The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics staged a unique opening ceremony that combined elements of the co-host cities, seeking to reflect both city and mountain life.

Police and soldiers backed by helicopters and tanks have marched into one of Rio de Janeiro's largest slums in a crackdown on drug gangs. The takeover is part of efforts to tackle heavily armed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police exchanged fire with gunmen Thursday when they raided one of Rio de Janeiro’s slums to arrest alleged ...

OVER a thousand police backed by military raided a notorious Rio favela in a bid to crack down on drug gangs ahead of the World Cup. The swiftly conducted operation was the latest attempt to drive ...

She started sniffing glue at age six to ease the hunger of life in a Brazilian slum. She got her first revolver when she was 11. Now 54, Raquel de Oliveira, once the first lady of the drug trade in ...

The world has gained a rare glimpse inside one of Brazil’s most notorious slums where people brandish guns and grenades like fashion accessories and sell drugs in open-air markets for “insane” prices.

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Their professionalism and skill is only exceeded by their admitted corruption. <br><br>Meanwhile, the narcotics industry is alive and well in Rio's slums; estimates are that in some areas of the ...

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