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......

Brazil's Rousseff suspended to face impeachment trial

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was suspended on Thursday to face impeachment, ceding power to her vice president-turned-enemy Michel Temer in a political earthquake ending 13 years of leftist......

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......

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......

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......

BRICS bank should be operational by Aug 2016: Biz council

Business leaders of the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) nations are expecting the New Development Bank to be operational by August 2016, which is aimed at boosting......

Rupee ends little changed; sentiment stays positive

The Indian rupee closed little changed on Monday as improved sentiment from upbeat U.S. data and smaller-than-feared capital shortfalls at European banks were offset by weaker local shares and......

Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns; Midcaps outperform

The broader markets displayed divergent trend with BSE Midcap index closed up by 0.6% and Smallcap index closed down by 0.4%, respectively. Benchmark share indices snapped a two-day winning streak......

Top Celeb Hat Wearers

French First Lady Carla Bruni has topped the list of celebrity hat wearers among the females. The former model and singer has beaten the Queen to make it to the top of list, reports British......

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......

Why half of Brazil is opposed to hosting the Olympics

- The Datafolha polling institute survey published in the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper also found that 63 percent of those asked in the latest poll think the Olympics will bring more costs than......

Brazil customs workers to strike ahead of Rio Olympics

Tax auditors plan to down tools every Tuesday and Thursday until the government issues a decree to raise their wages. The strike would cost the cash-strapped government about 1.5 billion reais......

Is Brazil ready to stage successful Olympics?

‘Brazil is ready to receive all of the visitors who will be enjoying the pleasure of watching the world's elite international sports athletes compete’ IMAGE: The fun loving Brazil's......

Body parts wash ashore next to Rio Olympic venue

IMAGE: Children walk past a mutilated body near a construction site of the beach volleyball venue for 2016 Rio Olympics on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, on Wednesday. Photograph: Sergio......