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Chevron begins production and shipment from Angola LNG

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:14:17 -0400

SAN RAMON, California - Production and shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Angola by Chevron Corporation's subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited has commenced with the first consignment being sent to Brazil, the global energy giant has confirmed. Angola LNG is one of the largest energy projects on the African continent. "First gas at Angola LNG is an important milestone in ...

Cristiano Ronaldo denies cheating on Irina Shayk

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:30:03 -0400

Cristiano Ronaldo has said that he did not cheat on his model girlfriend Irina Shayk with Brazilian model Andressa Urach. A newspaper report had carried a story that Urach - also known as Miss BumBum - had claimed that she had a fumble with him that went on for hours, the Mirror reported. The 28-year-old footie ace said termed the story as fiction and forgery and that he was in an interview ...

Protests wont interfere with Confederations Cup

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:50:01 -0400

Brazil will not allow anti-government protests to mar the Confederations Cup being hosted here, Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo said. Rebelo said Monday that Brazil must show the world that it is a democratic country but also that it can guarantee the order needed to undertake such events, reports Xinhua. "We will not allow any of these protests to get in the way of the events we have committed to ...

Corinthians await Tottenham bid for Paulinho

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:10:01 -0400

Corinthians says it is expecting English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur to make an offer for Brazil international midfielder Paulinho. The Brazilian club's deputy director Duilio Monteiro Alves said Monday that all offers for the 24-year-old would be considered during the European summer transfer window, reports Xinhua. "We know that Tottenham are interested but there is nothing official ...

We want to win hearts says Tahiti coach

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:50:01 -0400

An emotional Tahiti coach Eddy Etaeta, after a 1-6 thrashing by Nigeria, said his team hoped to "win the hearts" of Brazilian fans during the Confederations Cup. The Pacific island minnows lost their opening Group B match against Nigeria Monday, but they were clearly the team of choice among neutral observers at the Mineirao stadium, reports Xinhua. The reigning Oceania Nations Cup champions ...

Gisele Bndchen unveils new lingerie line

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:50:02 -0400

Brazilian model Gisele Bndchen unveiled her new line of lingerie in Sao Paulo over the weekend, with its seductively vibrant colours, delicate lace, transparencies and a wink at eroticism. Her new line, Gisele Bndchen Intimates, was shown at the Brazil Fashion Salon that opened Sunday and where fashionistas can see the styles of bikinis and lingerie that Sao Paulo designers have come up with for ...

Upward Mobility in Brazil and the Quest for Higher Education

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:40 -0400

The Rio State Rural Federal University campus in Nova Iguacu was built between 2006 and 2010. (Photo: Jason Margolis) Brazil is commonly referred to as an "emerging economy," along with countries like China and India. But to get past that hurdle, Siquera said a better metric of middle class growth is: Can deserving kids go to college? For the vast majority of Brazilians, the answer ...

Confederations Cup Host Brazil not looking back in history Marcelo says

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:37 -0400

FORTALEZA, Brazil // Brazil left-back Marcelo says his side will not be seeking revenge when they renew acquaintance with Mexico in their second game of the Confederations Cup in Fortaleza on Wednesday. The last encounter between teams representing the two countries saw Mexico shock the five-time world champions with a 2-1 win in the final of the men's football competition at ...

Deals with troubled Brazil firms smell of cronyism

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:10 -0400

Brazil is keeping its oil troubles a domestic affair. First, struggling local tycoon Eike Batista tapped Sao Paulo-based BTG Pactual for a lifeline. Now, the investment bank led by Andre Esteves has emerged as the unlikely buyer of assets from state-controlled Petrobras. The sketchy details on both deals only add to the unhealthy aura of crony ...

Brazil protests catch authorities on the back foot

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:24:24 -0400

New generation radicalised as protests sparked by fury at bus fare hike mushroom into vast rallies against failing public services and cost of World ...

Brazil here we come Iran fans sing

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:23:35 -0400

Iran .Footage aired on state television showed similar outpourings of joy around the country.In Tehran, residents waved the green-white-red national flag while motorists honked their horns and bikers sped through the capital to join the ...

