MininggiantRioTintohaswrappedupthesaleofmostofitsAustraliancoalassetstoYancoal,withtheChina-backedfirmtakingcontrolofthebusinessonFriday.Rio,theworld'ssecond-la
MilitarypoliceonSundayburiedthe100thofficertobekilledinRiodeJaneirostatethisyear,a39-year-oldwhowasshotmultipletimeswhileoffdutyandvisitinghisfather.Policeandre
Rio de Janeiro drug gangsters gave a famous statue of Michael Jackson a scary new prop in a photo circulating on Brazilian social media: an assault rifle.
RiodeJaneirodruggangstersgaveafamousstatueofMichaelJacksonascarynewpropinaphotocirculatingonBraziliansocialmedia:anassaultrifle.PolicesaidMondaythatthepicture,i
Britain'sSeriousFraudOfficehasopenedaninvestigationintomininggiantRioTintofor"suspectedcorruption"surroundingthedevelopmentoftheworld'sbiggestuntappediron-orede
One upscale home in Rio de Janeiro, just 23 kilometers from the city’s downtown, has been on the market for more than two years.
TheASX-listedYancoalhassecuredRioTintoshareholderapprovalonThursdaytopurchasetheCoalAlliedcoalassetsfromtheAustralianmininggiant.Thursday'svoteinAustraliafollow
The cost of last year's Rio Olympics has risen to 13.2 billion US dollars, around 4.4 billion US dollars more than originally planned, according to figures published by the federal agency for Olympic legacy (AGLO) on Wednesday.
Thecostoflastyear'sRioOlympicshasrisento13.2billionUSdollars,around4.4billionUSdollarsmorethanoriginallyplanned,accordingtofigurespublishedbythefederalagencyfor
A multi-billion dollar bidding war for most of Rio Tinto's Australian coal mines has broken out between China-backed Yancoal and Glencore after the Swiss commodities giant made an unexpected offer.
Amulti-billiondollarbiddingwarformostofRioTinto'sAustraliancoalmineshasbrokenoutbetweenChina-backedYancoalandGlencoreaftertheSwisscommoditiesgiantmadeanunexpect
KyleSnydermadehistoryattheRioOlympicsbybecomingtheyoungestAmericanwrestlertowinagoldmedal.Themedalwillsoonbehistoryaswell,tobereplacedbytheIOCandRioorganizersbe
Police in Rio de Janeiro have found a body inside a burnt-out car that had been rented by the Greek ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis.
The Grinch -- in the form of devastating recession, giant corruption and unpaid salaries -- has stolen Rio de Janeiro's Christmas.
Chinese swimmer is banned for two years after failing a drug test at the Rio Olympics, says sport’s governing body Fina
The Indonesian police foiled the Islamic State's (IS) plan to launch terror attacks at the end of the year in the country with arrest of several militants over the weekend.
A recent news story about a Huawei smartphone, which saved the life of a businessman who was shot by robbers in South Africa, was one of the most read on social media in China.