Provides the latest RSS feeds for Latin America. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Brazil News.net http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/cat/80f72651582f2c13/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:34 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:34 -0400 30 Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said that 4.13 million full jobs have been created since the beginning of her administration in January 2011. In her weekly radio show "Breakfast with the President", Rousseff said Monday the achievement was much more significant against the backdrop of the global economic woes, which had seen many developed countries struggling with rising unemployment. ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214658354/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214658354/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Andres Iniesta says Spain cannot yet claim to be on the same pedestal as Brazil in football's international hierarchy. The Barcelona midfielder has been a key member of a Spain team that has won the two European Championships and the 2010 World Cup. In an interview with Brazilian daily O Globo, Iniesta said Brazil had maintained a unique aura owing to the country's rich football history. "To ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214657451/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:10:01 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214657451/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Gen. Rafael Videla, the emblematic figure of the military junta that ruled Argentina from 1976-83, died of a heart attack resulting from injuries and broken bones he suffered five days earlier when he fell in the shower, judicial sources told the official Telam news agency. The erstwhile strongman was found dead Friday inside his cell at the prison where he was serving a life sentence for crimes ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654796/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:10:02 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654796/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Economic activity associated with tourism grew 4 percent in 2012 compared with the year before, Mexico's INEGI statistics service said. Spending by foreign and domestic tourists increased by 4.7 percent last year. In the fourth quarter of 2012, tourism activity topped the same period in 2011 by 4 percent, INEGI said Monday. By segments, spending by domestic tourists rose 4.8 percent, while ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654509/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:20:01 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654509/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Paraguay has become the main destination in South America for used cars from Japan, the US and other countries, thanks to new regulations aimed at making it easier to import automobiles so low-income consumers can purchase vehicles. Used cars are all the rage in Paraguay, where vehicles that have been shipped from thousands of kilometers away are put to use as soon as they are repaired and made ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214653945/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:02 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214653945/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Zach Sobiech, an 18-year-old whose battle with cancer became a global story, has died. The Minnesota native became famous when his song "Clouds,rdquo; which is about facing death, became a viral sensation on YouTube, topping 3 million views. The song was originally released in December of last year. The video was so popular that a group of celebrities were inspired to create a video ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214643754/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:07 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214643754/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Public diplomacy experts say a difference in perceptions dating back to the Cold War era could hamper U.S. and Russian efforts to deal with the ongoing civil war in Syria. Heritage Foundation senior fellow Helle Dale said there is a "love-hate" relationship between the United States and Russia that is "quite complicated." On VOA's Encounter program, Dale said she agrees with an ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214643753/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:06 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214643753/scat/80f72651582f2c13 U.S. President Barack Obama praised Burma's president on Monday for his leadership in pushing through political reforms, while warning that ethnic and communal violence targeting minority Muslims in Burma must stop. Mr. Obama spoke Monday at the White House, alongside Burmese President Thien Sein, the former general who in 2011 became president after Burma's first democratic polls in more than ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214643751/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:04 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214643751/scat/80f72651582f2c13 ISLAMABAD Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif, who is set to become prime minister for a third time after his party won recent parliamentary elections, on Monday called for peace talks with domestic Taliban extremists, saying "this is the best optionrdquo; to fight militancy. Addressing newly elected federal and provincial lawmakers of his Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party in Lahore, Sharif ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214643749/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214643749/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Africa this summer, visiting three countries. In a statement Monday, the White House says President Obama along with his wife, Michelle, will travel to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in late June and early July. The administration says Obama will meet with government officials as well as leaders from business, civil ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214643750/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214643750/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Corinthians won their 27th Campeonato Paulista title after a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the final against Santos. The result at the Vila Belmiro stadium Sunday gave the reigning FIFA Club World Cup champions a 3-2 aggregate victory, reports Xinhua. Cicero scored the opener for Santos just before the half-hour with a stunning left-foot volley before Danilo equalised two minutes later with a ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214628389/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:50:02 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214628389/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Officials say a suicide bombing followed by clashes between militants and Iraqi troops left three soldiers dead Tuesday in Tarmiyah, north of the capital, Baghdad. Farther north, two car bombs exploded in Tuz Khormato, killing three people, while car bombs in Kirkuk killed at least one person. Both cities are in an area that Iraq's Kurds want to incorporate into their autonomous region, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214658321/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:28:34 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214658321/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The genocide conviction against former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt has been overturned by Guatemala's Constitutional Court, which ordered the case to be retried.The high court said the trial should be rewound to where it stood on April 19, when the case was temporarily suspended by a dispute in the judicial branch over which judges had jurisdiction.Rios Montt was convicted on May 10 of ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214657796/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:26:46 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214657796/scat/80f72651582f2c13 In a speech to business leaders on a visit to New Delhi Tuesday, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said that strengthening economic cooperation will lead to growth in both countries. On Monday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Mr. Li agreed to resolve a border dispute and other tensions. Mr. Singh said both sides must work to strengthen trust and confidence to create better cooperation. ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656813/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:19:45 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656813/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Martn Guzmn, secretary general of Guatemala's Constitutional Court, announces the annulment of a genocide conviction against former dictator Efran Ros Montt during a press conference in Guatemala City on Monday. Johan ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656947/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:17:51 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656947/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The country's' economy grew less than analysts expected in Q1 as an investment boom in the world's largest copper producer began to ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656572/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:12:11 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656572/scat/80f72651582f2c13 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott is leaving the country for his eighth overseas trade-related trip in the last two-and-half years.The governor left late Monday for a trip to Chile in South America. He has previously visited far-flung places such as Brazil, Spain, Israel, and England. He heads to Paris next month.Scott has already taken more trips than former Gov. Charlie Crist. ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656861/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:12:06 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656861/scat/80f72651582f2c13 CIEGO DE VILA, Cuba , May 20 2013 (IPS) - The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in Cuba has won advances on issues like the change of name of pre-operative transgender persons, while they continue to fight for the right to same-sex civil ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656533/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:09:55 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656533/scat/80f72651582f2c13 RIO DE JANEIRO, May 20 2013 (IPS) - In contravention of international law, in Brazil trafficking in human beings remains invisible and unpunished, which encourages the practice of trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced labour, illegal adoption and the trade in human organs, according to ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656608/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:09:53 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656608/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Rios Montt's conviction was hailed as a landmark for justice in the Central American nation, where as many as 250,000 people were killed in a bloody civil war lasting from 1960 to ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656729/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:59:40 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656729/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Continued dissatisfaction with the Colombian peace process may impact the final outcome of next year's presidential elections. The stumbling talks may also come to represent yet another missed opportunity to end decades of conflict between the state and FARC rebels, or so warns Robert Valencia. By Robert Valencia for World Policy ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656814/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:55:55 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656814/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The weakness we began to see at the end of 2012 carried over into 2013, and deepened, with domestic demand joining the weakness in global economic growth. The economy posted a growth rate of only 0.8 percent in ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656582/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:51:21 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656582/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Guatemala 's top court has overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, ordering that the trial be taken back to the middle of proceedings.The ruling late on Monday threw into disarray a process that had been hailed as historic for delivering the first guilty verdict for genocide against a former Latin American leader.The constitutional court secretary, Martin ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656741/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:51:15 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656741/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Besides being beautiful, Costa Rica's beaches are the nesting sites of four endangered sea turtle species, which return each year to lay their eggs. But there is trouble in paradise for these reptiles, namely, from egg thieves.Since 1996, it's been illegal to remove turtle eggs from beaches in Costa Rica, said Beth Adubato, a New York Institute of Technology criminologist interested in ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656780/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:41:53 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656780/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A huge tornado with 320 kilometers-per-hour winds has torn through the central U.S. state of Oklahoma, destroying homes for the second day in a row ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655855/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:16:21 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655855/scat/80f72651582f2c13 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets Tuesday with the sultan of Oman, on his latest stop in a campaign to help arrange a Syrian peace ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655854/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:16:21 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655854/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Coffee lovers probably won't hear much about la roya in the United States, but this fungal disease is decimating thousands of coffee farms across Mexico and Central America.Pete Rogers isn't the average American coffee lover. He travels to Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and other exotic locales to find and purchase green coffee beans for his family's company, Rogers ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655883/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:10:57 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655883/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Ratings agency Moody's Investor Service said Monday that there is a high probability that Jamaica and Belize will relapse into default."At the moment, we see a high probability that Belize and Jamaica will relapse into default," Moody's said in a statement as it singled out Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname as two of the few Caribbean countries that had stable ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655882/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:03:55 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655882/scat/80f72651582f2c13 FILE - In this Friday, May 10, 2013 file photo, Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt wears headphones as he listens to the verdict in his genocide trial in Guatemala City. Guatemala's top court has overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt's and ordered his trial to resume. Constitutional Court secretary Martin Guzman says the trial needs ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655884/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:54:08 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655884/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Brazil , a country that is home to both a sizeable biofuels industry and about 4.1m small-scale family farms. But while some of the country's biofuels policies have fallen short, others have proved a boon to the rural poor. Smallholder farmers have seen their incomes rise thanks to the introduction of more progressive standards and new rules on contract negotiations."The numbers show ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655847/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:46:53 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655847/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza presented on Monday the Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas to the members of the OAS Permanent Council, in a special meeting of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) in which he expressed his hope that the document is understood “not as a conclusion, but only as the beginning of a long awaited ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656085/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:41:58 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656085/scat/80f72651582f2c13 “I think the factor that most worries Latin America is the strength of its currencies,” said Alicia Barcena, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's (ECLAC) executive secretary, said. “This monetary easing...conspires against the dynamism of our export sector,” she said in an interview in Santiago. Latin America, a top producer of oil, soy, copper, iron and other ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656495/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:41:58 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214656495/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A Navajo reservation near Gallup, N.M., had a 20 percent increase in HIV diagnoses in 2012 from 2011, a doctor says. Dr. Jonathan Iralu, an infectious disease specialist who runs an HIV clinic in Gallup, said he compiled the report for the federal Indian Health Service because he used to treat a small number of Navajo men with human immunodeficiency virus each year. However, the 47 new cases ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655914/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:37:23 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655914/scat/80f72651582f2c13 (Nick Purdon is a current affairs reporter and Leonardo Palleja is a current affairs producer and videographer with CBC's The National. Purdon and Palleja visited the Dominican Republic in late April 2013 to explore the dark side of Dominican baseball. Like many profesional ball teams, the Toronto Blue Jays have a number of stars from the Dominican Republic: Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Edwin ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655010/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:51:43 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655010/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate tsunami warning issued or reports of casualties or significant damage. The quake occurred at 0949 GMT at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres and the epicentre was 1538km south-southwest of the capital Santiago, the USGS said in its initial report. The Pacific Tsunami ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655638/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:42:42 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655638/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Rios Montt was found guilty of overseeing the killings by the armed forces of at least 1,771 members of the Maya Ixil population during his 1982-83 rule in ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655008/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:29:18 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655008/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The referendum on the status of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) initiated by Great Britain yielded predictable results. British Prime Minister David Cameron encouraged Argentina to respect the will of the islanders. However, the authorities have declared that the referendum was not legally binding, and that the issue of the sovereignty of the islands should be resolved through negotiations ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655033/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:27:22 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214655033/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The official Xinhua news agency reported the development Tuesday, quoting a Chinese consular official in Pyongyang who spoke with the owner of the fishing boat. The official said the men were safe and on their way home, but he gave no other details. The owner of the boat says North Korea was demanding nearly $100,000 for the return of the boat and crew, which were taken May 6 in the waters ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654123/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:08:01 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654123/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Jos Efran Rios Montt, the general who ruled Guatemala during the dirty war of 1982 and 1983, was sentenced on May 10 to 80 years in prison--50 for genocide and 30 for crimes against humanity. The court found him guilty in the killing of 1,771 Mayan natives in the Department of Quich--a fraction of all those that died during his term in office. The trial determined that the victims were brutally ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654160/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:07:54 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654160/scat/80f72651582f2c13 One month after its razor-close presidential election, Venezuela remains in a state of political crisis. The aftermath of the victory by Nicolas Maduro, the hand-picked successor of the late Hugo Chavez, who had led the country through 14 years of his self-proclaimed "Bolivarian Revolution," has seen the right-wing opposition, with the backing of the Obama administration in Washington, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654193/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:07:53 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654193/scat/80f72651582f2c13 When it comes to foreign aid, sending soccer players to Brazil might seem a bit like shipping coals to Newcastle.But when those players are women, the story is different. As part of the State Department’s Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative, retired U.S. women’s soccer players Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain (yes, the one who tore off her shirt) are traveling to ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654194/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:02:22 