Years of extreme droughts in the Amazon rainforest have made river journeys to and from remote communities perilous.

Deus e Pai, Tefe, Brazil Deep in the Amazonas region of Brazil, Mayleane Melo leans on her red sofa to ease the pain of a contraction. Her baby is coming. Next to her is Tabita dos Santos Moraes - one ...

Women’s Champions League score and latest updates as Miedema introduced - The two WSL rivals clash in the second of four meetings in a matter of days ...

A Brazilian woman allegedly confessed to killing a 16-year-old pregnant girl and cutting her unborn child out of her womb, according to local authorities.

The Vatican’s phone number is public, and the sisters of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master order make sure all who ...

This is part one of a series on the operation to evict illegal gold miners from the Munduruku Indigenous Territory. Part two, ...

On International Women’s Day (8 March), that is the bold call for action for all women and girls worldwide. As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the world is ...

Beneath Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, one of the planet’s largest potassium reserves is fueling tensions between industrial ...

The woman is now facing charges of attempted aggravated homicide, a crime that carries a potential prison sentence of 6 to 20 years in Brazil. This shocking case is eerily similar to an incident ...

But ambitions have been "buried" the French branch of anti-poverty charity Oxfam said on Monday. French women still earn 23.5 percent less than their male counterparts in the private sector ...