Brazil

Beloved Brazilian TV star drowns in river while shooting soap episode

One of Brazil's beloved TV actors, Domingos Montagner, has drowned in a river he had… Read More

Paralympics 2016 underway in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio de Janeiro opened the Paralympic Games on Wednesday with samba, parading… Read More

Paralympics Games put problems aside for gala opening

RIO DE JANEIRO: Thousands of fans and athletes will open the 2016 Rio Paralympics at a… Read More

No Zika cases detected among Olympics participants: WHO

GENEVA: No Zika cases have so far been detected among athletes, spectators or other participants… Read More

Messi makes scoring return, Brazil sink Ecuador

MONTEVIDEO: Lionel Messi scored the winning goal on his return from a short-lived international retirement… Read More

Brazil strips Dilma Rousseff of presidency

BRASILIA:  Brazil's Dilma Rousseff was stripped of the country's presidency Wednesday in a Senate impeachment… Read More

Brazil’s Rousseff awaits judgement in impeachment trial

BRASILIA: Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff faces judgment Tuesday in a Senate vote expected to… Read More

U.S. gold medal winner charged over false robbery claim

RIO DE JANEIRO: The Brazilian authorities have charged US swimming star Ryan Lochte with making… Read More

Rio Olympics comes to a curtain call with colourful closing ceremony

RIO DE JANEIRO: A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride… Read More

US swimmer Lochte apologizes to Brazil on national TV

RIO DE JANEIRO/NEW YORK: U.S. gold medalist Ryan Lochte admitted to Brazil's largest broadcaster Saturday… Read More

Neymar’s nerves of steel hand Brazil first football gold

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil superstar Neymar struck the winning penalty as the hosts claimed a… Read More

Brazil judge orders to seize passport of US Swimmer Ryan Lochte

RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered that US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and… Read More

Olympics: Kenya, Brazil clinch gold in athletics, pole vault

RIO DE JANEIRO: David Rudisha sealed a historic Olympic 800m double as Shaunae Miller's audacious… Read More

Dazzling opening ceremony marks the start Rio Olympics 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO: The Rio Games launched with a flamboyant spectacle headlined by supermodel Gisele… Read More

Rio ready for Olympics carnival as opening awaits

RIO DE JANEIRO: The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics… Read More

Rio ready for Olympic carnival as opening ceremony awaits

RIO DE JANEIRO: The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics… Read More

Olympics: Brazil booed off as Neymar flops in South Africa stalemate

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil and superstar Neymar were booed off as their quest for a… Read More

Depleted Pakistan make up the numbers in Rio Olympics

KARACHI, PAKISTAN: When 206 nations march past during the Rio Olympics opening ceremony, a seven-athlete… Read More

Police rescue kidnapped mother-in-law of F1 chief

SAO PAULO: Brazilian police said Sunday they had rescued the kidnapped mother-in-law of British Formula… Read More

Brazilian restaurants turn waste back into food

SAO PAULO: There's not a lot of green in the urban jungle of Sao Paulo,… Read More