The world ranking for freedom of press in 175 countries as reported by French NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF), earlier this month, has some surprises. Brazil went up 11 slots and several Europeans countries like France and Italy are not as exemplary...

The police in Venezuela are involved in 20% of all crimes committed in the country. That startling admission was made by none other than the country’s interior minister, Tarek El-Aissami. For many Venezuelans, it was a surprisingly frank...

The rivals for Honduras’ presidency toned down hopes for an end to the nation’s political standoff despite an apparent breakthrough by negotiators who said they had reached consensus on ousted President Manuel Zelaya’s return to...

An intense fire broke out Sunday in a slum in South America’s largest city, sending residents running across rooftops to escape the flames. There were no immediate reports of deaths in Diogo Pires, a small shantytown in western Sao Paulo that is...

A GYMSLIP murderess aged just 17 was being held last night for knifing THIRTY men to death. The schoolgirl stunned cops by owning up to a serial killing spree that started when she was a 15-year-old. She told detectives she wanted to confess before...

In one murder after another, the “Canal Livre” crime TV show had an uncanny knack for being first on the scene, gathering graphic footage of the victim. Too uncanny, say police, who are investigating the show’s host, state legislator...

It’s hard to find a spare tire in Cuba these days, or a cup of yoghurt. Air conditioners are shut off in the dead heat. Factories close at peak hours, and workers go without their government-subsidized lunches. Cuba has ordered austere energy...

currency, had its biggest weekly gain in almost two months on optimism the worst of the global recession is over. The real climbed 3.6% last week, the most since the period ended May 22, rising 0.3% to 1.9261 per US dollar on Friday. So far this year...

Raging torrents from a ruptured dam swamped a rural Brazilian city Thursday, forcing residents to scramble onto rooftops and climb high trees to escape the deadly floodwaters. Four people were killed and at least 120 homes destroyed in a region already...

Young Indian men are excited by the ¨Intel inside¨ sign on the computers which have opened a new window of opportunity for them to connect to, compete with and conquer the world.The Latin American young women want to excite men with ¨Implant...