Canada to compensate ex-Guantanamo inmate, opposition furious
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Liberal government will apologize to former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr and pay him around C$10 million ($7.7 million) in compensation, two sources close to the matter said on Tuesday, prompting opposition protests.
Brazil’s Temer boosts infrastructure spending as graft scandal deepens
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government has sharply increased spending in local infrastructure projects proposed by lawmakers, according to budget data reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday, as a graft scandal threatens to topple President Michel Temer.
Denied U.S. visas, all-girl Afghan robotics team to watch their creation compete via Skype
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two Afghan girls refused visas to the United States for a robot-building competition said on Tuesday they were mystified by the decision, as the contest’s organizers said teams from Iran and Sudan as well as a de facto Sy…
Ex-Mexican governor likely extradited from Guatemala by end-July: lawyer
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Javier Duarte, a former state governor from Mexico’s ruling party wanted on charges of embezzlement and organized crime, is likely to be extradited from Guatemala by the end of this month, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Brazil apps track gunfire as Rio de Janeiro violence spikes
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Gun violence is on the rise in Rio de Janeiro, with the sound of firefights echoing daily across Brazil’s seaside city as drug gangs battle each other and police officers patrolling slums.
Qatar shows mettle, offers compromise as Gulf states prepare meeting
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar announced plans for a steep rise in Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) production capacity on Tuesday that suggested it was ready for a protracted dispute with Gulf neighbors, but Doha said it was doing all it could to reach agreement.
Fierce fighting as East Libyan forces close in on last Benghazi holdout
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – East Libyan forces battled to advance into a final area of Benghazi controlled by their opponents on Tuesday, clearing mines and roadblocks and targeting snipers with cover from tank rounds.
Desperate civilians flee last Islamic State pocket in Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Shop-owner Adnan dragged himself from the rubble two days in a row after the houses he was sheltering in were bombed, one after the other, in the U.S.-led campaign to uproot the last Islamic State militants from Mosul.
Russia may deploy military in Syrian buffer zones within weeks
ASTANA (Reuters) – Russia may deploy its military to police the borders of planned de-escalation zones in Syria within two to three weeks after finalizing an agreement with Turkey and Iran, Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev said on Tuesday.
Venezuela’s dissident state prosecutor expects to be fired
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s pro-government Supreme Court heard a petition on Tuesday to remove dissident state prosecutor Luisa Ortega, who was expecting the ax after alleging rights abuses and erosion of democracy under President Nicolas Maduro.
