Provides the latest RSS feeds for South America News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Rio de Janeiro News.net http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/cat/1f5f6572907d15fb/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 11:08:34 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:08:34 -0400 30 Brazil international winger Osvaldo is reportedly a summer transfer target of Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist Kharkiv. The 26-year-old has been in impressive form for Brazilian club Sao Paulo and has twice been capped by Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari this year, reports XInhua. Sao Paulo have reportedly already received preliminary offers for Osvaldo from both clubs, considered two of ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214685503/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214685503/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer said Tuesday it reached a deal to sell 40 E175 passenger jets to US airline SkyWest for nearly $1.7 billion. The planes have a seating capacity of up to 76 passengers. An additional 60 orders are subject to SkyWest being awarded contracts with major US airline partners, while the agreement also includes options for 100 other E175s, meaning the deal could ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214681680/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:01 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214681680/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met with Indian leaders in hopes of securing more military aid before international troops leave the country next year. Mr. Karzai held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh late Tuesday in New Delhi, after meeting with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. The Afghan president is expected to seek India's assistance to help strengthen Afghan security ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214672458/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:07 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214672458/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb More stormy weather is interfering with rescue efforts in Moore, Oklahoma, the day after a monster tornado destroyed large parts of the central U.S. town. The town's fire chief says emergency workers will not stop searching for survivors and plan to go through the rubble of each building at least three times. Monday's tornado killed 24 people and injured 240, tearing up entire ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214672454/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:04 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214672454/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Massive corporations like Coca-Cola have a primary goal: Sell their products to make money. Sometimes, if they're lucky, that goal aligns with another endeavor: Make peace. A new three-minute advertisement released by the beverage company this week aims to do both. Coca-Cola filmed the advertisement in two locations: Pakistan and India, South Asia's nuclear-armed neighbors mired in ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214672455/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:04 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214672455/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in the Middle East this week for talks to promote an international peace conference on Syria. Russia wants Iran to be part of the process. In this fight for control of Syria, Iran is one of the biggest backers of embattled President Bashar al-Assad. So Russia says Iran should be part of the peace process. "Iran has ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214672453/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214672453/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) will file a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Nigeria's government of human rights violations, according to spokesman Ango Abdullahi. "What we are doing now is to organize our evidence that would make it possible for us to make a very strong case against the government and its agencies, or up to individuals who may be ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214672452/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214672452/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Researchers have developed an experimental iPhone application, or app, designed to help emergency medical technicians diagnose a particularly deadly form of heart attack and send that information quickly to waiting hospital surgical teams. The inexpensive app can greatly improve a patient's odds of survival. The iPhone app is specially designed to identify patients suffering from a ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214672451/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:02 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214672451/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb British Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks as Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh (R) listens during their joint news conference before a meeting of the Friends of Syria alliance in Amman, May 22, ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214688423/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:59 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214688423/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Afghan President Hamid Karzai has given a "wish list" of military equipment to India in hopes of securing more aid before international troops leave his country next ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214688422/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:59 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214688422/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Coty Inc., an emerging leader in global beauty, is pleased to announce that it will form a joint venture in Brazil with Frajo Internacional, a leading Brazilian cosmetics distributor. The new venture will distribute and market Coty mass/masstige brands in the retail ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214688518/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:12 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214688518/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Pedro Cateriano, Peru's Minister of Defence, left, welcomes Prime Minister Stephen Harper upon his arrival in Lima, Peru on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214688519/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 09:06:11 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214688519/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb A leading Colombian neo-paramilitary currently imprisoned in Argentina says the Colombian police actively supported the rise of illegal paramilitary ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214688520/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:55 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214688520/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wednesday's fighting outside the city of Goma marks the third straight day of clashes between the Congolese army and rebel group M23. Witnesses say an artillery round landed in Goma's Ndosho neighborhood, killing one person and injuring three others. There was no indication which side launched the round. Mr. Ban arrived in the DRC capital, Kinshasa, on Wednesday, at the start ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214687011/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 08:09:02 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214687011/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Aircom International, a leading independent software and solutions provider for improved network performance, has inked a contract deal with Brazilian wireless broadband start-up ON Telecom, for the design and optimisation of its new Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. The newcomer intends to leverage ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214687129/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:08 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214687129/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb In a statement to the Madrid stock exchange, Spanish telecoms and technology group Ezentis has announced that its Argentine subsidiary, Radiotronica, has been awarded a contract by fixed line telco Telefonica de Argentina. The deal, which is valued ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214687130/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:07 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214687130/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb SAO PAULO, May 22 (Reuters) - Brazil's benchmark IPCA inflation index rose 0.46 percent in the month to mid-May, slightly below the median of analysts' forecasts, government statistics agency IBGE said on Wednesday. The index had been expected to rise 0.49 percent in the period, according to the median forecast of 26 analysts surveyed by Reuters. Estimates ranged from 0.38 percent to 0.51 ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214688521/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 08:05:33 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214688521/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb LIMA, Peru - High heels and mascara may be the last things that spring to mind when talking about Latin America’s pantheon of authoritarian strongmen. Yet for her opponents, the latest controversial move of Argentina’s immaculately made-up president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has cemented her place in the region’s ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214687116/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 07:57:19 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214687116/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb MONTEVIDEO - Uruguay’s government yesterday sent the Audiovisual Communication and Services bill to Congress. The bill is "extremely important to the country," President Jose Mujica said during a government meeting yesterday. The new law is meant to "regulate radio and television sectors as well as other audiovisual communication services," according to a draft sent to ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214687131/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 07:53:58 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214687131/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives in Lima on Tuesday as part of a four-day trip to South America to talk about trade and bilateral relations. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214686970/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 07:47:16 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214686970/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb By Nicols MisculinBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Grains powerhouse Argentina aims to improve its soy and corn output by adopting a law securing the rights of seed companies to protect their genetic modification technology, a government minister said on Tuesday.The government plans to send a bill to Congress late this year to stop big plantations from using seeds from genetically-modified plants ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214687132/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 07:23:02 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214687132/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb European energy costs are high, in contrast with those in the United States where new shale oil and gas resources have sent prices tumbling. EU President Herman Van Rompuy, the host of the summit meeting, says Europe risks becoming the only continent to depend on imported energy. However, shale oil and gas production present a potentially high environmental risk. Critics say hydraulic ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214685714/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:59:48 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214685714/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb French policemen cordon off in front of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral following the evacuation of the after a man shot himself dead in front of the altar, May 22, ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214685809/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:59:48 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214685809/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives in Lima, Peru on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Following his visit Harper will travel to Cali, Columbia for the Pacific Alliance summit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214685590/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:28 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214685590/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses crowds gathered for the country's 33rd independence celebrations at the National Sports stadium in Harare, April 18, ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214685556/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:02 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214685556/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb A soldier walks near a bus as he helps to secure the area and clear the roads before the motorcade of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang passes by in Islamabad, May 22, ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214684868/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 05:52:37 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214684868/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Chinese rebel artist and rights activist Ai Weiwei has released a provocative new heavy rock music video that recreates his 81 days in secretive police ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214684740/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 05:52:37 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214684740/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb A customer leaves a private supermarket with her purchases, including toilet paper, in Caracas, Venezuela. First milk, butter and coffee ran short. Now Venezuela is running out of the most basic of necessities - toilet ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214684943/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 05:27:08 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214684943/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is speaking out in defense of a close aide whom authorities have barred from running in next month's presidential ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214683827/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 04:44:55 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214683827/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Imran Khan has left hospital more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman has said.Khan will remain at his home in the eastern city of Lahore for a while so doctors can monitor his progress, said the spokesman for the ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214683785/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 04:34:03 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214683785/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Supermarket staff work next to partially empty shelves of toilet paper in Caracas, May 16, 2013. Supplies of food and other basic products have been patchy in recent months, with long queues forming at supermarkets and rushes occurring when there is news of a new stock ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214683909/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 04:06:03 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214683909/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano travels to Oklahoma on Wednesday to assess recovery efforts in the city of Moore, where a devastating tornado killed at least 24 people and injured 240 ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682872/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 03:38:06 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682872/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuela's National Assembly approved a $79 million credit to import toilet paper and other personal hygiene products to relieve shortages in the petroleum-rich state.The South American OPEC member has the world's largest proven oil reserves but has wrestled with periodic shortages of several consumer goods since price controls were imposed in 2003 under the late ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682925/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 03:36:47 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682925/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb France's far-right party leader Marine Le Pen has paid tribute to the man who killed himself in the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, saying it was a "political ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682993/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 03:30:36 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682993/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb (34 mins ago) Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer on Tuesday announced the sale of 40 E-175 jets to U.S. carrier SkyWest. SkyWest will operate the aircraft under a Capacity Purchase Agreement with United Airlines, Xinhua news agency reports. According to Embraer, before the sale of 40 E-175 jets, the company has made contracts with United Airlines for 30 E-175 jets last month. In addition to the ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682926/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 03:13:00 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682926/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb (40 mins ago) Three former Ford Motor Co executives have been charged with crimes against humanity for allegedly targeting Argentine union workers for kidnapping and torture after the 1976 military coup. All three men are now in their 80s. Their case is part of a new wave of prosecutions focusing on corporate support for the dictators who ran Argentina in 1976-1983, and the 150-page indictment ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682692/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 03:12:57 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682692/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb For several days beginning Wednesday Uruguay, as its neighbours, Brazil and Argentina will be ruled by a woman. Lucia Topolansky, Fist Lady but also Senator and third in the succession line will become interim president since her husband is off on an official trip to China and Europe, and Vice-president Danilo Astori will be attending the Alliance of the Pacific summit in ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682928/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 03:03:49 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682928/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Uruguayan