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654194/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Ottawa, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper travels to Peru and Colombia today as part of its strategy to strengthen relations with Latin America and the Caribbean in the complex global economic scenario. According to an official statement, Harper will review on Wednesday with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, the current state of their business and discuss prospects ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654182/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:02:13 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654182/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Quito, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador presents its diverse destinations that cover coastal, mountainous and snow regions, and islands in the XV International Tourism Fair (SIT), in Peru. This event will bring together, from May 23 to 25, the main tour operators and service companies in Peru and the world, such as hotels, airlines, and car rentals, among others. According to the Ministry of ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654195/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:02:12 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654195/scat/80f72651582f2c13 MEXICO CITY — The owners of the 18 Mexican first-division soccer clubs voted Monday to bar one person or one company from owning more than one team. The vote was an apparent move to stop tycoon Carlos Slim from expanding his growing influence in Mexican soccer. Mexico's largest broadcasters, Televisa and TV Azteca, have in the past owned multiple first-division teams but the issue ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654183/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:54:31 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654183/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The decision by Guatemala's Constitutional Court was a dramatic legal victory for General Ros Montt, 86, and a blow to human rights advocates who had called his conviction a sign that Guatemala's courts would no longer allow impunity for the country's ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654161/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:41:48 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654161/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mexican army soldiers enter the town of La Ruana, Michoacan, Mexico, Monday, May 20, 2013. Residents of western Mexico towns who endured months besieged by a drug cartel are cheering the arrival of hundreds of Mexican army troops. Hundreds of people in the state of Michoacan have taken up arms to defend their villages against drug gangs, a vigilante movement born of frustration at extortion, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654163/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:37:22 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654163/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mario Sepulveda, aka 'Super Mario,' a Chilean miner that was trapped underground for more than two months, will be played by Antonio Banderas in the film 'The 33.' The film dramatizes the cave-in at a mine in Chile's Atacama desert and the globally televised rescue of the miners that mesmerized millions ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654240/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:27:39 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214654240/scat/80f72651582f2c13 BOR, SOUTH SUDAN -- The South Sudanese Army (SPLA) has recaptured the town of Boma in Jonglei state after a brief battle with rebels led by David Yau Yau, SPLA officials said Monday. "The SPLA yesterday restored law and order to Boma and chased away the militia from Boma town," army spokesman Philip Aguer said. Four SPLA soldiers died in the fighting and 12 were wounded, Aguer ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214653202/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:04:39 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214653202/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Monday presented a five-year plan, aimed at combating violence and improving administration."Mexico has the historic opportunity to launch a national transformation," Pena Nieto said at an event to announce the plan, adding that for the first time, the government has devised a development plan that includes the periodic evaluation of its ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214653246/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:53:24 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214653246/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Colombian authorities have said security measures are in place for a two-day summit of Pacific Alliance later this week in Cali, capital of the western province of Cauca.Colombia has deployed more than 3,000 police officers to ensure the safety of the heads of state and other top officials at the event, and 180 motorbikes, 60 patrol cars, a helicopter and an unmanned aircraft are used for the ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214653214/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:53:21 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214653214/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Antunes said that Brazil can learn a lot from China when it comes to digital preservation of archives, as China has much more experience on this ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214653218/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:50:36 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214653218/scat/80f72651582f2c13 LOS ANGELES -- A longstanding health problem in California's Central Valley has worsened in recent years, leading health officials to order the relocation of 3,000 prisoners from two state prisons. But the disease affects much of the population in some rural communities and, while it often goes unnoticed, it sometimes can be devastating for patients. Dale Pulde is selling his California ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652313/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:00:29 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652313/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The pregnant woman has lupus and doctors say her baby has anencephaly, a total or partial absence of the brain and the skull. Source: Quest Newspapers A pregnant, chronically ill Salvadoran woman testified before the Supreme Court to urge the justices to allow her to proceed with an an abortion that could save her life. Abortions are strictly forbidden in El Salvador, where the sentence for ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652335/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:00:08 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652335/scat/80f72651582f2c13 After being terminated from her job as Medley Assistant Town Clerk two weeks ago, things got better very quickly for Mary Taylor last week when a special meeting was called and she was reinstated to her old ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652337/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:52:59 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652337/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico from May 31 to June 6, and meet with US President Barack Obama in the United States on June 7-8, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced Tuesday.According to Qin, Xi's visits are at the invitation of President of Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Carmona, President of Costa Rica Laura Chinchilla, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652353/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:49:35 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652353/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Brazil's former Olympic long jump champion Maurren Maggi has conceded her dream of competing at the Rio 2016 Games could be over after failing to qualify for this year's World Championships in Moscow.The 36-year-old managed a best jump of just 5.92 meters to finish in last place during her final World Championship qualifying event in Sao Paulo on Sunday.She blamed a lack of support and ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652868/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:49:28 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652868/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Colombian authorities announced on Monday that they had killed Ernesto Hurtado Penaloza, the head of security for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group.Penaloza, also known as "el Negro Eliecer," was in charge of the security detail for the FARC's top commander Rodrigo Londono Echeverri, known by his nom de guerre "Timochenko,"said Colombian ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652370/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:49:23 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652370/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The frantic family of a missing B.C. man feared kidnapped in Mexico is praying for his safe return.Diego Hernandez, 22, disappeared in Puerto Vallarta on May 8 along with his American business partner, Craig Silva, 31.Three days before the pair disappeared, Hernandez, a mixed martial arts instructor, had mounted a successful, high-profile MMA event."It was a very exciting time for him," ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652169/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:39:29 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652169/scat/80f72651582f2c13 CARACAS -- Venezuela's opposition on Monday released an audio recording that it said contains a prominent member of the ruling party discussing political strategy with a Cuban intelligence ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652334/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:29 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214652334/scat/80f72651582f2c13 To get best possible experience using our website we recommend that you upgrade to a newer version or other web browser. