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Outrage erupts in Brazil over Carnival drum queen, 7 - Dallas Morning News
RIO DE JANEIRO – She is the Shirley Temple of samba, a 7-year-old named to a coveted Carnival role normally reserved for barely clad models who have undergone more plastic surgeries than little Julia Lira has seen birthdays. FELIPE DANA/The ...

Large alligator kills girl in Brazil - ninemsn
An alligator that killed an 11-year-old girl bathing in a creek in northern Brazil has been shot dead by searchers with the victim still in its jaws, reports say. The 5m-long animal grabbed the girl, identified as Gigliane do Nascimento Bira, when ...

Montanes Heads To Second Round In Brazil - OfficialWire
Second-seeded Albert Montanes of Spain won his opening match Monday in the Brasil Open, topping Simon Greul of Germany in straight sets. Montanes' winning score was 6-2, 7-6 (7-2). In other first-round matches, Daniel Gimeno-Traver beat fellow ...

Pele: Ronaldinho should be on Brazil's Cup team - CNN Sports Illustrated
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Pele says he wants to see Ronaldinho on Brazil's national side when World Cup play begins in June. The AC Milan playmaker hasn't been selected by Brazil coach Dunga since the beginning of 2009. But his surging play in recent ...

Montanes into second round in Brazil - USA Today
COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (AP) — Second-seeded Albert Montanes of Spain has opened his clay-court season with a 6-2, 7-6 (2) win over German Simon Greul on the first day of the Brazil Open. Fellow Spaniard Daniel Jimeno-Traver also reached the second ...

Montanes eases into second round at Brazil Open - TSN
... Second-seeded Albert Montanes was a first-round winner at the $500,000 Brasil Open on Monday. The Spaniard needed just under 1 1/2 hours to dispose of German Simon Greul ... 1, Daniel Gimeno-Traver handled fellow Spaniard Santiago Ventura 7-6 (9 ...

Pele joy as Brazil embraces Trophy - FIFA
The stunning beaches of Rio de Janeiro became even more attractive as Brazil welcomed the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola. A Cidade Maravilhosa (The Wonderful City) was the first stop on the Tour’s journey across South America. Arriving at ...

Beyonce takes a tumble on stage in Brazil - Daily Mail
As one of the biggest female singers in the world, Beyonce Knowles is a seasoned pro at performing in heels. But it appeared even Beyonce can have an off day after she lost her balance on stage last week. Performing in Florianopolis, Brazil last ...

New Report Now Available: Global Beer - PR Inside
For the purpose of this report the Americas comprises Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and the US. Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland ...

Thomaz Bellucci beats Juan Monaco for Movistar title on red clay - Los Angeles Times
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Thomaz Bellucci won the Movistar Open with a 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 win over Juan Monaco. Bellucci upset top-seeded Fernando Gonzalez in the semifinals on his way to the championship. The 22-year-old left-hander from Brazil won his ...

Magnitude 5.7 quake rattles southern Mexico
A magnitude 5.7-earthquake shook southern Mexico near the Oaxaca coast Monday, setting off evacuation alarms and swaying buildings as far away as Mexico City.

Spring rains threaten Haitian survivors

Survivors of Haiti's earthquake in a makeshift tent at the Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince on Feb. 2. Officials are now worried about the coming of deadly spring rains.In Haiti's devastated capital city, early spring rains threaten to cause landslides and bring about health problems in the makeshift camps where more than 500,000 people are living.




Egypt arrests top 3 opposition leaders

Essam el-Erian, a top figure in the Muslim Brotherhood, was arrested with two others as part of an ongoing crackdown on the opposition group.The No. 2 leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and two other top figures are arrested in a sweep targeting members of the nation's most powerful opposition group.




Wild West motif lightens mood at Afghan base

A U.S. Stryker armored vehicle leaves the Tombstone base in the Helmand province, Southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 7. The sign at the entrance shows Wyatt Earp, the legendary lawman of the American Wild West. The lore of the Wild West and the hard reality of southern Afghanistan share a few things in common: danger, men with guns and desert wilderness




Haiti awash in Christian aid, evangelism

Members of Idaho-based charity called New Life Children's Refuge are shown at a police station in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 31. The drama on the sidelines of Haiti's earthquake, in which 10 American missionaries were arrested trying to take children out of the country, was a fiasco waiting to happen. By Kari Huus.




