Brazil’s Rousseff pushes political reform to quell discontent
BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff sent Congress reform proposals on Tuesday intended to make Brazilian politics more representative in a bid to recoup popularity she lost in a wave of angry protests against the country’s political establish…
Canada charges two in al Qaeda-inspired plot to bomb Canada Day event
SURREY, British Columbia (Reuters) – Canadian police said on Tuesday they foiled an al Qaeda-inspired plot to detonate three pressure-cooker bombs during Monday’s Canada Day holiday outside the parliament building in the Pacific coast city of Victoria,…
Nearly 50 killed in Iraq bombings
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 45 people were killed in bomb attacks across Iraq on Tuesday, most of them in busy markets and commercial areas of the capital Baghdad, police and medics said.
Second ministerial resignation plunges Portugal into crisis
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s Foreign Minister Paulo Portas resigned on Tuesday, plunging the country into a political crisis that could upset its smooth exit from an international bailout.
Prosecutors consider trial for ex-Vatican bank managers: sources
ROME (Reuters) – Rome prosecutors are considering requesting that two directors of the Vatican bank who resigned on Monday be sent to trial on suspicion of authorizing illegal financial transactions, judicial sources said on Tuesday.
Obama brings out the African in the American
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Midway through a three-country trip to Africa and shortly after an emotional tour of his hero Nelson Mandela’s Robben Island prison cell, Barack Obama was greeted by another revered African leader, Desmond Tutu, with the words…
John Paul II on brink of sainthood after miracle approved: report
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The late Pope John Paul II moved closer to sainthood on Tuesday after a commission of cardinals and bishops credited him with a second miracle since his death, Italian media reported.
Princess Fawzia, Shah’s first wife, dies in Egypt
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Princess Fawzia Fuad, a daughter and sister of Egyptian kings and the first wife of the last Shah of Iran, died on Tuesday in Alexandria, a member of the former royal family and a senior local police officer said.
Kenya parliament to debate new tax, opposition grows
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A proposed tax that would raise the price of food and other basic items was presented to Kenya’s parliament on Tuesday, even as civil servants demanded higher pay to cope with rising living costs.
Senegal charges ex-Chad leader with crimes against humanity
DAKAR (Reuters) – A judge in Senegal formally charged Chad’s former president Hissene Habre with crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture on Tuesday and remanded him in custody pending trial, his lawyer said.
