All over the world, people frame their pictures. They take a work of art – a painting, a photo, even a diploma – and press it between…

Lightning strikes over the sea along the coast of the Haitian capital, Port au Prince, during an evening thunderstorm on September 24, 2014.

U.S. President Barack Obama, Costa Rican first lady Mercedes Peñas, Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama meet for the first time…

Costa Rica team captain Bryan Ruiz reacts after scoring his goal at the 44th minute against Italy to put the Ticos ahead 1-0. With the goal, Ruiz quieted his…

A century ago, Gavrilo Princip shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand at point blank range in downtown Sarajevo. The assassination precipitated World War I, which cost millions of lives,…

People walk along a fissure on a road in Iquique, northern Chile, on Wednesday, a day after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. The…

A sunset last week on the southern Caribbean beach of Playa Negra. The beach by the coastal town of Puerto Viejo is an inviting vacation spot during…

For hearty trekkers, it sounds like a dream: Take a year to travel the entire length of the Pan-American Highway, from the tip of Argentina to the…