Brazilian authorities have halted operations at an iron ore mine where the collapse of a waste reservoir triggered a deadly mudslide, the latest blow to co-owners BHP Billiton and Vale. At least four ...

Brazilian officials now say at least 117 people died in the deaths in the mountain city of Petropolis, and 116 more are missing. Many may be trapped in mud that cascaded down on the city this week ...

Brazilian authorities investigating last week’s fatal collapse of a mine-waste reservoir have ordered operator Samarco to take emergency measures to deal with the catastrophic aftermath, prosecutors ...

Authorities in Brazil say the death toll from mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state had reached at least 58. The city of Petropolis was struck by a ...