FIFA Worried About Rio and Brasília Arenas
Robbie Blakeley of The Rio Times is reporting that FIFA's general secretary Jérôme Valcke is concerned that the football (soccer) arenas...
Brazil's Stake in the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
OPINION
by
Ian Walcott
When President Dilma Rousseff took office in January 2011, she made history on a number of fronts. This elevated her...
Curacao Party Leader Assassinated
Caribbean 360 is reporting that the leader of the largest political party in Curacao's coalition government was shot dead late Sunday...
Can a Muslim Woman Be a Feminist?
Writing for Aquila-Style.com, blogger Fatimah Jackson-Best discusses the work that Muslim women are doing throughout the world for women's rights (Malala...
Paraguay: Presidential Candidate Lino Cesar Oviedo Dies
Pedro Servin of the Associated Press is reporting that Paraguayan presidential candidate Lino Cesar Oviedo has been killed in a helicopter...
Hugo Chavez: Venezuelan President Dies
The New York Times and CNN are reporting that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died. Vice President Nicolas Maduro just made...
Is Pope Bergoglio Really the First Latino Pope?
In an op-ed for the Los Angeles Weekly, writer Dennis Romero wonders aloud if the new pope, both of whose parents...
Pope Francis Publicly Addresses Sex Abuse in Catholic Church
According to the BBC, Pope Francis addressed for the first time in public the topic of sex abuse within the Church,...
The New Democratic Majority: Too Good to be True?
Opinion
by
Devona Walker
One could argue “the beginning of the end” for Republicans began in 2008 when a visibly aged, baffled and seemingly...
Brazil: Sluggish 3rd Quarter Economic Growth Causes Concern
The New York Times' Simon Romero is reporting that Brazil's economic growth has been sluggish in the third quarter. Romero writes:
"Brazil’s...
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