China's efforts to rein in its economic growth are failing to take effect as firmly as required, raising the risk that its investment boom could turn into a damaging bust, the International Monetary Fund warned Beijing Monday.
A Brazilian Federal Police report strongly recommends a former minister and close advisor of President Lula da Silva be indicted for taking undue advantage of his position to discredit a witness who accused him of links to corruption.
Chile's commemoration of the September 11 military coup thirty three years ago was marked with rioting, damage to private property, a fire bomb against Government House and at least 79 arrests, according to the latest report from Santiago's police.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, meeting in Vienna said Monday it will keep pumping crude at current levels, while also making clear it would consider scaling back production if oil prices keep plummeting.
A judge ordered that eight retired soldiers and police officers accused of kidnapping and criminal conspiracy in connection with disappearances during Uruguay's 1973-1985 military regime be bound over for trial.
FC Den Bosch became the first team to ensure qualification for the end-of-season First Division play-offs, after a narrow 2-1 victory over Cambur in the Dutch northern city of Leeuwarden.