RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Environmentalists were dismayed this week when Brazil approved construction of one of two dams planned in the Amazon, but possible legal challenges and a dispute between construction groups threaten to delay both projects.
Brazil's environment minister said Monday he granted a license for an Amazon hydroelectric dam but attached stringent conditions to protect Indian reservations and nature preserves.
Ronaldinho scored two second-half goals Sunday to lead Brazil to a 5-0 rout over New Zealand and a spot in the quarterfinals of the Olympic soccer tournament.
Police in central Pennsylvania filed a murder charge Wednesday against a North Carolina trucker accused of carrying out several violent attacks against women and a teenage girl along the East Coast last summer.
ArcelorMittal SA will spend US$1.6 billion to build new steelworks that will supply surging demand in Brazil, the world's largest steel maker said Thursday.
Two men convicted in the 2005 killing of American nun and rainforest defender Dorothy Stang will be allowed to spend Brazilian Fathers' day at home, court officials said Thursday.
Juliana Felisberta Silva, one-half of the top women's beach volleyball team from powerhouse Brazil and the No. 3 team in the world, pulled out of the Olympics on Wednesday because of an injury.
Brazilian authorities have discovered the head and arms of a British teenager murdered and dismembered over a week ago, allegedly by her drug-addict ex-boyfriend.
Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela hope to create a regional airline and train network. The Argentine ambassador to Venezuela, Alicia Castro, says presidents from the three countries discussed the project as part of a pledge for greater integration.