President Jose Mujica begins on Wednesday the longest and most ambitious of his overseas trips hoping to convince China to invest in infrastructure projects that are crucial for the development of the country and its foreign trade: a deep water port and recovering the rail cargo ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682929/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 03:03:49 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682929/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Uruguay's main economic problem is high inflation, and policymakers will continue to use interest rates and bank reserve requirements to bring it under control, Vice President Danilo Astori said on Tuesday. Consumer prices in Uruguay rose 8.14% in the 12 months through April, far outside the country's official annual target range of 4 to ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682927/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 03:03:49 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214682927/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer on Tuesday announced the sale of 40 E-175 jets to US carrier SkyWest.SkyWest will operate the aircraft under a Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with United Airlines.According to Embraer, before the sale of 40 E-175 jets, the company has made contracts with United Airlines for 30 E-175 jets last month.In addition to the 40 jets bought, SkyWest may take another 60 ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214681930/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 02:19:55 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214681930/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb The former executives of the US automaker Argentina unit have been charged with helping officials abduct 24 workers during the country's "dirty war" of the 1970s and ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214681724/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 02:19:45 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214681724/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb MANILA--Daily flights between the Philippines and Brazil, South America's largest country, may start soon following the approval of new air rights between the two countries this week. The on Wednesday announced that the Philippine and Brazilian governments had signed an air agreement. Under the accord signed by the Philippine air panel this week, a total of seven flights a week are now ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214681931/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 01:54:44 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214681931/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb The British government says about 600 Afghan interpreters who worked with the British troops in Afghanistan will be allowed to settle in ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214680897/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:56 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214680897/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla died May 17 at the age of 87 as the result of injuries suffered from a fall in a prison shower. He was remembered as the head of a savage military dictatorship that between 1976 and 1983 murdered and "disappeared" some 30,000 Argentine workers, socialist militants, teachers, students and others perceived as "subversives," while torturing at least ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214680887/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:52 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214680887/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Caracas, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela will host the Ministerial Meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in the Social Development and Poverty Eradication sector, to be held in July, announced official sources today. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said that he met today with diplomatic representatives from 33 Latin American countries accredited in this ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214680958/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Wed, 22 May 2013 01:17:26 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214680958/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday denounced as "psychological war" a leaked audio recording that purports to show a power struggle among key followers of the late Hugo ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214679665/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 23:58:54 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214679665/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb The official Korean Central News Agency said Choe Ryong Hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of the North Korean army, left Pyongyang for China Wednesday. The brief report provided no details about the purpose of the trip. Choe is believed to be the highest-level official Pyongyang has sent to Beijing since Mr. Kim took over leadership of the country following the death of his ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214678814/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 23:04:18 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214678814/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Australia should boost its ties with Brazil as the South American nations continues its transformation into a global power, an ANU expert ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214678817/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:12 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214678817/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a massive immigration reform bill, voting to send it to the entire Senate for debate. Tuesday evening's vote was 13 to five. It came after one of the bill's eight sponsors, Democrat Patrick Leahy, withdrew an amendment that would have given same-sex couples the same legal protections in immigration questions as heterosexual couples. ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214677857/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 21:54:18 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214677857/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during the departure of Simon Bolivar's school sailing ship at the naval dock in La Guaira Venezuela, Monday, May 20, 2013. The ship with 175 people on board starts his twenty-fifth cruise abroad instruction. (AP Photo/Ariana ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214677821/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:06 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214677821/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Nigeria says it will release several Islamist suspects from prison, including the women in custody, as it seeks peace with Boko Haram extremists. The Defense Ministry said Tuesday the move is in line with what it calls "presidential magnanimity to enhance peace efforts." A panel set up by President Goodluck Jonathan is recommending the government open peace talks with Boko Haram ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214676807/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 20:45:08 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214676807/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb SANTIAGO, Chile -- Bands of young people hurling firebombs and stones clashed with police outside Chile's congress Tuesday after thousands of students and workers staged a protest march before President Sebastian Pinera's final state of the nation speech.The president was not exposed to the violence around the legislature, which is in the port city of Valparaiso.Authorities said more ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214676846/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 20:36:58 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214676846/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Gaviria’s statements on radio station RCN came in the light of a recent report on drug trafficking published by the Organization of American States (OAS), which raised the possibility of decriminalizing certain drugs. ';The state has to find a way a way that [drug consumption] is treated as a health issue,'; said Gaviria. Although Gaviria expressed that each country has to find ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214676847/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:51 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214676847/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Big spending French side AS Monaco have agreed a $90M double deal to sign rising Colombian star James Rodriguez and Portuguese teammate Joao Moutinho, European media reported ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214676848/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:50 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214676848/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb BRASILIA, Brazil - A conservative party is challenging a judicial ruling that requires all of Brazil's notary publics to register same-sex civil unions as marriages if couples request it. Last week, the National Council of Justice that oversees the country's judiciary said notary publics cannot refuse to marry gay couples or convert a same-sex civil union into a marriage if that's ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214676662/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 20:12:58 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214676662/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue May 21, 2013 7:48pm EDT By Malena Castaldi and Felipe Llambias MONTEVIDEO May 21 (Reuters) - Uruguay's main economic problem is high inflation, and policymakers will continue to use interest rates and bank reserve requirements to bring it under control, Vice President Danilo Astori said on Tuesday. Consumer prices in the small South American country rose 8.14 percent in the 12 months ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214676644/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 19:48:34 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214676644/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb VOA correspondent Greg Flakus is at the site of the tornado damage in Moore, Oklahoma. He spoke with English broadcaster David Byrd Tuesday afternoon about what he is ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214675425/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 19:37:04 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214675425/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets Wednesday in the Jordanian capital with senior diplomats from 11 nations, as part of a U.S.