Canada says safety of Pakistani woman in blasphemy case a ‘priority’
Canada urged Pakistan on Tuesday to ensure the well-being of a Pakistani Christian woman whose life is in danger after having been acquitted in the South Asian country last month of blasphemy charges against Islam, a ruling that sparked mass protests.
Lawyer of freed Christian woman to seek asylum in the Netherlands: media
The lawyer who helped free a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan will seek political asylum in the Netherlands, Dutch news website NU.nl reported on Tuesday.
Too soon to send Rohingya back to Myanmar: U.N. rights envoy
The United Nations’ human rights investigator on Myanmar urged Bangladesh on Tuesday to drop plans to start repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to Rakhine state this month, warning they would face a “high risk of persecution”.
A broadband church? Vatican expert urges priests to get online
Priests should get online if they want to connect with people who may no longer attend church but can still be reached via social media, the Vatican’s digital expert said on Tuesday.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro seeks movement on pension reform this year
Brazil’s right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday that Congress must make some progress this year on a pension reform proposed by the outgoing government before he takes office Jan. 1.
UK police arrest six men over burning of Grenfell Tower effigy
British police arrested six men after a video was posted on the internet that showed men mocking the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze by burning an effigy of the building as part of Guy Fawkes’ Night celebrations.
U.S. offers reward for information on senior PKK figures
The United States on Tuesday offered rewards for information on three senior members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has waged an armed insurgency against the Turkish state for decades.
Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish lawmaker to jail on terrorism charges
A Turkish court sentenced a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish opposition party to 2-1/2 years in jail on terrorism charges, a party official said on Tuesday.
Qatar agrees to buy London’s Grosvenor House hotel: source
Qatar has agreed to buy one of London’s most famous hotels, the Grosvenor House, as energy revenue enables the wealthy Gulf state to go on a buying spree despite a blockade by its neighbors.
No deal yet as Irish border holds up Brexit, EU and UK say
A Brexit deal is close but not yet done due to differences over the Irish border, Britain and the European Union said on Tuesday as sterling see-sawed on contrasting perceptions of how hard it will be for Prime Minister Theresa May to clinch an agreeme…
