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Protestors block traffic after the police shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Muslims ...

Palestinians climb the separation wall to attend Friday prayers; flamingo chicks emerge en masse from ...

A Russian plane drops phosphorus bombs on a Syrian village; Indonesian schoolchildren play soccer with ...

French riot police draw weapons on soccer hooligans; Disney opens a new resort in Shanghai; ...

Iraqi forces fire rockets at the Islamic State, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shoots ...

Brits tumble down a grassy hill in pursuit of a cheese wheel; Iraqi forces close ...

A ship carrying migrants capsizes in the Mediterranean; Hezbollah holds a rally commemorating the liberation of ...

Yakuza gang members show off their tattoos; Sri Lankans lose their homes to massive mudslides; ...

Boris Johnson campaigns for Brexit; Venezuelan opposition protesters confront police; and Palestinians wait for the Rafah ...

A wildfire forces thousands to flee in Canada; Jordanian border guards pat down Syrian refugees; ...

Syrian refugees attempt to cross the Greek-Macedonian border; American neo-Nazis burn a swastika in Georgia; and ...

Ecuador slowly recovers from a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake; U.N. peacekeepers prepare to leave the ...

Marathoners race in the Saharan desert; Syrians displaced by the Islamic State return to their ...

Sparkle fish glow in a Chinese bay; Thai boys put on makeup for a rite of passage; ...

Nigerian soldiers raid a Boko Haram training camp; Syrian children ride a rollercoaster in Istanbul; and ...

Indians celebrate the coming of spring with an explosion of color; Spaniards participate in the 'dance ...

Still reeling from Tuesday's attack, Belgians mourn the dead, stand together in solidarity, and continue ...

Chinese kung fu masters train in the mountains of Henan province; Brazilian skateboarders protest against ...

Dutch police train an eagle to grab drones midair; a total solar eclipse falls over ...

Kurdish militants make dinner; Indonesian men protest homosexuality; and Palestinian boys play soccer.

South Koreans get married at a mass wedding ceremony; torrential rains flood parts of Indonesia; and ...

The city's hundreds of thousands of domestic helpers have few protections and often endure brutal ...

Russia plays Iran in volleyball on the Iranian island of Kish; airstrikes devastate rebel-held neighborhoods ...

Syrian refugees watch Russian warplanes circle over Aleppo; China celebrates Spring Festival; and a wild ...

Iraqi counter-terrorism units battle the Islamic State in Ramadi; health workers fumigate Venezuelan slums where the Zika ...

As their land disappears into the sea, villagers in the Bay of Bengal struggle to ...

Turkish soldiers search for Kurdish militants; Hamas holds a funeral; and Chinese policewomen dance during a flash ...

French authorities bulldoze part of the Calais refugee camp; Chechen men rally in support of ...

Police fire at armed militants in Jakarta; Filipinos celebrate the Black Nazarene; and Syrian refugees ...

Documenting the legacy of a secret — and brutal — alliance of Latin American states ...

Shiites protest Saudi Arabia's execution of the cleric Nimr al-Nimr; Orthodox Christians celebrate the meeting between the ...

Looking back at the most arresting images of 2015.

In the aftermath of World War II, photos of U.S. soldiers reclaiming works of art ...

Saudi women cast votes for the first time; frontier scouts run cold-tolerance drills in China; and ...

Photos of Star Wars fans from around the globe celebrating the release of the latest ...

Iraqi forces drive through Ramadi after battling the Islamic State; survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor ...

FBI agents inspect the crime scene of a mass shooting in California; Shiite pilgrims descend ...

For taking the piss out of Disney, the graffiti artist is a leading global thinker ...

Kurdish Peshmerga take Sinjar back from the Islamic State; a hostage crisis unfolds in Mali; and ...

Views from the city as it reels from Friday night's deadly terrorist attacks.     ...

Kurdish women take a break from fighting the Islamic State; vandals splatter a German army recruiting office ...

Kurdish forces hold down the front line with the Islamic State; channeling voodoo spirits for Day ...

Japanese girls dress up early for Halloween; Pakistan reels from a 7.5 magnitude earthquake; and ...

Photos of the fallout from Indonesia’s man-made fires, which destroy the rainforest, sicken hundreds of ...

Korean siblings reunite after 60 years of separation; refugees of different nationalities fight with one another; ...

Protestors clash with riot police in Turkey; North Koreans celebrate the founding of the modern state; ...

Palestinian youth clash with Israeli police; contestants of the world beard championship show off their ...

