Directors of 'Apocalypse in the Tropics,' 'Alice,' and 'Amarela' join the LA Times to discuss how their films explore ...

When a community is destroyed by a climate event, be it flooding, fires, or drought, the questions that follow are always the ...

Families of the dead decried what they described as executions by police, while the state government hailed a successful ...

At least 121 people were killed in Brazil in the deadliest police operation targeting organized crime and drug trafficking in ...

More than 130 people were killed in Rio de Janeiro's deadliest-ever police raid targeting a major drug cartel.

Brazilian police say the death toll in a massive raid on a notorious drug gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 119 killed, ...

Brazilian police say the death toll in a massive raid on a notorious drug gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 119 killed, ...

The raid targeted the notorious Red Command in the favelas of Complexo de Alemao and Penha. Human rights organizations have ...

A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left at least 119 people dead is drawing protests for excessive force and calls for the Rio de Janeiro’ ...

The operation was the deadliest in Brazilian history. Authorities say they were targeting the Red Command, one of Brazil’s ...

The U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Brazil, Gabriel Escobar, held meetings with mining executives during an industry event on Tuesday to discuss rare earths, three sources familiar with the matter said.

Nearly 10 people safely escaped from two houses that caught fire in Elizabeth on Wednesday afternoon, according to Mayor Christian Bollwage. The fire on the 400 block of Murray Street started around 1 ...