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  Brazilians protest World Cup costs

  19 Jun 2013 : RIO DE JANEIRO - If the young people of Brazil are in the street, it is no longer just to play football there, contrary to the popular image of a country fixated with 'futebol' to the point of obsession.

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  Google asks US court to allow data query release

  19 Jun 2013 : Google said Tuesday it asked a special US court handling national security investigations for permission to publish the number of government requests for data to the Internet giant.

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  Facebook touts advertising milestone

  19 Jun 2013 : Facebook said Tuesday that more than a million businesses now advertise at the leading social network.

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  Tesla to demo quick-swap electric car batteries

  19 Jun 2013 : Tesla Motors said Thursday it would demonstrate a way to quickly recharge electric cars by swapping drained batteries for fresh power cells.

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  Thiago hat-trick sees Spain retain U-21 title

  19 Jun 2013 : A hat-trick by inspirational captain Thiago Alcantara saw Spain easily retain their European Under-21 title in Jerusalem on Tuesday with a 4-2 win over Italy.

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  'Brazil here we come,' Iran fans sing

  19 Jun 2013 : Millions of joyous Iranians flooded the streets of Tehran on Tuesday after the national team beat Asia powerhouse South Korea 1-0 away to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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  Sweden's far right beats mainstream parties in cyberspace

  19 Jun 2013 : Extreme-right websites in Sweden are far more popular than websites run by parties represented in parliament, said a report presented to the government on Tuesday.

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  Mali government, Tuaregs sign ceasefire accord

  19 Jun 2013 : The Mali government and Tuareg rebels signed a ceasefire accord Tuesday paving the way for presidential elections in the troubled west African state next month.

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  G8 calls for urgent Syria peace talks despite Russia split

  18 Jun 2013 : G8 leaders called Tuesday for a peace conference on Syria to be held as soon as possible but deep divisions remained as Russia stood by its embattled Middle East ally.

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  Rousseff vows to listen to Brazil's angry protesters

  18 Jun 2013 : President Dilma Rousseff vowed Tuesday to listen to youths staging Brazil's biggest protests in 20 years in an outpouring of anger over the huge cost of staging events like the World Cup.

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  Turkey PM claims victory after protest crackdown

  18 Jun 2013 : Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday claimed victory over anti-government protesters after a heavy crackdown, as police raided homes and arrested dozens of demonstrators in a bid to stamp out nearly three weeks of unrest.

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  G8 leaders strike deal to fight tax evasion 'scourge'

  18 Jun 2013 : Leaders of the G8 major economies struck a deal Tuesday to crack down on the "scourge" of illegal tax evasion and fight corporate tax avoidance that rob government coffers of billions.

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