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• 27 inmates break out from Brazilian prison

  February 4, 2013 1:27 PM

  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Authorities say 27 inmates escaped from a Brazilian penitentiary crawling through the sewage system. An official at Rio de Janeiro state's Bangu prison complex told media that 31 prisoners attempted the break on Sunday. Within hours four were recaptured still inside the sewage system. It... more »

• Condolences from the world pour in for Connecticut shooting victims

  December 15, 2012 1:02 PM

  LONDON (AP) - As the world joined Americans in mourning the school massacre in Connecticut, many urged U.S. politicians to honor the 27 victims - especially the children - by pushing for stronger gun control laws. Twitter users and media personalities in the U.K. immediately invoked Dunblane - a 1996... more »

• Olympics set to close with thunderous party

  August 12, 2012 2:58 PM

  LONDON (AP) - The feats of athleticism are just about done but London is getting set to bend over backwards one last time to throw a huge Olympics-closing party. The curtain comes down today on the two-week festival of sports with a thunderous celebration of British music, from the classical... more »

• Brazil lawmakers investigate human rights abuses

  May 3, 2012 9:17 PM

  BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian legislators have started investigating human rights abuses committed during the South American country's past military regime. Congresswoman Luiza Erundina tells reporters the move is meant to pressure the government to appoint the members needed for a truth commission that is supposed to independently investigate crimes... more »

• Wal-Mart to invest $755 million in Brazil

  May 3, 2011 6:24 PM

  SAO PAULO (AP) - Wal-Mart says that by the end of the year it will have invested the equivalent of $755 million to expand its operations in Latin America's biggest country. Marcos Samaha, president of Wal-Mart's Brazilian subsidiary, said in a Tuesday statement that 1.2 billion reals ($755 million)... more »

• President Obama and family take in sights of Rio

  March 20, 2011 1:12 PM

  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - President Barack Obama is playing tourist today in Brazil. He's visited Rio's brilliant beaches and a notorious shantytown, where he played soccer with some children at a community center. First lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha and Malia got involved, too, kicking a ball... more »

• Coffee prices on the rise

  September 12, 2010 6:37 PM

  While it's usually not the most expensive thing on your ticket at a diner, coffee is getting more expensive as you sip. At Colorado Springs coffee importer Barista Espresso, they're already seeing price increases and say you'll probably see them too. "In the gourmet market, you'll start to... more »

• Coffee prices on the rise

  September 9, 2010 6:38 PM

  You may begin to see a rise on the price of your daily cup of coffee. Local coffee importers at Barista Espresso say the largest coffee producing countries in the world are in Brazil, Vietnam, and Colombia. That's were they get their coffee, but they say right now prices... more »

• Floods, landslides in Rio de Janeiro kill dozens

  April 6, 2010 12:32 PM

  Torrential rains caused floods and landslides that killed dozens of people in the state of Rio de Janeiro, shutting down transport and commerce in Brazil's second city, officials said Tuesday. Reuters reported that at least 31 died after heavy rains that started on Monday, while Brazil's O Globo newspaper... more »

• Thousands of dead fish raise stink at Rio lagoon

  March 1, 2010 1:08 PM

  Thousands of dead fish washed up on the shores of a popular beachside lagoon in Rio over the weekend, offending joggers' olfactory senses and leading the city to fight the stench with disinfectant. The official state news service Agencia Brasil said about 100 city employees working full-time cleared nearly... more »

• Searchers hunt for victims of Brazil mudslide

  January 2, 2010 12:57 PM

  A small army of searchers clambered across a mountain of red earth and crushed homes on Saturday, hoping to find survivors of a massive mudslide that killed at least 22 people at an upscale island resort. A separate mudslide in the nearby coastal city of Angra dos Reis, 95... more »

• Bricklayer shows up at his own funeral in Brazil

  November 8, 2009 10:50 AM

  A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral. Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified him as the victim of a Sunday night car crash in Parana state in southern Brazil, police said. As is... more »

• Rio de Janiero wins 2016 Olympics

  October 2, 2009 11:27 AM

  The International Olympic Committee has selected Rio de Janiero to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Chicago was eliminated in the first ballot of voting for the 2016 Olympics on Friday, a stunning defeat for the city that was expected to be one of the two finalists. Not even the... more »

• Colorado Springs viewing party for Olympics announcement

  October 1, 2009 9:27 AM

  The International Olympic Committee will decide on Friday where to hold the 2016 Olympics. The United States is touting Chicago, one of four finalists. President and Mrs. Obama are making the case for the USA in Copenhagen, along with Oprah Winfrey. The other finalists are Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de... more »