Guatemala judge orders ex-president Perez to face trial on fraud charges
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A Guatemalan judge on Tuesday ordered fallen President Otto Perez to stand trial over a graft scandal that stoked a political crisis, charging him with criminal association, taking bribes and customs fraud.
New poll gives leftist Syriza thin lead in Greek snap election
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s leftist Syriza party has a 0.5 percentage-point lead over the New Democracy conservatives ahead of a snap election on Sept. 20, according to a poll published on Tuesday.
U.S. warns of possible attack in South Africa targeting Americans
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The United States warned its citizens on Tuesday of a possible attack by “extremists” against U.S. facilities or interests in South Africa, a rare security alert in a stable democracy seldom associated with Islamist militancy.
Pope radically simplifies Catholic marriage annulment procedures
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Tuesday made it simpler and swifter for Catholics to secure a marriage annulment, the most radical such reform for 250 years, and told bishops to be more welcoming to divorced couples.
Turkish pro-Kurdish party says office in Ankara under attack
ANKARA (Reuters) – A crowd attacked the headquarters of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) in the capital Ankara on Tuesday night, the party said.
Venezuela extends Colombia border closure, sends 3,000 more troops
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has extended a partial border shutdown with Colombia and sent another 3,000 troops to the area in a crime crackdown that has sent thousands of Colombians fleeing their adopted homeland and led to accusations of rights abus…
Kerry reaffirms U.S. commitment to Israel security in call: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed Iran with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a weekend telephone call and reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Israel’s security, the State Department said on Tuesday.
Juncker to set out EU refugee plan, challenging leaders
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will lay out plans for handling Europe’s refugee crisis on Wednesday that may provoke new wrangling among EU states and between national leaders and the EU executive.
Amal Clooney meets Maldives’ jailed ex-leader before hearing
MAAFUSHI, Maldives (Reuters) – International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney met the jailed former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, who was convicted of terrorism in a case that has drawn international criticism, a day before a key High Cou…
ICC gets wider scope to probe possible war crimes in Ukraine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Ukraine granted wider jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court on Tuesday that will enable ICC prosecutors to investigate possible war crimes committed during Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the separatist conflict in ea…
