Exclusive: Brazil seeks business-friendly path to new power rate cuts
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is looking to cut power rates again, one year after her government shocked investors by strong-arming utility companies into reducing some of the world’s highest electricity costs.
Fire kills nine at Bangladesh garment factory
DHAKA (Reuters) – Nine people were killed on Tuesday evening in a fire at a garment factory in the Bangladeshi town of Gazipur, 40 km north of the capital Dhaka, emergency officials said.
Mexico captures alleged kidnapping gang comprised of federal police
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities said on Tuesday they had detained a gang of 18 suspected kidnappers – the majority of whom were members of the federal police – in the Pacific resort of Acapulco.
AU’s Zuma asks U.N. Security Council about Kenya ICC deferral
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – African Union chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma asked U.N. Security Council envoys on Tuesday how they might react if asked to defer the international trials of Kenya’s leaders so they can deal with the aftermath of the Nairobi mall …
Anti-army protests staged at Egyptian universities
CAIRO (Reuters) – Hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters chanted “Down with the military government” outside Cairo University on Tuesday, defying Egypt’s army-backed authorities despite deadly clashes with security forces two days earlier.
Obama: U.S. will continue going after al Qaeda-linked groups in Africa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Obama said on Tuesday that the United States will continue to go after al Qaeda-linked groups in Africa, but that is not the same as going to war there.
Putin demands Dutch apology after diplomat detained by police
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin demanded an apology from the Netherlands on Tuesday after Dutch police detained the Russian embassy’s second-ranking diplomat at his home following a complaint by neighbors.
Italian president calls for amnesty to ease crowded prisons
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s president urged parliament on Tuesday to ease chronic overcrowding in prisons by pardoning thousands of people convicted of minor crimes.
Rwanda, Uganda tell U.N. envoys peace in Congo is not their problem
KIGALI/KAMPALA (Reuters) – The presidents of Rwanda and Uganda told U.N. Security Council envoys on Monday that their countries were not responsible for bringing peace to neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo’s volatile east, which has long been mir…
Scottish government aims to buy Prestwick airport to protect jobs
LONDON (Reuters) – The Scottish government unveiled plans on Tuesday to buy Prestwick airport near Glasgow from the current owner, New Zealand utilities investor Infratil Ltd, to safeguard jobs.
