RIO DE JANEIRO, March 12 (Reuters) - Police in Brazil arrested a man on Tuesday after he hijacked a bus and shot two people at a bus station in Rio de Janeiro before holding 17 people hostage for ...

Authorities deployed helicopters and other extra security Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro after members of a criminal gang set fire to at least 35 buses in apparent retaliation for the police slaying of one ...

When police killed a drug kingpin in a Rio de Janeiro favela last month, armed men quickly surrounded a bus, forced the passengers to disembark and set it on fire in the middle of an avenue. "They ...

A gunman who shot and wounded two people and took 17 passengers hostage Tuesday at the main bus station in Rio de Janeiro surrendered and freed his captives after negotiations, Brazilian police said.

A police sniper in Rio de Janeiro has shot dead an armed man who took dozens of people hostage on a bus, according to officials. The man, who reportedly identified himself as a policeman, took 37 ...

Public bus operators’ association Rio Onibus said 35 buses were set on fire — the most in a single day in the city’s history – Copyright AFP BRUNO KAIUCA ...

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – The father of a Rio Rancho elementary student is worried about his daughter’s school bus not showing up on time, and he told KOB 4 it hasn’t just happened once or twice. “I’m ...