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Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an upscale beach neighborhood Saturday amid strong criticism that the airline has failed to provide them with the answers or...

Van Dijk stroked home a controversial spot kick in the 35th minute and then bagged his seventh goal of the season in the 51st with an emphatic finish with his left foot. But goalkeeper Griffin McMaster proved just as vital...

The CBS news program 60 Minutes to be aired on Sunday said it had learned that the 2007 blackout in Espirito Santo State, which affected over three million people, and a smaller incident in Rio de Janeiro in 2005, were...

In Saturday's match, the Saudi giants, who defeated Japan's Nagoya Grampus 8-3 on aggregate in the semi-finals, will have a chance to regain the AFC Champions League title they won in 2004 and 2005. The Korean powerhouses, who beat Umm-Salal...

Chirag United and their coach Subrata Bhattacharya are dreaming big and why not? Twelve points after six matches have put them in the second place of the I-League table and they are already thinking of winning the title. “Our target...

President Shimon Peres is scheduled to leave for South America on Monday for state visits to Brazil and Argentina. His visit to Brazil will be just ahead of that of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is due to arrive there...

ArcelorMittal will replace China's BaoSteel as Vale's joint-venture partner after the Chinese firm pulled out of the project. Mittal said that although there is currently a global surplus of steel-making capacity, his company is confident about the sector's future growth...

As uncommon as it is to watch your own funeral, it happened on Monday in Rio de Janeiro. Ademir Jorge Gocalves, 59, shocked his morning family by showing up very much alive at his funeral. Brazilian custom is to bury...