Editor's choice

A selection of our best photos from the past 24 hours.

Photos of the week
Fri, Oct 21 2011

Our top photos from the past week.

Battle for Libya
Fri, Oct 21 2011

A look at the civil war in Libya, from the early protests to the death of Gaddafi.

Iraq retrospective
Fri, Oct 21 2011

A visual chronology of the war in Iraq.

Best of the Pan American Games
Fri, Oct 21 2011

Highlights from the Pan American Games in Mexico.

The death of Gaddafi
Fri, Oct 21 2011

The former Libyan leader is killed near his home town.

Colonel Gaddafi
Fri, Oct 21 2011

Images from the flamboyant life of the Libyan leader.

Clashes in Athens
Fri, Oct 21 2011

An anti-austerity protest turns violent in Greece.

Week in fashion
Fri, Oct 21 2011

A weekly window on the world of fashion.

The world's largest family
Fri, Oct 21 2011

One Indian man has 39 wives and 94 children.

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What to wear for an Indonesian royal wedding

21 Oct 2011

Walking with two cameras, a small bag and a ladder is a daily activity for me. But today, I have a different assignment. I must change into a different kind of clothing to cover the marriage of GKR Bendara (youngest daughter of Yogyakarta King Sultan Hamengkubuwono X) to her husband KPH Yudanegara.

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Floods meet faith — Thailand’s floods swamp Buddhist temples

16 Oct 2011

Photographs of flooded Buddhist temples as the surging Chao Phraya River swamps central Thailand and threatens the capital city Bangkok.

Sgt. William Olas Bee, a U.S. Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has a close call after Taliban fighters opened fire near Garmsir in Helmand Province of Afghanistan, May 18, 2008. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Our 50 iconic images from the Afghan war

From the front lines to the home front, unforgettable images from ten years of conflict in Afghanistan.   Full Article