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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.
3 Jan 2017 - 1:04pm

At least 100 homes burned in Chile fire

About 400 people have had to be evacuated after a large fire cut through at least 100 hoes in the coastal Chilean city of Valparaiso.
3 Jan 2017 - 8:25pm

56 killed, many beheaded, in Brazil prison riot: officials

Rioting inmates decapitated their rivals in brutal fighting between two gangs in a Brazilian jail that left 56 dead, while 144 prisoners escaped, officials said...
3 Jan 2017 - 1:44pm

Brazil gangs spark prison riot, 56 dead

A violent prison riot in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus sparked by drug gang rivalry has left 56 people dead.
1 Jan 2017 - 7:43am

Venezuela frees ex-presidential candidate

A former presidential candidate and several student activists jailed during anti-government protests in 2014 have been released by authorities.
31 Dec 2016 - 8:08pm

Murdered Greek envoy's wife held in Brazil

The wife of the Greek ambassador to Brazil has been arrested over his death, police in Rio de Janeiro say.
31 Dec 2016 - 5:07pm

Chile court extends cult leaders sentences

The sentences of three German men found guilty for their leadership roles at the infamous Colonia Dignidad in Chile have been increased.
31 Dec 2016 - 2:11pm

Greek ambassador to Brazil murdered by wife's cop lover: police

Greece's ambassador to Brazil was murdered in a plot hatched by his Brazilian wife and her police officer lover, who confessed to the crime, officials said on...
31 Dec 2016 - 7:54am

Greek envoy feared killed in 'crime of passion' in Brazil

Brazilian police suspect Greek Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis was killed in a "crime of passion," a source close to the investigation said Friday, as detectives...
30 Dec 2016 - 10:56am

Body found in Rio may be Greek diplomat's

A Brazilian TV network says police believe a body found in a charred car in Rio may be that of the Greek ambassador, who has been missing for three days.
29 Dec 2016 - 1:40pm

Lawmakers in Colombia pass FARC amnesty law

Colombia's Congress on Wednesday passed a law granting amnesty to FARC rebels as part of the country's peace deal, a development the government hailed as 'historic'.
28 Dec 2016 - 11:39am

Colombia kidnappings down 92 per cent since 2000

Kidnappings in Colombia have fallen 92 percent since 2000, a "historic" change, the authorities said Tuesday as the government and FARC rebels implement a peace...
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18 Feb 2017 - 9:11pm

Giving kids a fighting chance in rural Australia

The residents of Tingha, a tiny town in regional New South Wales, are hoping a boxing program for disaffected youth will curb rising crime rates.
18 Feb 2017 - 8:36pm

Paediatrician calls for a re-think on 'No Jab, No Pay' immunisation policy

As the federal government releases figures showing an increase in childhood immunisation rates, a paediatrician believes the 'No Jab, No Pay' policy targets the...
17 Feb 2017 - 6:36pm

Have scientists just discovered previously unknown 'eighth continent'?

The new continent has been tentatively named Zealandia, and it's right next door to Australia.
17 Feb 2017 - 2:03pm

Trump asks black journalist if Congressional Black Caucus are 'friends of yours'

Amid the confusion of Thursday's press conference, President Donald Trump tried to have one black reporter set up a meeting with a group of African American...
17 Feb 2017 - 7:04pm

Opinion: Aid workers are not a target, and never should be

On February 8, six Red Cross workers were killed when their convoy came under fire in Afghanistan. When humanitarians are a target, it's the locals - in desperate...
17 Feb 2017 - 7:12am

Why sitting is not the 'new smoking'

Sitting down at work all day may not be so bad for you after all, writes Emmanuel Stamatakis.
16 Feb 2017 - 7:38pm

Indian couple found guilty of orchestrating 16 sham marriages in visa scam

An Indian couple has been found guilty in a Brisbane court on a total of 66 charges related to running a marriage visa scam for Indian men to marry Australian...
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