Entertainment

• Saturday, April 12th 2014 - 08:12 UTC

  Police and squatters clash in Rio do Janeiro next to the Maracana stadium

  

  A dozen people were hurt and 27 arrested Friday in clashes between police and some of the roughly 5,000 squatters occupying a vacant industrial property in Rio do Janeiro, Brazil's second-largest city. Militants among the squatters set fire to several vehicles including a police patrol as they sought to remain on the site in the impoverished Engenho Novo neighborhood just steps away from the iconic Maracana stadium.

• Friday, April 11th 2014 - 22:01 UTC

  Olympic Committee top official sent to Rio to tackle delays in the 2016 Games

  

  The International Olympic Committee is sending its executive director Gilbert Felli to Brazil next week as part of a series of emergency measures to tackle the delays threatening the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. The announcement was made by IOC president Thomas Bach.

• Tuesday, April 8th 2014 - 18:17 UTC

  Airport chaos anticipated for Brazil's World Cup as terminals remain unfinished

  

  As if problems with the delayed stadiums was not enough, and with less than 10 weeks until the start of the World Cup, work on crucial new airport terminals has fallen behind in most of the dozen Brazilian host cities, heightening the risk of overcrowding and confusion during the tournament.

• Friday, April 4th 2014 - 04:20 UTC

  FIFA confirms Uruguay will be in the World Cup despite domestic football problems

  

  Uruguay's Football Association (AUF) has been suspended by South American soccer body CONMEBOL, a move the AUF said did not affect the national team's participation at the World Cup. The announcement Uruguay would be in Brazil was confirmed by statements from FIFA president Joseph Blatter from Costa Rica.

• Tuesday, April 1st 2014 - 03:45 UTC

  Conflict with government over violence in Uruguayan football could have FIFA consequences

  

  Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) president Sebastián Bauza and the entire body's board of directors have tendered their resignations, as a fierce conflict sparked by President José Mujica's decision to remove police officers from the country's two most popular teams' matches (Peñarol and Nacional) generally marred by violence and destruction.

• Monday, March 10th 2014 - 20:50 UTC

  Falkland Islands turns out to receive the Commonwealth Games Queen's baton

  

  The Queen’s Baton promoting the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow later this year received a hearty welcome in the Falkland Islands, as residents grouped on the Stanley public jetty at 6.30pm on Thursday 27 February when it was hurtled to Stanley from HMS Clyde.

• Monday, March 10th 2014 - 06:24 UTC

  Brazil opens the ninth World Cup stadium; three more on the waiting list

  

  Brazilian officials inaugurated the Arena da Amazonia in the Amazon city of Manaus, the ninth World Cup stadium to become available for soccer’s showcase event. Three still have to be finished, including the one hosting the opening match in Sao Paulo in about three months.

• Wednesday, March 5th 2014 - 04:30 UTC

  Blatter becomes Brazilian: Cup problems under control: it will be an exceptional event

  

  Problems with Brazil's World Cup venues are under control with just 100 days to go before the first match kicks off, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday.

• Thursday, February 27th 2014 - 21:19 UTC

  British cruisers name favorite cruise ships in 2014

  

  Cruise Critic has released its 2014 Cruise Critic U.K. Cruisers' Choice Awards, the cruise awards based entirely on reviews submitted by cruisers. Royal Caribbean rode the waves in the awards for the Large Ship class, with Serenade of the Seas, the third ship in the Radiance-class fleet, named Best Overall ship, Best Value-for-Money and Best Dining. Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas took Best for Embarkation.

• Tuesday, February 25th 2014 - 17:29 UTC

  Gibraltar moved from Group to avoid playing Spain at qualifier for UEFA EURO 2016

  

  Gibraltar will play against the might of Germany, Scotland, Poland, the Republic of Ireland and Georgia in Group D of the qualifying rounds in the Euro 2016 football championships. Gibraltar’s first match is a home-fixture on 7 September against Poland.