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Thousands of people gathered in front of Sao Paulo Cathedral on Tuesday for a new protest which was largely organised through social media.

Japanese exports rise in May by the most since 2010 as the yen weakens, providing a boost to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to revive the economy.

An open letter published in the Lancet medical journal calls for hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainees to receive independent medical care.

Is down-at-heel Detroit on brink of a comeback?

A report claims schools are facing increasing pressure to spend money aimed at very poor pupils, known as the pupil premium, to plug holes in their budgets.

Many UK universities do not consider candidates' backgrounds when offering places, research suggests.

Supreme Court judges are to decide whether relatives of British soldiers killed in Iraq can sue the government for damages under human rights law.

The head of the US electronic spying agency tells Congress surveillance programmes leaked to media helped thwart 50 attacks since 2001.

Ballet dancer David Wall, who became the youngest male principal in the history of the Royal Ballet, dies of cancer, aged 67.

Suspected Boko Haram militants in Nigeria kill at least nine school children, in what survivors suggest is a response to growing vigilante groups.

Dilma Rousseff says she is proud so many people are fighting for a better country, as new protests take place in Sao Paulo and other cities.

The quality of a performance does not drive the amount of applause an audience gives, a study suggests.

Girls will no longer have to pledge their devotion to God when they join the Guides and Brownies in the UK, the organisation announces.

What's going on with the weather, asks David Shukman

The new play that keeps its audience in the dark

The people living in rural poverty

As witnesses die, will the Holocaust be forgotten?

The 13-year-old taking fashion blogging by storm

Where is the middle class growing around the world?

A new consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling is to be introduced in the UK, the government says.