Yahoo! News: Brazil

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• Rio gangs shoot down police chopper, 2 cops dead (AP)
• Helicopter downed as 12 killed in Rio violence (Reuters)
• 12 killed in Rio clashes with police, drug gangs (AFP)
• Barrichello takes Brazil F1 pole, Button suffers washout (AFP)
• Brazilian rain chaos swamps Button (AFP)

Rio gangs shoot down police chopper, 2 cops dead (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:55 PM PDT AP - Drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter during a gunbattle between rival gangs Saturday, killing two officers and injuring four in a burst of violence just two weeks after the city was chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

Helicopter downed as 12 killed in Rio violence (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:04 PM PDT Reuters - Drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter in Rio de Janeiro Saturday, killing two officers, and 10 suspected gang members were killed in the city's worst recent outbreak of violence, police said.

12 killed in Rio clashes with police, drug gangs (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 03:30 PM PDT AFP - At least 12 people were killed and a helicopter was downed Saturday in fierce clashes between drug gangs and police in Rio de Janeiro, weeks after the city won its bid to host the 2016 Olympics.

Barrichello takes Brazil F1 pole, Button suffers washout (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 02:01 PM PDT AFP - Rubens Barrichello claimed his first pole position for five years on Saturday as a rain-soaked qualifying session for the Brazilian Grand Prix saw Jenson Button suffer a major title setback.

Brazilian rain chaos swamps Button (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 01:06 PM PDT AFP - Torrential rain brought havoc to qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix here on Saturday as Jenson Button saw his title hopes suffer a rain-soaked setback.

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