Maldives opposition calls for Indian intervention as president imposes emergency rule
MALE/COLOMBO (Reuters) – Maldives President Abdulla Yameen’s administration said on Tuesday it had put down a coup after declaring a state of emergency the day before and arresting two Supreme Court justices and opposition figures.
Muslim scholar Ramadan to remain in custody in France
PARIS (Reuters) – A French judge decided on Tuesday to keep Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan in custody pending a possible trial for allegations of rape, a source with the prosecutor’s office said.
Iranian-American man returned to prison in after medical leave: lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An 81-year-old Iranian-American man sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran for spying and cooperating with the United States has been returned to prison after a short medical leave, his lawyer said in a statement on Tuesday.
Court to rule next week on new bid by Assange to have UK case dropped
LONDON (Reuters) – Wikileaks founder Julian Assange lost one legal bid to have a UK arrest warrant against him quashed on Tuesday but immediately launched another, to have the British authorities halt any action against him on public interest grounds.
Iranian government must listen to demands of the people: Rouhani
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranians have political, economic and social demands which must be heard, President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday, one of his clearest statements of the right to air grievances since demonstrations were put down violently in December a…
Merkel ready for ‘painful compromises’ with coalition deal in sight
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was ready to make “painful compromises” to clinch a coalition deal with the Social Democrats (SPD), whose leader said Tuesday was “decision day” for negotiators after months of political uncer…
Wikileaks founder Assange loses bid to have UK arrest warrant dropped
LONDON (Reuters) – A British court rejected an attempt by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to have a warrant for his arrest quashed, dashing his hopes of an exit from the Ecuadorean embassy in London where he has been holed up for over five years.
U.N. demands Syria ceasefire as air strikes pound rebel areas
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United Nations called on Tuesday for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Syria of at least a month, as heavy air strikes were reported to have killed scores of people in the last major rebel stronghold near Damascus.
Italian right’s election promise to deport migrants will be hard to keep
ROME (Reuters) – The leaders of Italy’s right-wing parties have pledged to deport hundreds of thousands of migrants if they win the March 4 parliamentary election, a promise that may win votes but will be hard to keep.
U.S. could lift aid suspension if Pakistan takes steps: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States could consider ending a suspension of security assistance to Pakistan, if Islamabad takes “decisive and sustained” actions against militant groups in the country, the State Department’s No. 2 official said on Tu…
