Brazil

A corruption scandal in Brazil pits the judiciary with politicians and is enveloping the country.

Angry protesters filled the streets of Sao Paulo's main avenue after Lula's appointment.

Critics say Dilma Rousseff wanted Lula to return to a government job to avoid federal prosecution.

President's appointment of Lula as chief of staff was meant to protect him from prosecution.

Brazilian says his objective is to succeed in Rome and further his fledgling international career.

Protestors were calling for an end to corruption whilst blaming the Rousseff for the recession.

Lula denies wrongdoing but it could lead to further political uncertainty in Brazil.

Brazilian gangs are packaging malware into jar files as they run on Macs, Linux, Windows and Android.

Police say they have evidence that Lula received illicit benefits from kickbacks at state oil firm Petroleo Bras.

Lula held for questioning in an investigation into a Petrobras corruption scandal

Schistosomiasis is a tropical infection that spreads in Brazil's areas, where rural tourism is developed.

The spam campaign is likely to expand if the mosquito-born virus continues to spread across the globe.

Fire-fighters called after monkey drank rum in Patos and wielded knife.

The state's governor David Ige said it was about getting in front of the situation.

Demand set to outstrip supply as cravings for the sweet treat increases in developing countries.

What good do mosquitoes do? Not a great deal - but it we wiped them out something worse might emerge

Government announced new measures in battle against the spread of the disease.

Microcephaly-causing virus has struck as Brazil prepares for Rio Carnival and summer Olympic Games.

Barack Obama and Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff discussed 'shared concerns' by phone on Friday night.

With airlines offering free cancellation and pregnant women warned not to travel, Brazil could see visitor numbers fall

Yahoo is shutting down its operations in the two countries to cut costs and consolidate its business.

Concerns mount over Olympics as researchers trace virus to Brazil from French Polynesia

Watch WHO's conference on the Zika-virus outbreak live.

Zika virus puts unborn babies at risk of congenital defects.

Gunfire was reported during the escape, killing two inmates.

Only two countries on the continent may avoid the disease as the WHO issues

Mosquito-borne Zika Virus is believed to cause abnormally small heads in babies.

Pereira claims he needs to play more in order to become "more visible" ahead of the 2016 games in Rio.

Health officials concerned that virus linked to microcephaly could explode in the warmer climates of America

Seven of the escaped inmates were recaptured, the whereabouts of the others was not confirmed.