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Pope Francis 'slander' comment angers Chile abuse victims

PopeFrancishastriggeredangerinChileafteraccusingvictimsofapaedophilepriestofslander.Francissaidtherewas"noproof"fortheirclaimsthatabusebyFatherFernandoKaradimah

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Brazil assures risk of Zika spreading during Olympics "is minimal"

Brazil's government assured on Friday that the risk of illnesses transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito spreading during the Olympic and Paralympic Games "is minimal".

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Former minister calls for grand coalition to solve Brazil's political stalemate

​Luiz Carlos Mendonca de Barros, former Communications Minister for Brazil, has called for Brazil's three main parties to come together and collaborate to solve the country's political stalemate.