2010年5月13日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Brazil


Lula visit may be Iran's last chance before sanctions: US (AFP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 03:49 PM PDT

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's visit to Tehran may be Iran's last chance to engage the world over its nuclear program before new UN sanctions, a US official said Thursday.(AFP/File/Evaristo Sa)AFP - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's upcoming visit to Tehran may be Iran's last chance to engage the world over its nuclear program before new UN sanctions are imposed, a US official said Thursday.


Brazil Church says sex abuse by clergy is a crime (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 12:28 PM PDT

AP - The Brazilian Roman Catholic Church said Thursday that cases of child abuse committed by clergymen are crimes that should not be covered up and must be investigated right away.

Lula visit may be last shot on Iran engagement: U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2010 11:52 AM PDT

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) take their seats during a signing ceremony at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasília November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Roberto JaymeReuters - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's visit to Iran this weekend may be the last chance to engage Iran over its nuclear program before fresh U.N. sanctions, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.


Lula Iran visit may be last chance before sanctions (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2010 10:08 AM PDT

A Taiwanese national pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to export thousands of missile components to Iran in violation of a US embargo, and faces up to 20 years in prison, the US Department of Justice said.(USDOJ)Reuters - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's visit to Iran this weekend may be the last chance for engagement with Tehran over its nuclear program before fresh U.N. sanctions, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Thursday.


Ambitious Brazil housing plan would replace slums (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:28 AM PDT

In this Feb. 12, 2010, Paulo Cesar, 27, center, his wife Fabiana Araujo, 30, and their son sit on their new home, received from the national housing plan 'My House, My Life' at the Jardim do Cerrado district, in Goiania, Brazil. The housing plan, launched in 2009, is the largest government-subsidized housing construction project of its kind in Latin America, according to experts, a model for countries trying to alleviate the squalor in which roughly 1 billion squatters and slum dwellers live around the world. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - Cristina Silva dos Santos is close to realizing a dream she has had for 28 years, since giving birth to the first of six children: a home big enough for her entire family.


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