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214651366/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:55:06 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214651366/scat/80f72651582f2c13 will raise rates for all shipments on its trade from Asia to the east coast of South America, starting June 15.The increase will be $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 per 40-foot container, the carrier said.Containerized exports from Far East Asia to South and Central ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214650332/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:39:31 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214650332/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Two Countries One Voice and its campaign against Slim in the United States of being a corporate smear campaign as opposed to a grassroots movement against the Mexican billionaire's "monopolistic practices", as the group claimed. In a complaint filed Monday with ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214650086/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:37:26 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214650086/scat/80f72651582f2c13 RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Brazilian police have arrested a businessman listed by the United States as a member of Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militant group, under suspicion of operating a fraudulent scheme in the clothing industry -- a far cry from the arms, drugs, explosives and counterfeit bills that American officials have suspected him of trafficking in during the ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214650343/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:22:17 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214650343/scat/80f72651582f2c13 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Preliminary autopsy results say former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla died from fractures and a hemorrhage suffered in a fall in the shower while he was serving a life sentence for human rights violations. The 87-year-old was found dead Friday in his prison cell, five days after he fell. The preliminary report released Monday says the hemorrhage that he suffered ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214650344/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:17:40 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214650344/scat/80f72651582f2c13 US civil rights activist Malcolm X (1925-1965) speaks during a rally in Washington, circa 1963. Malcolm X was later assassinated. Malcolm Shabazz, his grandson, was killed Thursday, May 9, in ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214650341/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:11:07 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214650341/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Spokesman Also Confirms Benedict XVI's Move Back to the VaticanVATICAN CITY, April 25, 2013 (Zenit.org) - During a press conference at the Foreign Press Association headquarters in Rome, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office, stated that the Pope's upcoming trip to Brazil for World Youth Day will be the only international trip for Pope Francis this ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214650270/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:08:25 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214650270/scat/80f72651582f2c13 RedMas, the digital advertising arm of the Cisneros Group, has opened offices in Chile and Mexico, the company announced Monday.The new offices are part of a $2 million expansion plan that soon will have RedMas offices in Brazil and Colombia. The offices join a network of subsidiaries that include offices in Argentina, Peru and Venezuela, along with the Miami office in the United States. The ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649152/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:28:21 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649152/scat/80f72651582f2c13 WASHINGTON -- Actor Sean Penn is urging the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman jailed there since 2011.Penn says international pressure is what Bolivian President Evo Morales needs to free Jacob Ostreicher of New York.Ostreicher was granted house arrest in December after being jailed 18 months without being charged with any crime. He was arrested in a money ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649165/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:28:19 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649165/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has approved a deal with Argentina that clears the way for an investigation of an attack that killed 85 people at a Jewish cultural centre in Buenos Aires in 1994, an Iranian diplomat said Monday. Ali Pakdaman, charge d'affaires at the Iranian Embassy in Argentina, told Argentine radio station Del Plata that the deal will not go through the ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649139/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:25:43 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649139/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A popular and often rueful saying in Argentina holds that the country can only be governed by Peronists. Avowed followers of former Argentine president Juan Domingo Pern have used their malleable brand of populism to dominate the political scene for half a century, even when nominally out of power. This kind of domestic hegemony may seem very distant from Washington's bipolar politics, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649166/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:24:27 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649166/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Containerized export volume from Australasia/Oceania to South and Central America steeply declined in March 2013, according to data from Container Trades Statistics ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649127/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:12:16 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649127/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mother Laura Montoya Defended Human Dignity of Indigenous PeoplesBy H. Sergio MoraROME, May 10, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Dialogue, the ability to forgive, national unity, and great charity were the main charisms of Mother Laura Montoya (1874-1949), the first Colombian canonized saint.The founder of the Institute of Mary Immaculate and Saint Catherine of Siena, will be canonized on Sunday, May 12, by ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649170/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:52:46 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649170/scat/80f72651582f2c13 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's opposition on Monday released an audio recording that it said contains a prominent member of the ruling party discussing political strategy with a Cuban intelligence ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649104/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:49:09 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649104/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon May 20, 2013 6:42pm EDT * Stock exchange expects two foreign listings next year * Says four local companies could offer shares by year-end * Calls for better regulations in Colombia capital markets By Helen Murphy and Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Colombia aims to "internationalize" its capital markets further in the coming years, attracting more foreign companies to its ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649169/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:42:52 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649169/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Havana, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Beyond its cultural, historical and linguistic, the Caribbean as a whole has a unitary essence, said today the director of Casa de las Americas, Cuban writer Roberto Fernandez Retamar. During the inauguration of the International Symposium on Cultural Diversity in the Caribbean, Retamar, also essayist indicated that this region has been felt more from the last few ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214644063/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:23:28 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214644063/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SANTIAGO ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649228/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:20:34 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649228/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Rebecca Blank, U.S. acting commerce secretary, discussed Panama Canal expansion opportunities for U.S. companies with Jorge Quijano, Panama Canal's administrator, and Roberto Roy, president of the Panama Canal board and the Panama City subway. Rebecca Blank, U.S. acting commerce ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214644873/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:22 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214644873/scat/80f72651582f2c13 MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks slumped to a six-month low on Monday, hurt by weaker than expected growth data last week that dampened the economic outlook for 2013, while Brazilian stocks rose. Mexican stocks have slumped about 11 percent from a record high hit in January, while Brazil has mounted a more than 5 percent recovery from a 9-month low it hit in late April. * The IPC ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649159/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:12:26 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214649159/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Sweden's Saab is upgrading its bid for Brazil's FX-2 jet fighter purchase plan, even as it weighs challenges from rivals Boeing and France's ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214644115/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:51:53 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214644115/scat/80f72651582f2c13 TRIPOLI, LEBANON -- Syrian government troops backed by fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah movement have been in fierce battles in the rebel-held town of Qusair after weeks of fighting. Many wounded rebels are being treated across the nearby border in northern Lebanon. Eighteen year-old Obeida Abdel Nabi is recovering from a shrapnel wound to his lower abdomen. He was hurt several days ago ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642768/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:25:19 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642768/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A woman and two children stand along the Jos-Maiduguri road as they wait to board a vehicle, after the military declared a 24-hour curfew over large parts of Maiduguri in Borno State, Nigeria, May 19, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642767/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:25:19 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642767/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SANTIAGO, Chile -; Antonio Banderas will play the charismatic miner known as "Super Mario," who in 2010 became the public face of 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground for 69 ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642873/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:20:43 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642873/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Santo Domingo, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic National Police arrested 22 people in the last three days, linked to the drug traffic in the north-western province of Santiago, said press reports Monday. The sources some said the arrested are 18 years old, also firearms, money in cash, stolen vehicles and other items, were confiscated. The Dominican Republic has a favorable ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642784/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:30 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642784/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon May 20, 2013 5:19pm EDT (For other news from Reuters Latin America Investment Summit, click here) BUENOS AIRES May 20 (Reuters) - Argentina is pursuing U.S. environmental approval to export biodiesel more easily to that market and revitalize a local industry in "crisis" due to trade problems with the European Union, Argentina's main biofuels chamber said on Monday. The head of the ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214643881/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:18 