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Paraguayan Dancers will compete in Passo de Arte Contest in Brazil
Asuncion, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay will participate with 30 young dancers in a traditional Brazilian contest named Passo de Arte. The competition, scheduled from July 6 to 15 in Sao Paolo, will gather representatives from Latin America, United States and Europe, and is considered as one of the most important events of its kind in Brazil. The Paraguayans will present several pieces, among ...
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Venezuela - Venezuelan court stops judge from using social media
On June 15, 2013, Marilda Ros, head judge at a Caracas court, issued a precautionary measure prohibiting Mara Lourdes Afiuni (a judge who was jailed pending a criminal suit) from speaking to the national and international media and expressing herself on social media. This prohibition was issued within the framework of the decision of granting her parole on account of health difficulties. Jos ...
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Venezuela reports more H1N1 cases
A total of 1,538 cases of infection with influenza A (H1N1) virus were reported across Venezuela by June 8, the Ministry of Health said Wednesday.The latest number marked an increase of 430 cases from the last official report, issued on June 12.The cases mainly concentrated in Venezuela's coastal and western states and districts, with Merida state leading with 867 cases and followed by ...
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Protests continue despite Brazil backdown
A demonstrator with the Brazilian flag protests against the Confederation's Cup and the government of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia ...
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Brazil Protests Elite Troops Sent To Hot Spots
Brazilian protesters outraged over the costs of hosting next year's World Cup have clashed with police outside a football stadium, as the government deployed elite forces to contain the unrest. Violence erupted near the £155m Castelao stadium in the city of Fortaleza where the national side faced Mexico in the Confederations ...
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Japan Brazil to restart talks on nuclear deal stalled since Fukushima crisis
Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ...
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S. Sudan Uganda to Step up Border Road Patrols
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN -- South Sudan and Uganda have agreed to step up security patrols on their common border and on the highway linking Juba to Kampala after a spate of attacks against motorists, officials said Wednesday. "They agreed to proceed to enforce the deployment of more security forces to provide security on the border areas," South Sudan police spokesman James Monday Enocka ...
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PST Neymars goal assist boost Brazil past Mexico
Bookends ofbrilliance from the Confederations Cup’s most talked-about player defined today’s first match in Brazil, with ...
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Brazil fare hikes rolled back in victory for protests
Brazil's two biggest cities rolled back transit fare hikes that had triggered massive protests as demonstrators clashed with police outside a Confederations Cup ...
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Marchers cross police line in Brazil
Brazilian law enforcement troops confront protesters ahead of the Confederations Cup soccer match between Brazil and Mexico outside the stadium of ...
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Protests leave few options for Brazil leader
SAO PAULO -- With huge protests by middle-class Brazilians demanding wholesale government reforms, people all over this continent-sized country have reached a verdict on the streets and online: "The giant has ...
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Sports Briefing | Soccer Neymar Stars as Brazil Triumphs at Confederations Cup
Neymar struck with a stunning early volley for the second game in a row and brilliantly set up the second goal to give host Brazil a 2-0 win over Mexico in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday. Neymar met the ball at a difficult height after Mexico defender Francisco Rodriguez failed to properly clear a header and showed great technique to volley the ball left-footed past Jose Corona in the ninth ...
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Yau Yau Ready for Peace Talks Murle Delegation
United Nations troops protect civilians in Jonglei state, where David Yau Yau's rebels have finally called for peace talks with the South Sudanese ...
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US Scrambles to Salvage Afghan Peace Talks
Top U.S. diplomats scrambled Wednesday to salvage plans for preliminary peace talks with the Taliban, after Afghan President Hamid Karzai refused to participate in the U.S.-led talks in Qatar. Mr. Karzai, apparently irked by the opening of a Taliban political office in Doha, Qatar, also canceled negotiations with Washington on a troop pact governing U.S. presence in the country after NATO ...
