Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Elizabeth Lederer" Sells For $236.4 Million at Sotheby's

Portrait of Elizabeth Lederer, a painting by Gustav Klimt known for its role in protecting the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust, broke the record for the most expensive modern artwork ever auctioned at Sotheby's, selling for $236.4 million, beating Picasso's Les Femmes d'Alger ("Version O"), sold by Christie's in 2015 for $179.4 million. See Full Story>

17-Year-Old, Seven Bodyguards Arrested Following Assassination of Mexico Mayor

 

Authorities arrested a 17-year-old and seven bodyguards in connection to the assassination of Carlos Manzo, mayor of the Mexican city of Uruapan in Michoacan state, shot several times at a Day of the Dead event earlier this month attended by thousands near the historic town center, the seventh mayor killed in the region since 2022.  See Full Story>

16 Dead After Cambodia Night Bus Plunges Off Bridge Into River

 

A passenger bus carrying approximately 40 people in Cambodia, enroute from Siem Reap to the capital city of Phnom Penh, plunged off a bridge and into a river in the central province of Kampong Thong, killing 16 people and injuring at least two dozen others, with preliminary investigation by authorities stating the crash had been a result of the driver's drowsiness. See Full Story>

Severe Flooding in Vietnam Leaves at Least 90 Dead

 

Heavy rainfall across portion of south-central Vietnam, with amounts exceeding 75in (1,900mm) in some areas over the week, caused major flooding, landslides, the destruction of more than 180,000 homes and at least 90 deaths, especially in Dak Lak province, one of the hardest hit regions, with more than 60 reported killed. See Full Story>

Pakistan Glue Factory Explosion Kills 18, Injures 21

 

Officials say a boiler explosion possibly linked to gas leakage at a glue-making facility in the city of Faisalabad, Punjab province in eastern Pakistan killed 18 people, including seven members of the same family, and injured 21 others, severely damaging the building and surrounding homes. See Full Story>