Brazil’s Moro: justice ministry will not be used to persecute opponents
Brazil anti-corruption judge Sergio Moro, picked to be right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s justice minister, vowed on Tuesday that the ministry will not be used for political persecution but for fighting corruption and organized crime.
Pompeo OKs sanctions exception to allow development of Iran port: State Department
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has granted an exception to certain U.S. sanctions to allow the development of Iran’s Chabahar port to advance Afghanistan’s economic development, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Tuesday.
DUP leader Foster says Dublin rhetoric could lead to no-deal
The leader of the Northern Irish party propping up British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government says the rhetoric surrounding the current Brexit negotiations suggests “we’re heading toward a no-deal”.
Israeli labor union calls off general strike called for Wednesday
Israel’s main public sector union called off a general strike planned for Wednesday in protest at construction-site deaths, saying the government had agreed to approve safety standards.
Lawyer of freed Pakistani Christian woman to seek asylum in 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.
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.