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214643881/scat/80f72651582f2c13 set backs and controversies that delayed the trial time and time again, Rios Montt was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity and sentenced to a total of 80 years in prison. Guatemala's Constitutional Court is presently reviewing the 718-page ruling for discrepancies that occurred throughout the hearings to see if the verdict was reached while following legal protocol. The ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642786/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:10:12 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642786/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Share/Bookmark Argentina is no longer a world leader in beef exports. Of the countries that make up the trading block Mercosur, Argentina exports the least amount of beef, trailing behind the likes of Brazil, Uruguay, and ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642823/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:10:11 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642823/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The north face of Mount Everest (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia) David Liao, a Mexican mountain climber, reached the summit of Mount Everest for the second time at 4.30am yesterday. In doing so, the 33-year-old became the first person in history to scale both the northern and southern sides of the world's tallest mountain during one climbing season. Liao reached the peak of Mount Everest ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642810/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:10:11 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642810/scat/80f72651582f2c13 BRASILIA ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642513/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:08:56 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642513/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Brazil’s main financial newspaper Valor Economico revealed that the recent summit between Presidents Cristina Fernandez and Dilma Rousseff from Argentina and Brazil was far from polite and enlightening, rather the contrary with "strong disagreements in the fields of trade and investment" shaking the foundations of ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642824/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:52:07 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642824/scat/80f72651582f2c13 has amended its import regulations regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy, paving the way for the ban on imports of breeding cattle and beef from the European Union to be lifted.The European Commission applauded the change and encouraged Brazil to bring all of the remaining import conditions related to BSE and imports of animals and animal products in line with international standards. Since ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214641643/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:15 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214641643/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon May 20, 2013 4:09pm EDT (Adds comment from port chamber) BUENOS AIRES May 20 (Reuters) - Port workers in Argentina's main grains hub of Rosario went on strike over wages on Monday, a local union spokesman said, slowing exports from the world's No. 1 soymeal and soyoil supplier. Wage strikes are common in Argentina, where private economists clock annual consumer price inflation at ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642648/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:09:13 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642648/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Dominican Republic.- La Romana province prosecutor Jos Polanco Ramrez said Monday drug traffickers and killers-for-hire plan attempts on his life and those of his family, for which he was assigned more bodyguards. He said Justice minister Francisco Dominguez and Police chief Jose A. Polanco already provided increased protection for him and his family, from the threat by the so-called ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214641595/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:09:05 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214641595/scat/80f72651582f2c13 since officially taking office Nicols Maduro has had to fend off a media war waged against him from multiple fronts. Now the tension seems to have finally dropped it is time for him to move on and make sure he doesn't get bogged down in petty disputes with an obstinate opponent. In the days ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214641474/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:06:13 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214641474/scat/80f72651582f2c13 BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday she ordered the Federal Police to investigate the source of a rumour that sent thousands of poor Brazilians running to state bank branches seeking payment of a monthly family stipend. A rumour that payments of the Bolsa Familia program would be ended led crowds to line up over the weekend at branches of the Caixa Economica ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214641645/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:04:45 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214641645/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A majority of illegal immigrants in the U.S. are Christians. An estimated 83 percent, or 9.2 million, of the 11.1 million people living in the United States illegally are Christians from Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642413/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:59:45 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642413/scat/80f72651582f2c13 US: The founder of the whistle blower website WikiLeaks says the US spy agencies pose a threat to the sovereignty of Latin American nations as the countries depend on US-based telecommunication technologies. Julian Assange said speaking via videoconference at ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642412/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:59:44 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642412/scat/80f72651582f2c13 More Americans have been murdered in Mexico than in any other part of the world in the past decade. According to an Agence France Press analysis of U.S. State Department figures, at least 648 American citizens were murdered in Mexico between October 2002 and December 2012. This represents more than 40 percent of the almost 1,600 American victims worldwide over the same period. Three of the top ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214641303/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:44 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214641303/scat/80f72651582f2c13 In this May 2, 2013 photo, a tourist takes photographs of a leatherback turtle as it heads to the ocean after burying her eggs in the sand at daybreak on a narrow strip of beach in Grande Riviere, Trinidad. Officials with the U.S.-based Sea Turtle Conservancy say Trinidad is now likely the world s leading tourist destination for people to see leatherbacks. (AP Photo/David ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214641596/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:46:13 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214641596/scat/80f72651582f2c13 More allegations of questionable accounting from Duffy as critics step up attack OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper darts off to South America Tuesday as his party and office attempt to put a lid on an explosive Senate firestorm at home. Harper will dodge the direct ire of opposition parties this week, which will demand answers after his chief of staff Nigel Wright resigned and Senators ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642302/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:37:28 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214642302/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The United States said the right to global religious freedom was challenged last year, with governments often creating a "climate of intolerance" leading to hatred and violence. In an annual report, the State Department said Monday government officials worldwide are often allowed to act with impunity while violating the religious rights of their countrymen. It said there often is ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214639867/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:17:46 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214639867/scat/80f72651582f2c13 NAIROBI -- Police in Uganda's capital have closed down the offices of the Daily Monitor. According to the Daily Monitor's senior correspondent, police have declared the premises of their publication a crime scene and are doing a thorough search of the building. Earlier this month, the Daily Monitor published a series of stories about Uganda's coordinator of intelligence ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214639994/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:17:46 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214639994/scat/80f72651582f2c13 MOSCOW -- Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev has pleaded not guilty to charges of hooliganism motivated by political hatred. Lebedev says that he is being targeted by Russian President Vladimir Putin because Putin believes he is funding the opposition. Alexander Lebedev, co-owner of Novaya Gazeta, Russia's leading opposition newspaper, went on trial Monday in a Moscow court. Lebedev ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640210/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:17:46 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640210/scat/80f72651582f2c13 NEW DELHI -- India's Congress party is debating holding a general election in November, six months ahead of schedule, senior party leaders said, reflecting an internal discussion over whether to pull the plug on the shaky ruling coalition or have it serve a full term. Officially, the Congress party says the government - which has been battered by a series of corruption scandals and now ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640211/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:17:45 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640211/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Zach Champion walks through the rubble of his mobile home looking for his belongings, in the Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park, destroyed in Sunday's tornado, near Shawnee, Oklahoma, May 20, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640212/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:17:45 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640212/scat/80f72651582f2c13 La Paz, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The government of Bolivia and the US Embassy in this South American country will define the procedure for the exit of the US Agency for International Development (Usaid)from Bolivia. That agency was expelled from Bolivia after accusations of conspiracy against the Bolivian government. Bolivian Presidency Minister Juan Ramon Quintana said this diplomatic mission of ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640286/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:12:10 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640286/scat/80f72651582f2c13 During Argentina's so-called Dirty War, thousands were abducted and