Electrical work halted at World Cup stadium after worker’s death
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Electrical work at a World Cup stadium under construction in the Brazilian city of Cuiaba was halted until safety precautions were taken, following an electrical accident that killed a worker, labor authorities said on Friday.
Ireland promises culture change in policing after ‘grave’ report
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland promised comprehensive reform and a cultural change in policing on Friday, after the release of a report on deficiencies among officers that had forced the justice minister to resign.
U.N. nuclear agency seeks detonator clarification from Iran: sources
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog has received an explanation from Iran about the development of detonators that can help set off an atomic explosive device, and has asked for further clarification, diplomatic sources said on Friday.
U.N. official asks if 1 million Syrians must die before world acts
GENEVA (Reuters) – A top U.N. aid official, frustrated by obstacles to humanitarian aid in Syria, asked on Friday if a million people needed to be killed and neighboring states collapse before the world would take action to stop the conflict.
Italy’s Berlusconi starts community service at old people’s home
CESANO BOSCONE, Italy (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi smiled and waved as he left an old people’s home on Friday after his first stint of community service, a symbolic punishment for tax fraud that still allows him to wield huge influence over Italian po…
Brazil’s Rousseff drops in new election poll, rivals gain
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Support for President Dilma Rousseff among Brazilian voters has fallen and her main rivals have gained ground, reducing her chances of an outright win in the October 5 election, a new poll by Datafolha showed on Friday.
Italy’s top court to rule on European parliament electoral law
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s constitutional court will hear an appeal against the electoral law to be used in this month’s elections for the European Parliament, posing a risk that the result could be altered after the election.
Falling from continental perch is a wake-up call for South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Slipping from its perch as the continent’s biggest economy could well be the jolt South Africa’s new government needs to seriously tackle the restrictive labor laws, power shortages and other obstacles that have been crimping d…
Italy’s Renzi says to use EU presidency to push for budget flexibility pact
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – Italy will propose offering European Union member states that undertake structural reform more flexibility on budget rules when Rome assumes the presidency of the 28-member bloc later this year, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi s…
Syrian army moves into rebel-free Homs, starts de-mining operation
HOMS, Syria (Reuters) – Syrian armed forces moved into Homs on Friday, the provincial governor told Reuters, combing through rubble-filled streets for booby traps and mines a day after hundreds of rebels left the central city as part of a deal with the…
