Brazil's Congress votes to impeach president Dilma Rousseff

Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted on Sunday to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, setting the stage for her removal from office and a battle over the political future of Latin......

Brazil's President Rousseff loses impeachment vote, ousted from office

Vice President Michel Temer was sworn in as new President. IMAGE: Brazil's former President Dilma Rousseff speaks at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on Wednesday. Photograph: Bruno......

Putin, Rousseff, Netherlands PM congratulate Modi

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff on Friday called Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his landslide win in the Lok Sabha polls and......

Vladimir Putin, 70

Vladimir Putin, who has ruled Russia since 2000, is 70 today, October 7. Glimpses from the life of Russia's current tsar:   IMAGE: Putin and his then wife Lyudmila at the Taj Mahal, October......

BRICS seek to limit fallout of strong US dollar

Major emerging-market nations will work together to limit the effects that a strong US dollar could have on their economies as the Federal Reserve signals plans to scale back its massive stimulus......

Modi proposes 10-point initiative for BRICS nations

Calling it 'Das Kadam: Ten Steps for the Future', Modi put forward new initiatives for the BRICS grouping that is formed by major emerging economies Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian......

Security tightened for BRICS summit in Delhi

Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the capital for the BRICS Summit to be attended by top leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Around 2,000 police personnel and......

Full text of the BRICS declaration in Sanya

Leaders of BRICS -- China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa -- issued a joint declaration at the conclusion of the BRICS Summit in Sanya (China) on Thursday.The joint declaration lists the......

Blatter, Rousseff brush off World Cup problems

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff brushed off concerns about their troubled World Cup preparations after meeting FIFA's Sepp Blatter on Thursday, reiterating that her country would stage the "Cup......

Brazil's President defends World Cup spending, urges warm welcome

Less than 48 hours before the month-long soccer World Cup kicks off in Brazil, President Dilma Rousseff defended the cost of hosting the tournament, vowed to punish corruption and urged her......

World Cup chit-chat: 'Rio will host best tournament'

Three stadiums and several airports are not ready, and other promised infrastructure has been shelved, but the 2014 World Cup will "be the most successful of all time", the head of FIFA told......

FIFA scam: Ex-Honduran leader pleads guilty in US bribery case

Former Honduran President Rafael Callejas pleaded guilty on Monday to U.S. charges that he participated in bribery schemes that are under investigation at soccer's world governing body FIFA.......

PHOTOS: Olympic flame lands in Brazil for three month relay to Games

IMAGE: The Olympic flame arrives from Geneva, on May 3, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. The Olympic torch will pass through 329 cities from all states from the north to the south of Brazil, before......