Pope Francis will participate in public events and meet with political, religious, and community leaders during a Feb. 12-17 visit to Mexico. Security is a concern during the papal visit; federal police plan to deploy 10,000 extra officers to handle crowd control at public gatherings. More than 2.3 million people …

Hawaii’s Big Island has officially declared a state of emergency as a result of an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever, which has infected at least 250 people over the last several months, the biggest outbreak since the 1940s. Symptoms are very similar to a traditional flu, but patients must be …

2016 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, from February 5 – 9. Expect road closures and traffic congestion during Carnival festivities. Increased threat of petty crime.