Saudi land push in Yemen would cause heavy casualties

Prosecutor tells SC to probe Rousseff

Brazil’s top prosecutor has asked the Supreme Court to open an investigation of President Dilma Rousseff for trying to obstruct a massive corruption probe involving state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA), Globo News reported on Tuesday. Rousseff, likely to be ousted from office later this month on unrelated charges of breaking budgetary laws, had previously avoided being dragged into the largest corruption investigation in Brazil’s history. The request will be analyzed by Supreme Court justic

04 May, 2016

Press Freedom Day comes amid challenges

Verbal attacks by presidential candidates in the U.S., new security laws in Europe and increased surveillance of information are some of the new challenges journalists face today, media freedom advocates said on the eve of World Press Freedom Day. World Press Freedom Day aims to raise awareness of press freedom. It falls this year on Tuesday, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the world?s first freedom of information law and the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Windhoek Declaration

03 May, 2016

At least 12 killed in Kenya building collapse

Hours after a residential building collapsed in a heap of rubble in Kenya’s capital, a man emerged, triumphant, holding up a baby wrapped in a pink blanket as the crowd of rescuers and onlookers cheered. Another man followed him, carrying a toddler who had also been pulled from the debris. Both of the children were rushed to ambulances to get medical care. As the hours passed following Friday’s collapse of the secven-story building in Nairobi, rescuers continued to hear sounds of hope: Voices o

01 May, 2016