Clemency for 7 foreigners denied

Indonesia is ready to execute seven foreign drug convicts after their appeals for presidential clemency were rejected, an official said, in a move certain to set Jakarta on a collision course with international allies.

They include two Australian leaders of the "Bali Nine" drug-smuggling gang, who have been on death row for almost a decade. The pair lost their appeals in December and earlier this month.

A spokesman for the attorney-general's office revealed late Wednesday that an additional five foreigners, from countries including France, Brazil, Nigeria and Ghana, have also lost their appeals.