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Brazil Promises Olympic Security After Latest Rio Violence

Brazil Promises Olympic Security After Latest Rio Violence

Brazilian officials are insisting security won't be a problem for the 2016 Olympics despite drug-gang violence that plunged Rio de Janeiro into a day of bloody chaos just two weeks after it was picked to host the games.

 

U.S. study: Over 60% of kids exposed to violence

Justice Department researchers said Wednesday that most children in the United States are exposed to violence in their daily ...

 

Protesters break windows, clash with police at G20

Protesters break windows, clash with police at G20

Protesters demonstrating against capitalism at the Group of 20 summit ran through central Pittsburgh on Thursday, smashing shop windows as police in riot gear used pepper gas and batons to disperse them.

 

Afghan calls for media blackout for election

Afghanistan's government on Wednesday called for a media blackout on reporting violence as fresh attacks threatened disruptions a day ahead of pivotal presidential elections.

 

Police Patrol in Force as G-20 Starts

Police Patrol in Force as G-20 Starts

Police in London braced for new protests a day after several thousand demonstrators jammed the streets of London’s financial district in a brief but brutal spasm of violence.

 

U.S. to blame for much of Mexican drug violence

U.S. to blame for much of Mexican drug violence

An "insatiable" appetite in the United States for illegal drugs is to blame for much of the violence ripping through Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday.

 

U.S. Taking Steps on Mexican Border to Control Violence

U.S. Taking Steps on Mexican Border to Control Violence

The Obama administration on Tuesday announced sharp increases in the number of federal agents and the use of technology along the border.

 

Spring Break In A War Zone

Drug related violence has gotten so bad that the U.S. State Department recently issued a travel alert for Mexico. But, as Seth Doane reports, that's not stopping tens of thousands of American college students heading south for spring break.

 

Drunken mayhem mars St. Patrick's in Ireland

Drunken mayhem mars St. Patrick's in Ireland

Cars torched, firefighters attacked, police bombarded and neighbors terrified: It was another fine St. Patrick's Day in Ireland, where inebriated mobs annually turn districts of Dublin and Belfast into a nightmare.

 

Policeman killed in growing Northern Ireland violence

A police officer was shot dead in Northern Ireland late on Monday, the third killing in as many days, raising fears of a return of sectarian violence in the British province.

 

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