Sunday February 19, 2012 Updated 3:00 AM PST
Carnival is the grandest holiday in Brazil, annually drawing millions in raucous celebrations culminating on Fat Tuesday before the...
SF Gate 2.18.12 8:50 PM
A selection of photographs from around the world, chosen by The Chronicle photo editors, covering a variety of topics including...
SF Gate 2.18.12 7:39 PM
(02-19) 01:37 PST HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said Sunday he will "definitely" call elections this...
AP 2.19.12 1:37 AM
(02-19) 01:24 PST JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A top Indonesian terror suspect captured in the Pakistani town where Osama bin Laden was...
AP 2.19.12 1:24 AM
(02-19) 01:18 PST PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea threatened Sunday to attack South Korea, accusing it of planning...
AP 2.19.12 1:18 AM
(02-19) 01:14 PST BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Gunmen assassinated a senior prosecutor and a judge in a restive province in northwest Syria...
AP 2.19.12 1:14 AM
(02-18) 22:34 PST BEIJING, China (AP) -- Chinese police have detained a Tibetan writer in a western county recently hit by...
AP 2.18.12 10:34 PM
Plastic bags, utensils, bottles and balloons banned at America's Cup

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