Zika virus fails to spoil carnival
Millions of people celebrate the first day of the annual carnival festivities across Brazil despite concerns about the recent Zika virus outbreak. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Millions of people celebrate the first day of the annual carnival festivities across Brazil despite concerns about the recent Zika virus outbreak. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Charities say new rules on how they spend government grants are tantamount to making them take a vow of silence by preventing them from lobbying ministers. BBC News – UK
An outspoken British member of a Roman Catholic commission on sexual abuse refuses to quit, denouncing his treatment by the Vatican as “outrageous”. BBC News – Europe
The Pentagon releases nearly 200 photographs linked to allegations of abuse by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan over a decade ago. BBC News – US & Canada
Militants freed an Australian woman kidnapped with her husband last month in Burkina Faso, where they provided health services. BBC News – Africa
Some 15,000 Syrians are massed at the Turkish border after fleeing a government offensive in Aleppo, the UN and Turkey say. BBC News – Middle East