Desperate people fleeing war, famine, and genocide increasingly bypass traditional refugee camps and instead travel to cities, where they typically end up in often-dangerous slums. That’s why ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Three Swedish tourists visiting Rio for the Olympics were briefly abducted by armed men after stopping near a dangerous slum to take photos, but were released ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – A police officer was shot and killed in a Rio de Janeiro hillside shantytown that’s become a symbol of the Olympic city’s showcase slum pacification program, the state’s public ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Three Swedish tourists visiting Rio for the Olympics were briefly abducted by armed men after stopping near a dangerous slum to take photos, but were released unharmed, ...