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.
Indonesia suspends infrastructure projects after string of accidents
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia suspended on Tuesday the construction of elevated infrastructure projects, including rail and roads, after a series of accidents raised questions about the safety of a government drive to upgrade transport networks.
Iran finds wreckage of crashed plane on top of mountain
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran has located a passenger plane that crashed with 65 people on board, a military spokesman said on Tuesday, two days after it disappeared from radar over mountainous terrain, increasing Iranians’ fears about the country’s aging fl…
Chinese warships enter East Indian Ocean amid Maldives tensions
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Eleven Chinese warships sailed into the East Indian Ocean this month, a Chinese news portal said, amid a constitutional crisis in the tiny tropical island chain of the Maldives now under a state of emergency.
Britain and U.S. in talks over captured British Islamic State fighters: UK minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and the United States are in talks about the fate of two captured British Islamic State militants, suspected of being part of a notorious group known for torturing and killing Western hostages, British Home Secretary Amber Ru…
