Paraguay

A lawyer for former Brazil striker Ronaldinho Gaucho says his client will remain in Paraguay to help police with their enquiries into why he entered the country in possession of an adulterated Paraguayan passport.

At least 75 inmates, including members of Brazil's most powerful gang, escape from a Paraguayan prison after digging a tunnel in an operation suspected to involve prison staff.

Sunshine Coast man John Broomfield could not sail at all until recently, but that has not stopped him from joining a year-long, 40,000-nautical mile yacht race.

As lights turned back on across Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay after a massive blackout hit tens of millions of people, authorities were still largely in the dark about what caused the collapse of the interconnected grid.

Argentina's power grid 'collapsed' on Sunday morning, cutting off power to the entire country and to swaths of the interconnected Paraguayan network.

Power is trickling back into the grid after a massive blackout hit the South American countries of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, leaving tens of millions without power on Father's Day, authorities say.

The personal and political blend in Marcelo Martinessi's award-winning film about a middle-aged aristocrat whose loss of fortune brings a windfall of independence.

As many as 50 Brazilian gangsters spark chaos in a Paraguayan border town, using high explosives to snatch millions of a dollars from a security company's vault before fleeing after a gun battle with police which left at least four dead.

An army of 60 robbers has carried out a brazen assault on the headquarters of a private security company in eastern Paraguay leaving one police officer dead.

Motorcycle rider Sam Sunderland has becomes the first Briton to win the Dakar Rally in any category while French veteran Stephane Peterhansel wins the car crown for his 13th career title.

Travelling solo to "risky" destinations can be challenging for women but it can also bring its own rewards, Hannah Meyer writes.

Paraguayan police search CONMEBOL headquarters as part of investigations into the corruption scandal rocking FIFA, state prosecutors say.

The worst El Nino in more than 15 years leads to severe flooding in Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina, with 100,000 people forced to evacuate.

Australia qualifies for the knockout stage of the FIFA under-17 World Cup in Chile after New Zealand secures victory against Paraguay.

Pope Francis wraps up his three-country tour of South America, urging people living in a flood-prone shantytown in Paraguay to stay united in their struggle for better living and working conditions.

When riding his real popemobile, the pope just smiles and waves — in this video game, the holy father dodges killer potholes and other obstacles.

The man who allegedly sexually abused and impregnated his 10-year-old stepdaughter, sparking a debate on abortion in Paraguay, is arrested after 15 days on the run, police say.

The case of a 10-year-old girl raped and impregnated by her stepfather triggers outrage in Paraguay, where the health minister has blocked her from having an abortion.

Pope Francis has dismissed a conservative Paraguayan bishop for protecting and promoting a priest suspected of sexually abusing young people in the United States.

Germany and France were held to draws while Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku helped Belgium beat Sweden in World Cup warm-ups.