Insight: Chinese whispers: Who wants to bet on the 'Nicaragua Canal'?
By Ivan Castro and Lomi Kriel MANAGUA/PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - For centuries since the colonization of the New World, entrepreneurs h...
Read More »World News
Subscribe to the World News feed.-
-
U.S.-Taliban talks in Qatar not expected Thursday: source
DOHA (Reuters) - Preliminary Afghan peace talks in Qatar between U.S. and Taliban officials are unlikely to take place on Thursday a...
Read More » -
Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts
By Roberta Rampton and Stephen Brown BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on ...
Read More » -
Myanmar constitution likely to dash Suu Kyi's presidential hopes
By Jared Ferrie YANGON (Reuters) - Her adoring compatriots believe democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is destined to become Myanmar...
Read More » -
FBI says it uses surveillance drones on U.S. soil
By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States uses drones for surveillance in some limited law enforcement situations, FB...
Read More » -
The new Iranian president's restrained power: Bremmer
By Ian Bremmer (Reuters) - This past weekend, centrist candidate Hassan Rohani won the Iranian presidential election by a landslide....
Read More » -
Analysis: Brazil's protests: Not quite a 'Tropical Spring'
By Brian Winter SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's blossoming protest movement is a coming-of-age for what had been one of Latin America...
Read More » -
Brazil finance minister: Government unable to cut taxes for public transport
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's federal government is unable to lower taxes for public transportation any further, Finance Minister Gu...
Read More » -
Budget cuts hit security checks for defense contractors
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A budget shortfall has forced a Pentagon security unit to sharply cut back on regular inves...
Read More » -
Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue
By Asher Levine and Tatiana Ramil SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's two biggest cities agreed on Wednesday to revoke ...
Read More »