Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai dies in South Africa
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer, casting his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party into the unknown less than three months after the army ousted long-time ruler Robe…
Family calls for independent probe into death of Iranian-Canadian in jail
LONDON (Reuters) – The family of an Iranian-Canadian environmental activist who died in prison in Tehran last week called for an independent investigation into his death, and said they were under pressure from authorities not to publicize the case.
Haiti may revoke Oxfam’s right to operate in the country: minister
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The Haitian government could revoke British charity Oxfam’s right to operate in the disaster-stricken Caribbean island, a senior government official said, potentially deepening the crisis that has engulfed the troubled NGO.
Pence says U.S. open to North Korea talks, sanctions to continue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is open to talks with North Korea in order to convey U.S. policy regarding Pyongyang’s nuclear program, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday, noting that such talks would not equate negotiations.
Northern Ireland talks collapse, London says deal still possible
BELFAST (Reuters) – Talks to restart Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government broke down yet again on Wednesday, the province’s main parties said, blaming each other, though Britain held out hope that a solution could still be reached.
Doctors Without Borders fired 19 people for sexual abuse last year
PARIS (Reuters) – International aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) said on Wednesday it had dealt with 24 cases of sexual harassment or abuse among its 40,000 staff last year, and dismissed 19 people as a result.
South Africa’s ANC to topple Zuma Thursday; police raid Gupta home
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma’s hours in power appeared to be numbered on Wednesday, after the ruling party said it would vote him out the following morning and police raided the luxury home of his powerful billionaire ass…
Opening Lent, pope urges people to slow down, rediscover power of silence
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis, leading Catholics into the season of Lent, urged people on Wednesday to slow down amid the noise, haste and desire for instant gratification in a high-tech world to rediscover the power of silence.
‘We are overwhelmed,’ senior refugee official says of east Congo crisis
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – A humanitarian disaster in eastern Congo is quickly worsening as aid agencies have been forced to pull back due to growing insecurity and slashed budgets, the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) s…
Allies promise Iraq $30 billion, falling short of Baghdad’s appeal
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Iraq received pledges of $30 billion, mostly in credit facilities and investment, on Wednesday from allies but this fell short of the $88 billion Baghdad says it needs to recover from three years of war.
