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There have been clashes in Rio, thousands of people marching peacefully on the streets of Sao Paulo and protesters scaling the national congress in Brasilia.
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Agitation had begun with small protests against bus-fare increases, then evolved into a broader movement against the country’s high cost of living and lavish new stadium projects.
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Exclusive: phones were monitored and fake internet cafes set up to gather information from allies in London in 2009Foreign politicians and officials who took part in two G20 summit meetings in London in 2009 had their computers monitored and their phone calls intercepted on the instructions of their British government hosts, according to documents seen by the Guardian. Some delegates were tricked...
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Some of country's biggest ever rallies sweep major cities as bus fare rise is last straw in spiral of high costs and poor servicesBrazil experienced one of its biggest nights of protest in decades on Monday as more than 100,000 people took to the streets nationwide to express their frustration at heavyhanded policing, poor public services and high costs for the World Cup.The major demonstrations...
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Erdem Gunduz – dubbed 'standing man' – stages eight-hour vigil and is joined by 300 people during silent protestA Turkish man has staged an eight-hour silent vigil in Istanbul's Taksim Square, the scene of violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters in recent weeks, inspiring hundreds of others to follow his lead.Erdem Gunduz said he wanted to take a stand against police...
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Birmingham heavy metal band Black Sabbath score their first number one album in more than 42 years.
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On Facebook, a crime report can read a lot differently than it would on a police blotter or in a news story. Take this example from the Brimfield, Ohio, Police Department: "Two females arrested. ... They walked into the store thin and walked out much 'thicker.' We are thinking it was the additional shirts and 'booty' shorts they put on under their own clothing..." Brimfield Police Chief...
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Washington’s decision to arm Syria’s Sunni Muslim rebels has plunged America into the great Sunni-Shia conflict of the Islamic Middle East, entering a struggle that now dwarfs the Arab revolutions which overthrew dictatorships across the region.Related Stories
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Former Wales wing Shane Williams is named in the British and Irish Lions team for Tuesday's game against the Brumbies in Canberra.
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