Brazil's Lula takes Cabinet post in bid to save Rousseff
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will take over as chief of staff for his successor Dilma Rousseff in a bid to save her from impeachment, raising the prospect of a shift away from austerity to revive a moribund economy.The move, announced after a Wednesday meeting of Rousseff's closest advisors, offers Lula protection from prosecutors who charged him with money laundering. The government hopes that the instincts of Brazil's most influential politician may..>> view originalIn Damascus, Syrians celebrate Putin as their hero. Will they miss him?
DAMASCUS, Syria — Since Moscow lent its air power to the Syrian government’s war, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has achieved cult status in Damascus. His face has joined images of President Bashar al-Assad on necklaces, mugs and key rings sold in souvenir shops in the capital. “Together against Terrorism” read posters at checkpoints showing the two men. Army generals affectionately referred to him as “Abu Ali Putin,” while some Syrian schools have started offering Russian language classes. Wit..>> view originalRescuers: Female suicide bombers kill 24 at Nigerian mosque
Two female suicide bombers killed at least 24 worshippers and wounded 18 in an attack during dawn prayers Wednesday on a mosque on the outskirts of the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, officials said from the birthplace of Boko Haram.One bomber blew up inside the mosque and the second waited outside to detonate as survivors tried to escape, said coordinator Abba Aji of the civilian self-defense Vigilante Group. Those injured totaled 18. An earlier AP toll of 23 injured had double-counted t..>> view originalGeorge Osbourne Warns of Brexit Risks and Cuts Growth Forecasts
Continue reading the main story Video Britain's Osborne Warns Against E.U. Exit George Osborne, the British treasury chief, warned of the economic risks of a potential British exit from the European Union during his budget announcement on Wednesday in Parliament. By REUTERS on Publish Date March 16, 2016. Photo by Stefan Wermu..>> view originalBomb Attack on bus Kills 15 People in Pakistan
Bomb Attack on Bus Kills 15 People in Pakistan A bomb ripped through a bus carrying Pakistani government employees in Peshawar on Wednesday, killing 15 people, according to the police. 11 Photos>> view originalKurds plan to declare a federal region in northern Syria
BEIRUT — Syrian Kurds are preparing a plan to declare a federal region in the area they control across northern Syria, saying Wednesday it is a model for a more decentralized government in which all ethnic groups would be represented. Although the idea might seem like a way forward after five years of civil war, it faces big obstacles: It was promptly dismissed by the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the rebels who oppose him, both fearing it would lead to a partition of the coun..>> view originalAngelina Jolie Pitt Warmly Greets Syrian Refugees in Greece After Lebanon Speech to 'Reinforce' Humanitarian Efforts
Angelina Jolie Pavlos Karabatsis/Splash News By Lindsay Kimble @lekimble 03/16/2016 AT 01:40 PM EDT On the heels of her impassioned and poignant speech in Lebanon on Tuesday, Angelina Jolie Pitt has touched down in Greece's port of Piraeus to further continue refugee aide efforts by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Jolie Pitt, 40, greeted Syrian refugee families outside of the UNHCR office Wednesday, and during her trip will proritize expanding the current protection an..>> view originalInside the Harrowing Night Hundreds of Refugees Tried to Escape Greece
Around midnight on March 13, a young Syrian man named Abdo stepped into Tent No. 1 of the refugee camp of Idomeni, in northern Greece, and asked the men inside to gather around. About 200 asylum seekers live in that tent, mostly packed into tight rows of bunk beds, with some sleeping on the wooden floor. The air inside was musty with the smell of wet blankets and bodies as Abdo made his pitch. According to several of the migrants who listened to him in the darkness, his words were painful to ..>> view originalNorth Korea sentences US tourist to 15 years in pr
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea's highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion on Wednesday, weeks after authorities presented him to media and he tearfully confessed that he had tried to steal a propaganda banner.Otto Warmbier, 21, a University of Virginia undergraduate, was convicted and sentenced in a one-hour trial in North Korea's Supreme Court.The U.S. government condemned the sentence and accused North Korea of using such American ..>> view originalHunt on for 2 in Belgian raid linked to Paris attacks
BRUSSELS (AP) Belgian investigators were hunting Wednesday for two suspects who fled an apartment linked to the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, one day after a police sniper killed a gunman holed up inside and authorities found a stock of ammunition and an Islamic State flag, officials said.Four officers were wounded in Tuesday's joint French-Belgian raid in a Brussels neighborhood after unexpectedly coming under fire in an apartment they believed was empty.Prosecutors on Wednesday released without c..>> view original
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