Venice during Carnival is a bit like walking onto a film set: masks everywhere, music echoing off the canals, and something happening in every square. With so much on, it’s easy to miss the real ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The wall of Olga Valles’ office is a vast tableau of famous faces past and present: Barack Obama smiles warmly, while Yasser Arafat poses in his trademark black-and-white ...

Thousands of visitors were unfazed by the thick fog that enshrouded the start of the Carnival of Venice on Jan. 27. It is an annual tradition where people wear masks and costumes in the historic city.