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9 Feb 2017 - 10:01am

Chaos in lawless Brazilian state enters fifth day

The governor of a Brazilian state where police have been on strike for five days, leading to bloody chaos, said more soldiers were coming to help.
29 Jan 2017 - 7:34am

Death toll climbs to 11 in Chile forest fires

Forest fires ravaging southern Chile have now killed 11 people, President Michelle Bachelet said Saturday, as firefighters waged an all-out battle to extinguish...
26 Jan 2017 - 9:24am

Yellow fever outbreak kills 40 in Brazil

Officials are working to stop an outbreak of yellow fever that has killed at least 40 people in Brazil from becoming an epidemic.
24 Jan 2017 - 6:59am

Chile fires cause 'worst forestry disaster' in its history

Vast woodland fires in the center and south of Chile have caused "the biggest forestry disaster in our history," President Michelle Bachelet said on Monday,...
19 Jan 2017 - 9:10am

Brazil's military to solve prison crisis

Brazil's government is enlisting the help of the armed forces in resolving a serious crisis in the nation's prisons.
18 Jan 2017 - 8:56am

Study to unlock mysteries of sun

A group of scientists in Chile are pointing radio telescopes towards the sun in a bid to unlock its mysteries.
17 Jan 2017 - 8:00pm

Five dead in shooting at Mexico's BPM music festival

A shooting erupted during an electronic music festival at a Mexican beach resort early Monday, leaving five people dead, including one in a stampede as revelers...
16 Jan 2017 - 3:14pm

Inmates decapitated in Brazil jail riot

Twenty-seven inmates have died in a riot in a Brazilian jail sparked by a war between rival drug factions.
16 Jan 2017 - 9:18am

Brazilian vampire bat consumes human blood

Dracula is getting some competition from the Dyphilla ecaudata bat in northeastern Brazil.
16 Jan 2017 - 8:58am

Thirty believed killed in latest Brazil jail bloodbath

The latest in a string of brutal prison massacres involving suspected gang members in Brazil is thought to have killed more than 30 people, including some who...
15 Jan 2017 - 7:10am

19 dead in Ecuador bus crash

School children are among the dead after two buses collided near Ecuador's Pacific coast.
9 Jan 2017 - 8:20am

Brazil prison riot leaves four dead

Another prison riot has erupted in Brazil with four confirmed dead thus far.
7 Jan 2017 - 11:14am

Many mutilated among 31 Brazil jail deaths

A new prison uprising in Brazil's Amazon region has left 31 inmates dead just days after 56 prisoners were killed in a riot at another jail.
4 Jan 2017 - 2:00pm

Hundreds of homes destroyed in Chile fire

A total of 222 homes have been destroyed by a forest fire that started on the weekend and is affecting the upper portion of the Chilean city of Valparaiso.
3 Jan 2017 - 3:29pm

Huge wildfire burns homes in Chile's Valparaiso

A wildfire has ravaged woods and burned 100 homes in the hilly Chilean port city of Valparaiso, where authorities evacuated hundreds of people on Monday.
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9 Feb 2017 - 7:40am

Melbourne teen reunites with family after near lifetime separation

A Melbourne teenager has been reunited with her mother and siblings after a painful separation of nearly 14 years. Tears flowed at Melbourne airport as the South...
8 Feb 2017 - 8:00pm

PM launches attack on 'parasite' Shorten in Question Time

SBS World News Radio: "A simpering sycophant and a parasite": PM launches blistering attack on Bill Shorten as government announces sweeping welfare reforms.  
8 Feb 2017 - 7:49pm

Judge slaps employer with huge fine over ‘grossly exploitative’ cashback scheme

A cafe owner in regional NSW has been fined for exploiting five workers - including two Indians he threatened with violence and visa cancellations - in a case...
8 Feb 2017 - 7:53pm

Generation gloom? Young Australians found to have low hopes for their futures

Millennials in Australia are worried about terrorism, unimpressed by politicians and concerned about house prices, a new study has found.
8 Feb 2017 - 3:34pm

Sinkhole opens near PM's Sydney mansion

A sinkhole has opened in the Sydney harbourside turf of the rich and powerful at Point Piper, not far from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's mansion.
7 Feb 2017 - 2:38pm

Malaysian restaurant owners fined over $200,000 for exploiting workers with 'similar culture'

Malaysian owners of three Japanese restaurants in Brisbane have been hit with more than $200,000 in fines for exploiting visa holders with a similar cultural...
6 Feb 2017 - 6:13pm

'I cannot take it': Visa extension for Bangladeshi teen not good enough, mother says

One mother's anguish over fears her 16-year-old daughter Sumaya Bhuiyan will be deported has been dragged out after Sumaya's visa was extended until the end of...
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