Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a typical design that's too heavy for ...

Ivanhoe talisman Robert Friedland was in Sydney in November. Rhett Wyman In the decade since Rio Tinto bought Friedland out of Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi copper project, the legendary explorer has ...

Howard Hawks’ “Rio Lobo” is a John Wayne Western. That was a little unusual in 1970, because John Wayne had unaccountably been finding himself in some Westerns that weren’t John Wayne Westerns.

On Rio de Janeiro’s fringes, partygoers have been dancing “charme” to the sounds of R&B for decades. Now, a new crop of dancers is reviving — and transforming — the scene. Marcus Azevedo ...

Rio Ferdinand knows first-hand the weight of expectation that comes with donning the iconic red colors of Manchester United. Formerly the world’s most expensive defender, the former England ...

Six cruise ships are set to gather in Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana for the town’s traditional New Year’s Eve festivities. The lineup includes ships from Costa Cruises and MSC Cruises, which will anchor ...

Iron ore is tipped to trade below $US100 a tonne for most of next year as new supply from Rio Tinto’s long-awaited African project adds to giant stockpiles at ...

When police in Rio de Janeiro seize blocks of cocaine and bundles of marijuana they may well find them branded with a religious symbol – the Star of David. This is not a reference to the Jewish ...

In a remote part of Venezuela the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo ... from medical tools to well-being devices. Sarah De Lagarde lost an arm and a leg after being hit by two trains in ...