Gulp! Sword artist’s record is hard to swallow

Feb. 8: An Australian street performer sets a new record by swallowing 18 swords at once. Msnbc's Tamron Hall reports. (Other)Chayne Hultgren, an Australian performance artist, set a new Guinness World Record Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers.




Alligator kills 11-year-old girl in Brazil
Authorities say an alligator killed an 11-year-old girl as she swam with friends in a river in northeastern Brazil.

Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
Iran moves closer to being able to produce nuclear warheads with formal notification that it will enrich uranium to higher levels.

Political ally: Sri Lankan presidential candidate arrested on sedition charges
A political ally says Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate has been arrested on sedition charges.

Britain’s ITV fined over killing rat on TV show
British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here."

Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet fire water cannons

In this photo released by the Institute of Cetacean Research of Japan, anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd's ship the Bob Barker, right, and the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No.3 collide in the waters of Antarctica Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. It was the second major clash this year in the increasingly aggressive confrontations between conservationists and the whaling fleet. (AP Photo/Institute of Cetacean Research) ** MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLY **Activists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they are tailing in the Antarctic Ocean, as sea confrontations that have led to collisions and a sunken vessel continue.




Chinese police shut down hacker training op
Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.

NATO: Afghans to play big role in offensive

British and Afghan soldiers practice drills at Military Operating Base Shorabak in Helmand, Afghanistan, on Monday, in preparatoin for a major offensive that also will include thousands of U.S. troops. Thousands of Afghan soldiers and police will join U.S. and NATO troops in an offensive in southern Afghanistan, playing their biggest role in any joint operation of the Afghan war.




Recovery effort revives China’s quake zone

A car drives in a town destroyed from the 2008 earthquake in Wenchuan, China. Just 22 months from the 7.9-magnitude quake struck, scarred mountain sides are often the only physical indication of the devastation that left nearly 90,000 dead or missing and another 5 million homeless. China is showing off the results of its massive drive to rebuild its own quake zone  22 months after a 7.9-magnitude temblor struck and devastated the region and left at least 90,000 dead.




World Blog: Did 'pandering' cost U.S. lives at Afghan base?
Why did eight American soldiers die defending an remote outpost the U.S. military no longer wanted to hold? NBC News' Richard Engel reports from Kabul.

Taliban: We won’t fight GIs ‘face-to-face’

U.S. Marines check their gear at a base in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Monday. Taliban fighters plan to disguise themselves as civilians during a looming NATO offensive in southern Afghanistan, a militant commander told NBC News.




Bad malaria pills raise drug resistance fears
High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality  raising fears of increased drug resistance to a killer disease.

Mexico troops find 12 tons of pot in truck
Mexican soldiers seize more than 12 tons of marijuana found beneath a false floor of a tractor trailer.

Yanukovych apparent victor in Ukrainian vote
Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych emerges as the apparent winner in Ukraine's presidential contest, with a lead of almost three percentage points with about 99 percent of ballots counted.

Tel Aviv man accused of enslaving women

Goel Ratzon, in court on Sunday, said in a documentary aired last year that women were drawn to him because he was "perfect" and had "all the qualities that a woman wants."An Israeli man has been jailed, suspected by police of enslaving a cult-like harem of at least 17 women and 37 children.




McItaly burger controversial in home country

Italian Agriculture Minister Luca Zaia, center, is defending his sponsorship of McDonald's new all-Italian burger amid criticism that he was selling out to multinationals and sacrificing Italy's culinary reputation.  Italy's agriculture minister defended his sponsorship of McDonald's new all-Italian burger Monday amid criticism that he is selling out to a multinational corporation.




Pakistan: 6 held in plot to attack Americans

Pakistani police showcase six suspected militants in Lahore on Monday. The men are accused of planning an attack on a luxury hotel to kill Americans.Authorities arrest six suspected Taliban militants with a suicide vest and hand grenades allegedly on their way to attack a five-star hotel and kill Americans, police say.




N. Korea’s Kim reiterates disarmament pledge
China's Xinhua News Agency says that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has reiterated his country's promise to achieve a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

Observation deck of world’s tallest tower closed

The Burj Khalifa, the world’s 828 meter tallest building is illuminated during the official opening ceremony in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Burj Khalifa's owner said Monday, Feb. 8, the observation deck of the world's tallest tower has been unexpectedly shut down.Tourists headed for the observation deck of the world's tallest tower were left disappointed and confused Monday after the owner of Dubai's Burj Khalifa unexpectedly cut off public access to the building because of electrical problems.



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