Botswana’s High Court decriminalizes homosexuality
Botswana decriminalized homosexuality on Tuesday, with the High Court overturning a colonial-era law that punished gay sex by up to seven years in prison.
Hungarian tourist boat salvaged, two weeks after fatal accident
Hungarian salvage crews recovered four bodies on Tuesday as they raised the wreck of a boat from the Danube River in Budapest, two weeks after it capsized with a group of South Korean tourists on board.
Indonesian suspects detail alleged plot to kill top officials
Indonesian police on Tuesday aired video testimony from three suspects who alleged a retired soldier backing the political opposition had offered them money and, in one case, a family vacation to join a plot to kill government officials.Last month, pol…
Hong Kong braces for mass protests against bill allowing extraditions to China
Hong Kong braced for strikes, transport go-slows and another mass demonstration in protest against a proposed extradition law that would allow people to be sent to China for trial, as the Chinese-ruled city’s leader vowed defiance.
South Sudan jails prominent economist over media interviews
A South Sudanese court sentenced a prominent economist to two years in prison on Tuesday for disturbing the peace because he gave interviews to foreign media after he was arrested on treason charges that were subsequently dropped.
Sudan civil disobedience campaign keeps businesses in Khartoum shuttered
Many shops and business stayed closed and troops watched the streets of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, the third day of a civil disobedience campaign called by the opposition to push military rulers to hand over power to civilians.
New PM won’t change Britain’s EU exit deal: Commission
The election of a new British prime minister will not change the accord on Britain’s departure from the bloc agreed between the EU and the outgoing premier in London, a European Commission spokesman said on Tuesday.
UK PM candidate Harper asks Johnson: Why won’t you answer questions?
Mark Harper, one of the candidates vying to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May, said rival Boris Johnson should answer questions in public.
Where’s Johnson? UK PM candidate criticized for avoiding scrutiny
Boris Johnson, the favorite to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May, was criticized on Tuesday by rivals who said the former foreign minister was avoiding public scrutiny in the contest.
Kazakh activists call for more protests over presidential vote
Anti-government activists called on Monday for more protests in Kazakhstan against what they said was a rigged presidential election result, as police warned they would crack down on any dissent.
