A state police operation targeting a major drug gang in Brazil has resulted in the deaths of 132 people in low-income ...

BRAZILIAN police have been accused of decapitating a teenage gangster and hanging his head from a tree like a trophy in a ...

At least 64 killed as 2,500 armed police storm Rio’s favelas in Brazil’s deadliest anti-gang raids. UN condemns ...

The operation starting on Tuesday saw armed officers move into the Complexo do Alemao and Penha favelas in Brazil’s most ...

Hundreds of heavily armed Brazilian police raided slum areas of Rio in a drug raid today, touching off firefights likened to ...

The raid is already being called the most lethal police action in the history of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The violent raids have sparked intense gun battles, with gangs deploying drones against cops in retaliation. At least four ...

People led large public protests and asked for the removal of Rio’s governor following the deadly and alarming massacre that ...

Christians are "called to be builders of peace, to overcome the hatred, vengeance and indifference that corrode the social ...

This week, we hold the line on more military strikes in the Caribbean and the Pacific, mull the conviction of a Bolivian drug ...

Police in Rio de Janeiro have launched a massive operation in two favelas, resulting in 121 deaths, including four officers.

Brazil’s deadliest police raid left 132 dead in Rio de Janeiro as officers clashed with gangs using drones and explosives in ...