Brazil troops occupy Rio slum complex

Brazil troops occupy Rio slum complex

Sao Paulo, April 6 (IANS/EFE) Some 2,700 Brazilian troops seized control Saturday of the Mare slum complex, Rio de Janeiro’s last major drug-gang stronghold. The previously announced operation began at 5:00 a.m. when armored cars and tanks rolled into the main “favelas,” or shanty towns, that make up the complex, home to roughly 120,000 people. After […]

Hon Michael Mischin LLB (Hons) BJuris (Hons) MLC — WA’s top innovators to vie for prestigious award

Hon Michael Mischin LLB (Hons) BJuris (Hons) MLC — WA’s top innovators to vie for prestigious award

The search is on for Western Australia’s most talented innovators and entrepreneurs as part of the 2014 Innovator of the Year program. Commerce Minister Michael Mischin said a total of $150,000 was on offer to the State’s brightest minds to put forward their inventions and ideas. “Now in its eighth year, the awards have showcased […]

‘Credible lead’ shifts search for Malaysian plane

‘Credible lead’ shifts search for Malaysian plane

Canberra, March 28 (IANS) Authorities in Australian said Friday that the search area for the missing Malaysian airliner has shifted because of a “new credible lead”. The revised search area comes as the weather cleared in the southern Indian Ocean to allow planes to hunt for fresh clues to the fate of the Malaysian Airline flight […]