A new report by the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) circulating in the Kremlin today on this past weeks violent shaking of the Norwegian Sea floor after it was hit by a powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake at the shallow depth of 8.8 km (5.5 miles) states that this event also caused an “unexpected and rapid” shifting of the magnetic North Pole by nearly 1,000 km (621 miles) these scientists claim... 

Not a warm welcome: The Obamas arrive in Brasilia today for a visit to promote trade links. Barack Obama’s visit to Brazil had a very unpromising start after police had to quell riots against the U.S. in Rio de Janeiro with rubber bullets and tear gas. The U.S. President landed in the capital of Brasilia with his wife and daughters, visiting the country on a mission to re-assert trade links with... 

The official death toll from Brazil’s mudslide disaster has risen to 803 as more bodies are recovered. In the worst-hit town of Nova Friburgo near Rio de Janeiro, 389 deaths were recorded, and in neighbouring Teresopolis the toll rose to 324, according to the national Civil Defence agency and Department of Health. In the town of Petropolis the toll was raised to 65 dead, and 22 dead in Sumidouro. Another... 

An aerial view shows damage caused to a street after heavy rains in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, on Wednesday. Floods and landslides devastated towns in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, killing hundreds of people. At least 335 people have been killed and the death toll is likely to rise after heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Driving rains sent tons of rusty red... 

Although most polls show that the American public is in favor of offshore oil drilling, the Obama administration is ready to ban it. Although most polls show that the American public is in favor of offshore oil drilling, the Obama administration is ready to ban it. Meanwhile, according to an editorial in the Washington Times on March 18, 2010, Russian will be erecting oil derricks very close...