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Driven to the brink by poverty and governmental double-crossing, São Paulo’s indigenous people seized the local TV antenna – and that was just the beginningNo one took much notice when a group of 150

Relatives propose amendment to the country’s penal code that would allow sons and daughters to testify against their parents in human rights casesPablo Verna hasn’t seen his father since a heated

Sufism is integral to Islam. The extremist ideology that insists otherwise ignores history and distorts the truthOn Friday, more than 300 Muslim worshippers were murdered in a mosque, and scores more

John Williams says it would be ‘strange’ for the Coalition government to ignore the will of two houses of parliamentThe Nationals senator John Williams has declared the Turnbull government must fund a

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been speaking to the BBC’s Mishal Husain about their relationship. The couple revealed they met on a blind date after being matched by a friend. The prince had

Deadlock as UK says issue can be settled only as part of trade deal, but EU says border problem must be solved firstWelcome to the Guardian’s weekly Brexit briefing, a summary of developments as the

Swiss-born Hildegard Rosenthal fled the second world war to become a pioneering photojournalist in Brazil. Here’s a selection of her unstaged street shots, taken during a period of transformation for

Security industry regulator also starts inquiry after video shows two Green party members being sworn atOfficials at HS2 have launched an investigation into alleged abusive behaviour by security

Dent alleges Burke’s Backyard presenter’s behaviour was ‘so shocking’, but Burke says her claims are ‘just not true’Australian film-maker and journalist Wendy Dent was just 21 in 1996 when Don Burke

Anger as David Davis censors details of economic impact … a certain famous couple is getting married … and Britain headed for deep freezeGood morning, it’s Warren Murray back with you for the rest of

Woman treated in hospital after saltwater crocodile leaps from water in Far North Queensland and injures herA crocodile attack that left a British tourist with a leg wound has been captured on camera

Rights group publishes full evidence review, including statements alleging Shell managed undercover police unit in 1990s after its operations ended in OgonilandAmnesty International is calling for a

Last year, the US state department said it had uncovered a fake embassy in Accra that had been issuing a stream of forged visas. The story went viral – but all was not as it seemed. By Yepoka YeeboOn

Several councils are two to three years from draining all their savings to fund services after series of funding cuts, says watchdogScottish councils are showing signs of serious financial stress

The Chinese artist’s piece, Thinline, which represents a theoretical border, takes pride of place among 36 installations at the city’s land- and canal-based annual light festivalOriginal artworks by

Presenters defiant as hundreds of listeners say use of Te Reo on radio and television excludes those who don’t speak the languageHigh-profile New Zealand media personalities are refusing to back down

Outcry over five-year sentence handed to Taiwanese human rights defender who was secretly arrested while visiting China in MarchA court in China has sentenced a Taiwanese democracy activist to five

Jerusalem international festival is told government funds cannot be used to subsidise certain performances A conflict between Israel’s draconian culture minister and artists using nudity in their

Chinese urged to ‘Advance the Toilet Revolution Steadily’ and do away with squalid communal facilities as a national imperative When Mao Zedong was building up support to eventually conquer China he