Brazil sends force to quell protest
Brazil is to send a national security force to five major cities to help restore order after massive protests, the justice ministry says.
Chile to extradite Argentine judge
The Chilean Supreme Court approves the extradition of former Argentine judge Otilio Romano, accused of human rights abuses under the military government.
Arrest in US football dribbler death
An Oregon motorist suspected of fatally running down a US man on a quest to dribble a football from Seattle to Brazil for charity is arrested.
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Anti-World Cup protests ignite Brazil02:08
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Features & Analysis
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Brazil challenge
Leaders caught out by mass protests
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Message on a banner
The placards used by Brazilians to express their discontent
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Protesters' voices
Readers in Brazil explain why they have taken to the streets
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Economic woes
Linda Yueh on Brazil's challenge in tackling inequality
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Diplomatic impasse
A look at the diplomatic wrangling over Julian Assange's asylum
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Graves with no names
One man's struggle to give Colombia's victims a decent burial
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Up in smoke?
Jamaica's charcoal trade is putting its habitat under threat
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