Bahia, Brazil News

Brazilian admits he wanted to kill 2-year-old by pushing 30 needles into him, to get back at his wife, with whom he had constant fights A Brazilian man described in a disturbing television interview how he pushed dozens of sewing needles into the body of his two-year-old stepson to kill him and exact revenge on his wife.

A Brazilian man publicly confessed to pushing dozens of needles into his 2-year-old stepson, saying Sunday in a jail cell interview that he intended to kill the boy out of spite for his wife and didn't think he would be discovered.

Rio De Janeiro - Brazilian doctors on Friday successfully removed four sewing needles near the heart and lungs of a two-year-old boy who was victim of a ritualistic attack at the hands of his former stepfather.

A 2-year-old Brazilian boy who had 42 sewing needles lodged in his body may have taken a turn for the worse, as two of the needles have now been found to be piercing his heart, the boy's doctor's told the Brazilian newspaper O Globo.

A 2-year-old boy with more than 40 sewing needles stuck in him is being airlifted to another hospital in northeastern Brazil because two of the needles are close to his heart, an official said Thursday.

You probably already know that the weak dollar boosts U.S. exports at the same time it makes imports like fuel and fertilizer more costly.

PORT CHESTER - Up on a forklift, in a helmet and vest, Tova Snyder looks more construction worker than artist.

Carrie Granberg, Alf Cuthbert's Grade 5, 6 and 7 homeroom teacher and new principal, never imagined a frustrating day in late September would lead to one of the most educational experiences of her career.

Bathurst High School vice-principal George Daley shows a video featuring Mayor Stephen Brunet.

"ALLAH Akbar" blares from the loudspeakers as hundreds of Muslims file into the mosque for prayers.

Ed. note: Street papers like this one are sold all over the world. Crispin Paixao, 45, sells a Brazilian cousin to Real Change in the city of Salvador de Bahia.

Authorities say 37-year-old Jose Santos Cruz was stopped Saturday for driving erratically on U.S. 60 outside Wickenburg, AZ.

CG/LA Infrastructure LLC announced today that Fred P. Hochberg, Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, will participate as a keynote speaker on Dec.

Muntinlupa Science High School has joined the ranks of the world's most innovative schools.

After three days of seminars, teacher exhibitions and judging by an internationally renowned panel of education experts, today Microsoft Partners in Learning announced the winners of the 2009 Worldwide Innovative Teacher Awards at the Worldwide Innovative Education Forum.

Brasilia, Nov 20 The presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and the Palestinian National Authority , Mahmoud Abbas, will hold a working meeting Friday in Salvador, capital of Bahia state.

The U.S. is responsible for the crisis in the Middle East and shouldna t be coordinating peace talks for the region, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, Bloomberg reported.

Eds: APNewsNow. AP Photo BSBX101, BSBX113, BSBX102, BSBX102, BSBX105, BSBX110 SALVADOR, Brazil Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is joining his Palestinian counterpart in calling on Israel to stop building new settlements in areas claimed by Palestinians.

Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva said Friday after meeting the Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that peace in Middle East depends on establishing a Palestinian state.

U.S. automaker Ford on Friday announced plans to invest 4 billion reais through 2015 to expand two factories in Brazil.