Canada’s Stephen Harper Under Cloud After Chief of Staff Resigns
Canada’s Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper was under intense pressure on Monday to reassure voters that his administration is above reproach amid questions surrounding a secret check paid to Senator Mike Duffy. “There’s been nothing under this prime minister’s watch that’s tied him so closely to such a…
Cars Made in Brazil are Deadly
The cars roll endlessly off the local assembly lines of the industry’s biggest automakers, more than 10,000 a day, into the eager hands of Brazil’s new middle class. The shiny new Fords, Fiats, and Chevrolets tell the tale of an economy in full bloom that now boasts the…
Trinidad’s Jack Warner Resigns Amid Fraud Inquiry
A former top figure in international football, Jack Warner, has resigned as Trinidad and Tobago’s minister of security amid an inquiry into fraud. Investigators at the Caribbean, North and Central American international football body, Concacaf, accuse Mr Warner of embezzlement. He stepped down as Concacaf’s president in 2011.…
