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Sunday, 30 November 2008 |
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Having captured the imagination of progressives across the globe with scenes of indigenous uprisings confronting right-wing governments and multinationals, Bolivia has become a key focus point of disc... |
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Sunday, 30 November 2008 |
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A small plane carrying six people crashed Friday evening in central Brazil, killing four onboard and injuring the other two, local media reported Saturday. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff in ... |
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Sunday, 30 November 2008 |
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain has killed at least 109 people in southern Brazil over the past week, local Civil Defense officials said yesterday. |
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Sunday, 30 November 2008 |
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 30, SPA -- At least 110 people have died in flooding and subsequent landslides in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, the state news agency said Saturday. ... |
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Sunday, 30 November 2008 |
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Fresh rainfall threatened to spark more landslides in Brazil's flood-devastated Santa Catarina state as officials reported four more deaths caused by a mudslide, bringing the total number of victims t... |
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Sunday, 30 November 2008 |
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Fresh rainfall threatened to spark more landslides in Brazil's flood-devastated Santa Catarina state on Saturday as officials reported four more deaths caused by a mudslide, bringing the total number ... |
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Sunday, 30 November 2008 |
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At least 110 people have died in weeks of unusually heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, EFE reported Sunday. |
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Sunday, 30 November 2008 |
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"I've never seen anything like this," Brazil's president says More than 109 killed, 19 missing in southern Brazil, report says Flooding leaves nearly 79,000 homeless, civil defense officials... |
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Sunday, 30 November 2008 |
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Rio de Janeiro -At least 110 people have died in flooding and subsequent landslides in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, the state news agency said Saturday. An estimated 80,000 have bee... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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ITAJAI, Brazil (AP) - Rescue workers have pulled nine more bodies from beneath mud and rubble in Brazil's flood-ravaged southern state of Santa Catarina, bringing the death toll to 109, the state civi... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Dr van Roosmalen was originally found guilty of trafficking in rare animals and theft of government property. Brazil has tough nature conservation laws, but these are by no means always applied. Keepi... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Sao Paulo - The destruction of Brazil's rain forests is continuing unabated, according to a government report released Saturday, just days before a UN climate conference in Poland. The Brazilian gover... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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With the group phase of the fourth FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup now complete, eight unlucky sides have already bowed out, including the three Spanish-speaking nations, Mexico, Argentina and Chile. ... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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At the rear of Café Belô on Brighton Avenue in Allston, firefighters battled a two-alarm fire yesterday that closed the popular Brazilian meeting place. (George Rizer/Globe Staff) |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday condemned the terrorist attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai on Wednesday. "I forward, on behalf of the Brazilian people and government, ou... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Car sales reduction prompted manufacturers in Brazil to give collective vacations to at least 47,000 workers, local press reported Friday. The measure was taken to avoid dismissals and a fall in stock... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Just weeks ago, Brazil’s housing market was one of the world’s most dynamic. But now, the global credit crisis has set up housekeeping, and government efforts to stimulate buy... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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LA PAZ -- Bolivian President Evo Morales accused the United States on Thursday of “political vengeance” for suspending the Andean nation’s special trade benefits on grounds that it has not coope... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Peruvian government archaeologists have found an Incan mummy and 25 ceremonial objects in a dig within the Machu Picchu state park. Lead archaeologist Homar Gallegos said the sex and age of the ancie... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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LIMA, Peru -- Peru's economy grew 9.5 percent in the third quarter, the fastest pace in Latin America.Peru's National Statistics Institute says growth slowed only slightly after expanding by 9.9 perc... |
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