Yo Ho Ho! Pirates Raid Brazil Resort Before Xmas
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - A spree of "pirate" raids on  vacation homes around the chic Brazilian beach resort of Angra  dos Reis has led police to mount air and sea patrols over the  holiday season, a security official said on Thursday.
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By SEAN YOONG  PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysian authorities have begun raiding computer retail outlets offering pirated software amid concerns that illegal copies of Microsoft Corp.'s newest operating system, Windows Vista, are already on sale.
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It wasn't supposed to be released until Thursday, but for weeks already, pirated copies of the feature film "Elite Squad" &#151; about the shady workings of Rio's Special Operations Police Battalion &#151; has been a best-seller at street stalls across Brazil.
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Brazil should end the year at the top of the list of countries with the highest rate of pirated personal computers in its market, outranking China for the first time, according to a study released on Thursday.
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Blackbeard, red faces There's a meeting of the film and music industry's anti-piracy captains in London today.â¦
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COLOMBIAN troops are searching for at least seven tourists abducted by guerrillas while enjoying a Christmas break. Army sources said Farc rebels swept into a spa near San Rafael, herding people into vehicles.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazil should end the year at  the top of the list of countries with the highest rate of  pirated personal computers in its market, outranking China for  the first time, according to a study released on Thursday.
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" ruled the seven seas with a record $139.8 million domestically over the long Memorial Day weekend, lifting its worldwide total to $404 million.
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Sid Meier and Firaxis Games are resurrecting the hit 1987 game Pirates!, and distributor Atari is seeking beta testers to trial the 21st century update. According to Atari, "In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean amassing fortune and fame." The final game will reach the PC on November 16, with an Xbox version slated for 2005. Interested gamers can apply for the beta by visiting Atari and entering the product code "AVAST."
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By Andrei Khalip RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Police armed with riflesand wearing flak jackets manned checkpoints across Rio deJaneiro on Thursday to prevent muggings and other violence astourists flocked to the ocean city for the holiday season.
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Thieves in Brazil steal two paintings said to be worth $100m (Â£50m), including a work by Pablo Picasso.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Rio de Janeiro erupted  to the beat of drums on Sunday night as the half naked dancers  from the city's samba schools showed off their skills to win  what promised to be the most expensive Carnival yet.
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Brazil mounts a tight security operation ahead of US President Bush's visit to Sao Paulo.
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Haitian Police arrest a group of people during an operation in Bel Air by UN Brazilian peacekeepers and Haitian police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Oct. 6,2004.
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Not even Santa Claus is safe as the violent Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro celebrates the Christmas season.
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Four pirates, who are part of the gang that hijacked a food aid ship in Somalia, have been arrested, aid officials say.
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Police raided Rio de Janeiro's City of God slum looking for attackers who wounded two officers early on Wednesday, just hours before the winner of Rio's otherwise peaceful Carnival was to be announced.