The People Have Awakened Hundreds of Thousands of Brazilians Rise Up Against the System

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:21:40 -0400

"The people have awakened," was clearly the message as roughly 240,000 Brazilians railed 'against the system' in nearly a dozen largely-peaceful demonstrations in cities across the country Monday night.Crowding the streets, protesters waved Brazilian flags, danced and chanted slogans such as "The people have awakened" and "Pardon the inconvenience, Brazil is ...

Massive Wave of Protestors Flood Brazils Streets

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:20:49 -0400

Some of the largest protests in 20 years are breaking out across Brazil as more than 100,000 people took to the streets frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education, and taxes. A hike in bus prices ignited the initial protests, but the flame was fanned after images were released of Sao Paulo police beating demonstrators and firing rubber bullets during a peaceful march Sunday. ...

Upbeat Super Eagles Arrive Salvador Ready For Uruguay

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:16:42 -0400

African champions Nigeria arrived in Salvador, north-eastern Brazil today ahead of their much-hyped clash with South American champions Uruguay on Thursday. Salvador, the capital of Bahia State, is home to about 2.7 million people and is Brazil’s third most populous city. It was Brazil’s first capital city until 1763. It is also regarded as the black capital of Latin America, as more ...

Brazil kicks off World Cup excess draws hundreds of thousands to street protests

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:59 -0400

When the Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced in 2007 that next year's World Cup would be staged in Brazil, he predicted it would have "a big social and cultural impact". It has, but not in the way he expected. Instead of uniting Brazil in celebration, football's biggest prize, which is returning after 54 years to the country that has won it more times than any other, is ...

Brazilian protests occurring outside some Confederations Cup stadiums

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:19 -0400

A military police pepper sprays a protester during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Protesters massed in at least seven Brazilian cities Monday for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup. (Victor R. Caivano/Associated ...

Brazil players voice support for protesters

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:39 -0400

FORTALEZA, Brazil (AFP) - Chelsea defender David Luiz on Tuesday led his Brazil teammates in speaking out in support of mass protests in the country that have overshadowed the start of the Confederations Cup.More than 250,000 people took to the streets of Brazil's major cities on Monday to protest against public transport price hikes and the investment of billions of dollars in major ...

Brazil’s Flamengo Won’t Make ‘Stupid’ Deal to Return to Maracana

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:34 -0400

Brazil 's most-popular soccer club Flamengo won't be pushed to do anything "stupid" in its negotiations to return to Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium, a senior executive said. Flamengo, which says it has 40 million fans, is in discussions with the consortium awarded the rights to run the iconic arena after it was reopened in April following a $500 million, ...

Monthly bus fare is 26 of your income if you make minimum wage in Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:08:22 -0400

we noted earlier today , the bus fare hike was merely the last straw in a long list of public grievances about the shaky Brazilian economy. But it’s worth noting that Sao Paulo’s bus riders are being majorly squeezed by fares. A fare price that sounds pretty minuscule in dollar terms actually takes up a huge chunk of Brazilian incomes for those at the bottom (and presumably, those ...

Rouseff says Brazil government committed to change

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:49 -0400

In Brazil, protests over spiraling high costs and poor public services have spilled into widespread anger. It began as an isolated demonstration against a small increase in bus and subway fares in Sao Paulo. Many say it has now become a nationwide rally against government corruption but many deplore the violence. ';This is not an Arab Spring. Our problem is much easier to solve, but in an ...

UPDATE 2-Brazil mine bill proposes doubling top royalty to 4 pct

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:43:45 -0400

* Bill to require rights to be developed or lost * Introduces auction system for some mining prospects * Vale CEO says would have "major impact" on companies By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18 (Reuters) - Brazil, the world's second-largest producer of iron ore, unveiled a long-awaited bill to reform the country's 46-year-old mining code on Tuesday, proposing royalties of up to ...

Video Does that country need more stadiums Brazilian discontent goes viral

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:25:52 -0400

Carla Dauden, a Brazilian filmmaker living in Los Angeles, added her voice to those of thousands of protesters with a Youtube video about why she won't be attending next year's FIFA World ...

Protests Explode Across Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:22:35 -0400

Brasilia, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Protests in 20 Brazilian cities show a growing popular discomfort because of the continuous increase of prices, the high cost of living and the excessive public expense for the celebration of the Confederations Soccer Cup. The demonstrations were started on June 3 in Sao Paulo against the increase of the price of the transport tickets in buses, trains and subway, ...

