Brazil

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.

Brazil's economic woes are killing the party spirit.

Rate of self-inflicted deaths within tribe is statistically highest among any society anywhere in world.

Thousands are homeless in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.

Rio faces a huge budget crisis as hospitals have a lack of proper funding.

Brazilian authorities have urged women not to get pregnant after an outbreak of mosquito-borne virus.

Only replica objects were on display at the temporary exhibition area of the building that caught fire.

A large section of the population had expressed their dismay at the suspension of WhatsApp.

Supreme Court orders lower house commission set up to deal with the proceedings to be scrapped.

Ruling came after the Facebook-owned messaging service failed to respond in a criminal case.

Up to 100,000 protesters in Sao Paulo called for an end to corruption.

Shell-BG mega merger, valued at $70bn, will be the biggest oil deal in years.

Fires estimated to have emitted more carbon in just a few weeks than the entire German economy over a whole year.

Fires in Amazon rainforest in Brazil are deliberately started by illegal loggers, says Survival International.

Brazilian president is accused of violating fiscal laws and illegally funding her campaign with 'kickbacks'.

Anti-racism organisation Criola locates online trolls and shames them on their own doorstep.

The runners could choose between competing for the dark side of the Force or the Jedi Order.

Accused identified as Chris Cringle rented the helicopter from an air taxi service at the Campo Marte airport in Sao Paulo.

Neymar's father claims they are facing many attacks from Brazil and Spain regarding the ongoing tax fraud case.

Brazil boss hails 23-year-old's form ahead of World Cup qualifier showdown against Argentina.

Ferrari's drivers greeted fans at an open day at their Mugello circuit in Tuscany.

Fifteen feared dead as survivors are decontaminated amid fears mud contained toxic chemicals.

Some see them as protest defenders, others as a toxic influence and easy target for police.

Exclusive: Lucio says he never had a problem with Louis van Gaal when both were at Bayern Munich.

More than 2,000 athletes from 30 different countries will compete

Eight people were injured, including one child.