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In the South American nation of Brazil, history has been lost. A fire started Sunday evening at the country's National Museum. And though firefighters worked throughout the night to try to stop it, you can see from this video while one museum officia
Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian novelist and songwriter. He was born in 1947 in Rio de Janeiro. In 1970, he quit law school to go travelling around South America, Africa, and Europe. He learnt much about the supernatural on his travels, which would becom
Firefighters battled throughout the night to extinguish the fire that began after the museum closed to the public on Sunday night. The 200-year-old institution which is part of Rio de Janeiros Federal University contained 20 million items including s
By Tom Rivers London 09 September 2007 The parents of missing Madeleine McCann, 3,have returned to Britain but as suspects in her disappearance. Madeleine was last seen in May while on a family vacation in Portugal. Her disappearance has sparked huge
Presidential candidates in Guinea-Bissau are campaigning hard across the country ahead of Sunday's vote. Eleven candidates are running to succeed long-time President Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was killed in March. Crowds cheer at rally for ruling par
Voters in Guinea-Bissau go to the polls Sunday to choose a new president. Economic growth and security dominate politics in one of the world's poorest countries. Gabu's schools are rundown In the eastern city, Gabu, an old man pushes a wheelbarrow o
France's New Passion: All Things Chinese Teacher Meifen Chen swears it is easy to learn Mandarin, the official language of the Chinese mainland. Maybe she is right, though it is daunting to watch her jot down the characters on a flip chart. One of he
Music Diva Kiran Ahluwalia Offers Global Common Ground The India-born Canadian singer Kiran Ahluwalia is known for her ability to combine a wide range of styles in single compositions - from the Indian and Pakistani ghazals of her girlhood, to Celtic
(SOUNDBITE OF SAMBA PARADES) LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Ah, yes. Carnival season is underway in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro's traditional samba parades opened yesterday and will continue for the next few days. Millions of Brazilians are also celebrating w
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Brazil is getting ready to hold a presidential election amid a massive corruption scandal and unprecedented levels of deadly violence. It is clearly a difficult time for many in that country, and young black Brazilians face parti
There's been a key development into police investigation into missing Melbourne school girl Siriyakorn Sirboon. The girl, also known as Bung, vanished while on her way to school more than two years ago. The ABC can reveal the taskforce set up to inve
Samba was born along the northeastern coast around the city of Salvador/back in the days of slavery. Salvador in Bahia state was the first capital of Brazil when it was colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century. The indigenous tribes who lived
One view, however, is entirely man-made. The Pinnacle Point Golf Resort is my walks newest landmark, but it sits on top of its oldest, as the caves beneath are home to the archeological site set to reveal secrets of the origin of mankind. The cliffs
By Kari Barber Dakar 31 October 2007 European Union and African Union officials are meeting in Ghana's capital Accra Wednesday to set the agenda for a joint summit in Lisbon, Portugal later this year. The summit has stirred controversy as governments
By Scott Bobb Lisbon 10 December 2007 The Africa-European Union summit ended Sunday in Portugal with agreement on many global challenges but with differences on other key issues. Correspondent Scott Bobb has this report from Lisbon. European and Afri
By Scott Bobb Lisbon 07 December 2007 More than 70 leaders from Europe and Africa are gathering in Portugal for the summit of Africa and the European Union. The summit is to draft a strategy to guide cooperation on a broad range of areas. But, as we
By Phil Mercer Sydney 08 February 2008 There has been an explosion at an army base in East Timor shared by Australian and New Zealand peacekeepers. Earlier this week, East Timorese rebels fired at Australian troops southwest of the capital, Dili. The
The President of East Timor, Jose Ramos-Horta, has been shot and wounded in attack by rebel soldiers at his home in the capital Dili, an army spokesman said. A fugitive renegade soldier who has been blamed for recent unrest in the fledgling nation wa
Magic Mother: J. K. Rowling 魔法妈妈:J.K.罗琳 Joanne Kathleen Rowling entered the world in Chipping Sudbury General Hospital in England, a fitting beginning for someone who would later enjoy making up strange names for people, places and game
By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 12 November 2007 During South Africa's apartheid era, many of the nation's black activists were detained in a notorious island prison near Cape Town. A new film is revealing a bit of hidden history about prison life. Th