Brazil’s Neves: An insider in an election about change
BELO HORIZONTE/SAO PAULO Brazil (Reuters) – The handsome, accomplished grandson of one of Brazil’s most beloved politicians, Aecio Neves has been preparing his whole life to be president, friends say.
Hunger is falling, but climate and conflict threaten progress: report
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Land redistribution in Brazil, community gardens in Indonesia, and rising incomes across much of the developing world have helped end hunger for 100 million people in the last decade, new research shows.
Pilot strike forces Air France to cancel over half of flights
PARIS (Reuters) – A pilots strike at Air France entered its second day on Tuesday, with the two sides appearing no closer to resolving a dispute over cost cuts that has forced the airline to cancel 60 percent of flights.
Police boss at center of British child sex scandal quits
LONDON (Reuters) – A official who for weeks defied a barrage of calls to quit over his role in a 16-year sex abuse scandal involving some 1,400 children finally bowed to pressure and resigned on Tuesday.
PM says Thailand not always safe for tourists after murder of Britons
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s prime minister said on Tuesday the country was not always as safe for foreign visitors as their homelands, after the murder of two British tourists dealt a blow to the southeast Asian nation’s image.
Swedish Liberals say ready to work with center left after vote
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s Liberal Party, one of the four members of the government coalition, is willing to cooperate in certain areas with a government led by the center-left Social Democrats, the parliamentary group leader Johan Pehrson, said on…
Chief rabbi says French society has turned indifferent to anti-Semitism
PARIS, (Reuters)- France’s government has reacted strongly to a rising tide of anti-Semitic acts this year but French society seems indifferent to the threat they present, the country’s newly elected chief rabbi said on Tuesday.
Afghan rivals said close to ending feud on how to share power
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s rival presidential candidates may reach a deal on how to share power late on Tuesday, according to Afghan and Western officials, potentially ending months of tension over the outcome of a run-off election held in June.
Poland drops probe into central bank chief’s leaked conversation
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish prosecutors said on Tuesday they had dropped an investigation into whether central bank governor Marek Belka broke the law in a conversation with the interior minister that was secretly recorded and leaked.
Indonesia anti-terror police question four foreigners
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian anti-terror police are questioning four foreign nationals in a sign of tightening security in the country with the world’s largest Muslim population, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
