BRASILIA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The lower house of Brazil's Congress approved amnesty for undeclared offshore assets on Wednesday despite criticism from opposition lawmakers who said it would allow the laundering of illegally gained money.
VALLETTA (Reuters) - EU leaders offered African counterparts aid and better access to Europe at a summit on Wednesday in return for help curbing chaotic migration across the Mediterranean and promises to take back those Europe expels.
VALLETTA (Reuters) - EU leaders offered African counterparts aid and better access to Europe at a summit on Wednesday in return for help curbing chaotic migration across the Mediterranean and promises to take back those Europe expels.
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Fourteen orangutans smuggled into Thailand illegally were sent back to Indonesia on Thursday, but the operation was not without incident -- one of the powerful apes tore a wildlife officer's finger off when he tried to put them in cages.
A gunman was shot and killed on Wednesday after firing several shots from a construction site next to a San Francisco hospital. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A gunman was shot and killed on Wednesday after firing several shots from a construction site next to a San Francisco hospital. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A gunman was shot and killed on Wednesday after firing several shots from a construction site next to a San Francisco hospital. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
MARIANA, Brazil, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Brazil's government said on Wednesday it may fine mining giants BHP Billiton Ltd and Vale SA for the "environmental catastrophe" caused by ruptured dams at an iron ore mine jointly owned by the companies in a southeastern state.
* Bank of Korea holds base rate at 1.50 pct (Reuters poll 1.50 pct)
When Anthony Bourdain last filmed a television show in Charleston, he drank Champagne at an oyster roast. Basically, as he admitted in a taped introduction to the Charleston episode of Parts...
When Anthony Bourdain last filmed a television show in Charleston, he drank Champagne at an oyster roast. Basically, as he admitted in a filmed introduction to the Charleston episode of Parts Unknown, which premiered tonight at the Charleston Food Film Festival, he screwed up.
(Reuters) - UK government's tax agency HM Revenue and Customs will announce on Thursday its decision to close all of its 170 offices across the country and merge them into 13 regional hubs, the Telegraph reported.
(Reuters) - UK government's tax agency HM Revenue and Customs will announce on Thursday its decision to close all of its 170 offices across the country and merge them into 13 regional hubs, the Telegraph reported.
The Board of Supervisors approved a tentative budget Tuesday, laying the framework for a final budget adoption next month.
Читать дальше...CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - A middle-aged Canadian couple died in a sexual embrace at a Mexican resort after the corpulent husband suffered a heart attack in a hot tub and squashed his slender wife, authorities said on Wednesday.
(Reuters) - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed he was involved in a car accident in Monaco on Monday and said he wanted to take responsibility for the incident to prevent people from making a "quick buck" out of it.
Nov 12 (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed he was involved in a car accident in Monaco on Monday and said he wanted to take responsibility for the incident to prevent people from making a "quick buck" out of it.
A gas leak that has caused a traffic back-up on Folly Beach for hours has been repaired.
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Australian shares trimmed losses on Thursday after employment data surged past all expectations, but weakness in energy firms kept a lid on the market as crude oil struggled at two-month lows.
SEOUL, Nov 12 (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank kept interest rates steady on Thursday for a fifth straight month, a widely expected move as an anticipated rate hike in the United States in December has increased uncertainties globally.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Will Smith, a self-described "football dad," said he felt conflicted about starring in the new film "Concussion" as the doctor who discovered brain trauma, a leading factor in the deaths of some former National Football League (NFL) players.
Anthony Bourdain just can't seem to stay away from Charleston.
The European Union's move to label goods produced in Israeli settlements is the latest expression of international disapproval of one of the country's most controversial policies.
BEIJING, Nov 12 (Reuters) - China's fiscal expenditure jumped 36.1 percent in October from a year earlier, the biggest percentage rise since July 2012, while fiscal revenue rose 8.7 percent, Finance Ministry data showed on Thursday.
Young women are living with their parents or relatives at a rate not seen since 1940 as more millennial women put off marriage, attend college and face high living expenses.
