Violence in Rio De Janeiro: Violent Clashes with 12 Dead

Violence has errupted in Rio de Janeiro today, just two weeks after they won the 2016 Olympic bid, with suspected drug traffickers shooting down a police helicopter and setting fire to five buses and a school, two...

New Republic Editor-In-Chief: 'President is a Narcissist'

Narcissist. Other "unqualified" individuals besides myself have begun to mouth the word "narcissist" in a fateful coupling with another word: "Obama".Yes, and who would the latest "unqualified" individual be? Why...

Chicago Eliminated From the 2016 Olympic Bid: IOC Votes

Chicago has been eliminated from the 2016 Olympic bid - the IOC has voted and Chicago is already out of the running.People were watching in Daley Plaza in Chicago and the crowd gasped when the announcement was made. Rio, Madrid, and Tokyo is still in the running, but...

Rio Wins 2016 Summer Olympic Bid: IOC Voted and Decision is Made

Rio de Janeiro has won the 2016 Summer Olympic Bid and the IOC has voted. 2016 Olympics Announcement happened at 6:30pm CEST, so 9:30am PST, and 5:30pm BST. Watch the 2016 vote live online 8:30am PST UPDATE:...

Carnival Kicks off Worldwide as Tourists Robbed in Brazil

Carnival celebrations are starting up across the globe, but vacationers in Brazil got more of a bang than they were expecting when they were held up by thieves with hand grenades. The tourists were left tied up...

Adapting new sports to Britain offeres alternative fun exercise

Adaptation new sports to Britain has offered alternative and fun ways to exercise. With the increase in knowledge and the accessibility of health information on the internet attitudes towards health and...

Proposed Rio slum barrier likened to Israeli security barrier

The slums of Dona Marta in Rio, Brazil, are encroaching too much on the famous Atlantic Rainforest that surrounds it, according to the Brazilian government, and their solution is to build a three-foot high wall...

Rio Tinto to cut 14,000 jobs

The fire in job market is reaching Australia know. slow down in demand of almost all the commodity , and related impact on mining is forcing the Rio to fire 14000 employees.But unfortunately all effort to control...

Vale: The World's Largest Iron Ore Miner Laying off 1,300 Workers

" Vale (VALE5.SA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the world's largest iron ore miner, said on Wednesday it is laying off 1,300 workers and putting 5,500 more on paid leave, the latest sign of Brazil's...

Cuba accedes to Rio Group finally

Excluded from many regional fora, Cuba finally made it to the Rio Group. Its return to the OAS is pending. "Cuba has become a full member of the Rio Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries, a Mexican Foreign Ministry official says.  "Cuba joined the Rio Group...

Italy clinch bronze - FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008

Italy clinch the 3rd place in the FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008 after defeating Russia by 2x1 in a very disputed game this Saturday in Rio.Curiously Italy team is made entirely by Italian naturalised Brazilian...

Brazil poll result mixed for Lula

" Brazil's local elections have brought mixed results for President Luiz Ignacio da Silva's Workers' Party. Almost 130 million Brazilian voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect mayors and councillors. ...

First pregnant man tops list of bizarre nominees

Thomas Beatie, the self proclaimed “World’s First Pregnant Man,” is among the nominees in the 2008 GaySocialites.com Awards. Website www.lesbianivf.com is reporting that among the other nominees are such flamboyant identities as “Dirty Sexy Money” actress Candis...

Mittal considering takeover of Rio Tinto

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is conetemplating to takeover the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. " Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, the biggest shareholder in ArcelorMittal, is considering...

In a Rio slum, armed militia replaces drug gang's criminality with its own

"Brazil is undergoing an economic boom that is lifting millions out of poverty. But here in Rio, the incident, which came to light through a series of articles in O Dia, has become a prominent sign of the strains...

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