Colombian Scientists Predict Climate Change to Affect Most Food Crops
An international agricultural research institution in Cali, Colombia is conducting a study...
Interpol Dismantles Counterfeiting Ring in Latin America: 600 Detained
Approximately six hundred individuals have been detained as part of a vast operation coordinated by Interpol...
Brazilian Authorities Get in Sync
Federal and local officials will now have access to nationwide crime statistics, allowing Brazilian authorities to focus counternarcotics efforts. Coordinated by the Federal Police and the Brazilian National Secretariat of Public Security, the pilot project gathers details on drug seizures, including where the seizures take place, the suspects’ demographics and [ … ]
Argentina Renews Nuclear Focus
A new direction in Argentina’s nuclear energy program will eventually lead to a total of five nuclear plants in the uraniumrich country. To reduce its use of natural gas and crude oil, Argentina plans to increase its nuclear power supply from the current 6 percent to 15 percent by 2025.
The 5th Military World Games
Host Brazil hopes the 2011 event’s professionalism sets the stage for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games
Afghanistan: Army Grows Stronger
Just six months after activating the NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, a deputy commander announced that changes to the training program have produced marked improvements in the quality of troops entering the Afghan National Army.
Celebrating Venezuela’s Bicentennial
The 2010 Latin American bicentennial celebrations closed with Venezuela’s commemoration. Venezuela’s bicentennial is a nationwide celebration that began with a military parade and street parties in April 2010 and will end on July 5, 2011.
India: New Legacy of Women in the Army
Indian Army Chief Gen. Vijay Kumar Singh, right, congratulates Cadet Divya Ajith Kumar, 21, after receiving the coveted “Sword of Honour” during the graduation parade at the Officers’ Training Academy in Chennai in September 2010.
At the Forefront of Technology and Environmental Sustainability
The Science and Technology Program of U.S. Southern Command, or USSOUTHCOM, is a think tank for innovation developed from in-theater experiences, such as combating the longterm, nonconventional threat of narcoterrorism and supporting disaster-response operations.
Mali: Modified Mosquitos Fight Malaria
A laboratory in Mali will soon be raising Africa’s first mosquitoes genetically modified to resist malaria.
Following Kidnappers’ Footsteps
Paraguayan People’s Army Linked to Drug Trafficking and FARC
China: Sharpening Skills
SWAT members of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau use a step ladder to smash the window of a hijacked bus during a joint anti-terrorism and riot control drill with a special unit of China’s paramilitary police force at a training ground on the outskirts of Beijing in September 2010.