Brazil / Bloomberg Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s top lawyer will present final arguments before an impeachment committee on Monday at the start of a crucial two weeks in the embattled leader’s bid to stay in power. Solicitor General Jose Eduardo Cardozo was due to face the cross-party committee for the last time before it votes on whether to recommend Rousseff …

Djibouti / AFP A French warship ploughs through the sparkling waters between Africa and Arabia on a joint training drill with the US that highlights Djibouti’s growing strategic role for the world’s militaries. On the sun-blasted rocky shores of the tiny Horn of Africa nation, some 500 French troops march alongside 50 US Marines near the town of Arta, wearing …

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business FGB, one of the leading banks in the UAE, has received the BS OHSAS 18001 Health & Safety Certification by BSI Middle East and Africa. This makes FGB the first bank in the MENA region to have this title, which recognises its ongoing efforts to ensure occupational health and safety in its business environment. The …