World Cup 2014: Peladão Event Mixes Soccer and Pageant
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 6th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
World Cup 2014: Peladão Event Mixes Soccer and Pageant
In the Amazon rain forest, there is a tournament that is equal parts soccer and beauty pageant, played by hundreds of amateur teams which enter their own beauty queens.
Malaysia Is Sending More Ships to Search for Jetliner
The Malaysian government said Sunday that it would step up efforts to search the southern Indian Ocean for Malaysia Airlines’ missing Flight 370.
Sinosphere Blog: Q. and A.: Lyle Goldstein on China and the Vietnamese Military
With friction rising in the South China Sea, Professor Goldstein, of the China Maritime Studies Institute at the Naval War College in Rhode Island, discusses the current state of Vietnam’s military and Chinese perceptions of it.
Brazil Lobbies for Punishment of the Colombian Player Who Injured Neymar
The Brazilian federation presented evidence to the FIFA disciplinary committee and demanded action against Colombia’s Juan Camilo Zúñiga.
50 Die in Uganda as Militia Attacks With Guns and Spears
The attacks were most likely carried out by “radical elements” who have long had a tense relationship with neighboring tribes and the government, the police said.
