Brazil

Officials at the Raimundo Vidal Pessoa prison said three of the inmates were decapitated.

Divya Kishore Jan 09, 2017

Brazilian special forces were needed to restore peace at Monte Cristo prison in Boa Vista, Roraima.

William Watkinson Jan 06, 2017

Adult oncillas can weigh as little as 1.5kg, and are sensitive to the nature conservancy status of their habitat.

Martha Henriques Jan 04, 2017

Man who escaped north Brazil jail with 72 others captures life as a fugitive in the jungle.

Graham Lanktree Jan 03, 2017

Fifty six were killed in a riot in a Manaus prison sparked by a war between drugs gangs.

Tom Porter Jan 03, 2017

More than 50 people have been killed in a riot sparked by a war between drugs gangs.

Tom Porter Jan 02, 2017

Military police say that the gunman was suffering from mental health problems.

Fiona Keating Jan 01, 2017

Police allegedly believe Amiridis was the victim of a crime of passion.

Harriet Sinclair Dec 31, 2016

Cyborg has always been keen to get a fight with Rousey.

Arjun Devgan Dec 19, 2016

The development follows President Maduro's drive to fight what he calls criminals hoarding 100-bolivar banknotes.

Divya Kishore Dec 16, 2016

Rousey will face Brazilian Amanda Nunes for a chance to reclaim her bantamweight title belt at the UFC 207.

Arjun Devgan Dec 14, 2016

Spending cuts have been imposed on a number of departments, sparking public anger.

Ananya Roy Dec 14, 2016

Ruschel is one of six survivors of the crash that killed 71 on board the doomed flight.

Sofia Lotto Persio Dec 08, 2016

Gustavo Vargas and two other employees of the carrier were detained and interrogated for eight hours.

Divya Kishore Dec 07, 2016

Rio government is facing a severe budget deficit.

Ananya Roy Dec 07, 2016

Calheiros has been accused of taking bribes from a construction company.

Divya Kishore Dec 06, 2016

Angry Brazilians blame LaMia airlines and the pilot for the crash despite an apology from the pilot's father-in-law.

Ananya Roy Dec 03, 2016

The Chapecoense team felt the journey would 'give them luck'.

Sofia Lotto Persio Dec 01, 2016

Colombian responders at crash site say the plane narrowly avoided the town of La Ceja.

Mark Piggott Nov 30, 2016

Only one of the journalist survived the disaster, while another one did not board the flight.

Sofia Lotto Persio Nov 30, 2016

The scale of the loss was staggering in Chapeco, a city where it takes a tenth of the population to fill the small stadium's 20,000 seats.

David Sim Nov 30, 2016

The rate of deforestation in the Amazon is on the rise again. Over the past four years it has risen 35%.

David Sim Nov 29, 2016

Footballer had to miss Atletico Nacional game, saving his life.

Sofia Lotto Persio Nov 29, 2016

The flight which crashed en route to Medellin airport was carrying 72 passengers and nine crew members.

Callum Paton Nov 29, 2016

Lance Stroll will replace Massa in the Williams line-up for the 2017 season.

Arjun Devgan Nov 29, 2016

Former culture minister Marcelo Calero alleged that Temer coerced him to allow illegal construction work.

Divya Kishore Nov 25, 2016

The images were captured as part of an investigation into 5,000 miners illegally operating in the tribe's territory.

Sofia Lotto Persio Nov 18, 2016

Coutinho has registered two goals and three assists in the last three league games for Liverpool.

Pradhan Muthanna Nov 18, 2016

His national team face Colombia on Tuesday following their 3-0 defeat to Brazil.

Eduardo Fernandez-Abascal Nov 14, 2016

"My production guy screwed that thing up. It made Ronda look bad again, like she just stormed off," said White.

Arjun Devgan Nov 14, 2016