Rio de Janeiro has recorded its hottest day in at least a decade when temperatures reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) as ...

What is a krewe? And why do we eat king cake? Knowing these essential Mardi Gras facts will make the celebration all the more ...

A British journalist has been missing in Brazil for more than 10 days, a foreign correspondents' association said late on Tuesday (February 18), urging authorities to step up their search efforts. The ...

Observed at 04:00, Thursday 20 February BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup, external All times are Brasilia Standard Time (America/Sao_Paulo, GMT-3) unless otherwise stated.

Iron ore mining and salt and gypsum production in Western Australia, along with Bauxite mining; alumina refining; aluminium smelting, mining and refining of copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, other ...