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A tourist (R) takes a picture of the sunset at Montelimar Beach ...
Mar 4th, 2012
(Reuters) - A tourist (R) takes a picture of the sunset at Montelimar Beach on the Nicaraguan Pacific coast March 3, 2012. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL) -
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A German tourist was shot and seriously wounded in the stomach on Friday in one of Brazil's largest slums, where drug traffickers still control areas despite a crackdown in 2011. Frank Daniel Benjamin, 25, was shot in an alley of the poorest section of the Rocinha slum on Rio de Janeiro's south side, a police statemen... [Full Article]
BERLIN (AP) - Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can't escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and personal achievement. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Peroshni Govender JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Lawyers for "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius demanded answers from South African police and prosecutors on Friday after pictures of the bathroom and toilet where he shot dead his girlfriend were leaked to a British television station. Sky News obtained a series of images of the crime scene in Pi... [Full Article]
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Dance lessons are one of Bank of England Governor Mervyn King's few clear plans for his retirement when he steps down later this month after 20 years at the Bank of England. In a rare personal interview to be broadcast later on Sunday, the 65-year-old, who was previously a professor at the London School of ... [Full Article]
As Memorial Day weekend sees people in the United States celebrating the opening of beach season, data from a European Environment Agency (EEA) report serves as a warning of how wild weather can affect water safety. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]