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Brazils president says she is listening as mass protests sweep the country
A call for more protests has been answered with another massive turnout in Brazil’s Sao Paulo as frustration with poor public services has spiralled into widespread anger. In response President Dilma Rousseff has declared her government is listening: ';The voices from the streets need to be heard. They transcend mechanisms of institutions, of political parties, of class and the ...
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Brazil protesters call for time out
>Are you witnessing the protests in Brazil? Share your images and videos with CNN iReport. Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- Protesters in Brazil called for a "time out" Wednesday, a glaring contrast to the loud, voluminous demonstrations that reverberated across several cities the day before. Crowds originally protesting bus fare hikes have grown into multitudes decrying social injustice as broad ...
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Brazil braces for more anti-government protests
Brazil braced for a new round of anti-government protests Wednesday after a violent night of looting and vandalism in Sao Paulo that led to at least 30 arrests. An estimated 50,000 people flooded the city's central Cathedral Square for the second night running, marching through streets and waving banners carrying slogans such as, "The people have awakened." One group tried to ...
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Taliban Claim Killing of 4 US Troops
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed four U.S. troops in Afghanistan, hours after the U.S. announced it was opening formal talks with the insurgent ...
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Obama to Promote Nuclear-Free World in Berlin Speech
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to lay out his vision for advancing toward a world free of nuclear weapons during a speech Wednesday at the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. A senior administration official says Mr. Obama will propose the United States and Russia cut their number of strategic nuclear warheads by up to one third below the level agreed to in a 2009 treaty. That pact, ...
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Most Wanted US Fugitive Arrested in Mexico
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Surveillance Campaign Restricts Tibetans Freedom of Expression Rights Group
A leading human rights group says a Chinese government surveillance campaign is restricting freedom of expression and creating a culture of fear in Tibetan ...
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Protesters out again in Brazil
Tens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of the country's biggest city to protest over high taxes, high prices, poor public services and corrupt government.That was the repeated message on Tuesday night in Sao Paulo, where upward of 50,000 people massed in front of the city's main cathedral.While mostly peaceful, the demonstration followed the rhythm of protests that ...
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Protesters flood Brazilian cities over World Cup spending
Protests by a quarter of a million people have swept Brazil as demonstrators express their anger over the amount of money being invested in the World Cup and an increase in bus ...
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Brazils mining royalty increase will hurt companies - Vale CEO
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Brazils proposed new mine bill would double top royalty rate
The country unveiled its long-awaited new mining bill on Tuesday which proposes, among other things, a doubling of the top royalty rate and stricter rules for opening new ...
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Brazil send troops into the cities to calm protests
Brazil's government says it will deploy soldiers to five cities to quell a wave of protests which has seen almost a quarter of a million people demand better public ...
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‘We’re here to demand a better Brazil’
';I am here to demand a better Brazil,'; said 21-year-old student Juliana Alves. ';They are spending billions of dollars on the World Cup, but virtually nothing on education. This is ...
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US universities MIT Colombia Duke join new Amsterdam institute bids
Three prestigious US universities have joined consortia bidding to set up a new institute of technology in Amsterdam, Nos television reports on Wednesday. The city council invited applications to set up the new institute at the beginning of April and has now whittled the 13 entries down to a shortlist of five. The city hopes the new institute will boost the economy and lead to significant job ...
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Bolivia’s Morales third presidential bid triggers strong controversy involving OAS
Organization of American States, OAS, Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza apologized to Bolivian president Evo Morales for the disclosure of a letter in which the indigenous leader back in 2008 when the discussion of a new constitution pledged he would not run for a third consecutive ...
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Professor on US FBIs most wanted list nabbed in Mexico
This 2011 image provided by the FBI shows Walter Lee Williams. He is wanted on charges of sexual exploitation of children and traveling abroad for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts with ...
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Protesters out again in Brazils biggest city
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of the country's biggest city to raise a collective cry against a longstanding lament - people are weighed down by high taxes and high prices but get low-quality public services and a system of government infected with ...
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Hundreds of thousands protest throughout Brazil
Part of the demonstration in Rio de Janeiro [Photo: David Cardoso] On Monday, June 17 Brazil saw its largest protests in at least 20 years. Hundreds of thousands marched in Rio de Janeiro, So Paulo, Belo Horizonte and Brasilia, the country's leading cities, while smaller demonstrations occurred in other cities around the country. Estimates of the numbers who took to the streets nationwide ...
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Biggest protests in 20 years rock Brazil
In the country's largest protests in 20 years, more than 200,000 people marched across the country to vent their anger at government's lavish spending in demonstrations initially triggered by a hike in bus fares. In Rio de Janeiro, where some 100,000 people marched, riot police were forced to use tear gas and fire rubber bullets to disperse youths who set cars on fire, broke bank ...
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US edge Honduras to stay on course for Brazil
Source: Reuters The United States maintained their push for a 2014 World Cup berth with a third straight victory in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying after Jozy Altidore's late strike saw off a stubborn Honduras 1-0 in Utah today. Altidore's 73rd minute goal was the difference between the teams at Rio Tinto Stadium as the home side were rewarded for their domination to complete a ...
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Advocacy Groups Welcome New US Great Lakes Envoy
Nineteen advocacy groups and Congo experts are giving the thumps up to President Barack Obama’s appointment of former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold as the new U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Feingold is a former chairman of the Africa Subcommittee in the Senate and co-author of several legislations on the Lord’s Resistance Army ...
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Confederations Cup David Luiz leads player support for Brazil protests
mass protests in the country that have overshadowed the start of the Confederations Cup . Some 250,000 people took to the streets of major cities on Monday ...
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All signs point to Brazil
Reuters With the United States grabbing all three points in Salt Lake City, it’s almost certain they will qualify for the World Cup. With Jurgen Klinsmann’s men atop the group, it’s at this point we start talking about the magic number for qualification, which sits at 7 (6 to go in on goal differential).u00a0 That is the combination of points that the United States can get plus ...
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Brazil protests continue as government struggles with how to respond
Brazilians gather at the city hall in So Paulo as part of widespread protests about high costs, poor services and spending on the World Cup. Photograph: Sebastiao ...
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Altidore Winner Keeps U.S. on Course for Brazil
(Reuters) - The United States maintained their push for a 2014 World Cup berth with a third straight victory in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying after Jozy Altidore's late strike saw off a stubborn Honduras 1-0 in Utah on Tuesday. Altidore's 73rd minute goal was the difference between the teams at Rio Tinto Stadium as the home side were rewarded for their domination to complete a ...
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