taken to secret prisons like a place known as "the little school," where many were tortured and killed. Guest host Jennifer Ludden talks to a former prisoner, Alicia Partnoy, about her disappearance and her time ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640287/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:10:39 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640287/scat/80f72651582f2c13 has requested World Trade Organization consultations with the European Union regarding measures imposed by the EU and its member states that affect the importation and marketing of biodiesel, as well as measures supporting the biodiesel industry.Argentina is specifically referring to measures applied by the EU for the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and the introduction of a ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640288/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:52 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640288/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Sony Network Entertainment International announced that Music Unlimited, the company's cloud-based digital music subscription service, is now live in Brazil. According to a release, the Music Unlimited service offers on- demand access to a global catalog of over 20 million licensed tracks from all major and many leading independent labels across an array of devices including PlayStation3 ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640040/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:06:46 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640040/scat/80f72651582f2c13 STOCKHOLM--Swedish fashion giant H&M is considering starting production in South America and Africa, chief executive Karl-Johan Persson told the Financial Times in an interview published on ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640220/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:07 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640220/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Vancouver father Brad Deering, 42, and three others were inside his gated community home in San Jose in Costa Rica on Thursday morning, when three men stormed the house, shot and killed Deering and tied up the others. A local private investigator believes the killing was a targeted hit. The PI believes Deering was selling ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640351/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:54:01 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640351/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A man has been arrested in Puerto Rico for a Twitter post that threatened a gay activist and made a reference to the Boston Marathon bombing, the FBI said ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640231/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:53:53 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640231/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Colombia is the latest country to vie for production work. Hollywood may migrate south for a while while Colombia becomes the next country to bid for Hollywood production by offering incentives for filming. According to a report by Variety, a new law in the country will allow foreign shoots for film and TV investing over $500,000 in the Colombia's economy can receive cash rebates of up to 40 ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214639879/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:48:17 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214639879/scat/80f72651582f2c13 GEORGETOWN, Guyana - In a bid to reduce public corruption, Guyana is inviting citizens to use the Internet to report graft and bribery. Demand for bribes is widespread in Guyana. Police officers are chronically accused of shaking down motorists. Customs officers are also regularly accused of demanding cash for allowing imported goods to be released. Security Minister Clement Rohee says ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640292/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:56 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640292/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Russian officials said Monday that security forces killed two suspected militants and detained another, in a special operation near Moscow that thwarted a terrorist attack on the ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638886/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:02:21 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638886/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Coffee lovers have another reason to rejoice as a new study claims that regular consumption of the popular beverage can reduce the risk of a rare but serious liver disease. According ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638865/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:02:21 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638865/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mexican media are reporting that a Canadian and an American have gone missing from the resort city of Puerto Vallarta.The online newspaper Noticias PV says Diego Hernandez, a Canadian martial arts instructor, and his friend Craig Silva vanished on May 8.The paper says Puerto Vallarta's director of public safety, Silvestre Chavez, didn't learn of the men's disappearance until five ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638929/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:59:13 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638929/scat/80f72651582f2c13 La Paz, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Unions and social organizations took the streets today to reject the strike that has kept the country on standby for 15 days. Workers, mainly peasants, women and Aymara alternative groups responded to a call by President Evo Morales last week, when he called for "defending democracy and the change process" as a response to what he considered an attempted ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638952/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:56:03 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638952/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Bogota, May 20 (PL) Attacks on journalists in Colombia reached a total of 158 in 2012, the highest figure in the last four years, according to data released by the Foundation for Press Freedom. So far this year, eight reporters have been threatened in the northern department of Valledupar. In addition, the journalist for Week magazine, Ricardo Alarcon, who is investigating the irregularities in ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638951/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:56:03 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638951/scat/80f72651582f2c13 MEXICO CITY | Mon May 20, 2013 1:54pm EDT MEXICO CITY May 20 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks slumped on Monday to a six month low, hit by concerns that local stocks were too expensive after weaker than expected growth data on Friday dampened the economic outlook for 2013. The IPC stock index sank more than 2 percent to 40,934 points, a low not seen since November ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640233/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:54:47 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640233/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon May 20, 2013 1:49pm EDT * Massive Chile mining, energy projects have faced setbacks * Availability of consumer loans more restrictive * Total banking system loans to grow 9-10 pct this year (Adds comments on focus in Chile) By Anthony Esposito and Felipe Iturrieta SANTIAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Banco de Chile, the country's leading lender, is tempering its enthusiasm for the small, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640338/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:25 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214640338/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Argentina. The MoU, a bilateral agreement, was created between the two countries in January this year and represents a commitment on the part of both nations to investigate the circumstances surrounding the AMIA attack of 1994. The attack, which left 85 people dead, has yet to see the perpetrators identified or brought to justice. The Iranian president, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638918/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:45:36 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638918/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Share/Bookmark Spanish companyUnin Elica Panamea (UEP)announced yesterday that it has begun the final chapter of its project constructing several wind parks in Panama, which ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638714/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:45:36 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638714/scat/80f72651582f2c13 MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has delivered a first batch of 450 Lada cars to Venezuela, said Sergei Goreslavsky, head of Russian Technologies (Rostec) high-tech state corporation's international economic cooperation department. Russia's biggest automaker AvtoVAZ, which is part of Rostec, agreed a deal with Venezuela in April 2010 for construction of a Lada assembly plant there ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638606/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:42:03 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638606/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The chances were always slim that antivirus founder John McAfee would return to his former mansion in Belize and now he can’t. Last Thursday it burned down, more evidence according to McAfee, that he’s no longer welcome in the country. In a ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638895/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:42:00 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638895/scat/80f72651582f2c13 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Divisions within Mexico's main conservative opposition party have erupted into a bitter public dispute that threatens to undermine the reform agenda of President Enrique Pena ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638495/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:04 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638495/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Stamps Dedicated to Beginning of Pope Francis PontificateBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, April 30, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Pope Francis was presented with the stamps issued jointly between the Vatican City State and Argentina, which are dedicated to the beginning of his pontificate. The presentation was made this morning in the Library of the Vatican Apostolic Palace.The four stamps in the set, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638954/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:20:43 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638954/scat/80f72651582f2c13 President Barack Obama's invitation to his Burmese counterpart to meet at the White House marks a rapid diplomatic boost for Thein Sein, whom the United States removed from a blacklist of foreign officials denied entry to the country only last year. Mr. Obama also rewarded Burma's reform efforts by making the first visit to that nation by a sitting U.S. president last November. ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637457/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:55:47 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637457/scat/80f72651582f2c13 An armored vehicle of of the Congolese army, part of the Central African Multinational Force is parked in front of a bank in central Bangui on April 3, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637458/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:55:46 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637458/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Scientists say a new geologic epoch has begun whereby humans are causing major damage to global water systems. They warn of a planetary transformation comparable to the retreat of the glaciers more than 11-thousand years ago. Scientists are meeting in Bonn, Germany this week (5/21-24) to discuss what can be done about it. to De Capua report on Anthropocene epoch While some still debate ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637109/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:55:45 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637109/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Germany's federal reserve Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann stands beside the door of a giant safe as he poses for a photograph at the money museum next to the Bundesbank headquarters, in Frankfurt, Germany, May 17, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637197/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:55:44 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637197/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mexican media are reporting that a Canadian and an American have gone missing from the resort city of Puerto Vallarta.The online newspaper Noticias PV says Diego Hernandez, a Canadian martial arts instructor, and his friend Craig Silva vanished on May 8.The paper says Puerto Vallarta's director of public safety, Silvestre Chavez, didn't learn of the men's disappearance until five ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637532/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:52:36 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637532/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Port of Spain, May 20 (Prensa Latina) An earthquake of 5.3 degrees on the Richter scale shook several Eastern Caribbean islands without causing damage or casualties, the Seismic Department of the University of the West Indies reported today. The institution stressed that the quake?s epicenter was located southwest of Barbuda, part of the Antigua and Barbuda federation. At the end of last month, a ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637500/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:49:34 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637500/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Cairo, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The leader of the Popular Egyptian Current Party (Nasserist), Hamdeen Sabahi, expressed his support for the Bolivarian Government of President Nicolas Maduro, during an interview with the Venezuelan ambassador here, Juan Antonio Hernandez. Former presidential candidate Sabahi said he was satisfied with the meeting and expressed his solidarity with the Government and ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637563/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:49:32 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637563/scat/80f72651582f2c13 PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico -- Mexican media are reporting that a Canadian and an American have gone missing from the resort city of Puerto Vallarta. The online newspaper Noticias PV says Diego Hernandez, a Canadian martial arts instructor, and his friend Craig Silva vanished on May 8. The paper says Puerto Vallarta's director of public safety, Silvestre Chavez, didn't learn of the ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637544/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:41:51 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637544/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Caterpillar sales came in weak over the past few months - Photo credit: Wikipedia Despite an improvement in the U.S., the global economy is still trying to get off the ground, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638441/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:32:30 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638441/scat/80f72651582f2c13 MAKHACHKALA, Russia – Two people are dead and at least 20 are injured after two car bombs exploded Monday in Dagestan, in Russia's North Caucasus region, where armed militias are leading an Islamist insurgency. Both blasts were near the headquarters of the court bailiffs and appeared to have been detonated by remote control, a Russian state agency told Reuters. Police cordoned ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637429/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:14 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637429/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon May 20, 2013 12:26pm EDT * For other news from Reuters Latin America Investment Summit, click here * Oil reserves at 6.9 years, but increasing slightly * End of war with FARC would help oil industry * Foreign investment falling from record By Helen Murphy and Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, May 20 (Reuters) - With Colombia's oil reserves stretching to less than seven years, its biggest ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638719/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:05 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214638719/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Former State Insurance Superintendent Chris Krahling has been named to a panel that will select New Mexico’s top insurance regulator. A nine-member committee will select the next superintendent of insurance, who starting in July will be in charge of an independent office regulating insurance rates and policies. The committee meets Tuesday in Albuquerque, and is accepting applications for ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637249/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:28 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637249/scat/80f72651582f2c13 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- A Pakistani court on Monday granted bail to former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf who has been under house arrest on charges of failing to provide adequate security for former prime minister Benazir Bhutto before her 2007 assassination. Musharraf, who took power in a 1999 coup, returned to Pakistan in March to contest a May 11 general election after nearly ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214635918/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:50:26 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214635918/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Protests against incinerators have taken place in China over the past few years. This 2009 protest was against a planned large garbage incinerator in Guangzhou, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214635919/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:50:24 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214635919/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his visiting Chinese counterpart have agreed to resolve a border dispute and other tensions, as Premier Li Keqiang continues his first trip abroad since taking ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214635920/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:50:24 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214635920/scat/80f72651582f2c13 By Natasha BakerTORONTO (Reuters) - A new app launched on Monday aims to bring William Shakespeare's sonnets to the masses with the help of short films starring stage actors performing them in front of New York landmarks.The Sonnet Project is a free app for the iPhone and iPad that showcases the bard's poetry through films of up to two minutes and performances by Tony-Award winning ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214636605/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:48:52 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214636605/scat/80f72651582f2c13 CARACAS // Venezuela has made a rare diplomatic overture to the United States, suggesting it could be time for better ties. The designation of an acting head of Venezuela's diplomatic mission in the US shows the Opec nation's desire to restore full diplomatic relations, the foreign minister said on Sunday. Disputes between Caracas and Washington were common during the 14-year rule of ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214635992/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:48:23 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214635992/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Allan Nairn , on the historic conviction of US supported Guatemalan Strongman, Rios Montt, for Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide, and the continuing legal battle to sustain the verdict, and expand the genocide investigation for indigenous justice in Guatemala. In a historic decision, Guatemalan strongman, and close US ally, General Efrain Rios Montt, was convicted by a Guatemalan court, last ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214635952/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:44:18 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214635952/scat/80f72651582f2c13 MEXICO CITY | Mon May 20, 2013 11:41am EDT MEXICO CITY May 20 (Reuters) - Mexico's third-largest homebuilder, Urbi Desarrollos, on Monday said it will not meet a $6.4 million interest payment due since last month. The company had previously sought a 30-day grace period to make the payment on its 2016 bonds, but that expired on May 19. Urbi, which is already facing lawsuits for missed ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637556/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:41:10 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637556/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon May 20, 2013 11:40am EDT (Corrects attribution of quote in 8th paragraph to President Enrique Pena Nieto Mexican, not Guillermo Ortiz) By Tomas Sarmiento and Krista Hughes MEXICO CITY May 20 (Reuters) - Mexico's banking reform will take two or three years to have an impact on credit and access to financial services, said the chairman of Mexico's largest locally-owned bank, Grupo ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637555/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:40:21 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214637555/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Russia and Peru will sign a contract to upgrade Lima's fleet of Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters by the end of May, Konstantin Biryulin, deputy head of Russia’s Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service, said on Monday. Belarus sold around twenty of the fighter jets to Peru in 1997. According to defenseindustrydaily.com, Peru signed a contract in 2008 for Russia's UAC MiG to ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214635957/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:31:02 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214635957/scat/80f72651582f2c13 OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A.M. Best Co. has released a special report on the Latin American insurance market. This report briefly describes the