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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is under pressure to veto an oil royalty bill that will slash the revenues of Rio de Janeiro state and put the 2016 Olympics and the 2014 World Cup in peril, according to the state's governor.

The San Francisco Giants capped a wild post-season ride by beating the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in 10 innings on Sunday to complete a four-game sweep and be crowned World Series champions for the second time in three years.

After losing the first two games of the World Series in San Francisco, the Detroit Tigers are delighted to be hosting Game Three at Comerica Park on Saturday.

For the first time in over 20 years, New York was swept in an postseason appearance.

Mini has officially announced its exit from WRC after only competing for one full season

Venezuela's opposition standard bearer Henrique Capriles mocked President Hugo Chavez's grandiose campaign pledges two weeks before the election, and vowed to fix voters' daily problems if he wins.

Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney has set off on a seven-day overseas trip, with the first stop being the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

Determined to convert even the most stubbornly conservative consumer to the wonders of new technology, Toyota has just released a clever ad that asks us the question: what if consumer technology continued to advance but the automotive industry stood still?