Silk Road Adventures Uzbekistan’s intangible heritage of music and dance lives on In partnership with Center for the Production of Content for Mass Media under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
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Silk Road Adventures Uzbekistan’s intangible heritage of music and dance lives on In partnership with Center for the Production of Content for Mass Media under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Focus Japan leads international mine action push to rebuild Ukraine In partnership with The Government of Japan
No Comment Sambadrome Thousands of performers paraded through the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on Monday night. 13/02/2018
Brazil Rio's carnival hots up as tourists flock to Brazil's party central A memorable 2018 carnival looks assured after a dazzling display of dancers, songs and setpieces. 13/02/2018
No Comment Feathers and diamanté: Brazil's samba schools strut their stuff Brazil's samba schools gear up for the carnival competition to see who will be crowned 2018 champions. 10/02/2018
No Comment Carnival spirit: revellers dance their way through Rio's streets The Carmelitas bloco is one of the most traditional carnival street parties in Rio de Janeiro, taking its name from the legend of a cloistered catholic nun that escaped the convent to join a carnival street party. 10/02/2018
Brazil It's Carnival time in Rio For the first time, a Brit is the lead dancer for one of the main samba schools in the festive competition. 10/02/2018
Brazil Brazil's biggest paper stops publishing articles on Facebook One of Brazil's major national newspapers, Folha de S.Paulo, has stopped publishing articles on their Facebook page because it believes the social media platform does not "value professional journalism". 08/02/2018
Brazil Army join police in carnival crackdown in Rio With 48 hours to go before 1.5 million tourists hit the streets violence is rising. 08/02/2018
Brazil Brazil's Lula tops poll despite corruption conviction If the former president is allowed to run in the October election, a new poll shows he would lead the field with 34 percent of the vote. 01/02/2018
Brazil Brazil: Lula pursues presidential comeback campaign The leftist icon is determined to run in October's election despite failing to overturn a corruption conviction 26/01/2018
Brazil Ex-Brazilian president Lula da Silva denies corruption after court uph Court ruling a major blow to Lula's hopes of regaining presidency but is to go on fighting 25/01/2018
Brazil Brazil awaits Lula conviction ruling Popular former leader will be unable to run in October poll if conviction is upheld 24/01/2018
Brazil Baby killed as car hits crowd at Copacabana beach At least 15 people were injured when the out-of-control vehicle ploughed into pedestrians - the driver reportedly telling police that he had suffered an epileptic fit 19/01/2018
Brazil Brazilian women protest against planned abortion legislation Brazilian women protest over government plans to further restrict access to abortion. Termination is at present illegal unless the mother's life is in danger, rape is involved, or if the foetus has certain brain abnormalities. 04/01/2018
Brazil Drug lord extradited to Brazil A Brazilian drug dealer has been extradited from Paraguay. He was handed to Brazil's federal police at a military airport before being taken back to serve a 17-year sentence for drug trafficking 29/12/2017
Brazil Tributes paid to killed police officers in Brazil Honouring fallen police officers in Rio, one of the most violent cities in Latin America 28/12/2017
Brazil Brazil prison videos spark brutality investigation Three prisons in Goias state are under investigation after shocking videos emerged of guards torturing inmates. 01/12/2017
Brazil Brazillian prison hosts beauty pageant A maximum security prison in Brazil has hosted its annual beauty pageant for inmates, aiming to improve the women's self-esteem. 24/11/2017
Brazil Thousands attend Rio Gay Pride Parade Despite funding cuts, local media estimate that 800,000 people gathered on Copacabana beach for the annual event. 20/11/2017
Brazil Watch: Beached whale draws crowds in Rio de Janeiro Authorities have warned beachgoers to stay away from the 30-ton mammal. 16/11/2017
Sport French duo smash Jacques Vabre race record It's taken 7 days, 22 hours, 7 minutes and 27 seconds, but Thomas Colville and Jean-Luc Nélias have won the Ultime class of the Transat Jacques Vabre. 13/11/2017
Destinations Winter in the sun Beat European ice-cold season with these inspirational eco-tourism sunny destinations. 13/11/2017
Sport Vettel victory ends Bottas's dream of F1 runners-up spot A win in Brazil for Vettel and Ferrari, but 2017 will be titleless for the German-Italian paprtnership. 12/11/2017
Brazil Lewis Hamilton demands better F1 security after Sao Paulo robbery The Formula One world champion’s team members were held up at gunpoint near the Brazilian Grand Prix circuit. 11/11/2017
Sport Massa to retire from F1 - "for good" Formula One driver Felipe Massa will be retiring from the sport, for good, after the final two races of the 2017 season. 04/11/2017
Brazil Uber drivers in Brazil protest stricter regulations The dispute between governments and the ride-sharing app Uber is one that travels all around the world. 31/10/2017