-Russian push to end Syria's civil ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214675617/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 19:37:03 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214675617/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Two Spanish tourists have been kidnapped in Colombia while driving in La Guajira, near the Venezuelan border. The couple disappeared on Friday, but Spanish authorities only confirmed the kidnapping on Tuesday. The kidnappers contacted the hostages' family and identified themselves as members of the left-wing rebels Farc, Colombian authorities say. The group, which last year vowed to stop ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214675841/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 19:14:27 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214675841/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Actor Sean Penn arrives at Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Gangster Squad' premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 7, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Jason Merritt, Getty ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214674351/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:31 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214674351/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -; A Swiss oil company says it will start selling regular gasoline mixed with ethanol as part of a pilot program in Puerto ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214674257/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:20:46 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214674257/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb The left eye of Julio Borges, a deputy in the Venezuelan National Assembly from the opposition party, Primero Justicia, is the best symbol of the way things are going in Venezuelan politics. When I interviewed him two weeks ago, he had a deep purple stripe under his eye, as if he were an athlete wearing a streak of eye black to avoid being dazzled by the sun. But his stripe was the result of a ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214674353/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:17:52 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214674353/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb 's view of its Caramanta project in Colombia, few would argue it was a featherweight copper-gold intercept. Solvista's shareprice took off Tuesday - up 40 percent at presstime - after it reported 457 metres @ 1.01 g/t gold and 0.21 percent copper. Solvista called this its longest and most continuously mineralized intercept yet drilled at Caramanta, in Colombia's Antioquia ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214674354/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:17:00 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214674354/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Brazil at the Maracana, which will host the finals of the 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup.The Selecao will get the Confederations Cup underway on June 15 with a Group A match against Japan, while the European champions, who have been drawn in Group B, will face Uruguay the following day."For any player to play in Brazil in the Maracana is unique, magical," the 29-year-old was ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214674355/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:08:49 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214674355/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb MEXICO CITY, May 21 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks slumped on Tuesday to a nearly eight-month low, while Brazilian stocks rose for the third successive session to hit a key resistance level. Mexican stocks have slumped 12 percent from a record high hit in January, hurt recently after weak first-quarter growth dampened the economic outlook for 2013. Brazil, meanwhile, has rebounded more than 6 ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214674347/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 17:37:19 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214674347/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has ordered a shakeup of senior government security officers, as a weeks-long wave of violence grips the country and fears of all-out sectarian war spread. The shakeup was confirmed on the prime minister's website, but details were not immediately clear. The move comes as authorities reported at least 21 deaths Tuesday in attacks that ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214671401/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:39 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214671401/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Opposition lawmaker Ismael Garcia, center, speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 20, 2013. Venezuela's opposition has released an audio recording that it says contains a prominent member of the ruling party discussing political strategy with a Cuban intelligence officer. They have accused Cuban leaders of wielding influence behind the scenes in guiding government ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214671485/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:21 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214671485/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb A beach in La Guajira in northern Colombia. Photo from Flickr In reports that were released today, it has been revealed that two Spanish tourists were kidnapped in northern Colombia on Friday. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the announcement today of the kidnapping of ngel Snchez Fernndez, 49, and Concepcin Marlaska Sedano, 43, in the northeast department of La Guajira. Spanish ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214671487/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:36 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214671487/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb The Six on route to Retiro. (Photo: Beatrice Murch) The city government has today announced plans to open a new bus terminal in Villa Soldati in 2015, creating 1,200 new jobs in Buenos Aires. The terminal, which is expected to open in September 2015, is being developed in a bid to reduce traffic levels at the city’s Retiro terminal; new bus routes are expected to absorb up to 40% of the ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214671486/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:36 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214671486/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Truth Commission investigator Heloisa Starling speaks during their annual progress report in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A 1979 amnesty law protects civilians and military personnel from liability for politically motivated crimes committed during the 1964-1985 military regime. But commission's coordinator Rosa Cardoso says they could be tried by the Costa Rica-based ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214671489/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:44 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214671489/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Modern alligators and crocodiles rarely share the same environments but that was not true of their prehistoric ancestors in South America, paleontologists say. From 9 million to 5 million years ago the deltas of the Amazonas and the Urumaco, a river on the Gulf of Venezuela that no longer exists, boasted an unparalleled abundance of extremely diverse, highly specialized species of crocodile, ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214671484/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:12 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214671484/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb PHOENIX, Arizona, May 21. YANNICK Agnel has been looking around for a place to train in the United States, and it appears he has found it. The French sports newspaper L'Equipe reports that the 200 free Olympic champion will work with Bob Bowman this summer in preparation for a reduced schedule at the world championships. Agnel will only swim relays, stating his search for a place to train ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669278/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:58:36 