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Kiwi among people saved from Canadian ship

A New Zealander was one of 64 people rescued from a Canadian sailing ship, filled with high school and university students, that sunk off the coast of Brazil.

Rio Carnival: First win in 7 decades for samba group

The Unidos da Tijuca samba group has been crowned champion of the Rio Carnival parades for the first time in more than seven decades.

Preteen samba queen breaks down at Rio Carnival

The youngest drum corps queen in Carnival memory broke down crying after being surrounded by cameras.

Lovebirds Madonna and Jesus rock in Rio

Queen of pop Madonna's tabloid-friendly romance with toyboy lover Jesus Luz is back on the boil.

Carnival's youngest queen overwhelmed by spotlight

Brazil: The hot prospect

Competitive kissing in Rio

At Rio's Carnival, collecting as many pecking partners as possible at one of the 650 massive street parties is truly a competitive sport.

Chopper crashes during Sao Paulo rush hour

A TV news helicopter pilot steered his crippled, out-of-control aircraft away from a busy highway before crashing.

Preteen as Carnival queen stirs Rio controversy

She is the Shirley Temple of samba, a seven-year-old named to a coveted Carnival role normally reserved for barely clad models.

Tension mounts ahead of Cup draw

Burgled 10 times in 10 years

Transformers blamed for black out

Aussie market closes sharply lower

Genocide of an ancient Amazon tribe

Motorsport: Brawn keen to fast-track 2010 terms

Redemption at last for 'playboy' of F1

Day of bloody chaos in Rio

Soccer: Man U chasing Brazilians