stefan levy reports. carnival singing and music plays. from this... week on from the beginning of this year's rio carnival. despite thousands of police on the streets during the annual celebrations, a series of armed robberies and confrontations between rival gangs shown a spotlight on the city's deteriorating security situation. tourist areas usually considered safe transformed into a hot bed of crime and violence. on friday, brazilian president michel temer signed a decree giving the military full control of security operations in rio. translation: organised crime has virtually taken control of the state of rio de janeiro. it is a matastasis that has extended throughout the country and threatens the tranquillity of our nation. for that reason we have just called for a federal intervention in the public security for rio de janeiro. the army already patrol some of the most dangerous areas of the city, where drug gangs operate but now that presence will be felt all over rio. a situation unheard—of since brazil's return to democracy in 1985, after 21 ye

stefan levy, bbc news stay with us on bbc news.in the skies. the little airship trying to cross the mediterranean. who are nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm was murdered. that has a terrible effect on the morality of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no letup in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flowed down to the sea on the east of the island — away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: thirteen russian nationals have been charged by the us special counsel robert mueller with interfering in the 2016 presidential elec

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