Chile names Santiago archbishop as suspect in sex abuse cover-up
The Chilean public prosecutor’s office has summoned the archbishop of Santiago to testify in an investigation into the alleged cover-up of child sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church, the archbishopric said on Tuesday.
Pakistan votes in tight race between Imran Khan, jailed ex-PM’s party
Pakistanis vote on Wednesday in a knife-edge general election pitting cricket hero Imran Khan against the party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, with the prospect of neither winning a clear majority amid a looming currency crisis.
Brazil recalls ambassador in Nicaragua after death of Brazilian
Brazil condemned the violence against anti-government protesters in Nicaragua and recalled its ambassador in Managua on Tuesday after the death of a Brazilian student.
Colombian ex-president Uribe resigns from Senate amid criminal inquiry
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe resigned his Senate seat on Tuesday after the Supreme Court called on him to testify in an investigation into whether he participated in witness tampering and bribery.
After denial, U.N. says now ready to help deliver French aid in Syria
The United Nations’ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Syria said on Tuesday it was ready to provide support to a Franco-Russian initiative to deliver medical aid to government-controlled eastern Ghouta after earlier saying it would…
Journalist gunned down in Mexican resort town
A journalist was fatally shot in the Mexican beach resort town of Playa del Carmen, state prosecutors said on Tuesday, less than a month after he complained of being beaten and threatened by local police.
Pompeo says South Pacific nations would choose U.S. over China
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday after meetings with his Australian counterpart he was confident South Pacific nations would choose the United States as an ally over China, despite Beijing’s growing clout in the region.
Polish police sometimes punch, kick detainees: rights watchdog
Polish police sometimes punch and kick detainees, a European rights watchdog said on Wednesday, warning that in Poland, which has seen mass anti-government protests in recent years, people being arrested run an “appreciable risk of being ill-treated”.
Turkey approves security law after state of emergency lifted
Turkey’s parliament approved late on Tuesday all articles of a security law to continue fighting against terrorism after a two-year-old state of emergency, imposed after a failed coup, was lifted last week.
American captured in Syria charged in U.S. with supporting Islamic State
A Michigan man seized overseas by a U.S.-backed Syrian militia has been charged with providing material support to Islamic State militants, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
