by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 5, 2017 | World
Brazilian troops and police launched on Saturday an operation against gangs in the slums in Rio de Janeiro in an attempt to crackdown on mounting crime. Their main goal was to stop gangs behind a surge in brazen robberies of commercial trucks. Five favelas were...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 19, 2017 | World
A plane carrying Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki, who is overseeing a blockbuster graft investigation into dozens of politicians, crashed into the sea off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state on Thursday, his son said. According to Reuters, the small plane...
by Richard Sandomir | Aug 22, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture
In the weeks before the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, NBC officials believed that the prime-time audience for its 17-day event would match or exceed that of the London Games four years earlier. With stars like Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and Usain Bolt...
by Kit Eaton | Aug 4, 2016 | Sports
New York-This summer, there will be more avenues than ever to follow the Olympic Games, thanks to a large number of apps devoted to the event. Before the Games begin on Aug. 5, one handy way to keep up with Olympic news is the official Rio 2016 app (free on iOS,...
by Mohammad Ali Salih | Aug 3, 2016 | World
Washington-The U.S. State Department confirmed on Tuesday that it has been providing security and intelligence assistance to the Brazilian government to help it confront any threat to the Olympic Games that are set to open in Rio de Janeiro this week. The revelation...
