WREXHAM, Wales, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- That enigmatic Mona Lisa smile, mystifying millions for centuries, has been unveiled in a Wales shopping mall, looming larger than ever, its creators said.

PARIS, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A Russian woman was held in Paris Tuesday after tossing tea at Leonardo da Vinci's painting, the Mona Lisa, officials said.

BEIJING, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A Chinese artist said her vegetable recreations of famous paintings by Leonardo da Vinci and others have sold for up to $2,000.

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LONDON, July 24 (UPI) -- A British art-lover said she hired a 3D art expert to create an all-grass reproduction of the Mona Lisa on her home's lawn.

RIGA, Latvia, May 5 (UPI) -- Rescue workers have begun evacuating the more than 600 German passengers from a cruise ship stranded in the Baltic Sea, officials said.

WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- "Every lie contains a truth and every truth contains a lie" is a safe rule of thumb when Shakespeare's powers of observation are applied to the Middle East. With each shake of the kaleidoscope, the configuration of the key players becomes a wilderness of mirrors.

HEIDELBERG , Germany, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A German academic said he has proof the inspiration for Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" was Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a wealthy Florentine merchant.

UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007.