Slide Show

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

Life in a Big Box

Photographer Matthew Niederhauser explores the strangely intimate world of China's Ikeas. 

BY MATTHEW NIEDERHAUSER | AUGUST 13, 2012

Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

Snapshots of Shanghai's heyday as the Vegas of Asia.

BY KATIE CELLA | AUGUST 13, 2012

The East Is Rising

Meet the 29 Chinese cities powering global growth.

BY ELIAS GROLL | SEPT/OCT 2012

The FP Survey: The United Nations

An exclusive poll of top experts on everything from Security Council reform to an intervention in Syria to the likelihood of war with Iran.

SEPT/OCT 2012

The World in Photos This Week

NASA parks a car on Mars, Filipinos brave floods, Bolt runs fast, and Americans mourn another shooting.

AUGUST 10, 2012

Everybody Loves Boris

A colorful year in the life of the ridiculous man who just might lead Britain one day.

AUGUST 9, 2012

Pray for Rain

The new politics of hot and thirsty.

AUGUST 8, 2012

Wandering Sikhs

From India to Wisconsin, a look at one of the world's most misunderstood religions.

AUGUST 6, 2012

Stars and Bars

The many lives of the Syrian flag.

AUGUST 6, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Battles rage in Aleppo, India goes dark, and temperatures soar around the globe.

AUGUST 3, 2012

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Rwanda's president brought his country back from the horrors of genocide, but a career full of dirty tricks may see the West's love affair with Paul Kagame over.

BY KATIE CELLA | AUGUST 3, 2012

Charting the Crash

A close look at the numbers behind the woes of Club Med.

BY SHIMELSE ALI, URI DADUSH, ZAAHIRA WYNE | AUGUST 3, 2012

When Your Whole Country Is a Closet

Powerful images of gay Uganda.

BY TADEJ ZNIDARCIC | AUGUST 2, 2012

August Heats Up

Follow the events of August 1962, as Cold War tensions continue to unfold in the run-up to the Cuban missile crisis.

BY RACHEL DOBBS | AUGUST 2, 2012

China's Champion Children

As China and the United States compete for gold at the London Games, we take a look at the grueling lives of the People's Republic's next generation of top athletes.

AUGUST 1, 2012

A Candidate Abroad

Mitt Romney's whirlwind tour proved the GOP nominee still has some things to learn on foreign policy.

JULY 31, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Heavy flooding hits Beijing, Aurora mourns its victims, and the Olympic torch finally reaches London.

JULY 27, 2012