The Netherlands stormed into the semi finals by stunning five-time champions Brazil, who were reduced to 10 men in the second half.

Now that the FIFA World Cup is in the knockout phase, Michael Brown reviews 'The Best Of' after the end of the tournament group phase.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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