Topic: Brazil

Four ways to help pilots avoid turbulence

The emergency landing of Continental Flight 128 in Miami Monday adds urgency to ongoing efforts to better predict turbulence.

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor's staff

A photo-packed magazine on Central Asia, Miss Marple's mysteries out on DVD, the best of IMAX on TV, and more.

US consumer confidence falls – as world's rises

In Brazil, judge holds city accountable for stray bullets

Rio de Janeiro officials worry a judge's decision will unleash a rash of lawsuits in a city where 16 people were killed and 220 wounded by errant bullets last year.

Finalists chosen for 'Seven Wonders of Nature' poll

World music in the spotlight

New CD releases highlight turning points in Caribbean, Middle Eastern, African, and NuYorican music.

The Monitor's View: Clinton helps Obama rope in India as potential ally

The successes during her trip expand the president's vision for a multipolar world.

Report: Internet use in Asia, Africa, and Mid-East set to soar

Opinion: Are summits of rich Western nations obsolete?

Despite what Obama says, the G-8 remains essential.

Desperately seeking Austen

China's big move into Latin America

Brazil's largest trading partner is no longer the US – it's China. Beijing is investing billions of dollars and filling a vacuum left by the United States.

Classic book review: A Summer of Hummingbirds

At the close of the Civil War, a unique moment in US culture.

African academy empowers youths

Girls in Uganda learn how to teach others to realize their visions, create jobs and wealth in rural areas.

G-8 as climate change forum: baby steps

Leaders agreed that warming must be stopped, but few specifics were reached on how to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

How the Honduras crisis boosts Venezuela's Chávez

President Hugo Chávez, an avowed socialist and critic of the United States, has emerged in the unlikely role as the leading champion of democracy for Honduras.

As G-8 convenes in Italy, tough questions of economic stimulus and climate change

The nations meeting in earthquake-devastated L'Aquila are also likely to consider what actions to take on Iran, North Korea.

Clinton's high-wire act on Honduras

US backs Costa Rica's Arias to mediate the crisis, wary of being seen as interfering in the region – as it has in the past.

A new way for nations to divvy up greenhouse-gas cuts?

Toward greater stability

A Christian Science perspective.

Obama trip: What he's doing, day by day

As US economy struggles, Mexico feels the pressure

The US recession and the swine flu outbreak have delivered a one-two punch to Mexico's sources of revenue, threatening gains against poverty made in the past two decades.

5 percent unemployment: still a decade away?

The economy is recovering, but forecasters suggest that America is headed for a third straight 'jobless recovery.'

What the future of the auto industry will look like

Surging demand for cars in rapidly growing nations will mean a robust car industry in 20 years. The US will have a piece of it – though smaller than today – and the models it turns out will be much greener as the iconic industry reinvents itself.

Swine flu concerns rise in Southern Hemisphere

Several provinces in Argentina declared a health emergency Tuesday as the number of H1N1 cases continues to rise.

Latin leaders unite against junta in Honduras

Leftists are urging Hondurans rise up against the coup leaders while conservatives denounce Sunday's ouster of President Zelaya.