Brazil needle victim recovers, outrage at cruelty
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian toddler is making a good recovery after surgery to remove the first of 31 sewing needles pushed into his body by his stepfather in a cruel act that has enraged locals, the hospital said on Saturday. | Video
Brazil needle victim recovers, outrage at cruelty
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian toddler is making a good recovery after surgery to remove the first of 31 sewing needles pushed into his body by his stepfather in a cruel act that has enraged locals, the hospital said on Saturday. | Video
FACTBOX: Main points of the Copenhagen Accord
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama reached a climate agreement on Friday with India, South Africa, China and Brazil. The deal outlined fell far short of the ambitions for the Copenhagen summit.
INSTANT VIEW: Reaction to Copenhagen climate deal
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama reached a climate agreement on Friday with India, South Africa, China and Brazil, a U.S. official said. The deal outlined fell far short of the ambitions for the Copenhagen summit.
FACTBOX: Main points of the Copenhagen Accord
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama reached a climate agreement on Friday with India, South Africa, China and Brazil. The deal outlined fell far short of the ambitions for the Copenhagen summit.
INSTANT VIEW: Reaction to Copenhagen climate deal
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama reached a climate agreement on Friday with India, South Africa, China and Brazil, a U.S. official said. The deal outlined fell far short of the ambitions for the Copenhagen summit.
Brazil's CSN bid for Cimpor sparks debt concern
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian steelmaker CSN's $5.6 billion unsolicited bid for Portuguese cement producer Cimpor risks unsettling investors, who worry the deal could push debt ratios higher.
U.S. father pleads for boy's return from Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The American father of a boy at the center of a Brazil-U.S. custody dispute made an emotional appeal to be reunited with his son on Friday, calling the situation "cruel, tragic and sad."
Brazil's CSN bids $5.6 billion for Portugal's Cimpor
LISBON/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's CSN offered on Friday to buy Portuguese cement producer Cimpor for 3.86 billion euros ($5.6 billion) as the steelmaker slowly diversifies from its core business outside its home base.
Brazil Supreme Court blocks U.S. boy's return
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian Supreme Court judge blocked the return to the United States of a 9-year-old boy at the center of an international custody dispute on Thursday, saying the boy's own will must be taken into account.
Cambodia deports Uighurs despite criticism
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia has deported back to China 20 Muslim Uighurs who fled the country after deadly ethnic violence this year, a government official said on Sunday, despite concerns they will face persecution by Beijing.





