Six-year-old Cole Kamin stood in front of a map in his Grayhawk Elementary School first-grade classroom and used his finger to trace the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq.

Young Catholics converged recently on Germany for World Youth Day, hosted by their new pope — and some, like Andrea Prisby of Tempe, came home saying she had never felt more Catholic.

Love tequila? Then you will want to attend the fourth annual Phoenix Tequila Fest this weekend in Phoenix where there will be tastings and samplings of some of the world’s finest tequilas.

Cowboys and cowgirls from around the country converge in Prescott Thursday for the 125th annual “World’s Oldest Rodeo,” a popular weekend event that regularly draws more than 30,000 spectators.

New Vistas Center for Education, a private school in Chandler, will hold its 30th annual World's Fair Celebration 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15. Nearly 70 percent of the school's enrollment is from a nation other than the United States. This year, the children represent 20 nations and four continents. The world's fair each year highlights the geography, history, culture, and traditions unique to each.

Dragon World has arrived at Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium. 

This new display of animal exhibits features giant ectotherms — living “dragons.”

Dragon World has arrived at Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium. 

This new display of animal exhibits features giant ectotherms — living “dragons.”

Dragon World has arrived at Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium. 

This new display of animal exhibits features giant ectotherms — living “dragons.”

Lori Lyford admits the 130-member Scottsdale chapter of the Arizona Sweet Adelines she directs only came close to hitting the high note during several international competitions.

Whenever tourists from China, Sweden or other parts of the world stop by the Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce, executive director Rayna Palmer said she now has to wonder if their interest in the area was piqued by last year’s LPGA tournament coverage.

Whenever tourists from China, Sweden or other parts of the world stop by the Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce, executive director Rayna Palmer said she now has to wonder if their interest in the area was piqued by last year’s LPGA tournament coverage.

WASHINGTON - With so much uncertainty roiling oil markets these days, analysts say one thing is clear: The world’s supply cushion is perilously thin.

June 7, 2004