Vinod Sreeharsha
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 07:04
In the latest twist to Brazil’s colossal corruption scandals, the country’s already beleaguered political establishment found itself under siege on Wednesday over revelations of payments made to figures across the ideological spectrum by the construction giant Odebrecht.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 05:27
Brazil’s huge corruption scandal involving the oil giant Petrobras widened on Monday after a federal judge issued arrest warrants for the country’s most influential campaign strategist who twice orchestrated the electoral triumphs of the country’s president, Dilma Rousseff.
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 22:00
President Barack Obama will find himself in perhaps the strongest diplomatic position in years for a U.S. leader when he travels to Panama this week, the result of broad, more intense American engagement in a region that’s long seen itself as neglected.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 06:36
On a recent visit to the future site of Olympic Park, President Dilma Rousseff promised the 2016 Summer Games in Rio would be “the Olympics of all Olympics,” echoing a refrain she used during the chaotic lead-up to the World Cup.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 00:00
The addition of Venezuela has angered one of the 21-year-old trading bloc's founding members, Paraguay, which considers the move retribution for the June impeachment of its president, Fernando Lugo.
Monday, June 18, 2012 - 00:00
Officials on both sides acknowledge that the handling of the contract has hurt a bilateral defense relationship that "has advanced pretty dramatically".
Monday, April 9, 2012 - 00:00
After the Department of Justice found documentation errors, the Air Force suspended the contract and is now conducting an internal investigation.
Sunday, August 3, 2008 - 00:00
BUENOS AIRES — After months of political turmoil and a plummeting approval rating, Argentina’s leader, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, gave the first news conference of her eight-month presidency on Saturday.
Thursday, April 3, 2008 - 00:00
Agricultural groups on Wednesday suspended a nationwide farmers’ strike that shut down highways across the country for 21 days and caused food shortages.