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[ad_1] Image copyright EPA Image caption Lorent Saleh had been detained since 2014 The Venezuelan government says it has released a political activist who has been held without trial since 2014. Lorent Saleh was arrested in September 2014, accused of links to Colombian paramilitaries, as well as planning terrorist acts and a coup. The 30-year-old former student leader was mainly held in the country's intelligence agency building in the capital Caracas. Officials said he was being released due to concerns about his mental state. Maduro survives 'drone assassination attempt' Nicolás Maduro divides opinion According to a government statement, there were concerns he could become violent or take his own life. His release comes just days after officials said jailed opposition lawmaker, Fernando Albán, threw hi...

[ad_1] ALIAGA: A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of an American pastor held for the last two years in Turkey, in a case that sparked a crisis in ties with the United States. The court in the western town of Aliaga convicted Andrew Brunson on terror-related charges and sentenced him to three years, one month and 15 days in jail, an AFP correspondent said. However, he was freed taking into account time served and his good conduct in the trial, with the court lifting his house arrest and overseas travel ban, the correspondent added. Brunson's detention since 2016 caused not just one of the worst diplomatic rows of recent times between NATO allies Turkey and the US, but also a crash in the Turkish lira which exposed the country's economic fragility. Turkish judicial authorities have repeatedly denied requests for the release of Brunson, who was moved from prison to house arrest in the city of Izmir in July. "I am an innocent man. I love Jesus. I love Turkey,"...