Turkey's Erdogan gets sweeping new powers

Turkey will be able to extend detention times for suspects and issue decrees without parliamentary approval under a three-month state of emergency approved on Thursday by lawmakers following last week's attempted military coup. Parliament voted 346-115 to approve the national state of emergency, which gives sweeping new powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had been accused of unjust conduct even before this week's crackdown on alleged opponents. Erdogan has said the state of emergency will counter threats to Turkish democracy.