Bangladesh, Myanmar officials visit Rohingya trapped at border
DHAKA/YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar and Bangladeshi representatives held talks about 5,300 Rohingya Muslims trapped on a strip of unclaimed land between their two countries and visited the area on Tuesday, officials and Rohingya refugees told Reuters.
Iran summons Swedish envoy over granting of citizenship to prisoner
LONDON (Reuters) – The Iranian foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had summoned the Swedish ambassador to protest over Sweden’s granting of citizenship to a Stockholm-based scientist being held in Tehran under a death sentence.
With medicine running out, Venezuelans with transplants live in fear
CARACAS (Reuters) – Yasmira Castano felt she had a fresh chance at life when she received a kidney transplant almost two decades ago. The young Venezuelan was able to finish high school and went on to work as a manicurist.
Exclusive: EU scraps border projects as ‘Ukraine fatigue’ grows
KIEV (Reuters) – The European Union is shutting down a border checkpoint scheme with Ukraine, deepening doubts about Kiev’s ability to deliver reforms in return for billions in European aid.
Oxfam chief apologizes for ‘babies in cots’ comment on sex abuse scandal
LONDON (Reuters) – Oxfam chief executive Mark Goldring apologized on Tuesday for saying a wave of condemnation of the charity over sex abuse by its staff was disproportionate as it had not “murdered babies in their cots”.
Five Iranian security officers killed at Sufi protest in Tehran
LONDON (Reuters) – Five members of Iranian security forces were killed in Tehran on Monday night in clashes with protesters from a religious order, 300 of whom were arrested, the police said.
More bombs fall on Syria’s Ghouta after heaviest toll in years
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Pro-government forces bombarded Syria’s eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, killing at least 49 people, after the heaviest one-day death toll there in three years on Monday, a war monitoring group said.
Former Catalan MP to spurn Spain court summons in Switzerland
MADRID (Reuters) – A former member of Catalonia’s parliament who fled to Switzerland after Madrid blocked the region’s bid to separate from Spain says she will not attend a Spanish court summons over her alleged role in a declaration of independence la…
German Social Democrats begin vote on Merkel deal, result due March 4
BERLIN (Reuters) – Members of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) start voting on whether their party should enter a new coalition with Angela Merkel’s conservatives in a postal ballot on Tuesday which could scupper the chancellor’s fourth term.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa says it’s time to review cabinet make up
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s new President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday it was time to consider the make-up of his cabinet, amid growing speculation about whether Finance Minister Gigaba would keep his job.
