Brazil presidential hopeful pulls away from Rousseff government
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Eduardo Campos, one of Brazil’s most popular state governors, came one step closer to a presidential bid on Wednesday when his party withdrew from President Dilma Rousseff’s 17-party coalition government.
Former Guantanamo prisoner killed in Syria after joining Islamist brigade
(Reuters) – A former prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. naval base died fighting for anti-government rebels in Syria, according to an Islamist opposition group which posted a video of his funeral on YouTube.
Assad says will abide by chemical weapon agreement: Fox News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that his government would abide by an agreement to dispose of Syria’s chemical weapons and hand them over to whatever nation was willing to take them.
Brazil’s top court OKs retrials in landmark corruption case
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s top court voted narrowly on Wednesday to allow retrials in the country’s biggest-ever political corruption case, a decision seen by many as a major setback for efforts to hold Brazilian officials accountable for wrongdoing…
Looting hits Acapulco as Mexico storm death toll reaches 80
ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – Looting broke out in the flooded Mexican beach resort of Acapulco as the government struggled to reach tens of thousands of people cut off by flooding that had claimed at least 80 lives by Wednesday.
Qaeda affiliate overruns Syrian town near Turkish border: activists
AMMAN (Reuters) – A rebel group affiliated with al Qaeda overran a Syrian town near the border with Turkey on Wednesday after fighting broke out with units of the Arab- and Western-backed Free Syrian Army, opposition activists said.
Angolan police vow to clamp down on planned protest
LUANDA (Reuters) – Angolan police vowed on Wednesday to use force if necessary to crack down on an anti-government youth protest planned for Thursday in Luanda, at which they expect activists to distribute posters that incite violence and disturb publi…
Egypt military court gives five Palestinians one-year jail sentence
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian military court on Wednesday sentenced five Palestinian fishermen to a year in jail for illegally crossing into Egypt’s territorial waters, Egyptian security sources said.
U.N. says chemical arms report on Syria attack ‘indisputable’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations on Wednesday defended its report on a Syria gas attack that Russia deemed one-sided as envoys from the five big U.N. powers met for a second day of talks on a Western-drafted resolution on eradicating Syria…
Fox News interviews Assad with help of U.S. ex-lawmaker Kucinich
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fox News will broadcast an interview with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday evening, the television network said, a session that former U.S. lawmaker Dennis Kucinich helped secure.