Angry At Brazils Government Protesters Take To The Streets

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:57 -0400

Copyright © 2013 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Just because a government is democratically elected does not mean it is immune to protest. We've been watching demonstrations and the government response in Turkey. And now the demonstrations we're about to hear about took place in Brazil. ...

Biggest marches in 20 years sweep Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:15:53 -0400

As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption.Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday the massive protests that have swept the country in recent weeks represent legitimate calls for better public services ...

Sao Paulo takes to the streets to protest more than a fare hike

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:15:46 -0400

Sao Paulo residents hit the streets for the fifth time Monday night in what started as a protest against a public transit fare hike. It has now morphed into a fight against ...

The Awful Truth About Brazils Protests The Country Of The Future Is Still Hostage To Its Past

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:15:29 -0400

clearly on the wane . And so is his native country of Brazil. Slower growth and high inflation, an appreciating dollar and a possible runaway credit boom facing the country's banking system have showed the world that, just as Batista, credit crazy Brazil is heading for trouble. Over the last ten years, the massive increase in credit in Brazil made room for a potential risk of credit crunch ...

Brazils poor rail against soccer $$$

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:03:55 -0400

People walk in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday, June 18. Brazilians took to the streets across the country to protest a 9 cent rise in bus fares. Brazil is building massive stadiums and revamping infrastructure ahead of the soccer World Cup, which it hosts next ...

Brazil protesters have waited long enough | Conor Creighton

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:56:48 -0400

Link to video: Brazil protests: demonstrators sing national anthem For pedestrians So Paulo became a rare kind of paradise on Monday night. The protest being called the "free pass movement" meant for once in this car mad capital, the walkers had right of way.There were close to 80,000 of us on the streets of the city. I was there to report but also to protest. I'm about to marry ...

Voices of Brazil protestors must be heard Rousseff

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:56:32 -0400

A student holds a sign reading "Don't shoot, listen!!!" during a protest in the gardens of the National Congress, on June 17, 2013 in Brasilia. Brazil's president said Tuesday that the voices of hundreds of thousands of protestors across the country, angered by the cost of hosting sporting events such as the World Cup, must be ...

Brazilian protesters being heard president says

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:51 -0400

>Are you witnessing the protests in Brazil? Share your images and videos with CNN iReport. Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- Brazilians angry about high taxes, corruption, lavish spending on the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and other complaints vowed to hit city streets again Tuesday, a day after the largest protests in the country in at least 20 years. President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday ...

Widespread protests in Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:59 -0400

A protester kicks a gas canister during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 17, 2013. Thousands took to the streets in at least eight cities in Brazil, demonstrations that voiced the deep frustrations Brazilians feel about carrying heavy tax burdens but receiving woeful returns in public education, health, security and transportation. Officers in Rio fired tear gas and rubber ...

Uzbekistan Win but Miss Automatic Spot for Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:50:23 -0400

(Reuters) - Uzbekistan rallied to beat Qatar 5-1 in Tashkent on Tuesday but came up two goals short of securing their first appearance in a World Cup after Iran's win in South Korea sent both those teams to Brazil. Uzbekistan were pushed into third place in Asian qualifying Group A, behind Iran and South Korea, and will have to rely on the playoff route to make it to next year's showpiece ...

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping the country acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:48:10 -0400

By Todd Benson, Reuters SAO PAULO - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping the country, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance at all levels.Speaking the morning after an estimated 200,000 Brazilians marched in more than a half-dozen cities nationwide, Rousseff said her government remains ...

Does the World Cup help Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:31:26 -0400

>Editor's note: James Montague is the author of When Friday Comes: Football, War and Revolution in the Middle East (deCoubertin Books). He is in Brazil for the Confederations Cup. Follow him @JamesPiotrBelo Horizonte, Brazil (CNN) -- At 11 pm, the tired and the injured gathered in Belo Horizonte for one last expression of discontent. More than a thousand sat in Praca Sete de Setembro, a square ...

Youths battle cops in Brazil unrest

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:20 -0400

Youths clashed with police in central Rio de Janeiro yesterday as more than 200,000 people marched in major Brazilian cities to protest against the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup and higher public transport costs. The nationwide demonstrations, the most extensive since the unrest began 10 days ago, were relatively peaceful. However, acts of vandalism were reported in ...

