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WATCH BRAZILIAN POLICE ATTACK ANTI-IMPEACHMENT PROTESTERS
Riot police detain a man during an anti-impeachment protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday... READ MORE›
GIRL 3 BRAIN DAMAGED AT BIRTH RECEIVES HSE APOLOGY... COURTS
Deforestation in the Amazon River basin, hundreds of miles away, may also be adding to Sao Paulo's water crisis... READ MORE›
BRAZILS FORMER PRESIDENT IS HELD FOR QUESTIONING
The move against Mr. da Silva raises serious questions about his political future and the ambitions of the governing Workers' Party to retain the presidency... READ MORE›
BRAZILS SLUMPING ECONOMY AND BRIBERY SCANDAL EAT AWAY AT DILMA ROUSSEFFS POPULARITY
These strategies were a shift from the 1990s, when Brazil's government ended Petrobras's monopoly, exposing the company to market forces while keeping it under state control... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S EX-PRESIDENT LULA CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION IN OIL KICKBACK SCANDAL
Dallagnol said that Lula, because of his control of the machinery of the Workers' party and the Brazilian government, was the central figure in the scheme... READ MORE›
BRAZIL ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS DRAW HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ACROSS 18 CITIES
Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians joined anti-government rallies across the country on Sunday, ramping up the pressure on embattled president Dilma Rousseff... READ MORE›
10 PEOPLE KILLED AND A MILLION EVACUATED
Tsunami warnings have been issued in Chile and Peru, following a strong earthquake near Iquique... READ MORE›
PAKISTAN PASSES LONG-AWAITED ANTI-HONOUR KILLING LEGISLATION
The legislation, passed unanimously by the National Assembly, mandates life imprisonment even if the victim's relatives forgive the murderer... READ MORE›
DILMA ROUSSEFF IS OUSTED AS BRAZILS PRESIDENT IN IMPEACHMENT VOTE
But Ms. Rousseff and her supporters call her ouster a coup that undermines Brazil's young democracy... READ MORE›
NEARLY A MILLION PROTEST BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT, ECONOMY, CORRUPTION
A fifth year of economic stagnation and a multibillion-dollar corruption scandal at state-run energy company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, has fueled their anger... READ MORE›
BRAZIL FOOTBALL CLUB TO OPEN CEMETERY
Fans will be able to choose from up to 70,000 plots at the Corinthians Forever cemetery near Sao Paulo... READ MORE›
FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT LULA CHARGED IN MASSIVE CORRUPTION SCANDAL
Brazilians had known that Lula was under investigation, and police had recommended charges against him last month for allegedly accepting improper renovations to a seaside apartment... READ MORE›
PROTESTERS IN BRAZIL HALT OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY AND EXTINGUISH ITS FLAME
Many in Brazil and around the world have raised questions about the hosting of expensive sports tournaments in countries with depressed economies and widespread poverty... READ MORE›
ESCAPED NZ MURDERER FOUND IN BRAZIL
New Zealand Police Detective Superintendent Mike Pannett said in a press conference on Thursday that it was a relief to have Smith back in custody... READ MORE›
FIRST ARREST MADE IN GANG RAPE CASE IN BRAZIL
The Brazilian Center for Latin American Studies found that more than 92,000 women were killed in gender-related crimes, including rape and domestic abuse, from 1980 to 2010... READ MORE›
MONSANTO, MICROSOFT TO INVEST IN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY IN BRAZIL
SAO PAULO U.S. biotech company Monsanto Co and Microsoft Corp announced on Monday a partnership to invest in agricultural technology startups in Brazil... READ MORE›
DILMA ROUSSEFF FACING IMPEACHMENT IN BRAZIL HAS ALIENATED MANY ALLIES
The other, Dilma Rousseff, rose even higher, becoming the president of Latin America's largest country... READ MORE›
RIO'S ALTERNATIVE OPENING CEREMONY SHOWCASES THE LEFT'S ANGER OVER THE OLYMPICS
The contrast spoke volumes about how the artists, intellectuals, unionists and activists on Brazil's left see these Olympics... READ MORE›
QLD 'GAY PANIC' DEFENCE TO BE SCRAPPED
Under current Queensland legislation, accused murderers can use unwanted sexual advances as a partial defence... READ MORE›
BRAZIL ARRESTS 10 IN TERROR PLOT AS OLYMPICS NEAR OFFICIALS SAY
For more than a decade, and especially after the Sept. 11 attacks, Brazilian intelligence officials have been monitoring individuals suspected of links to terrorism... READ MORE›
PETROBRAS EX-DIRECTOR ARRESTED, SHARES SINK AMID GRAFT SCANDAL
The headquarters of Brazilian oil company Petrobras R is seen in Rio de Janeiro November 14, 2014... READ MORE›
FINANCIAL CALAMITY DECLARED IN RIO WEEKS BEFORE OLYMPICS, BUT GAMES WILL GO ON
On Friday morning, Rio state Finance Minister Julio Bueno said that if the state were a company, it would enter into judicial recovery... READ MORE›
MELBOURNE MOTHER PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDERING HER THREE CHILDREN IN LAKE CRASH
She also pleaded guilty to the attempted to murder of her six-year-old daughter on the same day, April 8, 2015... READ MORE›
JUDGE THROWS OUT CASE BECAUSE OF UNRELIABLE EVIDENCE
Judge Traverso told the court It is crucial for the state to prove that Mr Dewani entered into an agreement with Zola Tongo the taxi driver... READ MORE›
SENIOR FACEBOOK EXECUTIVE ARRESTED IN BRAZIL AFTER POLICE DENIED ACCESS TO DATA
The company, which is based in Mountain View, Calif., separately from Facebook, does not have an office in Brazil or store the messages on its servers... READ MORE›
BRAZIL TEENAGE GIRL RAPED BY 30 MEN SPEAKS OUT
She needs protection, said Cristina Bento, police chief for crimes against minors... READ MORE›
THE OLYMPICS ARE A TEST THAT BRAZIL HAS YET TO PASS
Problems with security, facilities and transportation have challenged the Rio Games... READ MORE›
AS ISIS POSTS IN PORTUGUESE US AND BRAZIL BOLSTER OLYMPICS SECURITY
American officials have been training Brazilian antiterrorism units on chemical and biological attacks... READ MORE›
BRAZIL SUPREME COURT OKS PROBE INTO ALLEGATIONS CITING TEMER
Brazil Supreme Court Judge Teori Zavascki approved the probe that also cites Senate President Renan Calheiros, among others, the court said... READ MORE›
BRAZIL SCALES BACK CARNIVAL FESTIVITIES AS DROUGHT AND WEAK ECONOMY PERSIST
In the sambadrome, where tens of thousands gather to watch the samba schools parade, water pressure to the bathrooms has been reduced fivefold to avoid wastage... READ MORE›