Brazil, Mexico ask U.S. to explain if NSA spied on presidents
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil assailed the United States on Monday after new allegations that Washington spied on President Dilma Rousseff, complaining that its sovereignty may have been violated and suggesting that it could call off Rousseff’s planned s…
Egypt’s Brotherhood under legal threat as bomb hits central Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – A judicial panel set up by Egypt’s military-backed government supported a legal challenge to the status of the Muslim Brotherhood on Monday, compounding a drive to crush the movement behind the elected president deposed by the army in…
Colombia’s Cabinet resigns to allow Santos to make shuffle
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Sixteen members of Colombia’s Cabinet presented their resignations to President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday to pave the way for changes he may want to make after a protest in the farming sector turned violent last week.
Beatings, evictions reveal ugly side of China’s local debt pile
WUXI, China (Reuters) – When Xu Haifeng’s home was razed three years ago, she went to China’s capital Beijing to complain about the city and county governments that ordered the demolition.
Japan to spend 40 billion yen to treat radioactive water at Fukushima: Nikkei
(Reuters) – The Japan government plans to spend at least 40 billion yen ($402.60 million) to contain the leaking of radioactive water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the Nikkei newspaper said, citing government sources.
Untested Yale man becomes Serbian finance minister, eyes IMF deal
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbian lawmakers endorsed 29-year-old former McKinsey consultant Lazar Krstic as finance minister on Monday, handing him the task of reining in the country’s ballooning deficit and public debt.
Romanians protest for second day against gold mine
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Protesters gathered in Romania’s capital Bucharest late on Monday for a second day of protests against the government’s support for a plan to open Europe’s biggest open-cast gold mine.
France says pension reform enough for several years
PARIS (Reuters) – The minister in charge of France’s pension reform says her proposals are robust enough to tide the system over for several years at least, even if economic growth falls short of expectations.
Assad warns of retaliation as France builds case for Syria attack
PARIS (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad warned Syria would retaliate if France takes part in foreign strikes on his forces, while Paris said it had intelligence proving Assad had ordered chemical attacks and was determined to punish him.
Senegalese human rights campaigner appointed as justice minister
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s new Prime Minister Aminata Toure named a cabinet on Monday, putting a veteran human rights campaigner in the key post of justice minister, suggesting high-profile graft and rights cases were likely to remain a priority.
