Biggest Protests In 20 Years Sweep Brazil

By Todd Benson and Asher Levine SAO PAULO (Reuters) - As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave ...

U.S. Says It Will Buy Russian Helicopters For Afghan Military

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it will spend $572 million to buy 30 Russian-built military helicopters that will be used by Afghan security forces. The Mi-17 ...

Protests Build In Brazil As Discontent Spreads

By Todd Benson and Asher Levine SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a growing protest ...

Putin, Obama Face Off Over Syria At Tense G8 Summit Meeting

By Roberta Rampton and Alexei Anishchuk ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama sparred with Russia's Vladimir Putin over how to end the war in Syria on ...

West Rebukes Putin Over Syria At G8 Summit

By Roberta Rampton and Alexei Anishchuk ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Western leaders rebuked Russian President Vladimir Putin for supporting Syria's Bashar al-Assad attempt to crush a two-year-old uprising, ...