World
South America
4000-year-old, UK-sized network of termite mounds discovered in Brazil
Millions of termite mounds believed to be nearly 4000 years old were discovered in a remote Brazilian forest, according to researchers.
- by Ashley May
Latest
World Politics
Unrest and anarchists: G20 a security nightmare for host Argentina
Argentina said it was working with foreign governments to identify and block entry to potential troublemakers.
- by Hugh Bronstein
Postcard
The leaning towers of Santos and the people who live on an angle
Several hundred families live on this Brazilian beachfront resort in apartment blocks that have slowly been tilting to one side.
- by Lia Timson
Tragedy
Argentinian submarine found a year after it vanished with 44 aboard
The ARA San Juan has been found at an unspecified location in the Atlantic Ocean at a depth of 800 metres, the Argentine Navy said.
- by Denis Duettmann
World Politics
Venezuela adds troops near Colombian border after soldiers killed
Venezuela has reinforced its border with Colombia with more troops after three Venezuelan soldiers died in an attack by an armed group over the weekend.
Human rights
Putting Bento Rodrigues back on the map after the dam disaster
Three years since a BHP co-owned iron ore mining waste dam destroyed the lives of 19 people and the livelihood of thousands, a couple of hundred families are beginning to see progress.
- by Lia Timson
World Politics
Judge who brought down Lula to be Brazil's justice minister
Sergio Moro's appointment by incoming president Jair Bolsonaro will fuel suspicions that the jailing of the former leftist president was politically driven.
- by Peter Prengaman
World Politics
President-elect says Brazil to move embassy to Jerusalem
If the pledge becomes reality, Brazil will become the third country to have an embassy in Jerusalem, after the US and Guatemala.
Election
'A game of roulette': Brazilian voters try their luck on law and order
Bolsonaro has risen from an ordinary seven-term career in Congress to lead a country sickened by never-ending crime and economic crisis.
- by Lia Timson
Crime
Cecilia Haddad's mother reveals their terrifying last phone call
Milu Muller told a Brazilian court she heard her murdered daughter's former boyfriend, Mario Marcelo Ferreira dos Santos Santoro, banging on the apartment door. She never heard from Cecilia again.
- by Matt Sandy
Opinion
Brazil
The rise of the extreme right in Brazil
Brazil's new President legitimises everything from racism, misogyny, to homophobia, to outright violence against society.
- by Tracy Fenwick