Slide Show

Paris on the Yangtze

A look at the Western villages and monuments that are popping up all over China.

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

The Battle for Goma

Once again, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has descended into chaos.

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Photos from the first North American retrospective of China's most famous dissident artist, Ai Weiwei.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The FP Survey: The Wisdom of the Smart Crowd

FP's Global Thinkers weigh in on the year gone by and what's on the horizon for 2013.

DECEMBER 2012

The Cult

Afghanistan's national hero has started a craze on the streets of Kabul.

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Turkey for the Troops

Sixty years of Thanksgivings for American soldiers abroad.

BY KEVIN BARON, J. DANA STUSTER | NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Africa's Forever War

Haunting scenes from Congo's ongoing conflict.

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Bearing Witness

Exclusive photographs from inside besieged Gaza.

BY MOSA'AB ELSHAMY | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Gaza Burning

Scenes from the latest flare-up in the forever war.

BY SULOME ANDERSON | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Back in the Light

The year Burma turned upside down. 

BY SULOME ANDERSON | NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Israel strikes back at Gaza, China picks a new leader, and Southeast Asia readies itself for Obama's visit.

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The Cult of David Petraeus

The rise and fall of an American hero.

BY J. DANA STUSTER | NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Fashion Tips from the Politburo

What to wear when you're climbing the Chinese leadership ladder.

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

No, Mr. Bond. I Expect You to Die...

7 real people who would make good 007 villains.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | NOVEMBER 8, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Four more years for Obama, austerity protests blaze across Greece, and China's 18th Party Congress begins.

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

The Hu Era, in Pictures

In 10 years under Hu Jintao, China has changed to an extent unprecedented in history.

BY ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Oh, The Places He's Been

A look back at Barack Obama's globe-hopping first term. 

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Hurricane Sandy slams New York, Syrian air strikes pummel Aleppo, and Big Ben grows a mustache.

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Scenes From a Forgotten War

What happened the last time America got bogged down in North Africa.

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

What We Found in Benghazi

The following are photographs taken by Jenan Moussa of Dubai's Al-Aan TV and freelance journalist Harald Doornbos at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, for their article, "'Troubling' Surveillance Before Benghazi Attack."

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

One Storm Away

10 major world cities that could end up underwater.

BY ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER | OCTOBER 31, 2012

After the Floods

Hurricane Sandy was devastating by any measure, but beleaguered New Yorkers can take comfort: It could have been worse.

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The Not-So-Funny Papers

Exclusive cartoons from the Afghan mujahideen.

BY MATTHEW TREVITHICK | OCTOBER 26, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Obama and Romney finally tackle foreign policy, Muslims journey to Mecca, and Benghazi celebrates a year without Qaddafi.

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Happy Birthday, Madam Secretary

Fourteen of the best images of Hillary Clinton as she celebrates her 65th birthday.

OCTOBER 26, 2012

The Changing Face of Mecca

Artist Ahmed Mater returns to Islam's holiest site to capture the enormous changes as modernity meets tradition.

BY AHMED MATER VIA CREATIVE TIME REPORTS | OCTOBER 26, 2012

The March to Mecca

Millions of Muslims from around the world begin the hajj -- a journey to the holy city of Mecca.

OCTOBER 23, 2012

When Xi Smiles

Is China's leader-in-waiting the jolliest functionary in the People's Republic?

OCTOBER 19, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Obama and Romney point fingers, a bombing rocks Beirut, and casualties mount as the war in Syria rages on.

OCTOBER 19, 2012

The Death of a King

A nation says farewell to its controversial monarch.

BY ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER | OCTOBER 17, 2012