2009年1月15日星期四

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil

Rio police show new face in battle-hardened slums (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 01:50 AM CST

A view of Santa Marta slum in Rio de Janeiro January 14, 2009. In their long, bloody battle to take back control of hundreds of slums from drug gangs, Rio's police are trying a new tactic -- staying in place and talking to people. To match feature BRAZIL-FAVELAS/ (Bruno Domingos/Reuters)Reuters - Bouncing a small boy on her knee and listening attentively to residents' complaints, Capt. Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo is the new face of policing in Rio de Janeiro.


Italy summons Brazilian ambassador over 'terrorist' (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2009 01:52 PM CST

Italian former far-left activist Cesare Battisti (C) is pictured at Brasilia airport in 2007. Italy's foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned the Brazilian ambassador after Brasilia defended a decision to grant political refugee status to the former Italian radical, seen as a AFP - Italy's foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned the Brazilian ambassador after Brasilia defended a decision to grant political refugee status to a former Italian radical, seen as a "terrorist" by Rome.


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