Christie's sold a painting by Pablo Picasso Monday night for $179.4 million, far exceeding both the firm's expectations and the previous record for the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction.
MORELIA, Mexico – Mexican authorities are conducting DNA tests on a girl who may be the daughter of a Texas woman after the wrong child was forcibly sent to the United States last month.
KATHMANDU, Nepal – A new earthquake and powerful aftershocks killed dozens of people and brought fresh terror to a traumatized Nepal on Tuesday as buildings already damaged in a monster quake last month came tumbling down.
Costa Rican artist Sylvia Laks’ knowing hands, unique world vision and incredible mastery of her medium have made her one of the world’s foremost experts in stained glass.
It's been more than 70 years since Brazilian singer and actress Carmen Miranda rose to fame as the "Lady in the Tutti Frutti Hat," becoming one of the highest-paid actresses of the 1940s. Now, another Latina, Sofia Vergara, has held fast to the mantle of highest-paid actress on television. But how much have things changed since Miranda was dispatched to improve American sentiment toward Latin America?
The strongest explosion occurred Sunday night, when the 1,061-meter high volcano in the western province of León expelled gas, ashes and incandescent rocks which fell on dried vegetation, causing fires which alarmed nearby communities.
Mr. Fer was sued Monday before Guatemala's special prosecutor's office on discrimination and racism after he posted a joke on Twitter about the genocide suffered by indigenous people here in the 1980s.
In the wake of several tragic boat accidents this year, government officials and environmental groups are pointing blame at the Legislative Assembly for failing to pass a bill designed to increase maritime safety and hold ship captains accountable for reckless behavior.
Scientists in Costa Rica expect Turrialba’s eruptions to gradually increase over the next few months until the volcano is erupting on a near weekly basis. They've also confirmed that lava has reached the surface of the volcano.
