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Exclusive: Brazil’s Rousseff sides with farmers in Indian land fight
By Brian Winter and Caroline Stauffer BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has ordered her government to stop confiscating farmland to create new Indian reservations, government officials say, a policy reversal with major implications for one of the world's top agricultural producers. Continue reading
Cameron To Publish In/Out EU Referendum Bill
The Prime Minister attempts to seize the initiative amid Tory squabbles and will today propose laws guaranteeing an EU vote. Continue reading
Israeli PM criticized for installing bed on plane
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek alternate sleeping arrangements when traveling after receiving a sky-high bill for installing a customized bed on a recent flight to London, officials close to the Israeli leader said. Continue reading
The twice and future prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, garners big Pakistan vote
It took scores of terrorist attacks, months of speculation and campaigning, but the verdict is in: Twice-elected prime minister Nawaz Sharif is set to win a third term after his party won a majority in the country’s parliamentary elections. Continue reading
Syria-linked group blamed in Turkey blasts; 43 die
REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) — In one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years, two car bombs exploded near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing 43 and wounding 140 others. Continue reading
Bhutto Case Prosecutor Shot Dead
A Pakistani prosecutor working on the murder case of ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto dies after his car is sprayed with bullets. Continue reading
David Cameron To Address Brit Torture Claims
The Prime Minister is expected to raise the issue during a state visit by UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Continue reading
Nasdaq ends at best level since 2000
Stocks finished near session highs Monday, with the S&P 500 setting a record close and the Nasdaq ending at its best level since November 2000, following a better-than-expected pending home sales report and after Italy’s new prime minister named his cabinet over the weekend, ending two months of political deadlock in the nation.(Read More: After-Hours Buzz: HLF, ESRX, RVBD & More)The Dow J… Continue reading
Stalemate over, Italy’s Letta names new government
By James Mackenzie and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italian center-left politician Enrico Letta named a coalition government on Saturday, making one of Silvio Berlusconi's closest allies deputy prime minister and ending two months of damaging political stalemate. Letta has said his priorities would be the economy, unemployment and restoring faith in Italy's discredited political institutions as well as trying to turn Europe away from austerity to focus more on growth and investment. Continue reading
South Korea summons Japan envoy over PM’s remarks on history
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea summoned Tokyo's ambassador in Seoul on Thursday to protest at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's defense of visits by senior officials and lawmakers to a shrine seen by Japan's neighbors as a symbol of wartime aggression. China and South Korea chastised Japan after more than 160 lawmakers visited Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine this week. Continue reading
