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Brazil impeachment committee backs ousting Rousseff
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» BRASíLIA - A congressional committee recommended impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, setting the stage for a crucial vote in the lower house to decide whether she should face trial.
Venezuelan high court declares amnesty law unconstitutional
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» CARACAS - Venezuela's top court on Monday struck down an amnesty law passed by opposition lawmakers to free those who they describe as political prisoners.
Zika virus 'scarier' than thought: US health officials
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - The Zika virus is "scarier" than previously thought, US health officials warned as they urged Congress to unblock funding to fight the mosquito-borne virus linked to birth defects.
Panama Papers reveal spies used Mossak Fonseca
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» BERLIN - Secret agents from several countries, including intermediaries of the CIA, have used the services of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca in order to "conceal" their activities, German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported Tuesday.
Iceland shocked by elite's love of offshore holdings
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» REYKJAVIK - Cabinet ministers, bankers and CEOs: the offshore companies at the heart of the leaked Panama Papers have drawn large numbers of Iceland's elite into a scandal that has already brought down the country's premier.
Pakistan's Kalash people fight to retain their identity
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» CHITRAL, Pakistan - Pakistan's smallest religious minority, the Kalash speak their own language and celebrate their gods through music, dance -- and alcohol, which they brew themselves in Chitral's plunging verdant valleys.
China slams G7 statement on maritime disputes
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» BEIJING - China is "strongly dissatisfied" with a Group of Seven statement calling for restraint in disputed waters, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, as worries grow in Asia over Beijing's territorial and military ambitions.
Five wanted over India temple disaster surrender to police
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» KOLLAM, INDIA - Five men wanted over a massive explosion during a banned fireworks display that killed more than 100 people in southern Indian surrendered to police early Tuesday, a senior officer said.
Afghan Taliban announce start of 'spring offensive'
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» KABUL - The Afghan Taliban announced on Tuesday the start of their "spring offensive" even as the government in Kabul tries to bring the insurgents back to the negotiating table to end their drawn-out conflict.
Giant python found on Malaysian building site
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - A quarter-tonne snake that was found nestling on a building site could be the longest ever captured in Malaysia, officials said Tuesday.