Brazilian protests see 200,000 take to the streets
SAO PAULO - As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption. Full Article | Video
Asian shares ease as Fed meeting keeps markets on edge
TOKYO - Asian shares eased on Tuesday as investors waited for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to clarify the U.S. central bank's plans for its stimulus program - with the mere suggestion of fine-tuning it enough to unnerve market sentiment.
Putin faces isolation on Syria as pressure grows
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - Vladimir Putin faces further isolation as world leaders line up to pressure him into toning down his support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Full Article
FBI's reliance on secret surveillance law
WASHINGTON - The FBI has used secret evidence obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to prosecute at least 27 accused terrorists since 2007, according to a Reuters review of public records. Full Article
Iran's Rohani hopes for friendly ties
DUBAI - President-elect Hassan Rohani held out the prospect on Monday of better relations between Iran and the world, including the United States, and progress on resolving the nuclear dispute. Full Article
Why Citi wants to rack up U.S. taxes
Citigroup has been grappling with an unusual problem - how to incur more U.S. taxes. Citigroup is reclassifying overseas profit as money that it might bring back to the U.S. Full Article
Quality of teachers impacted by rookies: report
The U.S. teacher training system is badly broken, turning out rookie educators who have little hands-on experience running classrooms and are quickly overwhelmed by the job, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Council on Teacher Quality. Full Article
Smithfield battle the latest of many for Starboard
NEW YORK - Starboard Value LP has been fast gaining a reputation for aggressive shareholder activism, pushing for change in household names including AOL and Office Depot Inc . Full Article
Silent protests in Istanbul, Ankara
June 18 - Demonstrators stage a silent protest in the ongoing anti-government movement taking place in Turkey. Julie Noce reports.
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EBay CEO on PayPal everywhere
EBay CEO John Donahoe, speaking at the Reuters Tech Summit, outlines his plans for bringing PayPal offline and into stores. Video
Turkey’s economy is vulnerable
Tayyip Erdogan’s harsh actions against protesters could backfire economically. Turkey depends on foreign investors to fund its big current account deficit. If they turn tail, interest rates will rise, hurting the economy and undermining one of Erdogan’s sources of popularity. Commentary
Economic worries and the global elite
Here’s one sign the global elite is starting to get worried that capitalism isn’t working for the Western middle class. At the TED Global gathering in Scotland’s elegant capital city this week, much of the spotlight was on what’s going wrong with the 21st-century economy. Commentary
Why Russia won’t deal on NATO missile defense
The diplomatic dance around missile defense cooperation has always been like Kabuki theater. Moscow is unlikely to cooperate on a seriously flawed, expensive system against an Iranian threat it doesn't see as imminent. Commentary
The real IRS scandal
Though the courts have ruled that a tax-exempt group’s political activity must be "insubstantial," lawyers have argued this means as much as 49 percent – and the IRS has gone along. Even that has been flagrantly violated. Commentary
Surveilling a double standard
Why are we willing to give private corporations data, but we refuse to offer government agencies the same courtesy? That contradiction highlights a muddled, overwrought and inconsistent attitude towards privacy and freedom. Commentary
In defense of publishing leaks
No U.S. journalist has ever been successfully prosecuted for publishing classified information. This may seem counterintuitive. If it’s against the law to leak classified information, why is it legal for journalists to publish it? Commentary
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