Rio Olympics, World Cup at risk with royalty bill, governor warns
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is under pressure to veto an oil royalty bill that will slash the revenues of Rio de Janeiro state and put the 2016 Olympics and the 2014 World Cup in peril, according to the state’s governor.
Merkel warns Britain against European Union exit
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel on Wednesday warned Britain not to turn its back on Europe ahead of talks in London with Prime Minister David Cameron aimed at overcoming divisions that threaten to block a European Union budget deal …
China’s premier-in-waiting schooled in free thought
BEIJING (Reuters) – Where other top Chinese leaders can only stand around and look awkward in the presence of English-speaking dignitaries, premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang stands out for his casual and disarming command of the language.
China heir apparent Xi raised by elite, steeled by turmoil
BEIJING (Reuters) – Three years ago in Mexico, China’s president-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, provided a rare glimpse of a future leader who was born into a revolutionary aristocracy and came of age in the tumult of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution.
China’s leadership challenge in new era: douse "inequality volcano"
YANGCHANG, China (Reuters) – In the mountain village of Yangchang in the backwater province of Guizhou in southwestern China, the roof of the Yang family home is cracked and about to cave in, held upright only by a few rickety tree trunks.
Violence erupts at Greek protest, parliament interrupted
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police fired teargas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters who flooded into the main square before parliament on Wednesday in a massive show of anger against lawmakers due to narrowly pass an austerity package.
Quake hits off Guatemalan coast, felt in Mexico City
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A strong earthquake off the coast of Guatemala on Wednesday shook buildings in Guatemala City and San Salvador and was felt as far away as Mexico City, Reuters witnesses said.
Syrian rebels fire at, but miss Assad’s palace
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels fired mortars at President Bashar al-Assad’s palace in Damascus on Wednesday but missed, in an attack underlining the growing boldness of forces fighting to end his family’s 42 years in power.
Hague prosecutor urges Libya not to grant amnesty for war crimes
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Libya should not grant amnesty for war crimes committed during last year’s uprising against former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, regardless of who committed them, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said…
Obama triumph raises hope of fresh start with Africa
KOGELO, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyans in Barack Obama’s ancestral homeland stayed up all night and danced with joy on Wednesday as America’s first black president won a second term in the White House, raising the prospects of a fresh start for his ties wit…
