The Beija-Flor samba school has been crowned winner of Rio de Janeiro's celebrated carnival parade competition. Thousand gathered at the city's giant Sambadrome arena to watch the top 12 samba schools battle it out for this year's title. Beija-Flor was crowned winner on Wednesday for the 15th time, narrowly beating second-placed Grande Rio.

The Carnival is in full swing as music, glam and glee continue to dominate the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Samba school Unidos da Tijuca opened the festivities on Monday night with an afro-Brazilian religious theme,

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Rio Tinto , said on Thursday it will invest $1.8 billion to develop its Brockman Syncline 1 iron ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Iron-ore giant Rio Tinto will invest $1.8 billion to develop a satellite ore-body development in Australia’s mineral-rich Pilbara region.

Germain’s fortunes last night against Liverpool, and many in the French capital were left questioning Italian referee Davide Massa. Of the most

Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has revealed how shocked he was over the referee’s decision not to send off Liverpool defender, Ibrahima Konate during their Champions League clash against PSG.

Ibrahima Konate avoided being sent off in Liverpool's clash with Paris Saint-Germain, despite appearing to shove Bradley Barcola over as the last man.