2010年5月19日星期三

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Brazil, Turkey defend nuclear deal with Iran (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 03:13 PM PDT

AP - Brazil and Turkey urged the U.N. Security Council to refrain from more sanctions for Iran, saying Wednesday a compromise they brokered this week is the best way to resolve the dispute over Tehran's nuclear program.

Defiant Iran shrugs off sanctions pressure (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 01:54 PM PDT

L-R: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the Islamic republic inked a nuclear fuel swap deal in Tehran, on May 17. Iran voiced exasperation at US-led international rejection of a hard-won nuclear deal, saying major powers would be AFP - A defiant Iran shrugged off Wednesday the threat of new sanctions as Brazil and Turkey urged the United Nations to wait and see how a nuclear swap deal plays out before caving in to US pressure.


Brazilian man convicted of US nun's slaying freed (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 08:32 AM PDT

AP - One of the ranchers convicted of masterminding the murder of U.S. nun and Amazon defender Dorothy Stang was scheduled to be released Wednesday pending an appeal of his 30-year sentence, a court spokesman said.

Honduras drops World Court case against Brazil (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 04:17 AM PDT

AP - The U.N.'s highest court says Honduras has dropped a case accusing Brazil of meddling in its internal affairs by allowing ousted President Manuel Zelaya to stay at one of its embassies in 2009.
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