Man arrested after running down and killing man trying to dribble soccer ball from Seattle to Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:13:11 -0400

Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ...

OAS Secretary General Reiterates Respect for the Constitution of Bolivia

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:13:10 -0400

June 18, 2013 The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, expressed his deep regret at articles in some Bolivian media that attempt to show a contradiction between the letter he sent on June 14 to the Government of Bolivia and the letter the OAS Secretary for Political Affairs, Kevin Casas, sent on June 6 to the former President of Bolivia ...

With Inspiration From Turkey Brazil Discovers Mass Protests

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:12:57 -0400

A mass protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Monday night was one of several across the country where demonstrators raised a host of grievances. Some demonstrators said they drew their inspiration from the protests in ...

Rio de Janeiro police fire teargas at protesters - video

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:15 -0400

Mobile phone footage from Brazil purports to show police firing what appears to be tear gas at protesters in Rio de Janeiro. The protesters are sitting down in the middle of a road, chanting and singing songs as a group of riot police advance towards them. The protesters have to advance after a series of small explosions near them which send smoke into the air. The protesters retreat to a nearby ...

Raw Feed Video Rage in Rio de Janeiro

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:03 -0400

RIO DE JANEIRO , Brazil -- Their country was once ranked one of the happiest in the world -- a stunning, massive marvel, the emerging "B" in BRICS, and soon to play host to two of the planet's hugest sporting events, the World Cup and the Olympics. So what's making Brazilians so angry? Youths have hit the streets with a vengeance in recent days in the country's largest ...

Late winner sends Australia to Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:00 -0400

Tim Cahill (No.4) of Australia is tackled by Ahmad Ibrahim of Iraq on Tuesday. Photo: CFPAustralia secured their place at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil on Tuesday with a late strike from Josh Kennedy firing them to a tense 1-0 win over an understrength Iraq at Stadium Australia.It was an unconvincing victory in front of a sellout 80,000 crowd, but ensured the Socceroos will appear at their ...

Brazil Rising World Cup costs prompt largest demonstrations in 20 years

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:07:53 -0400

A protestor faces the police during clashes at the legislative parliament (ALERJ) in Rio de Janeiro's downtown on june 17, 2013. Tens thousands of people took to the streets of major Brazilian cities protesting the billions of dollars spent on the confederation cup- and preparations for the upcoming World cup- and against the hike in mass transit fares. (Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images) ...

Brazil president Protesters being heard

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:03 -0400

Neymar or Oscar Who is Really Brazil’s No. 10

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:56:44 -0400

COMMENTARY | Neymar is the biggest star and the man who wears the famous gold No. 10 shirt for Brazil, but does that shirt make him the central playmaker? The No. 10 is a sacred shirt that has traditionally been reserved for the primary playmaker at the heart of the attack. When a match hangs in the balance, the No. 10 warps the field and provides the breakthrough. Being Brazil's No. 10 with ...

100000 protesters take to Brazils streets ahead of World Cup and Olympics

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:55:48 -0400

Protests in Brazil turned violent as more than 100,000 people took to the streets across the country, angered by allegations of police brutality in beating and firing rubber bullets at demonstrators in a march last ...

Brazil protests demonstrators sing national anthem - video

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:49:56 -0400

Hundreds of protesters in So Paulo, Brazil, sing the Brazilian national anthem, as they go up and down escalators in an underground railway station. An estimated 200,000 people have taken to the streets throughout Brazil protesting against increases in transport costs, heavy-handed policing, poor public services and the rising cost of staging the football World ...

More than 100K in Brazil protest against govt corruption

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:49:39 -0400

Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship have broken out across this continent-sized country, uniting tens of thousands frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy tax burden. More than 100,000 people were in the streets Monday for largely peaceful protests in at least eight big cities. However, ...

A U.S. ‘pivot’ to Latin America is long overdue

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:32 -0400

Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency leaker, defended his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian newspaper and attacked U.S. officials for calling him a traitor. ';The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover ...

Driver arrested in death of Brazil-bound soccer ball dribbler

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:46:56 -0400

SALEM, Ore. The driver Oregon police say fatally struck a man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles from Seattle to Brazil for the World Cup has been arrested. Scott Van Hiatt, of Neskowin, was arrested Monday on a charge of criminally negligent homicide, said Lincoln City Police Chief Keith Kilian. Richard Swanson, of Seattle, planned to dribble the ball for more than a year through 11 ...

