Rio Redeploys Cops To Slums For World Cup, Olympics
Rio de Janeiro state authorities Tuesday said they were repositioning crack police units to combat drug gangs in city slums ahead of the 2014 football World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.
Piñera Wants A More Mature Relationship With Argentina And More Integration
The president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, affirmed that it is time for a “much more mature” relationship with Argentina and spoke in favor of greater integration between the two South American neighbors in an interview published in Buenos Aires Sunday.
Ay Haiti is Spain’s No. 1 Hit of Solidarity
Spanish producer Carlos Jean brought together some of the biggest names in music to use their voices to extend a helping hand toward Haitians reeling from the earthquake that devastated the country on Jan. 12.
U.S. Forces to Stay Near Haiti Through Hurricane Season
The American military’s role in Haiti will decrease substantially after May, but the United States will maintain a scaled-down presence in the area through hurricane season, a top military commander said.
Alleged Paramilitary Sought by Ecuador Detained in Colombia
Colombian authorities have detained alleged Colombian paramilitary Henry Gil Ayerve, sought for extradition by Ecuador on charges related to the murders of leftist legislator Jaime Hurtado and two companions in Quito in 1999, the police announced Sunday.
Airman Named to Time Magazine’s 100 Most-Influential People List for Haiti Airfield Efforts
Time magazine editors have named Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Antonio D. Travis to the 2010 Time 100, the magazine's annual list of the 100 most-influential people in the world, for his efforts after the Haiti earthquake.
Kaká Has The World At His Feet
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite has no doubt why he is able to walk: God’s grace.
Lynn Thanks Vinson’s Crew for Service, Adaptability During Haiti Mission
Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III today thanked the crew of the USS Carl Vinson for their efforts to rescue Haitian people following the earthquake there, actions he said demonstrated the adaptability that makes America’s military the best in the world.
American Apparel Companies Interested in Investing in Haiti
Prior to the January earthquake that devastated Haiti, textile manufacturing accounted for three-quarters of the country's export earnings. The sector employed more than 25,000 people. After the quake, estimates suggest the industry is operating at about 50 percent capacity. If U.S. companies begin manufacturing in Haiti, experts say the industry [ … ]
Rock this Way: Paraguayan Music Trying to Hit High Note
Rolando Chaparro grimaces as he whips the crowd into a frenzy with the powerful sounds created by furiously flicking his pick across the strings of his electric guitar during the song “Kamba King.”
U.S. Army South Conducts Joint Humanitarian Exercise In Nicaragua
U.S. Army South, along with U.S. Navy engineers, are working together with the Nicaraguan National Assembly to construct three water wells in Los Sanchez, Samaria and La Noria until May 21 as part of U.S. Army South’s Beyond the Horizon mission.
Brazil Seeks To Survive Group Of Death
The Uruguay coach described his team’s draw for the 1986 World Cup, when it was picked along with soccer superpowers West Germany, Denmark and Scotland during a blind draw to form Group E, in four words: “grupo de la muerte.”