Record Brazil heat pressures crops, energy prices, government
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Even by Brazilian standards – man, it’s hot.
Amanda Knox conviction in Italy could spur lengthy extradition fight
(Reuters) – Italy’s conviction of Amanda Knox for the murder of her British roommate when the two were exchange students together could spur a drawn-out fight over extradition in the United States, where supporters contend she is the victim of a faulty…
Venezuelan bikers protest nighttime riding ban despite high crime
CARACAS (Reuters) – Nearly 2,000 motorcyclists protested in Caracas on Friday, hooting horns and waving Venezuelan flags outside a government office to show displeasure with a ban on nighttime riding, which has been imposed to cut crime in one of the w…
Amanda Knox defiant after second murder conviction
WASHINGTON/FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – Amanda Knox vowed on Friday to fight her second conviction for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in 2007 while the two were students together in the Italian university town of Perugia.
Israel’s Iron Dome shoots down rocket fired at Eilat
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system on Friday shot down a rocket fired at the Red Sea resort city of Eilat, an occasional target of militants in Egypt’s lawless Sinai peninsula.
Ukraine opposition lobbies West for help against Yanukovich
MUNICH (Reuters) – The Ukrainian opposition urged Europe and the United States on Friday to go beyond vocal support for their fight for more democracy and demand a halt to violence they blame on President Viktor Yanukovich.
U.N. seeks funds for African force in Central African Republic
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The United Nations is asking donors for more money to fund African Union peacekeepers trying to end inter-communal violence in the Central African Republic, a U.N. official said on Friday.
Ukraine president signs amnesty but anger remains, currency slumps
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s embattled President Viktor Yanukovich on Friday signed into law an amnesty for demonstrators detained during mass unrest and repealed anti-protest legislation, in a fresh bid to take the heat out of the political crisis.
Exclusive: South Sudan rebel leader says government derailing peace talks
JONGLEI STATE, South Sudan (Reuters) – South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar accused the government on Friday of ethnic cleansing and trying to sabotage peace talks, in his first face-to-face interview since fighting erupted late last year in Africa’s y…
Suspected militants kill at least 15 soldiers in Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) – At least 15 soldiers were killed and four wounded by suspected al Qaeda militants in an attack on an army checkpoint in southeastern Yemen on Friday, an army official said.
