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A number of events has projected Brazil into the headlines of international news, besides the traditional stories about violence, natural catastrophes or environmental issues. Behind this news-buzz is a deeper sense of the giant Latin American country as.
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WAKING with a start, Mary Mathias watched in horror as a stranger burst through the darkness and thrust a machete to her husband’s throat.
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The government of Argentina’s capital will not appeal a court decision this week that legalizes same-sex marriage, Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri said Friday.
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A nine-hour SWAT standoff ended early Friday morning when an armed man surrendered and let officers inside a home in the 1700 blk. of Cypress Street.
When police...
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The people of Kosovo have voted in local elections - the first poll since the territory declared independence from Serbia last year.
Prime Minister Hashim...
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Iran is under...
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What is Mutasa smoking? It has addled his brain!
In a rare interview with ABC, Mutasa indicated that Tsvangirai should answer to Robert Mugabe and should be grateful...
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates has blocked the public release of any more pictures of foreign detainees abused by their U.S. captors, saying their release would...
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President Barack Obama faces tensions with China over trade and Tibet on his first visit to the emerging superpower for a summit that will grapple with economic...
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There was a love fest this Friday between presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Venezuelan Hugo Chavez during a visit the Brazilian leader paid to...
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