Widespread protests in Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:46:55 -0400

World Cup renovations shouldered by Brazilian taxpayers exceed $3 billion lead to widespread protest

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:40:23 -0400

Brazil has more than tripled its initial budget for hosting the World Cup, with renovations for the Mane Garrincha stadium exceeding $750 million. Wikimedia ...

EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil stocks erase early losses as Vale supports

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:21:41 -0400

* Vale shares rise on mining law announcement * U.S. Fed beginning policy meeting, bond-buying program eyed * Brazil Bovespa nearly flat, Mexico IPC up 0.61 pct By Asher Levine SAO PAULO, June 18 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks erased early losses on Tuesday after the announcement of a new mining code led shares of iron-ore mining giant Vale higher, though investors remained cautious over a ...

UN calls on Brazilian authorities to exercise restraint as protests flare

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:11:58 -0400

Print 18 June 2013 &#150 Brazilian authorities must exercise restraint in dealing with spreading social protests in the country, the United Nations human rights office said today in the wake of reported clashes between demonstrators and police in Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte. ';We call on the Government of Brazil to take all necessary measures to guarantee the right to peaceful ...

Brazilian President backs massive protests says demands are legitimate

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:10:48 -0400

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday the massive protests that have swept the country in recent weeks represent legitimate calls for better public services and more responsive governance at all levels.Speaking the morning after hundreds of thousands of Brazilians marched through more than a half-dozen cities nationwide, Rousseff said her government remains committed to social change ...

Brazilian Leaders Brace for New Round of Protests

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:06:01 -0400

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Brazil mine bill makes royalty proposal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:02:24 -0400

- A bill seeking to change Brazil's 46-year-old mining code proposes maintaining the country's existing division of mining royalties, a federal congressman who is part of the government's ruling coalition said on Tuesday. The bill suggests royalties be divided 65 percent for municipalities affected by mining, 23 percent for producing states and 12 percent for the federal ...

Iran Korea Republic Australia book passage to Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:30 -0400

Australia now join Japan, the Asian Cup-holders who booked their ticket a fortnight ago, at next year's FIFA World Cup as the only countries to have qualified alongside hosts Brazil.Although all four Asian qualifiers are familiar names at the FIFA World Cup, the year-long elimination process has been hard-fought and came down to the last week of the final group stage. Ex-Middlesbrough ...

Brazilian mining regulations to be enforced strictly -minister

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:59:42 -0400

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:59am EDT RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18 (Reuters) - Brazil will strictly enforce all clauses in existing mining rights from here on, ending previous leniency, Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobo said on Tuesday, after the government announced a bill to reform the national mining code earlier in the day. The bill proposes to double royalties to up ...

Violent Riots Break Out Across Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:58:39 -0400

Violent protests broke out in eight Brazilian cities last night, with the worst violence occurring in Rio de Janeiro. Thousands of protesters threw Molotov cocktails and anything else they could find. The protests began over a 10-cent increase in bus and subway ...

Brazil Government Urged To Open Dialogue With Protestors

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:56:58 -0400

Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Wikipedia) More than 200,000 people are reported to have marched through the streets of Brazil's largest cities in protest over the escalating expense of hosting the 2014 World Cup. The protests are the largest witnessed in Brazil for 20 years. The rising cost of public transport has also angered the Brazilian public with the ...

Brazil president says asylum offer to adulterous Iran woman is humanitarian gesture

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:54:27 -0400

The decision to give refuge to a convicted Iranian woman should be seen as a humanitarian act without political motives, said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. "I made the offer for humanitarianism, instead of politics," Xinhua quoted da Silva, as saying while referring to the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, 43, who has been convicted of adultery and sentenced to death ...

Brazil braces for more unrest after huge protests

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:56 -0400

Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship broke out across this continent-sized country, with more expected Tuesday, protests uniting multitudes frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy tax burden.Mostly peaceful protests in at least eight big cities drew large crowds, and local news media estimated ...

Why Are Brazilians Protesting

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:23 -0400

Demonstrators march during one of the many protests around Brazil's major cities in Belem, Para State on June 17, 2013. (Paul Santos/Reuters) What began as a localized protest against rising bus fares last week in Brazil has become a national outcry, with hundreds of thousands of demonstrators challenging everything from government corruption and the rising cost to living to the billions of ...

