South America’s transcontinental highway, once built, will cause massive destruction to the precious Amazon

Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) predicts the Senate will lift the U.S. travel ban to Cuba this congressional session.

In an AS/COA panel, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt and New York Times science reporter Andrew Revkin outlined how the economic gains of a trans-South American highway come at environmental costs.

Petrobras CEO and President José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo talked with AS/COA Online about Brazil's future as one of the world's top energy producers, his firm's business plan, and global partnerships in oil and ethanol production.

The BRIC leaders meet June 16 for their first official summit amid optimism about their economies and growing importance on the world stage. Ahead of the meeting, Brazil, China, and Russia announced substantial financing of the International Monetary Fund.