Brazil court rules against Rousseff, opens way for impeachment
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Federal Accounts Court on Wednesday ruled President Dilma Rousseff doctored the budget and urged Congress to reject the government accounts from last year, paving the way for a potential impeachment against the embattled l…
Brazil’s Rousseff struggles to squash impeachment threat
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court dealt President Dilma Rousseff a blow on Wednesday in her fight to avert impeachment proceedings by refusing to delay a ruling by auditors on alleged doctoring of government accounts.
Russia backs Syrian forces in major assault on insurgents
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops and militia backed by Russian warplanes mounted what appeared to be their first major coordinated assault on Syrian insurgents on Wednesday and Moscow said its warships fired a barrage of missiles at them from the Caspi…
Merkel says still against Turkey joining the EU
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that Turkey’s help was needed to stem the flow of refugees to Europe but that this hadn’t changed her view that Ankara should not become a member of the European Union.
Greek government wins confidence vote before first bailout review
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ government comfortably won a confidence vote early on Thursday, starting a race to pass key reform laws before Athens undergoes a crucial first review of its international bailout.
Netanyahu cancels German visit as violence spreads across Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s prime minister canceled a visit to Germany on Wednesday after a spate of attacks that included the stabbing of an Israeli soldier by a suspected Palestinian militant who police said was then shot dead by special forces.
Merkel puts ally in charge of refugee crisis as support wanes
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel installed one of her most trusted allies on Wednesday to oversee her government’s handling of the refugee crisis as a new poll showed support for her conservatives slipping to a four-month low.
Argentina says fugitive spy chief flew to U.S. after prosecutor’s death
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A fugitive former spy chief accused by the Argentine government of involvement in the murky death of a federal prosecutor in January flew from Brazil to the United States a month later, Argentina’s security ministry said on Tue…
EU talks tough on deportations amid flood of Syrian refugees
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – European Union governments are set to agree on Thursday to step up deportations of illegal immigrants among the hundreds of thousands who have failed to win asylum as they try to cope with a surge in refugees from war-torn Syria….
Indonesia’s small firms struggle, dealing economy another blow
PASURUAN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Fuad Fultoni has been selling wooden furniture from Pasuruan city on the eastern side of Indonesia’s Java island for 15 years: gazing out as his workers sat idly in an empty showroom, he says business has never been so b…
