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The World in Photos This Week

Bibi points to a bomb, Ahmadinejad flashes a peace sign, and protests heat up in Athens.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Madam President?

While Barack Obama was off fighting to keep his job, Hillary Clinton was busy in New York doing it.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

An Aircraft Carrier of One's Own

After much struggle, China finally has the massive naval vessel it always wanted.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Pakistan's Bid for Tolerance

A tour of 35 towns throughout the country in an investigation of civil society's capacity to counter Talibanization.

BY WALEED ZIAD, MEHREEN FAROOQ | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Aung Sang Suu Kyi gets another prize, Mitt Romney responds to a secret video, and protests continue to rage from China to Pakistan.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

The Battle for Burma

Photos from the frontlines of Myanmar's forgotten rebellion. 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The Pirates of Puntland

What drinking cocktails on a slow boat to Somalia taught me about the battle against piracy.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Class Is Not in Session

The tragedy of Syria's schoolchildren.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The Dragon Roars

Anti-Japan demonstrations break out in Beijing as anger over a territorial dispute grows.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Fortress America

A look at heavily fortified U.S. embassies around the world.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

A diplomat's tragic death, anti-America protests sweep the globe, and the first taste of autumn.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Anti-America Protests Spread

From Sanaa to Benghazi to Srinagar, anger at a crude, anti-Islamic film reportedly made in America sparks a wave of protests around the globe.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

When Libya Loved America

Photos of a time when Libya's rebels proudly waved the stars and stripes. 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Delhi Laughs

The heavy-handed political cartoons that have India's government hot under the collar.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Iraq the Unstable

A look inside the country's deadly political deadlock.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Skateboarding in Kabul

Half-pipes and headscarves in the Hindu Kush.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

The Democratic National Convention wraps up, Putin flies with cranes, and Louisiana recovers from Hurricane Isaac.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Tensions in September

BY RACHEL DOBBS | SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Reading Corinthians in Karachi

Haunting photos of Pakistan’s persecuted Christians.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

China's One Percent

Portraits of the lucky ones, living large in the People's Republic.

BY MATHIAS BRASCHLER, MONIKA FISCHER | AUGUST 31, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Floods wreak havoc around the globe, the 2012 London Paralympic Games kick off, and the world's largest tomato fight gets messy.

AUGUST 31, 2012

Once Upon a Time in Karachi

Snapshots from a time when the cinemas were packed and the booze flowed. 

AUGUST 28, 2012

What War in Syria Looks Like

A photographer ventures inside the battle for Aleppo.

BY ADAM DEAN | AUGUST 27, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

The war in Syria spills into Lebanon, a massacre at a mine rocks South Africa, and the festival of Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan.

AUGUST 24, 2012

A World Without Water

What happens when America's fields go dry?

AUGUST 23, 2012

The Jets of August

In the battle for Aleppo, the Assad regime's dangerous new weapon -- fighter jets -- has claimed dozens of lives in the nearby town of Azaz.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Everybody Loves Pussy Riot

(Except Vladimir Putin.)

AUGUST 17, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

The Pussy Riot verdict, Romney names a running mate, and an island dispute heats up.

AUGUST 17, 2012

Hugo Chávez's Mega-Mausoleum

The South American strongman is constructing a massive tomb to hold Simon Bolivar's remains ... and perhaps his own, one day.

AUGUST 17, 2012

Postcards from the Future

An exclusive look at the 75 powerhouses of the urban revolution.

AUGUST 13, 2012