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669278/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb BRASILIA, Brazil -; Spain's development minister is urging Brazil to hire some of the engineers that her own economy doesn't have room ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669405/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:57:30 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669405/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb BRASILIA, Brazil -; A Truth Commission investigating human rights abuses under the nation's military dictatorship says that those it finds guilty of torture could be brought to ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669745/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:57:27 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669745/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -; Three former Ford Motor Co. executives have been charged with crimes against humanity in Argentina for allegedly targeting union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669279/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:57:25 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669279/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Buenos Aires, May 21 (Prensa Latina) A new statement related to the last dictatorship in Argentina met today against two former managers and former security chief of the Ford company, accused of participating in the kidnapping of 24 workers in 1976. According to the presecution, the defendants cooperated with the military coup supplying personal details and photographs of the workers. They also ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669746/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:02 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669746/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue May 21, 2013 3:52pm EDT BRASILIA May 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank chief Alexandre Tombini said on Tuesday that policymakers will do whatever is necessary to bring down inflation, maintaining a hawkish tone ahead of next week's monetary policy decision. Speaking to lawmakers at a congressional committee, Tombini said fighting inflation is key to bolstering confidence in the ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214671488/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:52:29 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214671488/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Thousands of workers at Colombia’s national coroner’s office went on strike Monday to demand higher wages from the national government, claiming they were not taken into account after a nation-widejudicial strike succeeded in raising wages for the juridical branch earlier this ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669747/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:13 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669747/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb According to ex-wife Zully Mejia, Jose Perez has failed to pay child support for the last four months, leaving her with the financial responsibility for their five year old daughter. ';For four months I have not received child support, according to him because he has got no money,'; said Mejia while admitting that Perez previously had been good with their daughter. The ex-wife said ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669748/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:09 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669748/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Colombia is set to sign a free trade agreement with Costa Rica, marking another step toward Colombia’s regional free trade policies with other Latin American and Pacific ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669749/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:07 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669749/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb AFIP tax agency officials today raided the headquarters of foam-cup maker Dart Sudamericana SRL, owned by billionaire Kenneth Dart, Argentina’s largest private creditor. The company is located in Pilar district, in the Northern area of Buenos Aires province, where AFIP raided the accountant and customs offices on a tax evasion ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669750/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:02 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669750/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb SUTEBA protest (photo: Suteba) The Unified Union of Educational Workers in Buenos Aires (SUTEBA) has warned that a strike of 96 hours will go ahead if the government refuses to hold further wage negotiation talks by today. SUTEBA head Roberto Baradel said that apart from salary hikes, the union is also lobbying for increased government investment in education. ';The lack of investment is ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669751/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:43:28 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669751/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Groups from the United States comprise the third largest national delegation of pilgrims going to the 28th World Youth Day, this year slated for July 23-28 in Rio de Janeiro, ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669753/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:29:05 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669753/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb BRASILIA | Tue May 21, 2013 3:03pm EDT BRASILIA May 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank could use derivatives to reduce volatility in the foreign exchange market, central bank President Alexandre Tombini said on Tuesday. Speaking to lawmakers at a congressional committee, Tombini also said that while Brazil has taken advantage of the improvement in global liquidity, such conditions ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669752/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:03:17 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214669752/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Iran says a conservative body has barred two prominent figures from competing in next month's presidential election - moderate former president Hashemi Rafsanjani and a leading conservative allied to current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Iranian interior ministry said Tuesday the Guardian Council of clerics and jurists excluded the two politicians from a final list of eight ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214667758/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:17 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214667758/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Major League Baseball's New York Yankees and English Premier League football club Manchester City are joining together to enter an expansion team in U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS). The new team will be named New York City Football Club and expects to begin play in 2015 as MLS's 20th franchise. MLS Commissioner Don Garber said "this is a transformational development that will ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668075/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:17 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668075/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has held talks in Oman on his latest stop in a campaign to help arrange an internationally-sponsored Syrian peace ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668074/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:17 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668074/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb A child from the Central African Republic receives a measles vaccine in a refugee camp set up by the UNHCR in Nangungue, eastern Cameroon, April 12, ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668076/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:16 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668076/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb CANNES -- The relationship between the flamboyant pianist Liberace and his young lover dazzled at the Cannes film festival on Tuesday and threw the spotlight on gay rights at the movie industry's largest annual gathering. Director Steven Soderbergh said he struggled five years ago to secure funding for "Behind the Candelabra" because some financiers thought the film would only ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668077/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:16 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668077/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb The deadly tornado that ripped through the midwestern state of Oklahoma on Monday left entire neighborhoods flattened, homes, businesses and schools destroyed. As emergency workers sift through the wreckage Tuesday, survivors are sharing their experiences. Among the countless buildings struck by the three-kilometer-wide tornado were two elementary schools - hit just as students were about to ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668078/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:15 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668078/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb A girl wears a headband in the colors of the Syrian revolutionary flag and painted her face with hearts during a protest in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman, Jordan, May 17, ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668079/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:15 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668079/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Microsoft Corp has given a first look at its new game console, hoping the newly named Xbox One will build on a solid core of gamer fans and become a hub for living room entertainment. The third-generation console, coming eight years after the Xbox 360, was unveiled by games unit chief Don Mattrick at an event at the software company's campus near ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214667574/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:12 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214667574/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb The Arena Pernambuco was unveiled this Monday 20 May with a game of football between some of the workers who helped in its construction, thus making it the sixth 2014 FIFA World Cup™ stadium to be handed ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668167/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:33:30 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668167/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Interested in globe hopping for the sake of your business? Now's your chance, with ExportDC. The District's Department of Small and Local Business Development on Tuesday released its calendar of upcoming trade missions to the membership of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. Between June and September, they'll hit four continents, a pair of Caribbean islands and, for those wanting to stay ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668085/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:15:36 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668085/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana's chief judge is holding hearings on whether to eliminate a colonial-era law that prohibits cross-dressing in the conservative South American country. The case was filed by a local gay rights group following a 2009 conviction and minor fines imposed on seven of its members. The spokesman for the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination said Tuesday that ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668168/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:00 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214668168/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb A new United Nations report says AIDS-related deaths in Africa are falling while the number of Africans getting treatment for the AIDS virus is on the ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665697/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:33 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665697/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Caracas, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called for a new kind of television that promotes human values, coexistence and peace, during meetings with the directors of the private channels Venevision and Televen. At the conclusion of these meetings, Maduro told reporters that he was very clear about the major challenges that must be overcome in the consolidation of a ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665570/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:24:33 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665570/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Spain's Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Tuesday confirmed reports made in Spanish media that two Spanish nationals have been kidnapped since Friday while traveling along the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Spanish news site Efe on Tuesday reported they had received a call from police sources in Colombia, revealing the details of ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665871/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:19 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665871/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Colombia’s controversial Inspector General Alejandro Ordoez claims he would rather resign before granting impunity to FARC members if peace talks result in the groups ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665872/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:15 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665872/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Timochenko ", along with another FARC leader, supposedly provoking the rebel front into making a series of attacks on the oil pipelines across the northern department of Norte de ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665873/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:08 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665873/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb The 39-year old lieutenant was fatally shot by a man on a motorcycle in the central Comuna 11 district. Cali police commander General Fabio Alejandro Castaeda told press that his office offered a $5,400 reward for information leading to the perpetrator of the attack. Bugalagrande is a town some 70 miles north of Cali and located in the heartland of drug cartel ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665874/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:02 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665874/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb CARACAS (Reuters) - A recording released by Venezuela's opposition purportedly revealing graft and conspiracy in the ruling Socialist Party has stirred a new political storm in the OPEC nation's already traumatic transition after the death of Hugo ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665643/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:39 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665643/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, head of the centrist Hatenuah party, during their joint statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem February 19, ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214664993/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:35 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214664993/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb BP and partners Total, Petrobras and Petrogal were yesterday named winning bidders for eight deepwater blocks offshore Brazil in the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency’s (ANP’s) 11th bid round. BP will be operator in two of the ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665400/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:46:16 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214665400/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- A U.N. nuclear agency report due this week is expected to show Iran further increasing its capacity to produce material that its adversaries fear could eventually be used to develop atomic bombs, Western diplomats said on Tuesday. But they said it also is likely to indicate that growth in Iran's most sensitive nuclear stockpile has been held back because some of it has ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663835/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:55 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663835/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb MOSCOW -- The right-hand man of Russia's most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Tuesday, officials said, as Moscow tries to contain militancy in its Caucasus region before it hosts the Winter Olympics near there next February. Dzhamaleil Mutaliyev, a senior figure in a group fighting to establish an Islamist state, was killed along with another militant in a shootout in ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663836/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:53 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663836/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb PHNOM PENH -- A gold mine shaft has collapsed in the Preah Vihear province of Cambodia, trapping at least seven miners, officials said Monday. Police said late Monday they are trying to rescue the trapped miners, near Romtum village, Rovieng district, but the shaft is very deep and old, making rescue efforts difficult. "We don’t have the identities or the exact number of people, ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663838/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:53 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663838/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost 12 years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse and forced marriage, and alleged adultery, which often involves rape, have landed most of the 600 women in prison. That figure is an increase of 50 percent over the last 18 months. "That increase reflects a shameful lack and failure ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663839/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:52 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663839/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb NIAMEY -- Nigeria has asked neighboring Niger for support in a week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region, underlining moves towards West African cooperation against jihadis seen as a cross-border threat. Concerns grew particularly after Islamist militants associated with al-Qaida seized the north of Mali last year and were dislodged only after ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663841/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:52 