored vehicle is parked outside a Starbucks cafe after an explosion in Jakarta, Indonesia. Attackers set off explosions at a Starbucks cafe in a bustling shopping area in Indonesia's capital and waged gunbattles with police Thursday, leaving bodies in the streets as office workers watched in terror from high-rise buildings. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)
In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, Muslims perform Friday prayers at a mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. A day after attackers detonated bombs and engaged in gunbattles with police in the central part of Indonesia¿s capital, Jakarta tried to get itself back on track. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)
IN this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, Bangladeshi Muslim devotees offer prayers during the first day of an Islamic congregations¿ second phase in Tongi, 20 kilometers (13 miles) north of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Devotees have been participating in the annual event, which is one of the world¿s largest congregations of Muslims, on the sandy bank of the River Turag just outside Dhaka since the 1960s. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)
In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, a Sri Lankan ethnic devotee offer prayers during the "Thai Pongal" harvest festival at a temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. "Thai Pongal" which is also known as "Makar Sankranti" in India, marks the beginning of the sun's northward movement according to the solar calendar and considered to be auspicious. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, FIle)
In this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 photo, Kashmiri Muslims carry the body of Sajad Ahmed Bhat, a top rebel commander, during his funeral procession on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Clashes erupted in Indian-controlled Kashmir Tuesday as police fired tear gas to stop a march by thousands of people participating in a funeral procession of a local militant killed in a gunfight with government forces. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)
In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, a guest photographs Japanese architect Kengo Kuma speaking about his design of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics stadium during a press conference in Tokyo. Kuma says his design has not borrowed from earlier blueprints by British-Iraqi designer Zaha Hadid that were dropped last year. Kuma said Friday that the structures were ¿absolutely¿ different and that similarities in details of their seating and layout reflected the need to meet fire standards and other requirements. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
In this Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 photo, a Chinese tourist uses her smartphone to take a photo of her friend at a popular tourist spot which overlooks the financial and shopping district in Singapore. Singapore, which is about the size of New York City, has a population of more than 5 million and its economy relies mainly on tourism, finance and manufacturing. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)
In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, Sikh devotees take selfies on the eve of the birth anniversary of the tenth and final Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, in Golden Temple, Sikh's holiest shrine in Amritsar, India. Gobind Singh is considered a forefather in the religion. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill, File)
In this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 photo, a hot air balloon flies over a construction site in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Moody's Investor Service has recently downgraded Malaysia's sovereign outlook from "positive" to "stable" due to failing oil prices and a global economic uncertainty. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul, File)
In this Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 photo, A family prepares a fishing net for catching fish for their evening meal after their day's work in Trapeang Chhouk village on the outskirts of in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)
In this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 photo, Rene Rivo, a Filipino David Bowie fan, plays a picture disc of Bowie's Hunky Dory on a turntable at his shop in suburban Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines. Bowie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound - and the look - of rock with his audacious creativity and his sexually ambiguous makeup and costumes, died of cancer Sunday, Jan. 10. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
