Brazil

Baby turtle strikes out

A newborn Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) walks into the sea after being realeased

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Lula to have final say on Battisti’s extradition

Freedom of Italian leftist guerrilla-turned-crime novelist hangs in the balance

Both put success of the national team down to how Fabio Capello has moulded the team

Briton snatches the crown in Brazil with a race to spare

As Button aims for podium finish, Massa won’t give up on Crashgate

Families escaped over rooftops as fire destroyed a favela

Presenter and politician accused of murders disappears

Brazilian police claim politician-presenter Wallace Souza got his scoops by ordering drug-dealing rivals to be killed

Away from the unlovely towns down river there are still plenty of treasures to discover along its tributaries

The Gay Parade at Avenida Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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