Brazil’s No. 2 builder admits illegal Rousseff campaign funding: paper
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Executives from Brazil’s second-largest engineering company, Andrade Gutierrez [AGIS.UL], have testified that the company paid suppliers for President Dilma Rousseff’s 2010 electoral campaign off the books, newspaper a Folha de S….
Many indigenous people lack title to land where they live, research shows
TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indigenous people formally own just one-tenth of the world’s land, according to research released on Wednesday as part of a campaign that aims to expand legal rights to land globally.
Stuck in limbo, Mauritania’s Syrian refugees dream of the West
NOUAKCHOTT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Terrified of being dragged out of university and thrown into civil war like many of his fellow students, 23-year-old Amer fled Syria, hoping for a new life free of suffering and strife.
Haiti interim president: Election body to decide if vote deadline viable
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Provisional Haiti President Jocelerme Privert said on Tuesday a new election council would determine if a delayed runoff could be held by an April deadline, as concerns grow that a political standoff would again scupper effor…
Bin Laden called for Americans to rise up over climate change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden wrote a letter calling on the American people to help President Barack Obama fight “catastrophic” climate change and “save humanity”, in the latest evidence of his worries about environmental issues, newly release…
U.N. aims to restart Syria peace talks on March 9
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations will delay the next round of Syria peace talks by two days to allow the cessation of hostilities in force since Saturday to take hold, U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said.
Chongqing blazes economic trail as Bo scandal recedes
CHONGQING, China (Reuters) – The economic success of the metropolitan area of Chongqing in central China was in the balance following the jailing four years ago of its charismatic Communist Party chief Bo Xilai, a rising star in the political elite.
Jamaican opposition wins one seat margin, new PM seen this week
KINGSTON (Reuters) – A final vote count showed Jamaica’s opposition won last week’s general election with a one seat margin, electoral authorities said on Tuesday, ending days of uncertainty over the outcome of the close race fought in the shadow of a …
U.N. delays vote on tough new North Korea sanctions at Russia’s request
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.N. Security Council vote on a resolution to dramatically expand sanctions on North Korea after its recent nuclear test and satellite launch has been delayed to Wednesday after Russia negotiated changes in the U.S.-Chinese…
Irish PM seeks to form new government, will talk to nearest rival
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The leading party after Ireland’s election last week will try to form a government with other parties, including its nearest rival, after its outgoing coalition was rejected by voters, senior Fine Gael members said on Wednesday.
