Reaction after Reuters journalists freed from Myanmar prison
Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from prison on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars.
More than 500 days in prison: For journalists jailed in Myanmar, a long fight for freedom
Convicted of breaking Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act, Reuters journalists Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, had spent more than 500 days in jail when they were freed on Tuesday.
Key facts about Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo
Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were freed on Tuesday months after being sentenced to seven years in jail on convictions under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act.
Protester tosses egg at Australian prime minister
A 25-year-old woman threw an egg at Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s head at an election campaign event on Tuesday and was arrested, New South Wales state police said.
Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed from prison: witnesses
Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars, witnesses said.
Myanmar to release 6,500 prisoners in amnesty on Tuesday: president
Myanmar will release 6,520 prisoners in an amnesty on Tuesday, the president’s office said in a statement.
Exclusive: Pence to offer ‘carrots’ to Venezuela military, warnings to judges
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is set on Tuesday to offer new incentives to Venezuela’s military to turn against President Nicolas Maduro, responding to an attempted uprising that fizzled out last week, a senior administration official told Reuters.
Protester throws egg at Australian prime minister
A protester threw an egg at Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at an election campaign event on Tuesday, grazing him in the head with it, footage on Australian television showed.
Brazil President Bolsonaro mulls trip to Texas after NYC visit nixed
Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro is considering traveling to the United States to be honored at an event in Texas next week, his spokesman said on Monday, just days after he canceled a heavily criticized visit to New York City.
Mexico to launch criminal probe into Odebrecht: attorney general
Mexico will launch a criminal probe into Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht SA within 60 days, Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero said on Monday.
