The UN Office on Drugs and Crime ranked Fortaleza as the seventh most dangerous city in the world in 2013.

Brazil is one of the most dangerous countries in the world, with a number of cities having an incredibly high murder rate.

"Nobody does a (subway) in two years. Well, maybe China," said Rousseff in response to criticism over delays on infrastructure projects.

São Paulo Police have created a pamphlet warning tourists of how to behave if they are mugged during the World Cup.

A Brazilian TV station has aired a video of a woman being mugged while talking about insecurity at the main train station in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazilian hackers from the international hacking group Anonymous are threatening aggressive action during the World Cup.

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The new president of the University of California made an appearance on Fusion on Thursday night, where she responded to the criticisms of student protestors.

Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner wrote in a letter to the president and other lawmakers that employees with six DHS offices had routinely overtime intended for "when an employee's hours cannot be scheduled in advance" or a heavy workload. Among that group were Customs and Border Protection employees who were paid about two hours of overtime per day to watch television and surf the web.

The appointment of the former general counsel with the Defense Department and longtime supporter of the president comes as a surprise to many.

The biggest increases occurred in counties in Texas, which accounts for more than half of apprehensions. Its Rio Grande Valley is one of the most high-traffic areas along the US-Mexico border.

The Homeland Security Secretary is leaving her post to become president of the University of California. In her farewell speech on Tuesday, she defended her record as secretary, warned of a probable cyber-attack on the US homeland, and scolded Congress for not passing the DREAM Act, which would have offered legal status to many young immigrants brought to the US illegally as children.

75 arrests have been made in a multimillion dollar fraud case that is being reported as the largest Social Security fraud case seen in the history of the United States.

Shreateh discovered a bug that allowed every user to post on anyone's timeline.

Interpol asks 190 member countries for help tracking escaped terror suspects.

The Department of Homeland Security announced on Friday it would re-open the cases of spouses in same-sex marriages who applied for permanent residency after Feb. 23, 2011 but were rejected.

The owner of San Diego's Jersey Joe's Pizzeria was allegedly caught on tape masturbating in the restaurant's kitchen. He denied the allegations and said he was going to "call the cops."

The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was perhaps the most controversial since the agency was established after 9/11.

Millions of Android users could be at risk for possible security threats.

An amendment to the immigration reform bill worked out by a bipartisan group of Senators will allocate more funds to VADER, a drone-mounted sensor initially developed for use in the Afghanistan war.

A small group of Republican and Democratic senators have drawn up an amendment to the immigration reform bill which could double spending for border security, including more Border Patrol agents and more surveillance and apprehension technologies.

Senators decided by a 57-43 vote not to consider the amendment.

The "Gang of Eight" introduced their 844-page bill to the Senate late last night. The legislation, if passed, would create a path to citizenship for many of the nation's 11 million undocumented immigrants, grant $3 billion to Homeland Security for border patrol measures, and establish new visa and employee verification programs.

A plane was searched upon arrival in Boston, Mass., after suspicious sounds and smoke were allegedly coming from bags inside the plane.

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(Reuters) - Colombia's FARC guerrillas have vowed to continue capturing security forces while the government on Wednesday asked rebels to make it clear they are not wasting time at peace talks in Cuba and genuinely want to end the five-decade conflict.

The U.N. Security Council plans to vote on Thursday on a French-drafted resolution authorizing a military mission to retake northern Mali from Islamist rebels after the United States and France overcame disagreements on the issue, envoys said.

Romney has taken a much noticed shift to the center of the issues. So, with just hours before the elections, what are now his views on social security, abortion and birth control and taxes.

Mexico's incoming President Enrique Pena Nieto will tour Latin America next week seeking to pave the way for deeper cooperation in the fight against drug gangs and stronger trade ties.