VIDEO: Life inside Rio's slum city |
- VIDEO: Life inside Rio's slum city
- VIDEO: Life inside Rio's slum city
- Israel continues strikes on Gaza Strip
- Mexico admits mistake in high-profile drug case
- Arrested man may not be son of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman
- Mexico admits mistake in high-profile drug case
- 'Beyond: Two Souls' Vs. 'Star Wars: 1313??? Graphics Comparison
- Sandusky, Philadelphia Catholic Convictions Remind Youth Sports To Stay Vigilant About Protecting Children
- George R.R. Martin Fans Beg Him to 'Write Like the Wind' in Hilarious Song
- U.S. eyes return to some Southeast Asia military bases
- Greece's Double Dribble
- Peacekeepers at War
- Colombia justice minister resigns over controversial reform
- For Cuba, Chávez's Health Is a Vital Statistic
- Canada Resource Riches Dig an East-West Split
- Paraguay's President Impeached
- Leslie Knope, Call Your Office
- Colombia justice minister resigns over controversial reform
- Coach convicted in Penn State child sex trial
- Paraguay's leftist president ousted by Congress
| VIDEO: Life inside Rio's slum city Posted: 22 Jun 2012 06:31 PM PDT David Shukman takes a walk through the streets of Brazil's largest favela, Rocinha, to see how life has changed there since the original Rio Earth Summit in 1992.
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| VIDEO: Life inside Rio's slum city Posted: 22 Jun 2012 06:31 PM PDT David Shukman takes a walk through the streets of Brazil's largest favela, Rocinha, to see how life has changed there since the original Rio Earth Summit in 1992.
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| Israel continues strikes on Gaza Strip Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:29 PM PDT At least 17 Palestinians wounded in overnight air strikes by Israel, as exchange of fire continues between two sides.
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| Mexico admits mistake in high-profile drug case Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:04 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico on Friday admitted it had mistakenly claimed to have captured a son of Mexico's most wanted drug lord, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, which the ruling party had hailed as a major victory in its war on cartels. Mexican marines seized the man on Thursday outside Guadalajara and flew him to Mexico City, where they paraded him in front of the media and identified him as Jesus Alfredo Guzman, alias "El Gordo" or "The Fat One. ...
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| Arrested man may not be son of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:03 PM PDT MEXICO CITY — In a case that now appears more embarrassment than triumph for the Mexican government and its partners in U.S. law enforcement, the man whom Mexican marines captured and paraded before cameras Thursday and described as a smuggling kingpin and son of Sinaloa drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman may not be his son at all. Read full article >>      
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| Mexico admits mistake in high-profile drug case Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:04 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico on Friday admitted it had mistakenly claimed to have captured a son of Mexico's most wanted drug lord, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, which the ruling party had hailed as a major victory in its war on cartels.    
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| 'Beyond: Two Souls' Vs. 'Star Wars: 1313??? Graphics Comparison Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:43 PM PDT So when I watched the trailer of Beyond: Two Souls??earlier, I mistook much of it for cutscenes. I was wrong??- even if games like this aren?t my cup of digital tea. Apparently it?s all rendered in the in-game engine, which is kind of stunning. I?m not sure there?s anything on the console market that looks ...
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| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:34 PM PDT On June 22, two very big court verdicts came from Pennsylvania that were watersheds for the protection of children from sexual abuse. One, of course, was 45 (out of 48 counts) guilty verdicts against former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry on charges related to the sexual abuse of children. The other, which got coverage but ...
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| George R.R. Martin Fans Beg Him to 'Write Like the Wind' in Hilarious Song Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:29 PM PDT George R.R. Martin, author of the epic series "A Song of Ice and Fire," which HBO has turned into a successful TV show, Game of Thrones, has been writing his series on and off since 1991. With an average of almost four years between book releases, Martin has refused to set the release date for the next installment, Winds of Winter, other than, "It will be done when it's done." I'm far from the only rabid fan to lament this painful wait. In fact, some of them have set their grievance to song.
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| U.S. eyes return to some Southeast Asia military bases Posted: 22 Jun 2012 06:26 PM PDT As the Obama administration revamps its Asian strategy in response to a rising China, the U.S. military is eyeing a return to some familiar bases from its last conflict in the region — the Vietnam War. Read full article >> 
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| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:47 PM PDT Former pro player Paul Shirley on his year playing in Athens, and what basketball says about the country's crisis.
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| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:45 PM PDT In the eastern Congo, a onetime rebel leader charged with war crimes has lived in full view of a large U.N. peacekeeping force. How did the U.N. find itself in the middle of one of the world's bloodiest and most unmanageable conflicts?
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| Colombia justice minister resigns over controversial reform Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:07 PM PDT BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's justice minister resigned on Friday over a controversial reform measure into which lawmakers have slipped provisions that could dismiss cases against politicians with links to right-wing paramilitary groups and allow others to go free. The scandal erupted after congressmen changed a bill aimed at modernizing the overburdened legal system during the reconciliation of the Senate and House drafts - raising questions about the lingering influence of illegal armed groups. President Juan Manuel Santos sent the legislation back to Congress on Friday. ...
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| For Cuba, Chávez's Health Is a Vital Statistic Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:16 PM PDT Under the Venezuelan president's leadership, the South American country has sent cash and oil subsidies worth billions of dollars a year, an unpopular strategy in Venezuela.
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| Canada Resource Riches Dig an East-West Split Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:30 PM PDT In Canada, there's a simmering divide between the commodities-rich west and cash-strapped east.
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| Paraguay's President Impeached Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:33 PM PDT Paraguay's Senate voted to remove President Fernando Lugo from office in an impeachment trial that plunged the South American country into a crisis and threatened to stoke regional tensions.
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| Leslie Knope, Call Your Office Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:05 PM PDT If you want a glimpse into government gone wrong in the age of austerity, read this series by Robert McClure of the InvestigateWest journalism site. It documents the big bureaucratic and budgetary mess in which federally-funded parks have been turned over to private developers building resorts, a golf course, and a McDonalds. It?s not really ...
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| Colombia justice minister resigns over controversial reform Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:07 PM PDT BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's justice minister resigned on Friday over a controversial reform measure into which lawmakers have slipped provisions that could dismiss cases against politicians with links to right-wing paramilitary groups and allow others to go free.   
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| Coach convicted in Penn State child sex trial Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:43 PM PDT Ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky guilty on 45 out of 48 counts and could face decades in prison.
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| Paraguay's leftist president ousted by Congress Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:18 PM PDT
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