Brazil sends troops to border

Brazil sends troops to border


Brazil sends troops to border

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 01:16 PM PDT

Nearly 10,000 troops and civilians have been deployed to Brazil's southern border region, in a show of force against illicit traffickers of all kinds who operate in the region, Brazil's defense ministry said.


Gunmen kill 19 in church attack

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Gunmen attacked a church in the central Nigerian state of Kogi, killing at least 19 people, a military official said Tuesday.


Marvin Hamlisch, Composer, Dies at 68

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 01:13 PM PDT

Mr. Hamlisch, the singularly productive and sensationally decorated composer of musicals like "A Chorus Line" and songs like "The Way We Were," won Oscars, Grammys, Emmys, a Tony and a Pulitzer Prize.


Pearson takes 100m hurdles gold

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 01:27 PM PDT

Australia's Sally Pearson takes 100m hurdles gold from reigning champion Dawn Harper with a new Olympic record.


Ivory Coast links ex-president to attacks

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 01:36 PM PDT

Interior ministry says fighters aligned with Laurent Gbagbo responsible for raids that have left 10 soldiers dead.


Cameroon athletes reported missing at Olympics

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 01:15 PM PDT

Seven athletes from Cameroon's delegation to the London Olympics have gone missing, the country's head of mission said Tuesday.


Brazil sends troops to border to fight crime

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 01:11 PM PDT

Nearly 10,000 troops and civilians have been deployed to Brazil's southern border region, in a show of force against illicit traffickers of all kinds who operate in the region, Brazil's defense ministry said.


Spain 'al Qaeda cell' may have planned mall strike

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 01:13 PM PDT

Three suspected al Qaeda terrorists arrested last week in Spain appear to have been interested in targeting a Gibraltar-area shopping mall in a strike that was likely intended to coincide with the London Olympic Games, an analyst says.


Loughner Pleads in Tucson Rampage

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 01:40 PM PDT

A deal means that the gunman will spend the rest of his life in prison and victims' relatives will not be subjected to a trial.


DreamWorks Animation Plans Shanghai Entertainment District

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 12:38 PM PDT

The studio says the $3.1 billion project will be a joint venture with a group of Chinese business partners.


Santorum to speak at convention

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney's bitter rival during the Republican primaries, will speak at this month's party convention.


Olympics could help London mayor go for political gold

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 12:11 PM PDT

LONDON — Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's Boris Johnson, unable to traverse a zip-line in a single bound.

Sixteen-year-old Ye Shiwen may have mystified the world with her record-breaking swim in the 400-meter race. But the mayor of London's YouTube moment – getting stuck on a line as he attempted to soar over Olympic celebrants only to end up drolly calling for someone to "get me a ladder" – underscored one of the truly stunning accomplishments of the London Games: Bozza (as he is known here) has gone global.

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Ernesto now at hurricane strength

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Ernesto is upgraded to a hurricane as it passes over Honduras and approaches Belize and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.


Gunmen kill 19 in church attack

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Gunmen attacked a church in the central Nigerian state of Kogi, killing at least 19 people, a military official said Tuesday.


No one has forgotten, Braydon

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 08:45 AM PDT

Monday marks one year since a Chinook helicopter crashed in Afghanistan and killed 30 American service members, 22 of them Navy SEALs. Many of the SEALs belonged to Team 6, the unit whose members were involved in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.


Gay couple's baby a 1st in Argentina

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 08:59 AM PDT

Two men in Argentina become the first male gay couple to have a child in Argentina. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.


Flooding Worsens in the Philippines

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 11:52 AM PDT

Thousands fled the Philippines' capital, Manila, as flooding spread leaving some residents stranded on their roofs awaiting rescue.


The Caucus: Congressional Primary Preview: Missouri, Michigan, Washington, Kansas

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 11:34 AM PDT

On Tuesday, voters in Missouri, Michigan, Washington and Kansas will pick their candidates for the House and Senate.


Top Floors of Woolworth Building to Be Remade as Luxury Apartments

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT

A deal that promises to reinvent the rarefied residential address, this time at the summit of one of New York's defining symbols.


On Soccer: U.S. Olympic Women’s Soccer Team Is Gloriously Imperfect

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 12:51 PM PDT

The No. 1 team in the world, with an Olympic gold at stake, is probably the most universally embraced group of Americans playing team sports.


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