Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty for woman activist: rights groups
Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists from the kingdom’s Eastern Province currently on trial in a secretive terrorism court, groups including Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
Ex Argentine leader Fernandez to allow searches of her properties
Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez agreed on Tuesday to allow investigators to search properties belonging to her as part of a corruption case in which construction company executives have said they paid bribes for government contracts.
No reports of deaths, major damage in Venezuela quake-hit Sucre state – governor
The governor of Venezuela’s Sucre state, which is the closest to the offshore epicenter of the major 7.3 quake that struck on Tuesday, said that so far there were no reports of deaths or major damage due to the tremor.
UK’s Corbyn to meet asylum-seekers at center of Scottish row
Britain’s opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, on a four day trip to boost his party’s fortunes in Scotland, will meet asylum seekers in Glasgow on Wednesday amid a row about the treatment of would-be immigrants.
Australian PM rejects cabinet resignations in bid to stave off renewed leadership challenge
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has rejected the resignations of seven cabinet members despite them backing a rival for leadership, the country’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, as Turnbull seeks to quell the threat of a renewed leadersh…
Magnitude 7.3 quake hits northern Venezuela coast – USGS
A major earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck the northern coast of Venezuela on Tuesday and shook buildings as far away as the capital, Caracas, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Venezuelans near quake center rush into streets but no major damage reported
Two witnesses in Venezuela’s eastern city of Cumana, some 190 kilometers (118 miles) from the poor coastal area near where a 7.3 magnitude quake struck on Tuesday, said the tremor made residents nauseous and caused lamps to swing.
El Salvador says economy prompted diplomatic switch to China from Taiwan
El Salvador said on Tuesday it hoped its economy would get a lift from China after it broke diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of Beijing, reducing the dwindling group of allies the Asian island has in Latin America.
Venezuela says no immediate reports of casualties following major quake
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage following an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 that struck the northern coast of the Caribbean country, Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said in an internet broadcast on Tuesday.
U.S. lawmakers seek to impose more sanctions on ‘menace’ Russia
U.S. lawmakers pushed for more aggressive steps to counteract the Russian “menace” on Tuesday, despite Trump administration officials insisting current sanctions were having an effect and vowing to impose more economic pain if Moscow does not change it…