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663841/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Emergency water supplies are being rushed to southeastern Chad where about 50-thousand people have fled fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region. Several Arab tribes have been battling for control of mining operations there. to De Capua report on Darfur displaced The refugees and migrants have been gathering around the village of Tissi since January. Felix Leger is the country director ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663840/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:52 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663840/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Giant technology company Apple is facing questions from a U.S. congressional panel about how it avoided billions of dollars in U.S. taxes on its profits by creating offshore entities that claim not to be a tax resident in any ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663844/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:51 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663844/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Soldiers have clashed with rebels for a second day in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, before a scheduled visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Tuesday's fighting between the army and rebel group M23 was again centered around Mutaho, just 12 kilometers north of the city of ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663845/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:51 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663845/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb ALGIERS -- Algeria's prime minister, reacting to reports that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seriously ill, said the 76-year-old was recovering in France but had been ordered to take complete rest by his doctors. Since he was rushed to hospital in Paris on April 27 with what was officially described as a minor stroke, Bouteflika has been neither heard nor seen in public, raising ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663846/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:51 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663846/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Earlier, 51 people were reported killed. Officials attributed the higher number to counting bodies twice in the chaos following the storm that struck late Monday. They said additional bodies could yet be recovered. At least 240 people were injured. The tornado with winds of 320 kilometers an hour demolished an elementary school and reduced homes to piles of splintered wood in the suburb of ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663843/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:50 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663843/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Police evacuated Paris' Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday after a well-known far-right former activist died by shooting himself in the mouth in front of its main altar, a police source said.The man, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, is a historian known in France for his far-right political essays. He carried a letter on his person but made no declaration before shooting himself dead in the ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663815/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:52 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663815/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Bogota, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The Summit of the member countries of the Asia Pacific Alliance, whose opening will be on Thursday, have an anteroom today in the southern city of Cali, with the meeting of the High Level Group comprising ministers Trade and Foreign Affairs. The ministers, who have been working for several months in the agreements to be sealed on the 23rd, developed technical ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663873/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:11:33 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663873/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb . You may proceed without logging in but all changes will be saved to cookies - this may only last for one browsing session depending on your device ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663970/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:08:03 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663970/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Recife's Arena Pernambuco is inaugurated on Monday, becoming the last of the six Confederations Cup venues to receive a test event. With a capacity of 46,000, the Arena Pernambuco is set to stage three Confederations Cup fixtures and five more during the 2014 World Cup. Wednesday's match between Brazilian side Nautico and Portugal's Sporting Lisbon will be the first to be open to ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214664835/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 11:58:03 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214664835/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb May 25th marks the tenth anniversary of Nstor Kirchner being inaugurated President of Argentina. At the time, few Argentines would have imagined what was in store for their country with the advent of the "K" - for Kirchner - Regime. Especially after his hand-picked successor Cristina Kirchner became president in 2007, later re-elected in 2011. A year and a half into Cristina's ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663971/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 10:58:36 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663971/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb New attacks in three Iraqi cities have killed at least eight people and wounded dozens more -- a day after more than 70 died in assaults on Shi'ite Muslims, stoking fears of all-out sectarian war with minority ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662431/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 10:05:54 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662431/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Montevideo, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Immigrants in Uruguay are 2.4 percent of the total population, and consist mainly of Argentines, said Foreign Minister Luis Almagro, as he introduced an informational campaign called "Positive Immigration". Almagro said that the country is currently experiencing a significant migratory flow, as well as seeing the return of Uruguayans. He said that of ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662432/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:59:43 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662432/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Colombia’s Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court’s decision to acquit a man who had beaten his sister. Instead, the court ruled violence against women can never be treated as a ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662433/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:48:46 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662433/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Brazil on the international scene. The Brazilian diplomatic corps pulled out all the stops to convince a majority of the 159 member states that their candidate was the right choice. But Azevedo's appointment is also a new departure, this being the first time that a Brazilian has headed one of the key bodies in the postwar Bretton Woods system. The country at last has a seat at the top ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662334/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:35 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662334/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has detained 10 more people in a spying case it announced in March that it said was linked to Iran, state television reported on ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662302/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:29:31 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662302/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Internet speeds and limited access ahead of an unpredictable presidential election that has put hardline Islamist authorities on alert for possible unrest. Experts and web users say they believe the Internet obstacles are related to the June 14 presidential vote, the first since 2009 polls in which accusations of fraud - denied by the government - kindled months of protests organised in part via ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662543/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:24:43 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662543/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue May 21, 2013 9:13am EDT The following is a list of price target and rating activity for Brazilian stocks on Tuesday: 1) Goldman Sachs Group analysts led by Carlos Macedo cut the price target in preferred shares of bank giant Ita Unibanco Holding SA to 39.90 reais from 43.90 reais previously. Macedo and his team maintained a "buy" recommendation on the stock. 