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A judge has ordered construction to be suspended on a controversial hydroelectric dam in the Amazon. Judge Carlos Castro Martins said that all work on the Belo Monte dam that interfered with the natural course of the Xingu river should be…

She is one of Brazil’s most successful exports: a supermodel whose meteoric rise to catwalk fame has transformed her into one of the wealthiest, most recognisable women on earth. But Gisele Bündchen’s latest project, a lingerie…

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has insisted on her innocence during the final speech in her trial for abuse of office. The opposition leader yesterday broke with her tradition of refusing to rise when speaking to the…

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has insisted on her innocence during the final speech in her trial for abuse of office. The opposition leader yesterday broke with her tradition of refusing to rise when speaking to the…

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has insisted on her innocence during the final speech in her trial for abuse of office. The opposition leader yesterday broke with her tradition of refusing to rise when speaking to the…

Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza deprives the Palestinian economy of almost £4.4bn a year, equivalent to about 85% of the nominal gross domestic product of Palestine, according to a report published in Ramallah…

Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza deprives the Palestinian economy of almost £4.4bn a year, equivalent to about 85% of the nominal gross domestic product of Palestine, according to a report published in Ramallah…

Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza deprives the Palestinian economy of almost £4.4bn a year, equivalent to about 85% of the nominal gross domestic product of Palestine, according to a report published in Ramallah…

Sam Jones and agencies A Saudi woman sentenced to be lashed 10 times for defying the country’s ban on female drivers has had her punishment overturned by the king. The woman, named as Shaima Jastaina and believed to be in her 30s, was…

Kenya’s deputy prime minister, Uhuru Kenyatta, took the witness stand at the international criminal court yesterday to deny planning ethnic attacks during the 2007-2008 election violence, in a case that will help define the country’s…