US pastor faces espionage charges in Turkey

An American pastor has been charged in Turkey with engaging in espionage and having links to terror groups, the country's state-run news agency said.

An indictment accuses Andrew Brunson of working with US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen's network and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to stir chaos in Turkey and divide the country, Anadolu Agency reported.