The 33 miners rescued from inside a Chilean mine last year had considered suicide and cannibalism, it has emerged.

With just 48 hours to spend in Argentina's capital city, Geoff Cumming goes in search of some live Latin beats.

The Andes' artisans call on skills thousands of years in the making, writes Jim Eagles.

Tasting wine that you can't afford is one of the pleasures of the job. It doesn't happen often but it's usually a joyous and memorable occasion when it does.

A South American drug syndicate appears to be targeting New Zealand, with the amount of seized cocaine this year increasing more than 10-fold on two years ago, says Customs.

Police and soldiers charged into Rio's most dangerous slum at daybreak to arrest a leading drug lord.

Jon Bon Jovi admits he has seen better days. But after a quarter century of non-stop hits, stadium tours and large-haired sexiness, what do you do for an encore? On the eve of his Auckland show, Polly Vernon caught up with the rock god.

Portable eateries are the US' latest food craze. One of the best draws from Brazil's rich culinary culture.

The world could run out of affordable chocolate within 20 years as farmers in West Africa abandon their crops, industry experts claim.

Being British, beaches didn't give me much to shout about in my formative years.

Efforts to find survivors from a mine collapse in Ecuador have proven fruitless, a report says.