.... Police check a residence as civilians wade through floodwaters, Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul state

Provisional results were expected later in the evening. The economy was the dominant issue of the campaign.... Neves, 61, told reporters he hoped the country’s institutions would remain impartial despite the MpD’s control of the presidency and parliament.“ The most important thing has already been done.... Let’s wait for Cape Verde to win, ” Neves said. The MpD and PAICV have accounted for all of Cape Verde’s presidents-two apiece-since independence from Portugal in 1975....

People embrace as they wait for information about missing relatives after a massive slab of rock broke away from a cliff and toppled onto pleasure boaters at Furnas reservoir on Saturday, near Capitolio city, Brazil, on Jan.... Police Chief Marcos Pimenta said there was a possibility that some people were missing following the accident Saturday in Minas Gerais state.... The accident occurred between the towns of Sao Jose da Barra and Capitolio, from which the boats had left....

However, the police officials reportedly avoided any harm. Video featuring cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz hurling threats at law enforcement personnel goes viral on social mediaMeanwhile, two occupants from the backseat of the moving vehicle allegedly hurled crackers at the police team.... Fortunately, the police said, no one was hurt despite the fact that the cracker went off dangerously close. After carrying out the attack, the assailants reportedly fled the scene.... It was unclear whether the c

A BRAZILIAN billionaire and his wife have been found dead with carbon monoxide poisoning following a boiler leak at their home in Brazil. Jose Bezerra de Menezes Neto, also known as Binho Bezerra, aged 64, was found lying alongside his wife Luciana, 62, and their dog on Saturday morning.... 3 Jose Bezerra de Menezes Neto, also known as Binho Bezerra, was found dead alongside his wife, Luciana, at their home in Sao Paulo Credit: Newsflash The tragedy took place at their luxury mansion beach home

Open this photo in gallery Dancers perform at Mexico City's central Zócalo square this past July to mark the anniversary of the founding of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire that Hernán Cortés conquered for Spain in the 1520s.... The episode has underscored the enduring controversy of the conquest, an event that produced many of the country’s foundational myths.... Eduardo Verdugo/ The Associated Press, Toya Sarno Jordan/ ReutersThe Mexico City government is promoting remembrance..

Listen 8 min Share Comment on this story Comment Before John Lennon made his entrance on Michael Parkinson’s BBC TV talk show in 1971, he warned the host not to ask about his years with the Beatles.... Lennon said he was there to promote his wife, avant-garde artist and musician Yoko Ono, not to discuss his own career.Wp Get the full experience. Choose your plan ArrowRight With a hint of mischief, Lennon threatened that if Mr.... Parkinson, who knew what made for good TV, chatted with Ono for