insurance and reinsurance markets in Latin America, and some of the reasons for recent growth in these markets. The report also summarizes governmental oversight of insurance and reinsurance in each Latin American country. Latin America, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214636826/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:28:27 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214636826/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Despite a globally weaker dollar, CLP is under pressure and re-testing the 481/2 zone as the weaker Chile GDP figure (+4.1% y/y vs 4.5% y/y) provided evidence of a faster than expected activity slowdown and prompted the market to cement views about a 25bps rate cut in the next 3 months. IRS rates are 4-5bps tighter in the 9m-2yr zone, with 1yr @ 4.59%. With locals on holiday tomorrow, CLP bias is ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214636024/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:22:43 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214636024/scat/80f72651582f2c13 * Brazilian companies posted avg 12.3 pct drop in Q1 income * Expiration of share options leaves Bovespa volatile * Brazil Bovespa falls 0.76 pct, Mexico IPC down 0.38 pct By Danielle Assalve SAO PAULO, May 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks dropped on Monday as investors reevaluated their positions in local shares following a disappointing first-quarter earnings season. Mexico's IPC index ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214635623/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:42:06 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214635623/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Havana, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The work of Martinican writer Edouard Glissant (1928-2012) will be discussed today at the International Colloquium "Cultural Diversity in the Caribbean", attended by a large delegation of intellectuals from the region. The meeting, sponsored by the Casa de las Americas, is being attended by artists, writers and intellectuals from Aruba, Haiti, Dominican ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214634579/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:41:38 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214634579/scat/80f72651582f2c13 METRO VANCOUVER -- The family of a Coquitlam man who went missing in Mexico is desperately seeking information about what they now believe is a ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214634608/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:29 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214634608/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Brad Deering (Facebook photo) A Costa Rican newspaper says a Canadian man who was killed in that country last week was the victim of a targeted attack. The Costa Rican Times says Brad Deering, a 42-year-old native of Vancouver, B.C. and a Costa Rican resident, was killed Thursday by three gunmen who police believe were attempting to rob his home in a gated community in San Jose. The paper says ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214634615/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:26:47 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214634615/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Twelve-year-old Judeline crouches at the feet of a much younger girl, lifting high a makeup kit so the little girl, Boubou, can apply a colored pencil to her brow. Boubou studies herself intently in the kit's mirror; Judeline, hidden to her, stares at us with a look that seems both humiliated and beseeching. Taken by the photographer Vlad Sokhin for a series called "Restavek: Child ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214634580/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:21:03 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214634580/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Supporters say the change could help Mexico compete with Central America for US retirees seeking spots in the sun. But could it hurt Mexican access to prime real ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214634621/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:08:03 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214634621/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A U.S. computer security firm says the Chinese military has resumed cyber attacks on American companies after a hiatus. Mandiant, which accused China of cyber attacks in a February report, says a Chinese army unit recently broke into the computer systems of more than 100 companies to steal trade secrets. It says the attacks started again just days after Chinese officials told Secretary of ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214633339/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:43:43 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214633339/scat/80f72651582f2c13 This Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, photo, shows a sign in front of Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/The Associated ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214633952/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:41:21 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214633952/scat/80f72651582f2c13 View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Egyptian policemen shout slogans from the gates of the main Egyptian crossing point into the Gaza Strip, which has been closed for the third day, in Rafah city, about 350 km (217 miles) ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214633507/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:22:37 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214633507/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Rumors that Brazil's social security fund called Bolsa Familia was to be cancelled led thousands of people to rush to withdraw money from a Brazilian bank over the weekend. Customers lined up at ATMs at dozens of bank branches of Caixa Economica Federal, a government-owned bank, which pays the social security subsidy on Saturday and Sunday. "The bank branches themselves aren't open ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214633476/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:22:28 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214633476/scat/80f72651582f2c13 MEXICO CITY -- Amid a drop in industrial activity, Mexico's economy grew 0.8% in the first quarter compared to a year earlier, official figures showed Friday. The government had predicted a rise of 1% in the first three months of the year compared to the first quarter of 2012. Latin America's second biggest economy after Brazil also posted growth of 0.45% in the first three months of ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214634176/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:22:12 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214634176/scat/80f72651582f2c13 1 of 2. Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician and chairman of political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), addresses his supporters after his visit to the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founder and first governor-general of Pakistan, during an election campaign in Karachi May 7, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214633332/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:19:08 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214633332/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Energy Development Corp. (EDC), the country's largest geothermal resources firm, signed a joint-venture agreement with Canada-based Alterra Power Corp. for the joint development of four geothermal concession areas in Chile and Peru. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange Monday, EDC said the joint-venture agreement covered the Mariposa project in Chile and three other prospective ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214633443/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:10:51 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214633443/scat/80f72651582f2c13 This citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens shows Syrian rebels preparing to repel an attack by government forces, in Qusair, Homs province, Syria, May 19, ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214632999/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:43:53 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214632999/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Fresh fighting has erupted in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between the army and rebel group M23 -- the first clash between the sides in nearly six ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214632179/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:43:53 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214632179/scat/80f72651582f2c13 NEW DELHI -- The leaders of Asian giants India and China say they will take steps to build greater mutual trust a month after a tense dispute over their shared border. With words like friendship, peace and consensus, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart, Li Keqiang, meeting in New Delhi, set out to move past the standoff that dominated headlines just weeks ago. ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214632180/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:43:52 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214632180/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Brazilian Adilson da Silva claimed the Zambia Golf Open title with an overall 11-under-par score to become only the sixth golfer in the history of the championship to win the crown twice, the Times of Zambia reported on Monday.The Brazilian, winner of the Zambia Open in 2010, scored a modest 73-par but this was enough to win the title by one stroke after his two main competitors faltered as they ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214632182/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:33:44 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214632182/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Nigeria will increase the amount it borrows overseas to around 40 percent of all debt over the next three to five years, from 12 percent currently, to lower its cost of funds, the head of the debt office said on Monday. DMO Director ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214632437/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:23:03 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214632437/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Iran 's electoral watchdog said on Monday it would bar physically feeble candidates from running for president, in an apparent hint that it could disqualify 78-year-old former ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214632381/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:22:31 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214632381/scat/80f72651582f2c13 By Aziz El Yaakoubi RABAT, May 20 (Reuters) - Morocco's junior government party is threatening to quit the coalition unless Islamist prime minister Abdelilah Benkirane moderates plans for sweeping cuts to subsidies on food and energy. Increased subsidies have been part of Morocco's strategy to prevent popular discontent welling up into an uprising of the kind that has toppled ... http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214632423/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:22:25 -0400 http://www.brazilnews.net/index.php/sid/214632423/scat/80f72651582f2c13