Socceroos Brazil-bound after late goal secures World Cup spot

ABC Australia - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Sydney 2000 Socceroos coach Holger Osieck has described qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as a "beautiful feeling" and vindication of his methods.Australia beat Iraq 1-0 in a tense, nervy affair at Sydney's Olympic stadium last night thanks to an 83rd-minute headed goal from substitute Josh ...

5.6 Magnitude Quake Shakes Peru’s Capital

International Herald Tribune - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

LIMA -- A moderate earthquake shook buildings in Peru's capital on Tuesday but there were no reported injuries or damage, Reuters witnesses and safety officials ...

Quake shakes Perus capital of Lima

Reuters - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

LIMA (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake shook buildings in Peru's capital on Tuesday but there were no reported injuries or damage, Reuters witnesses and safety officials ...

Brazil disgust as sport spotlights squeezed services

Euro News - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Brazil’s middle class are demanding that public services be given a higher priority than football. The country is gearing up to host a global event for that next year; the sport is one step short of worship for millions of Brazilians; but while hospital and school budgets go hungry, many are furious that 11 billion euros is being spent preparing for the Confederation Cup. What lit the ...

Brazil-Mexico Preview Selecao gunning for semi-final berth

soccerway - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Luiz Felipe Scolari is spoilt for choice ahead of Brazil's second Confederations Cup game against Mexico at the Castelao. With the Selecao in fine form during their comprehensive 3-0 victory in Group A's opener against Japan, and star player Neymar expected to shake off a minor knock picked up in the game, the 64-year-old's main concern is deciding if to change a winning ...

Taliban Opens Office For Talks with US Afghan Government

VOA - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Muhammad Naeem (L), a spokesman for the Office of the Taliban of Afghanistan, speaks during the opening of the Taliban Afghanistan Political Office in Doha, June 18, ...

Security Transfer Sparks Pride Concern Among Afghans

VOA - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

ISLAMABAD -- Afghans welcomed their national forces taking responsibility of security across the country, ending 12 years of US and NATO-led control. Many are concerned about the Afghan security forces’ logistic capabilities to face down violent militant networks operating in the country. Barely an hour before a simple closed door ceremony was held here in Kabul marking the transfer of ...

Senior US General Encouraged by News of Taliban Talks

VOA - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

PENTAGON -- The White House announced Tuesday that U.S. representatives will open direct talks with Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar, within the next few days, aimed at finding a political solution to the Afghan war. The announcement is being welcomed by the commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford. General Dunford said his forces had no ...

Berlin Program Helps Minorities Enter Workforce

VOA - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel caused a stir three years ago when she declared the country's integration policies a failure. Since that time, though, several new programs have sprung up with the aim of giving immigrants a fair shot at a career in Europe's largest economy. One such program is called "Berlin Needs You," and it has been successful placing minority ...

HRW Tanzanian Police Abuses Block HIV Progress

VOA - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

a report published Tuesday by Human Rights Watch . According to the new findings, widespread police abuse against sex workers, drug users, and men who have sex with men is a major hindrance in tackling the spread of the deadly virus. "Key populations are not being reached," says Human Rights Watch researcher Neela Ghoshal. "Sex workers are beaten and raped by police, often ...

US-EU Set to Pursue Trade Deal Possibly World’s Biggest

VOA - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

LONDON -- At the G8 Summit in Britain, President Barack Obama and European leaders announced the start of an effort to reach what is being called the biggest trade deal in history. Officials are focusing on regional trade agreements because the long effort to reach a new global trade deal is stalled. British Prime Minister David Cameron stood with U.S. President Barack Obama and European ...

Upward Mobility in Brazil and the Quest for Higher Education

The World - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

The Rio State Rural Federal University campus in Nova Iguacu was built between 2006 and 2010. (Photo: Jason Margolis) Brazil is commonly referred to as an "emerging economy," along with countries like China and India. But to get past that hurdle, Siquera said a better metric of middle class growth is: Can deserving kids go to college? For the vast majority of Brazilians, the answer ...

Confederations Cup Host Brazil not looking back in history Marcelo says

The National - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

FORTALEZA, Brazil // Brazil left-back Marcelo says his side will not be seeking revenge when they renew acquaintance with Mexico in their second game of the Confederations Cup in Fortaleza on Wednesday. The last encounter between teams representing the two countries saw Mexico shock the five-time world champions with a 2-1 win in the final of the men's football competition at ...

Deals with troubled Brazil firms smell of cronyism

The Globe And Mail - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Brazil is keeping its oil troubles a domestic affair. First, struggling local tycoon Eike Batista tapped Sao Paulo-based BTG Pactual for a lifeline. Now, the investment bank led by Andre Esteves has emerged as the unlikely buyer of assets from state-controlled Petrobras. The sketchy details on both deals only add to the unhealthy aura of crony ...

Brazil protests catch authorities on the back foot

The Guardian - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

New generation radicalised as protests sparked by fury at bus fare hike mushroom into vast rallies against failing public services and cost of World ...

Brazil here we come Iran fans sing

FIFA - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Iran .Footage aired on state television showed similar outpourings of joy around the country.In Tehran, residents waved the green-white-red national flag while motorists honked their horns and bikers sped through the capital to join the ...

Massive Wave of Protestors Flood Brazils Streets

CBN News - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Some of the largest protests in 20 years are breaking out across Brazil as more than 100,000 people took to the streets frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education, and taxes. A hike in bus prices ignited the initial protests, but the flame was fanned after images were released of Sao Paulo police beating demonstrators and firing rubber bullets during a peaceful march Sunday. ...

Magnitude 5.6 quake shakes Perus capital

One News - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Source: ISTOCKPHOTO A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has shaken buildings in Peru's capital, local geologists and witnesses report. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages from the quake centred in the Pacific Ocean about 73 kilometres west of the city. More details to ...

Upbeat Super Eagles Arrive Salvador Ready For Uruguay

Sahara Reporters - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

African champions Nigeria arrived in Salvador, north-eastern Brazil today ahead of their much-hyped clash with South American champions Uruguay on Thursday. Salvador, the capital of Bahia State, is home to about 2.7 million people and is Brazil’s third most populous city. It was Brazil’s first capital city until 1763. It is also regarded as the black capital of Latin America, as ...

Brazils Votorantim Cimentos suspends IPO plans -source

Reuters - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

SAO PAULO, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:15pm EDT SAO PAULO, June 18 (Reuters) - Votorantim Cimentos SA, Brazil's largest cement producer, and shareholders canceled plans to list shares on Sao Paulo's stock exchange, a source with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday, citing deteriorating market conditions. The source, who declined to be named because the decision ...

Brazil kicks off World Cup excess draws hundreds of thousands to street protests

The Independent - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

When the Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced in 2007 that next year's World Cup would be staged in Brazil, he predicted it would have "a big social and cultural impact". It has, but not in the way he expected. Instead of uniting Brazil in celebration, football's biggest prize, which is returning after 54 years to the country that has won it more times than any other, is ...

Monthly bus fare is 26 of your income if you make minimum wage in Brazil

Reuters - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

we noted earlier today , the bus fare hike was merely the last straw in a long list of public grievances about the shaky Brazilian economy. But it’s worth noting that Sao Paulo’s bus riders are being majorly squeezed by fares. A fare price that sounds pretty minuscule in dollar terms actually takes up a huge chunk of Brazilian incomes for those at the bottom (and presumably, those ...