Brazil’s Rousseff condemns the leaking of testimony as political weapon
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday condemned the practice of leaking legal testimony as a political weapon, after media reported that a pro-government senator had implicated her in a major graft probe in leaked plea bar…
German anti-immigrant party gains ahead of important state votes: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised to win almost 20 percent of the vote in a state election and match the ruling Social Democrats in another this month, highlighting the threat to mainstream parties from the m…
Guyana prison riot over seized cell phones leaves 16 dead
Georgetown (Reuters) – A major riot left 16 people dead in Guyana’s overcrowded main prison after inmates were angered by the seizure of illicit cell phones, officials said on Thursday.
Norway says made first withdrawal from oil fund in January
OSLO (Reuters) – With its economy weakening, Norway’s government made its first withdrawal from the country’s $826 billion sovereign wealth fund in January, 20 years after first depositing cash from its vast oil sector into the account, the finance min…
South Africa’s AMCU union says members staging underground sit-in over unpaid wages
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Members of South Africa’s AMCU are staging an underground protest at Nasonti’s Hlobane mine north of Johannesburg over unpaid wages, a union spokesman said on Thursday.
Spanish princess tells fraud trial her husband handled all expenses
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Princess Cristina told her tax fraud trial on Thursday she had no knowledge of financial matters and her husband handled all their accounts.
Honduras activists need protection after land rights leader’s killing: campaigners
TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Honduras must do more to protect land rights activists, campaign groups said, after the killing of an award-winning indigenous environmentalist on Thursday.
Cuba sending Americans to the beach during Obama visit
HAVANA (Reuters) – Americans traveling to Cuba later this month are being moved out of Havana hotels to make room for President Barack Obama’s entourage and being sent tantalizingly close to a place U.S. law effectively forbids them from visiting: the …
Germany’s Schaeuble says Putin fears Europe’s model, is trying to divide its nations
LONDON (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin fears Europe’s social and democratic model, and that Europe should resist his attempts to divide its countries.
EU considers more North Korea sanctions after U.N. vote: diplomats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is considering additional measures against North Korea following the approval of harsh new sanctions by the U.N. Security Council in order to show solidarity with South Korea and Japan, both major trade partners,…
