2011年9月7日星期三

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


More troops flood into police-controlled Rio slum (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 04:00 PM PDT

A soldier stand guard at the Alemao slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday Sept.  7, 2011. About 100 marines deployed to help patrol the Alemao slum complex a day after soldiers were fired on by gang members in a neighboring slum that has not yet been taken over by police. More than 1,500 men and several armored vehicles from different police and military units were patrolling the area on Rio de Janeiro's north side. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - More troops flooded into a Rio de Janeiro slum Wednesday after fellow soldiers came under attack by drug traffickers.


Brazil conviction upheld in nun's killing (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 07:34 PM PDT

AP - The conviction of an Amazon rancher for ordering the killing of an American nun and rain forest activist was upheld by a state court on Tuesday.
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