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View Article  Youth murders high in Brazil
Report exposes alarmingly high homicide rate among Brazilian teenagers, mostly black males.


BRAZILIA, BRAZIL (JULY 21, 2009) RADIOBRAS - A report presented on Tuesday (June 21) in Brasilia said around 5,000 young people are killed ...   more »
View Article  Pilot survives plane crash in Chile
A stunt airplane belonging to Chile's Air Force plummeted to the ground during a training session in Santiago, Chile

An amateur photographer captured the plane's dramatic dive seconds before it crashed the ground near a ...   more »
View Article  Agents raid Jackson doctor's clinic
Drug Enforcement Agency officials have raided a Houston clinic owned by Conrad Murray, the doctor who was with pop superstar Michael Jackson when he died.

Officials with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency have raided a ...   more »
View Article  New York City's own "Naked Cowboy" throws his Stetson into the race for mayor
Could Michael Bloomberg be shaking in his boots? The ever popular "Naked Cowboy" announces his bid for New York City mayor.


NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (JULY 22, 2009) REUTERS - The man ...   more »
View Article  Berlusconi: "I'm no saint"
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi responds to sex scandal allegations, saying he is "no saint".


Italy's Premier Silvio Berlusconi has barely left the media spotlight in recent weeks.

As the scandals surrounding his relationships with ...   more »
View Article  Christians and Muslims seek biblical prophet for miracle healing
Christians and Muslims from across Syria gather in the town of Rable to celebrate the biblical prophet Elias.

RABLE, SYRIA (JULY 21, 2009) REUTERS - Turfa Wahbe, a 105-year-old Syrian woman, drooped forward on her ...   more »
View Article  Protests erupt in South African townships
Violent protests are spreading across South Africa's townships, as pressure mounts on President Jacob Zuma to deliver on government promises.

BALFOUR, SOUTH AFRICA (JULY 22, 2009) REUTERS - Violent protests are spreading across South Africa's ...   more »
View Article  International court redefines boundaries of disputed Sudanese oil-producing region
The Sudanese government and former southern rebels welcome an international court's decision to redefine the boundaries of the disputed Abyei oil-producing region.

THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS (JULY 22, 2009) REUTERS - An international court redefined ...   more »
View Article  Bad weather 'eclipses' viewing of solar eclipse in India's central Madhya Pradesh
Hundreds of enthusiastic and curious people who had gathered at Bhimbetka in India's central Madhya Pradesh feel dejected as bad weather conditions play spoilsport, blocking the view of the longest total solar eclipse of the ...   more »
View Article  South Korea parliamentary punch-up
Scuffles erupt between rival lawmakers in Seoul over disputed media legislation.

South Korea's ruling parliamentary party had its heart set on new proposals for media and bank ownership reform.

Their political opponents disagreed.

But the ...   more »