Taxi drivers and bellboys aren't the only ones going back to school to learn a little English ahead of the 2014 World Cup to be hosted in various cities across Brazil. In the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, prostitutes are lining up for free English classes that will be offered by the regional Association of Prostitution starting in March.
Northern-Ireland-Unrest
Pro-British political groups planned to meet this week as part of an effort to defuse tensions and stem some of the worst violence in Northern Ireland in recent memory.
Afghanistan-Coalition-Death
A gunman believed to be an Afghan soldier killed a British soldier Monday on a patrol base in Helmand province, when he opened fire on ISAF and Afghan soldiers, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.
Peru-Helicopter-Crash
Investigators are working to determine what caused a helicopter crash in central Peru that killed seven people, including five Americans.
Australia-heat-fires
Stifling heat and strong winds have combined to create a "catastrophic" fire risk in the southeast Australian state of New South Wales.
U.S.A.
Colorado-Theater-Shooting
James Holmes sat in the interrogation room in his T-shirt, white socks and boxers. Gone was the body armor that police found him wearing when they encountered him outside a movie theater where scores of people had been shot. Police had cut it off. Craig Appel -- the lead detective in the investigation into the 12 killings at the Century Aurora 16 Multiplex Theater in Aurora, Colorado -- testified Tuesday that paper bags had been placed over Holmes' hands to potentially preserve evidence. As Holmes was being interviewed, he used the paper bags as puppets.
US-Giffords-Website
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly have launched what they hope will mark a new era in the battle over gun rights in America. On the second anniversary of a mass shooting in Arizona that wounded Giffords and killed six others, the couple launched a political action committee, Americans for Responsible Solutions, along with a website calling for contributions to help "encourage elected officials to stand up for solutions to prevent gun violence and protect responsible gun ownership."
US-Iran Missing FBI Agent
In the photographs, retired FBI agent Bob Levinson stares straight at the camera and holds signs, his hands shackled. On Tuesday, Levinson's family released the images, showing the former agent in an orange jumpsuit with wild, unkempt hair. A family spokesman told CNN the photographs were received in April 2011.
US-fort-bragg-same-sex-spouse
For 15 years, Ashley Broadway has devoted her life to the military and to her spouse, an Army lieutenant colonel. But the Fort Bragg spouse club apparently didn't feel the same way. Broadway's married to Lt. Col. Heather Mack. The officers' spouse club didn't want her, she believes, because she's gay.
TRAVEL-Dreamliner-Fuel-Leak
Different day, different plane, different issue, same airport. Another Dreamliner has developed a problem before it could take off.
Texas-Track-Coach-Resigns
The University of Texas women's track coach who resigned under fire after the disclosure of an affair with a female student a decade ago doesn't understand why she was targeted for punishment.
SPORT-BCS-Championship
Shortly after Alabama's rout of Notre Dame there was one word that many on the field seemed not to want to broach. Dynasty.
Alabama-Quarterback-Girlfriend
When you get bored, your eyes wander. So when a blossoming blowout between the University of Alabama and some other team in Monday night's college football championship floated into yawnfest territory, the electronic eyes of ESPN naturally went wandering -- settling on the seat in the stands occupied by a brunette bombshell who just happens to be the girlfriend of Crimson Tide quarterback A.J. McCarron.
US-Piers-Morgan-Guns-Debate
Was it a debate? A berating? A surreal televised "stunt"? No matter what you call radio host Alex Jones' appearance on "Piers Morgan Tonight," one thing is certain: It's generating a great deal of social media buzz. On Tuesday morning, Jones was a top-trending topic on Twitter as people read about the interview, watched clips online or shared their thoughts after watching Monday night's fiery exchange live. The man behind a petition to deport Morgan back to the UK for expressing his views on gun control went on the attack, calling the CNN host "a hatchet man of the new world order."
New-York-Stop-and-Frisk-Ruling
A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday ordered the New York Police Department to halt a controversial "stop and frisk" tactic outside a privately owned Bronx apartment building without first having reasonable suspicion, saying the method had crossed the bounds of what could be considered constitutional.
US-New-Planets-Space
We still don't know if Earth, as a planet that currently harbors life, is alone in the universe. But scientists are actively searching for clues about other potential habitable worlds outside our solar system.
US-Copyright-Infringement-Plea
A Chinese man captured by federal agents in 2011 has pleaded guilty in a federal court for pirating copyrighted software worth more than $100 million, officials of ICE announced Tuesday.
ENT-Snakes-Plane-Director-David-Ellis-Dies
Director and stuntman David R. Ellis has died, a rep for Ellis tells CNN. The "Snakes on a Plane" helmer passed away on Monday.
POLITICS
POL-Hagel-Pentagon
Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel wasted no time in starting formal preparations for what is expected to be a bruising Senate confirmation fight.
POL-New-Jersey-State-of-the-State