Brazils Vale says royalties increase to hurt companies -CEO

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:16 -0400

BRASILIA, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:42am EDT BRASILIA, June 18 (Reuters) - Chief Executive Murilo Ferreira of Brazil's Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, said on Tuesday the government's plan to double royalties for the mining sector would have a major impact on companies. The government's total revenue from mining royalties would rise to $4.2 billion reais ...

UN human rights commissioner calls on Brazil to react with moderation to social protests

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:38:47 -0400

United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay has asked Brazilian authorities to react with moderation to the social protests that have spread through out the country and at the same time has called on demonstrators to avoid using violence to get their message ...

This is one way Brazilians complain about taxes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:37:17 -0400

Eight cities in Brazil saw massive protests Monday as unrest in the country grows. People are upset about paying high taxes in exchange for public services - education, security, transportation and health - which are perceived as inadequate.Last week, a 10-cent hike in bus and subway fares was blamed for starting the protests. It continues to be a focus point for demonstrators.Though some ...

Brazilians stage largest protests in 20 years bearing a multitude of complaints

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:31:38 -0400

Hundreds of thousands are demonstrating in more than 20 cities across Brazil in a show of frustration over poor public services, preparations for mega-events like the Olympics, and the police's harsh response to previous ...

World Cup for who Football tournament draws Brazilian backlash

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:04:01 -0400

For many, a World Cup held in Brazil – the "spiritual home of football" – is the perfect match but this week’s protests have shown the complexities at play and the cost at ...

Uzbekistan win but miss out on automatic place for Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:01:53 -0400

Uzbekistan were pushed into third place in Asian qualifying Group A, behind Iran and South Korea, and will have to rely on the playoff route to make it to ...

Australia Qualifies for 2014 Soccer World Cup in Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:41 -0400

Canberra, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Australian soccer team will participate in the 2014 Brazil Soccer World Cup, after qualifying with a victory 1-0 against Iraq. A strike by Joshua Kennedy defined the match, played in the ANZ Stadium in the Australian city of Sydney. The team from the so-called Continent Island scored 13 points in the zone that place them after the Japanese team (17), which ...

Protests spread throughout Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:58:59 -0400

Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end ofBrazil's1964-85 dictatorship have broken out across this continent-sized country, uniting tens of thousands frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy tax burden. More than 100,000 people were in the streets on June 17for largely peaceful protests in at least eight big cities. However, ...

Demonstrators flood Brazilian streets in protest

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:58:12 -0400

Protesters massed in four Brazilian cities Monday in what they hoped would be their biggest demonstrations yet against a hike in public transport fares, stoking fears of more clashes with police and raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next ...

PHOTOS Brazilians Flood Streets To Protest World Cup Spending Government Corruption

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:48:20 -0400

at least 25 cities across the country Monday, blanketing the streets of major cities like So Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and climbing to the roof of the Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia, the nation’s capital. The protests, sparked last week by a smaller demonstration against fare hikes on public buses, are taking place around the Confederations Cup, the soccer tournament that began ...

100000 Protesters Took to the Streets of Rio de Janeiro Last Night. Heres What That Looked Like.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:47:36 -0400

People demonstrante in Rio de Janeiro downton on June 17,2013. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of major Brazilian cities protesting the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup --and preparations for the upcoming World Cup-- and against the hike in mass transit fares. AFP PHOTO / PABLO PORCIUNCULA (Photo credit should read PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP/Getty ...

Brazil ETFs Lower on Protests

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:43:15 -0400

The iShares MSCI Brazil ( ) and other ETFs tracking the emerging market were lower Tuesday as hundreds of thousands took to the streets in anti-government protests that have quickly gained momentum. EWZ was down more than 1% in early U.S. trading Tuesday. As many as 200,000 demonstrators turned out in Brazil's largest cities in the largest protests in two ...

Brazil mass protests and Erdem Gunduzs silent stand in Turkey the best news photographs of the day

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:37:22 -0400

Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall arrive by carriage for the first day of the Royal Ascot horseracing festival. Photograph: Darren ...

Transit hike sparks violent protests in Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:29:03 -0400

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Rio as anger continues to spread over Brazil's recent hike in transit fares. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ...

Brazil protests