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Brasilia (AFP) May 23, 2012 French President Francois Hollande's visit to Brazil next month for the Rio+20 summit could help hasten Brasilia's decision on a contract to buy 36 next-generation fighter jets, a government official said Wednesday. The Rafale fighter, made by French firm Dassault Aviation, is competing against the US F/A-18 Super Hornet and Swedish manufacturer Saab's Gripen for the contract valued at betwe  

BRASILIA, BRAZIL--(Marketwire - April 24, 2012) - On the occasion of his official visit to the Federative Republic of Brazil, from April 22 to 28, 2012, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada met today with Her Excellency Dilma Vana Rousseff, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil.  

BRASILIA, Brazil — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday three Marines on a U.S. Embassy security team and one embassy staff member were punished for allegedly pushing a prostitute out of a car in Brasilia late last year after a dispute over payment.  

Minister Tony Clement @TonyClementCPC and Erik Waddell @ErikWaddell of Treasury Board Secretariat are part of the Canadian delegation for the Open Government Partnership Conference. The US delegation is headed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, her remarks at the conference...  

Brasilia, April 25 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian Defense Minister Celso Amorim has made a proposal to Pentagon chief Leon Panetta for collaboration in the military sphere including the transfer of US technology. Amorim and Panetta met Tuesday in Brasilia at the first gathering of the bilateral committee for cooperation in defense matters, the creation of [...]  

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's Supreme Court says it will hear a slave labor case filed against a congressman. The high court said on its website Friday that it will rule on the charges filed by the federal prosecutor's office against congressman Joao Lyra. He allegedly submitted more than 50 workers to slave-like conditions on his sugar cane plantation in the northeastern state of Alagoas. As a congressman, Lyra can only be tried by Brazil...  

BRASILIA  - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that she will continue to urge Pakistan to squeeze the Haqqani network, as signs emerged it might be behind weekend attacks in Afghanistan.Recalling that she pressed Pakistan to “squeeze” the Haqqani network when she visited Islamabad last October, Clinton told reporters in Brasilia that she will “continue to make ...  

BRASILIA – There are no indications of an oil spill at a site off the coast of Espirito Santo state, Brazil's navy and the National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, said Thursday after an inspection of the area. Earlier Thursday the navy said a slick ...  

BRASILIA, Brazil - Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday three Marines on a U.S. Embassy security team and one embassy staff member were punished for allegedly pushing a prostitute out of a car in Brasilia late last year after a dispute over payment.  

BRASILIA, Brazil, April 25 (UPI) -- Iran has recalled a diplomat from Brazil amid allegations he sexually abused children at a swimming pool in Brasilia, state media in Brazil reported. Agencia Brasil reported Ramin Mehmanparast, a spokesman for ...  

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday four Marines on an embassy security team were demoted and severely punished for allegedly pushing a prostitute out of a car in Brasilia late last year after a dispute over payment.  

BRASILIA, Brazil — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday three Marines on a U.S. Embassy security team and one embassy staff member were punished for allegedly pushing a prostitute out of a car in Brasilia late last year after a dispute ...  

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Argentina's planning minister says he wants Brazil to increase its share in his country's oil sector even as it expands government control over the market. Julio de Vido spoke in Brasilia while meeting with government ...  

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Argentina's planning minister says he wants Brazil to increase its share in his country's oil sector even as it expands government control over the market. Julio de Vido spoke in Brasilia while meeting with government ...  

A demonstrator with the Brazilian flag painted on her face takes part in a protest against corruption during the 52nd annivarsary of the Brazilian capital in Brasilia. Andre Alves from Rochester, NY announced Brasilia’s 52th anniversary on Saturday ...  

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In the women’s competition, 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH world champions Larissa França and Juliana Felisberta Silva will look to maintain the gap between themselves and USA’s two-time Olympic champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh as well ...  

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Another embarrassing incident surfaced involving U.S. personnel and prostitution in Latin America on Tuesday, as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that Marines had been punished for allegedly injuring a prostitute in Brazil in December. Panetta told reporters during a visit to Brasilia that the incident was fully investigated and the military personnel involved had been "severely punished," demoted and withdrawn from...  

Andre Alves from Rochester, NY announced Brasilia’s 52th anniversary on Saturday, April 21st. The Brazilian capital will host several parties, along with concerts, sports competitions and Brasilia’s first book reading Biennial. This year’s ...  

Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu and Venezuela. The top women’s team heading into the 2012 season is Brazil’s reigning FIVB SWATCH World Tour champions Juliana and Larissa, who are the all-time FIVB career gold medal ...  

Rights group: One gay Brazilian murdered per dayGlobalPost (blog)According to a study by a Brazilian non-profit, hate crimes are rising despite the country's reputation of tolerance. A gay couple kisses during the 2nd Gay Parade Against Homophobia in Brasilia in support of gays, lesbians and transgenders in Brasilia ...  

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Developing nations aim to back a single candidate to challenge the United States for the presidency of the World Bank, former Colombian finance minister Jose Antonio Ocampo said on Thursday, though he did not offer to stand aside in his bid for the job. Ocampo met Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega in the capital Brasilia as he seeks support from Latin America's top economy in a three-way race for the global lender's...  

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government unveiled a new package of tax cuts, low-cost credits and other relief for ailing industries on Tuesday, seeking to resurrect a once-booming economy struggling to regain momentum. In a speech to business leaders in the capital, Brasilia, President Dilma Rousseff said the measures are necessary to revive Latin America's biggest economy and help Brazil defend itself against what she called "predatory...  

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Brazilian Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo will meet in Zurich next week with FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke for the first time since the latter caused an uproar with his criticism of the country's 2014 World Cup preparations.  

BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil's lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved a bill that weakens the nation's benchmark environmental law protecting the Amazon and other areas, a move that some fear will lead to a spike in deforestation.  

Over 400 delegates – including representatives from civil society organisations ... US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UK Cabinet Minister Francis Maude and dozens of senior government ministers from around the world.  

BRASILIA: Brazil’s Lower house of Congress has approved a bill that weakens the country’s benchmark environmental law protecting the Amazon and other areas - a move that some fear will lead to a spike in deforestation.  

BRASILIA, BRAZIL-- - On the occasion of his official visit to the Federative Republic of Brazil, from April 22 to 28, 2012, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada ...  

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand shot a 6-under 67 to win the LPGA Tour's Brazil Cup on Sunday, four shots ahead of Amy Hung of Taiwan.