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Incumbent Rousseff To Face Neves In Brazil's Presidential Runoff

12:32pm October 06, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

It's been one of Brazil's most hotly contested presidential races in a generation. As expected incumbent Dilma Rousseff won, but not by enough to avoid a runoff later in the month.

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A Mexican navy marine guards the road that leads to the site where an alleged clandestine mass graves were found near the city of Iguala, Mexico.

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Mass Graves Found In Mexico, Near Place Where 43 Students Went Missing

3:08pm October 05, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The students were last seen being forced into police vans. The mass graves gave rise to fears that the missing students may be dead.

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Brazil Election Caps A Dramatic Campaign Season

1:51pm October 05, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Voters in Brazil go to the polls Sunday to choose a new president. Incumbent Dilma Roussef is up against environmentalist Marina Silva and others, in a nail-biting race.

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Challenger Marina Silva (left) and incumbent Dilma Rousseff face off during a presidential debate in Aparecida, Brazil, in September.

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Brazil's Election Culminates A Season Filled With Shocks

1:50pm October 04, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Brazilians head to the polls Sunday in one of the most exciting elections in recent history there. The presidential race pits two women against each other — a first for the South American country.

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Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in the Western hemisphere, but its senior citizens all benefit from a guaranteed pension.

Norway Is Great For Older Folks — And So Are Bolivia And Rwanda

3:11pm October 03, 2014

by Roff Smith

In a survey of 96 countries on how their over-60 citizens fare, some rankings were completely predictable: Norway was first and Afghanistan was last. In between, there are a number of surprises.

Antonio Cavalcante had a candidate for governor successfully barred after proving he had embezzled millions of dollars while he was a state legislator.

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How One Chauffeur Took Down A Corrupt Brazilian Politician

11:05am October 01, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Antonio Cavalcante helped get a candidate for governor barred after showing that the politician had embezzled millions of dollars while he was a state legislator.

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Secret Talks And Back Channels Pervaded U.S. Relationship With Cuba

8:34am October 01, 2014

The new book Back Channel to Cuba reveals how U.S. presidents, from Kennedy on, have held secret talks with Havana, even though the public stance was silence toward Cuba.

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Mexican consulates, like this one in Houston, are helping some unauthorized immigrants from Mexico pay application fees for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Mexico Pays To Help Its Citizens Avoid Deportation From The U.S.

8:08pm September 30, 2014

by Hansi Lo Wang

Applying to the program for immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children provides a work permit and prevents deportation, but costs $465. Mexico is helping some of its citizens with that cost.

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Alicia Keys attends the 2014 Social Good Summit, a conference examining the impact of technology and new media on social good initiatives around the world on Sept. 21 in New York City.

Meet The Global Groups That Alicia Keys Got Naked For

8:03pm September 29, 2014

by Eleanor Klibanoff

The Grammy-winning singer posed in the nude (in a G-rated way) to draw attention to a dozen charities. Here's a look at the goals of the global players — and what they'd do if money were no object.

As the mayor of Cali, Colombia, epidemiologist Rodrigo Guerrero (left) meets with the police once a week to review murder statistics.

A Doctor Turned Mayor Solves A Murder Mystery In Colombia

5:12pm September 29, 2014

by Nsikan Akpan

When Rodrigo Guerrero took office, he was shocked by the murder rate. It seemed logical to blame the drug cartels. But his epidemiologist's eye led him to a different culprit.