Military Police occupied the favela, or shantytown of Caramujo outside Río de Janeiro following riots sparked by the death of two local youths in incidents with the security forces.
Brazilian Military Police backed by Marine troops occupied the massive Maré favela next to Rio de Janeiro's airport in a major clean-up operation ahead of the World Cup.
A new anti-terrorism bill in Brazil in advance of the World Cup has raised concern among human rights groups, who say the law threatens free speech and peaceful assembly.
The new commissioner of the New York Police Department, William Bratton, announced the disbanding of a controversial surveillance unit used to spy on Muslim communities.
Amnesty International called upon interim president Adly Mansour to reject the new Egyptian anti-terror law, warning it can be used as a tool to root out dissent.
Moscow police arrested hundreds protesting against military intervention in Ukraine, after President Putin won approval from senators to send troops into the neighboring country.
After 22 years, veteran Black Panther Russell "Maroon" Shoatz was released from solitary confinement into the general population at Pennsylvania's Graterford state prison.
A federal judge granted the Bureau of Prisons' request for the compassionate release of Lynne Stewart, the imprisoned activist attorney now suffering from cancer.
Following a shake-up in the military high command, the Peruvian blogosphere is abuzz with rumors of an imminent coup d'etat against President Ollanta Humala.
Anti-war and Occupy activists teamed up with survivors of police violence to protest the Urban Shield police and military expo at downtown Oakland's convention center.
Protesters and colleagues freed an attorney the government was trying to send to prison. His clients have filed corruption charges against the president’s family.
Hooded youths attacked police, journalists and other protesters at a march commemorating the 45th anniversary of the government's massacre of striking students.
