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Depp halts <i>Pirates</i> for World Cup

Tight filming schedules won't stop Johnny Depp from watching World Cup matches during the shooting of the latest <i>Pirates</i> installment.

<i>SuperShorts they said it:</i> 'Skinny white guys doing the haka? Very intimidating'

Incest victim forgives father

A woman whose father is accused of imprisoning her for 12 years and fathering her seven children says she forgives him.

Daughter's 12-year ordeal

Soccer: Kaka's burden is that he must win beautifully

Soccer: Rejected player follows Brazil as fan

JOHANNESBURG - Alexandre Pato is following Brazil around South Africa as a fan after failing to make his country's World Cup squad.

Motorsport: Dixon still a hot Indy 500 tip despite poor grid slot

Tribe wins fight to have blood samples returned

US universities want legal protection before returning specimens to Amazonian villagers.

Renovation for iconic Rio statue

Teen shipwrecked off Brazilian coast

An Auckland teenager spent 18 hours clinging to a liferaft off the coast of Brazil after her ship capsized.

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