3 killed in shootout near Rio's renowned Copacabana
Raid on drug gang in slum sandwiched between posh tourist meccas leads to hours-long gun battle between cops and criminals
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Raid on drug gang in slum sandwiched between posh tourist meccas leads to hours-long gun battle between cops and criminals
The Labor Party says it supports gay marriage, but wants it to be decided in Parliament
The shootout erupted during a raid on drug traffickers in a the Pavao-Pavaozinho slum, which is between the ritzy Copacabana and Ipanema
CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers reports from Jeremie, Haiti, where 80 percent of the city's buildings were either damaged or destroyed
Humanitarian groups see drones as a "leapfrog technology" on the continent with the worst infrastructure of any developing region
U.N. humanitarian agency made emergency appeal for $120M, saying 750,000 people in southwest Haiti alone need “life-saving assistance”
Scholars are torn on whether some of the fragments, holding text from the Hebrew Bible, are genuine or forgeries
With thousands still in captivity in Iraq, the lucky few who escape or are rescued are driven to suicidal despair, Amnesty says
Foreign minister says if President Hollande does meet Putin this month in Paris, it "will not be to trade pleasantries"
Father denies forcing 13-year-old girl to fast, saying she wanted to become nun in ancient religion
Syrian man who evaded German police for 2 days after failed raid in custody, reportedly after turning to other Syrians for help
British-born Oliver Hart, Bengt Holmstrom of Finland won for shedding light on how contracts help people deal with conflicting interests
Defendants in German court between ages of 16 and 45, among them the son of slain South Korean woman
Hundreds are dead and tens of thousands are homeless and hungry in the Caribbean nation
No damage or injuries aboard USS Mason, but missile from inside Yemen also hit near hugely important site deep in Saudi Arabia