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Brazil rolls back 9-cent bus fare hike
>Are you witnessing the protests in Brazil? Share your images and videos with CNN iReport. Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- After a chorus of cries for social justice echoed through the streets of Brazil for days, protesters called for a time out Wednesday. Despite the anticipated lull in street marches, the government will beef up security with the deployment of elite police officers and ...
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Parents need $50000 to take sick son to Argentina
FOR less than five cents each, the estimated 1.3 million people in Trinidad and Tobago could play a vital role in saving the life of a four-year-old boy.Jeremie Nanan is in need of $50,000 for medical tests to determine his chances of successful surgery that would not only save but improve his life drastically.Nanan was to visit Argentina, where he was scheduled to undergo two life-saving ...
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Voices from Brazils protests
Some comments by Brazilians participating in protests across South America's biggest country: ___ "I'm here because I depend on public transportation which is terrible. Public transportation should not be for profit. I'm here to say we need better buses and better service." -- Maira Zenon, graphic designer, 27, attending protest in Brasilia. ___ "We're out ...
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Brazils manufacturing confidence at lowest level since August
Confidence among Brazil's manufacturers dipped to the lowest level since August 2012, according to a report released Wednesday.Brazil's National Industry Confederation (CNI) said in the report that the manufacturing confidence dropped from 55.4 points in May to 54.8 points in June."The downward trend in confidence among manufacturers clearly shows the competitive difficulties ...
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10 injured in police-farmer clash in Colombia
At least 10 people were injured Wednesday in a clash between farmers and police officers in northeast Colombia, a local police official said.Five police officers were among the injured in the Ocana-Costa Atlantica Highway clash that began at 6 am local time (1100 GMT), said Col. Eliecer Camacho, commander of the police department of the northeast Norte de Santander state.Riot police were sent to ...
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67 die from dengue in Paraguay
The dengue fever in Paraguay has caused 67 deaths so far this year, the country's press said Wednesday.According to reports in Asuncion, capital city of Paraguay, the Public Health Ministry said 47 of the victims were also suffering from other ailments, such as hypertension, diabetes, morbid obesity or heart problems.Several victims had risk factors, such as pregnancy or being younger than ...
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Venezuela plane missing since 2008 found
Venezuelan authorities announced Wednesday the undersea wreckage of a small plane that disappeared in 2008 with 14 people on board has been found.Foreign Ministry press chief Jorge Galindo said the wreckage of the missing plane was found six miles (nine kilometers) off Los Roques archipelago at a depth of around 3,000 feet (900 meters).According to the Twitter posted by Attorney General Luisa ...
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City leaders lower bus fares to placate Brazil rioters
Leaders in Brazil's two biggest cities said Wednesday that they reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited anti-government protests that have spread across the nation in the past week. Many people doubted the move would quiet the demonstrations, which have moved well beyond outrage over the fare hikes into communal cries against poor public services in Latin America's biggest ...
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Protesters force Brazil fares u -turn
(7 mins ago) Bowing to mass protests, authorities of Brazil's two biggest cities – Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro – decided to roll back transport fare rises that had triggered widespread unrest. Sao Paulo State Governor Geraldo Alckmin said metro, train and bus fares would revert to US$1.35 from US$1.44 from next Monday, according to the current exchange rate, while Rio Mayor ...
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Unasur top-marks for Paraguay presidential election recommends lifting suspension
The Union of South American Nations, Unasur expects Paraguayan president-elect Horacio Cartes to attend the next summit of the block in August in Suriname, said Salomon Lerner head of the Unasur electoral observers’ mission, who previously delivered a very positive report on last April’s presidential ...
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Human Rights Film Fest Highlights Abuses Conflicts in US and Abroad
NEW YORK -- Ninety-nine Percent--The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film, a portrait of the protest movement that began in 2011 in New York’s financial district, is one of the more unusual of 20 new offerings at this year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York. It was shot by teams around the United States, and anyone who wanted to participate could do so. "We thought ...
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