Tuesday, May 21, 2013
 
 

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday she ordered the Federal Police to investigate the source of a rumor that sent thousands of poor Brazilians running to state bank branches seeking payment of a monthly family stipend.

A rumor that payments of the Bolsa Familia program would be ended led crowds to line up over the weekend at branches of the Caixa Economica Federal government bank to get their money. The rumor spread by word of mouth a   [READ MORE]
 
 
 
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone <VOD.L> has withdrawn from the running to provide a mobile service to fixed-line operator BT <BT.L>, two industry sources told Reuters, bringing to an end a nine-year partnership.

Vodafone had been the so-called mobile virtual network o...   [READ MORE]
 
By Alexei Oreskovic

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its Glass wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget, wh...   [READ MORE]
By Lanre Ola

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian forces used jets and attack helicopters to bombard militant camps in the northeast on Friday, their biggest offensive since Boko Haram began an insurgency almost four years ago to try create a breakaway Islamic state.

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By Tim Gaynor

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Jodi Arias, declared eligible for the death penalty a week after she was convicted of murdering an ex-boyfriend in Arizona, returned to court on Thursday for the final sentencing phase of her sensational trial.

A Maricopa County jury ...   [READ MORE]
 
By Tim Gaynor

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Jodi Arias, declared eligible for the death penalty a week after she was convicted of murdering an ex-boyfriend in Arizona, was due back in court on Thursday for the final sentencing phase of her sensational trial.

A Maricopa County j...   [READ MORE]
 
By Brad Poole

(Reuters) - An Arizona jury on Wednesday declared Jodi Arias eligible to receive the death penalty for the fatal shooting and stabbing of her ex-boyfriend in 2008, saying that she had acted with extreme cruelty.

The jury was due to return to court on Thu...   [READ MORE]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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