The authorities in Brazil have filed a lawsuit against the microblogging site Twitter, demanding the removal of accounts which warn about police roadblocks and speed traps. The government is concerned that the messages are undermining efforts to tackle drink-driving and other offences. Paulo Cabral reports from Sao Paulo.
According to the authorities, the roadblocks make the roads safer and help to fight other types of crime, such as drug dealing. One of the largest of these illegal Twitter accounts is based in Rio de Janeiro and has almost 300,000 followers. The lawsuit demands that Twitter must block all these accounts and, if it doesn't, it must pay almost $300,000 for each day of non-compliance.
The education authorities in Los Angeles have temporarily closed a primary school and replaced all its staff following the arrest of two teachers accused of sex abuse. More than 120 staff members at the Miramonte Elementary School are being removed while the local district carries out an investigation although none of them is currently under suspicion.
The former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been told he'll face a new trial next month, meaning that he'll be fighting four different cases at the same time. He's been charged with revealing a secret wiretap, which was then published in a national newspaper belonging to his brother allegedly to damage an opposition leader. Mr Berlusconi denies the charges.
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