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Brazil prosecutors file $43.55 billion suit over dam collapse
Federal prosecutors in Brazil have filed a civil lawsuit [complaint, PDF, in Portuguese; press release, in Portuguese] against mining companies Vale SA BHP Billiton Ltd. worth 155 billion reais (USD $43.55 billion) for a November dam collapse that (More) |
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Brazil prosecutors call for investigation of president
Brazilian local media reported Tuesday that the country's top prosecutors have requested an investigation into President Dilma Rousseff over alleged connections to the Petrobras corruption scandal. Though Rousseff has spoken against the accusations a (More) |
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Brazil's Workers party plans to rally behind the President for May Day Celebration
Supporters of Brazilian President Dilma Rouseff on Sunday plan to rally in support of the President, who is facing a Senate impeachment trial. The supporters plan to decry the President's potential impeachment. The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies vot (More) |
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Colombia legalizes same-sex marriage
The Constitutional Court of Colombia on Thursday legalized same-sex marriage. In a 6-3 decision [El Tiempo report, in Spanish], the court found that same-sex marriage does not violate the country's constitution . The decision comes just weeks after (More) |
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Brazil lower house votes in favor of Rousseff impeachment
The lower house of Brazil's National Congress on Sunday voted in favor of impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff for manipulating government accounts. The Chamber of Deputies voted for impeachment by the required two-thirds majority, splitting 3 (More) |
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Brazil Supreme Court denies president's last attempt to avoid impeachment
The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil on Friday denied President Dilma Rousseff's injunction request to suspend an upcoming lower house vote regarding her looming impeachment. A lower house committee voted earlier this week to recommend her impeach (More) |
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Brazil legislative committee votes to recommend president's impeachment
A committee in the lower house of the Brazilian legislature voted 38-27 on Monday to recommend the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff over corruption and budget violations before her 2014 re-election. The full lower house must pass the recomm (More) |
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Federal appeals court rules Google may not ignore Mississippi subpoena
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday overturned a district court decision that allowed Google to ignore a subpoena. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood began investigating Google in 2012 for failing to do enough to prevent cr (More) |
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UK fraud office opens criminal investigation into Tata Steel
The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confirmed Friday that it has opened a criminal investigation into Tata Steel , looking into activity that took place at the Specialty Steels unit in the UK. Tata Steel is headquartered in India, but earns nearly 70 (More) |
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Brazil high court orders legislature to commence impeachment procedures against VP
The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court on Tuesday ordered the legislature to commence impeachment proceedings against Vice President Michel Temer. Judge Marco Aurelio Mello overruled a previous rejection from a high ranking member of the Brazilian l (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
