Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue
SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil’s two biggest cities agreed on Wednesday to revoke an increase in public transportation fares that set off demonstrations that have grown into nationwide protests against poor public services, inflation an…
Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue
SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil’s two biggest cities agreed on Wednesday to revoke an increase in public transportation fares that set off demonstrations that have grown into nationwide protests against poor public services, inflation an…
Myanmar constitution likely to dash Suu Kyi’s presidential hopes
YANGON (Reuters) – Her adoring compatriots believe democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is destined to become Myanmar’s next president. But don’t bet on it.
Analysis: Brazil’s protests: Not quite a ‘Tropical Spring’
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s blossoming protest movement is a coming-of-age for what had been one of Latin America’s most politically disengaged youth populations, but does not appear to constitute a major threat to governability or established polit…
Iran says appeals for ‘jihad’ in Syria fuel radicalism
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Calls by Sunni Muslim clerics for a holy war against the Syrian government and its Shi’ite allies are fuelling radicalism in the region, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday.
Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Revived Afghan peace talks hit their first roadblock on Wednesday, a day after they were announced, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government would not join U.S. talks with the Taliban and would halt negotiations…
Magnitude 5.7 quake hits central Chile, no damage reported
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit the central Chilean region of Valparaiso at 5:30 p.m. (1730 ET) on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in the nearby capital of Santiago but no reports of damage.
U.S. cites Russia, China among worst in human trafficking: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An annual U.S. State Department report on Wednesday cited Russia and China among the world’s worst offenders in fighting forced labor and sex trafficking, which could lead to U.S. sanctions.
U.S. talks with Taliban likely to take place within ‘next few days’: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. talks with the Taliban are likely to be held within the “next few days” in Qatar, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, after delays caused by tensions over the naming of a new Taliban office in the capital, Doha.
Georgia arrests torture suspects in new swipe at old government
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgian police on Wednesday arrested nine serving and former police and military officers on suspicion of torture that the interior minister said was a “systemic problem” under the previous government of President Mikheil Saakashvi…
