Rio’s favelas attract visitors seeking a cultural immersion
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As record numbers of tourists descend upon Rio de Janeiro, many are looking…
Rio de Janeiro zoo animals cool off with frozen treats during extreme heat
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Animals at Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque zoo received popsicles and frozen treats Tuesday…
Photos show Harbin ice festival in northern China
HARBIN, China (AP) — Sculptors converged over the weekend on the frigid northern Chinese city of Harbin for…
Harbin ice festival draws sculptors, spectators to northern China
HARBIN, China (AP) — Each January, an odd and beautiful thing happens in the frigid northeastern Chinese city…
Photos show penguins, seals and orcas in the warming Antarctic Peninsula
ANTARCTICA (AP) — The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn’t…
Photos of golden retrievers trying to set a world record
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Dog lovers gathered Monday in Argentina’s Buenos Aires to try to set a…
Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey and Lebanon
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkey…
A flooded restaurant in Thailand allows diner to mingle with live fish
NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand (AP) — A restaurant in central Thailand was bursting with a stream of customers coming…
Wildlife photographer captures killer whales hunting seal off Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic…
A whale-surfing fish hitches the ocean’s wildest joyride
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick…
Thousands of miles of lost Roman roads are uncovered using aerial photos
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched…
Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia is ready to raise its highest tower and become Europe’s tallest church
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — After well over a century under construction, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica is ready to…