Former Brazilian President to Appear in Corruption Case
Brazil's Supreme Court will hear a corruption case involving ex-President Lula; China says new sanctions on North Korea must be fully implemented; The obese outnumber other people
Brazil's Supreme Court has ruled that it will hear a corruption case involving the former President, Lula da Silva, because he accuses a federal judge leading an anti-corruption probe of unfairly targeting him.
President Xi Jinping of China has said it is critical that sanctions newly agreed with the US against North Korea are fully and strictly implemented.
There are now more obese than underweight people in the world according to a new report out in the UK medical journal, the Lancet. Researchers say that the number of obese men around the world has more than tripled since 1975, while the number of obese women has more than doubled.
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