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Brazil plane crashes after take-off, 16 dead

An airplane crashed shortly after take-off from Brazil`s northeastern city of Recife early on Wednesday, killing all ...

Dialog on sustainable development to be held in Solo

A high-level Dialog on The Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development (HLD IFSD) will be organized in Solo, ...

New mouse in the house: Brazil unveils species

A new species of mouse has been discovered in Brazil, the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation ...

Indonesia Commemorates "World Ocean Day"

In commemorating the "World Ocean Day" (WOD) or World Marine Day, today (15/6) Indonesia commemorates for the first ...

TNI to send 88 athletes to Military Olympic games

The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) is preparing their best athletes for the fifth Military Olympic Games to be held ...

Brazilian woman is world`s oldest person

A Brazilian woman has elbowed out an elderly American as the oldest person in the world, the Guinness organization ...

Bees interrupt match at Dutch friendly venue in Brazil

A match in the stadium where Netherlands will meet Brazil next month was held up for 20 minutes when a beehive was ...

"Fast Five" takes checkered flag at box office

The first big budget film of the summer season, "Fast Five," broke new records as it scored $83.6 million in its ...

At least 10 die after heavy rain in south Brazil

At least 10 people were killed in southern Brazil by landslides and other accidents caused by heavy rains, emergency ...

Death toll in Rio de Janeiro school shooting rises to 12

Death toll in a school shooting in western Rio de Janeiro increased to 12 after one student died in a hospital from ...

13 killed in Brazil school shooting: officials

A man believed to be a former student opened fire in a school in Rio de Janeiro Thursday, killing 12 people and ...

22 Killed in Brazil road accident

A truck and a bus collided in the southern state of Santa Catarina Saturday, killing at least 22 people as Brazil ...

Motor oil leak leaves thousands without drinking water in Brazil

About 300,000 residents of Cascavel in Brazil`s western Parana state were left without drinking water when engine oil ...

Brazil soon to have homemade anti-AIDS drug

Next week Brazil will start churning out Tenofovir, a drug to treat AIDS and all types of hepatitis, instead of having ...

Indonesia should learn from Brazil in moving capital city: Observer

Indonesia should learn from Brazil`s experience in the matter of moving its capital city by promoting and improving ...