One woman will be crowned Miss Universe on Sunday night. One woman will be crowned Miss Universe on Sunday night. The competition will begin at 8 p. m.
According to Brazilian Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira the country's three most populous states are currently experiencing the worst drought since 1930.
In Pepo's comic strips Yayita was Condorito's faithful girlfriend who attracted the attention of many men; in real life, Yayita is a woman accused of using her beauty to steal from men.
Experts seeking out the remains of Miguel de Cervantes are considering the possibility that they are in the final phase of a truly quixotic nine-month quest to solve the mystery about where the Spanish poet, playwright and novelist was buried.
According to the Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz, the Spanish National Police have arrested four suspect jihadists in the north African enclave of Ceuta who allegedly formed a terrorist cell.
A selfie that united Miss Lebanon and Miss Israel - two beauty queens representing countries that technically remain at war - is unlikely to contribute to reconciliation in the Middle East.
El Salvador's Congress pardoned a woman who was sentenced to a 30-year prison term after complications lead to a miscarriage when she was just a teen, according to The Guardian.
The pope expressed solidarity with undocumented immigrants who cross the border from Mexico. Though he will not be able to visit the country, Pope Francis will be planning trips to South America.
The risk of nuclear war may be far lower now than in 1984 during the height of the Cold War, but the iconic Doomsday Clock stands once again at three minutes to midnight, in part because the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists thinks climate change poses new and significant risks to the future of our planet.
The fate of two Japanese hostages held by the Islamist terror group ISIS was unclear on Friday after a deadline to pay ransom for their release had passed. The "Islamic State, which controls large swaths of land in Iraq and Syria, had demanded $200 million to free them.
On Friday, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud vowed to the policies of his predecessor, the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, as he took over the reign of Saudi Arabia, one of the closest Middle East allies of the United States. The new ruler called for unity among his region's countries in a period of widespread unrest.
Actress Emma Watson spoke to global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday regarding plans to spread the United Nations' new gender equality initiative worldwide. The "Harry Potter" star appeared in her role as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and shared plans for the yearlong initiative, IMPACT 10X10X10, which addresses deficiencies in women's empowerment and gender equality and presented alongside a panel including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
Andre Correa, Rio de Janeiro state's top environmental official, has acknowledged that Brazil's pledge of bringing down the levels of pollution flowing into the trash, raw sewage and debris-filled Guanabara Bay by 80 percent for the 2016 Summer Olympics is an unrealistic goal.
Economic "worries" prevail across Latin America according to an assessment by Alejandro Werner, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) director for the Western Hemisphere. Werner made this pronouncement two days after the economic organization closed its 2015 growth forecast.
Abdullah, who had ruled Saudi Arabia since 2005, had been suffering from a lung infection. King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who cautiously reformed Saudi Arabia amidst the Arab Spring revolts and Islamic State militants' threats, died on Friday at age 90.
