Brazil Military Drills to Defend Amazon
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 9th, 2014 12:08 am by HL
Brazil Military Drills to Defend Amazon
Half of Brazilians believe the resource-rich rain forest will become the target of a foreign power. Military exercises this month simulate warding off such plunderers.
On Berlin Wall Anniversary, Somber Notes Amid Revelry
Most Germans are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the wall’s opening, but for relatives of those killed trying to cross the barrier it is a time of sadness.
North Korea Releases 2 American Detainees, Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller
The Americans, freed after a negotiation carried out in secret by the U.S. director of national intelligence, were described as “on their way home.”
Pope Demotes U.S. Cardinal Critical of His Reform Agenda
Pope Francis removed Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, who has questioned the pontiff’s leadership, from his post as head of the Vatican’s highest judicial authority.
Powerful Afghan Police Chief Puts Fear in Taliban and Their Enemies
Lt. Gen. Abdul Raziq has effectively checked the insurgents while being accused of human rights abuses, presenting Afghanistan’s new president with a dilemma.