2) Analysts at Deutsche ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663972/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:13:48 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214663972/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue May 21, 2013 9:09am EDT Analysts at banks including BTG Pactual Group and Bank of America Merrill Lynch expect a decision to make the central bank the watchdog for the merchant acquiring industry. They also expect efforts by lawmakers to curb profits at card payment processors to escalate regulatory-related risks in the industry. A decision by the government to centralize all oversight of the ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662434/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:09:12 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662434/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Afghan President Hamid Karzai receives an honorary degree from his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee, second right, at the Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar, India, May 20, ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214660986/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:52:35 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214660986/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb SEOUL -- South Korea says it will never accept rival North Korea as a nuclear-weapons state. But there appears to be no international consensus on how to prevent that. Speaking Tuesday in Seoul, South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se characterized Pyongyang's recent belligerent threats as more diverse, frequent and intense than previously seen. He told a forum organized by ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214660987/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:52:34 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214660987/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb has selected DB Schenker in Brazil as its logistics service provider.The Brazilian arm of the global logistics provider will be responsible for export consolidation, supply chain visibility and import logistics in support of DAF Brazil's new truck assembly plant in Ponta Grossa, in the state of Paran. DB Schenker will be responsible for the door-to-door air and ocean transportation between ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214660727/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:42:31 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214660727/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb The criminalization of parts of Colombia's largest rebel group, the FARC, is "almost inevitable" after a possible peace deal with the Colombian government, according to a new report by the crime-monitoring NGO InSight ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214661066/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:36:57 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214661066/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb SAO PAULO | Tue May 21, 2013 8:35am EDT SAO PAULO May 21 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government could use an accounting gimmick to boost revenue and meet fiscal targets for this year, O Estado de S. Paulo reported on Tuesday, citing an executive decree. The decree, which was published this week in the government gazette, authorizes the government to bring forward about $15 billion from the ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662048/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:35:24 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214662048/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb A true giant of modern thought, Ludwig Wittgenstein believed that all problems in philosophy arise from the misguided use of language. Although this opinion, put forward in his early writings, seems far-fetched nowadays, Wittgenstein had a point.Since the start of the sovereign debt crisis, two false analogies have prevailed in the public dialogue regarding Europe: the first draws parallels ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214660685/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:20:27 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214660685/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue May 21, 2013 8:06am EDT * Asian partners could exercise put option this July * JFE, Kobe, Posco-led group paid $3.1 bln for stake * CSN declines to comment on Valor report on Namisa SAO PAULO, May 21 (Reuters) - A group of Asian steelmakers that owns 40 percent of Brazilian iron ore producer Namisa could exercise an option to sell their stake to majority shareholder CSN as early as July, ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214661067/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:06:20 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214661067/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Online journal MobilePaymentsToday reports that Telefonica (Vivo), the fixed and mobile operator owned by Telefonica of Spain, has established a Brazilian joint venture with MasterCard Worldwide to launch Brazil’s first mobile payment service. Dubbed 'Zuum', the new service will launch in five cities in the state of Sao Paulo and in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. It will be ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214659815/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 07:40:22 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214659815/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Conjoined twin girls, who shared a liver and were joined at the abdomen, are expected to make a full recovery after Peruvian doctors separated ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214659541/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 07:40:19 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214659541/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue May 21, 2013 7:32am EDT * Arab firms lease farmland in Sudan to secure food for Gulf * Lebanon's GLB to invest up to $800 million in Sudan By Ulf Laessing KHARTOUM, May 21 (Reuters) - Lebanese farmland investor GLB Invest plans to invest up to $800 million in Sudan to produce animal feed to be sold to Saudi Arabia, its president said on Tuesday. Arab investors have launched farmland and ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214660990/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 07:32:09 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214660990/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Two baby girls who shared a liver have been separated by doctors in Lima, Peru. The three-month-olds are recovering a month after the surgery, which took more than 30 medical staff eight hours to complete. Orfelinda Vasquez Sanchez and Segundo Vargas Fuentes are expected to recover fully but will need monitoring throughout their ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214659816/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 07:31:01 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214659816/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb A court in Burma has convicted seven Muslims for the killing of a Buddhist monk during deadly sectarian riots in a central town earlier this ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214658655/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 06:34:31 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214658655/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb New attacks in three Iraqi cities have killed at least seven people and wounded more than 60 others. 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 ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214658621/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 06:34:31 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214658621/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to Peru and then to Colombia for trade talks this week - after he speaks to his caucus about a growing Senate expense scandal that claimed his chief of staff over the weekend. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214658632/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 06:11:55 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214658632/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb 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.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214657837/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 05:28:34 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214657837/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb 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.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214656608/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 04:09:53 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214656608/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb 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.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214656814/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 03:55:55 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214656814/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb 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.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214655855/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 03:16:21 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214655855/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb What kind of man would use a 'marriage broker' to find love? And what kind of women await them? Will Storr travelled to Colombia to find ... http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214655918/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb Tue, 21 May 2013 03:13:28 -0400 http://www.riodejaneironews.net/index.php/sid/214655918/scat/1f5f6572907d15fb