2009年5月28日星期四

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Brazil dam break kills 4, leaves 11 people missing (AP)

Posted: 28 May 2009 04:55 PM PDT

This photo released by Piaui's government, shows a view of a flooding area after a ruptured dam swamped a rural town in Piaui, Brazil, Thursday, May 28, 2009. Raging torrents, from a ruptured dam, swamped a rural town in Brazil, killing a young girl and destroying at least 500 homes in a region already devastated by weeks of floods, authorities said Thursday. (AP Photo/Andre Leao, Piaui's Government)AP - Raging torrents from a ruptured dam swamped a small rural Brazilian city Thursday, killing four people and destroying at least 120 homes in a region already devastated by more than a month of floods. Eleven people were missing, 80 suffered minor injuries and nearly 3,000 were forced from their homes.

Brazilian politicians caught in expenses scandal (AFP)

Posted: 28 May 2009 11:52 AM PDT

Brazilian politicians were Thursday caught in an expenses scandal resembling the one that has plunged Britain's parliament into crisis. The head of Brazil's Senate, Jose Sarney, seen here in 2006, admitted he was one of the elected politicians to claim 3,800 reais (1,900 dollars) a month for rent in the capital Brasilia, despite living in a rent-free official residence provided by congress.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Brazilian politicians were Thursday caught in an expenses scandal resembling the one that has plunged Britain's parliament into crisis.

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