Pope Francis finishes his U.S. tour; mourners hold candle-light vigils in Roseburg, Oregon; and a ...

Buffalo fight in Vietnam; worshipers dance in Rio; and a nun catches a glimpse of ...

Hindu devotees celebrate the elephant-headed god Ganesha; refugees clash with Hungarian riot police; and child jockeys ...

When public transportation became an outlet for radical creative expression.

A look at the global supply chain behind the clothes currently strutting down New York's ...

Yemenis march at a protest against Saudi Arabia, Catalans hold rallies for independence from Spain, and German ...

China celebrates the end of World War II, workers rally in Indonesia, and swimmers compete ...

Looking to escape war and poverty in Syria, the Balkans, and North Africa, thousands of ...

Beirut residents protest Lebanon's trash crisis; migrants try to enter Macedonia; and French firefighters rescue ...

Soldiers drill in the Gobi Desert; Macedonian police crack down on migrants; and Putin rides ...

A massive explosion in Tianjin; a World War II commemoration in Prague; and a long ...

Rallying for exiled President Hadi in Yemen; training for a rowing competition in Rio; and ...

French police fight with migrants; Palestinians wait in the dark; and Japan honors its Samurai ...

Games on horseback in Kyrgyzstan; an independence day parade in Colombia; and "Down With This ...

With their tattoos, skateboards, and tech degrees, the country's millennials are untethered from the communist ...

Eid al-Fitr celebrations from around the world, the search for a Mexican drug lord, and ...

Running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain; mourning the victims of the Srebrenica massacre; and ...

As Europe's leaders argue about how to deal with Greece's massive debts, Greek citizens are ...

The legendary race's long history of thugs, drugs, and cheating.

Pensioners line up in Greece; rebels prepare to attack in Syria; and swimmers cool off ...

Documenting Chongqing as it morphs from backwater to metropolis.

On June 29, despite anti-government protests over President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third ...

A terrorist attack in Mogadishu; an anti-austerity march in London; and International Yoga Day in ...

From cockfighting to buzkashi, Afghanistan’s pastimes are as brutal as the country’s history.

A volcano spews ash in Indonesia; migrants seek refuge in Europe; and re-enactors commemorate the ...

Documenting the country's air quality crisis through art.

Kurds celebrate in Turkey; South Korea braces against MERS; and a turtle prowls the streets ...

Rallying for the opposition in Turkey; celebrating Corpus Christi in Venezuela; and catching wild horses ...

Shooting at the Islamic State in Iraq; celebrating the same-sex marriage win in Ireland; and ...

Protests continue in Burundi; relatives mourn a pro-Russian rebel in eastern Ukraine; and young Buddhist ...

From Malaysia to Cuba, how religious minorities use rituals — from simple prayer to violent ...

Military training exercises in China; rescued Rohingya migrants in Indonesia; and BMX bikers in the ...

Free Syrian Army exercises near Aleppo; rescue efforts continue in Nepal; and Victory Day preparations ...

Earthquake rescue in Nepal; political protests in Burundi; and a World War II reenactment in ...

Migrants in the Mediterranean; a soccer game in Guatemala City; and a raid on a ...

A small group of artists is racing to sketch every historic building in Alexandria before ...

For survivors of the long, dangerous journey across the Mediterranean, the promised land often isn’t ...

Pulling victims from the rubble in Syria; celebrating the Water Festival in Myanmar; and sitting ...

For centuries, the backbone of Afghanistan's civil society has been its traditional community-based institutions. Partnering with ...

The Islamic State's devastation in Syria; a campaign rally in Sudan; and a pillow fight ...

Near Burma’s border with China, a Catholic leprosy colony provides shelter — and community.

A funeral for landslide victims in Kashmir; rallies over the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen; ...

Soldiers in Syria; repairing a Shanghai skyscraper; and scaling a crumbling bridge in eastern Ukraine.

How a third-gender community—both stigmatized and revered—is finding its place in Indian society.

Before Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore was still a city emerging from the ashes of war ...

Before Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore was still a city emerging from the ashes of war ...

Demonstrating against Dilma in Brazil; cleaning up after the storm in Vanuatu; and watching the ...

The varied faces on Afghanistan's front line.  

Fishing in Kashmir; re-enacting rebellion in Poland; and rallying for International Women's Day in the ...

Mourning Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov in Russia; burning confiscated ivory in Kenya; and celebrating Holi ...

Campaigning in Sudan; handing out aid in eastern Ukraine; and harvesting flowers for Comoros's perfume ...

Eat it and weep: From spicy tofu at the crack of dawn to midnight barbecue ...