Spain sets economy above human rights says pioneering judge
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s most famous human rights investigator Baltasar Garzon has accused his country of seeking to curb judges’ powers to pursue rights abusers around the world in order to avoid diplomatic tension and damage to trade ties.
Panama Canal expansion work to resume after deal with consortium
PANAMA CITY/MADRID (Reuters) – Work on the multibillion dollar Panama Canal expansion was restarting on Thursday after a partial agreement between the Canal authorities and a Spanish-led consortium, raising hopes for the program after a two-week hiatus…
Samba sans silicone: Rio Carnival school goes natural
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Wanted: topless Carnival dancers.
Thai protesters take to Facebook to target businesses linked to PM
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Protesters campaigning to oust Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra turned to Facebook and other social media to attack businesses linked to her family on Thursday and rallied outside the offices of a property developer whose sha…
South Sudan oil state capital divided, crude output down
JUBA (Reuters) – The capital of South Sudan’s main oil-producing region was divided between the army and rebels on Thursday after the worst fighting since a January ceasefire stoked jitters in global oil markets.
Pope tells cardinals to tackle divisive family issues with courage
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday urged cardinals gathered to discuss family-related issues such as contraception, cohabitation, divorce and gay relationships to be “intelligent, courageous and loving” in their debate.
Indian government clashes with southern state over Gandhi killers
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s government was embroiled in a dispute on Thursday with a powerful state that plans to free seven people convicted for the 1991 killing of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, in political jostling ahead of a general electio…
China aims for Nanjing’s history to speak loudly on Japan
NANJING, China (Reuters) – China pressed a propaganda campaign against Japan this week with a guided visit to the site of the 1937 Nanjing massacre, holding up proof to refute doubts by some in Japan about the extent of the atrocity or even that it hap…
Pussy Riot mocks Russia’s Olympics in music video
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Protest group Pussy Riot published their first music video since two members were freed from jail, mocking President Vladimir Putin’s hosting of the Olympics as a public relations stunt papering over human rights violations in…
Blasts shake five polling stations in Libya, no one hurt
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Explosions rocked five polling stations in eastern Libya on Thursday as voters began electing a body to draft a new constitution, another step in the OPEC producer’s rocky transition since Muammar Gaddafi fell in 2011.
