Death in the streets of Yangon Apr 8, 2008

Reuters photographer Adrees Latif describes the story behind the photo of anti-government protests in Myanmar last year that won him a 2008 Pulitzer Prize.  Full Article | Slideshow 

Democracy with a difference stuns humble Bhutanese Apr 3, 2008

Simon Denyer, India bureau chief, visited Bhutan last May when it had a dry run of its first real democratic elections, and last month for the real thing.  Full Article 

Running in Kenya's land of the champions Mar 30, 2008

Andrew Cawthorne, chief correspondent for Reuters in east Africa, describes meeting -- and running with -- some of the nation's top athletes preparing for the Olympics in a region hardest hit by Kenya's recent post-election violence.  Full Article 

No pain, no gain? Giving birth Dutch-style Mar 27, 2008

Emma Thomasson, chief correspondent for Reuters in the Netherlands, writes about giving birth in a country where childbirth is seen as a natural process that should not be medicalised unless there are complications.  Full Article 

Chased through the Nile Delta by a blue Peugeot Mar 20, 2008

Correspondent Cynthia Johnston recounts her coverage of attempts by the Muslim brotherhood to enter Egyptian local council elections, which ended in a car chase across the Nile Delta.  Full Article 

Following a hit man's rifle to Mexico Mar 16, 2008

Correspondent Tim Gaynor tells how he traced a Kalashnikov rifle bought in Arizona to a mining town in Mexico where it was used by a drug gang in a battle with police and troops that killed 23 people.  Full Article | Slideshow 

Paralyzed but skiing at speed in Sweden Mar 12, 2008

Peter Apps, a Reuters correspondent paralysed from the shoulders down in a road accident on assignment in September 2006, describes going skiing in a specially modified ski cart in.  Full Article 

Chase for the news can take a while in Africa
Mar, 11, 2008

Correspondent Alistair Thomson recounts his slow race across the Africa to cover rebel fighting in Chad.  Full Article

A hacker's tale of golf with Christina Kim Mar 10, 2008

Peter Rutherford, an avid amateur golfer working on Reuters’ Asia Sports desk in Singapore, describes what it was like to be completely outplayed by one of the world's top women golfers.  Full Article

Dorking about? It was a management course Mar 6, 2008

Dina Kyriakidou, Reuters bureau chief for Greece and Cyprus, charts her latest discoveries in the art of management.  Full Article

In Pyongyang, a tale of two concerts Mar 1, 2008

Jon Herskovitz, correspondent for Reuters in South Korea for three years, has travelled to parts of the North three times but made his first trip to Pyongyang when he joined media covering the New York Philharmonic orchestra's unprecedented concert in the North Korean capital.  Full Article

A whale of a time in the Indian Ocean Fed 28, 2008

Ed Harris recounts a chance and very rare meeting with a pod of sperm whales just off the coast of Mauritius.  Full Article

On Oscar's red carpet: sore feet and torn dresses Feb 27, 2008

Alexandria Sage gives a personal account of the hazards of the covering the Academy Awards from the red carpet.  Full Article

Five years on, what good can reporting Darfur do? Feb 25, 2008

Opheera McDoom, one of the first foreign correspondents to begin covering the Darfur conflict in 2003, gives some of her own impressions of covering the war which swept western Sudan's Darfur region as the conflict's fifth anniversary passes.  Full Article

"Hijab problem" sparks police standoff in Tehran Feb 24, 2008

Fredrik Dahl recounts how he watched Iranian police detain a woman deemed to be violating the Islamic dress code.  Full Article

In Kenya, watching as tribalism takes over Feb 22, 2008

David Lewis recounts his experiences travelling around Kenya's Rift Valley during the post-election violence.   Full Article

'Hurricane Katrina was big, but God is bigger' Feb 14, 2008

Jon Hurdle recounts his experiences as a volunteer helping to rebuild after the damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina 2-1/2 years ago.  Full Article

Rock-steady women build Africa's villas Feb 9, 2008

Julien Pretot describes the women construction workers he and photographer Siphiwe Sibeko befriended as they passed them on their way to cover the African Nations Cup in Ghana.  Full Article

Reporting in the dark Feb 7, 2008

Correspondent John Ruwitch describes his time in Chenzhou, China, a city without power for nearly two weeks.  Full Article

A prostate cancer patient trusts in a robot Jan 30, 2008

Balkans Bureau Chief Douglas Hamilton relates how a diagnosis of cancer led him to the United States for robotic surgery.  Full Article

Camping in Antarctica Jan 25, 2008

Reporter Alister Doyle describes his visit to Antarctica with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.  Full Article

Returning to Zimbabwe, life looks tougher for most Jan 24, 2008

Reporter Stella Mapenzauswa she describes how living conditions have deteriorated in her native Zimbabwe.  Full Article

Talk meanders on McCain's Straight Talk bus Sun Jan 20, 2008

Correspondent Andy Sullivan describes the relaxed atmosphere on Republican presidential candidate John McCain's campaign bus.  Full Article

Gaining the trust of mothers in an Argentine prison Jan 17, 2008

Carolina Camps, a freelance photographer based in Argentina, relates her experiences of getting close enough to women prisoners in La Plata, Argentina, to portray their lives through her images.  Full Article

Shop till you drop on China magical mystery tour Jan 13, 2008

Nick Macfie, an editor for Reuters in Beijing, recounts his family's experience trying to keep up with a bucket-shop tour of China's mountainous southwest province of Yunnan.  Full Article

How did it come to this in Kenya? Jan 8, 2008

Andrew Cawthorne, Reuters chief correspondent for East Africa, describes Kenya's post-election spiral into chaos and death.  Full Article

Edwards' 36-hour Iowa campaign marathon tests stamina Jan 4, 2008

Atlanta Bureau Chief Matthew Bigg describes following Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on a marathon campaign tour through Iowa.  Full Article

OPEC, war in the desert and bicycles in Bali Jan 3, 2008

Nicholas Moore describes reporting on OPEC in 1980, when a bicycle helped Reuters get the story first.  Full Article

Allah meets Bollywood on India-Pakistan border Dec 31, 2007

Alistair Scrutton, Chief Correspondent for Reuters in India and Nepal, describes his trip to Pakistan in December to reinforce the Reuters Islamabad bureau, before the assassination of Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. India has put its border forces on alert and suspended bus and train links to Pakistan since the killing.  Full Article

Money falls from the sky in Germany Dec 21, 2007

Erik Kirschbaum, a Reuters correspondent in Germany, describes the rise of private solar power in Germany.  Full Article

Thai elections hinge on village ties, money and fear Dec 17, 2007

Hong Kong correspondent Dominic Whiting left Thailand when he was six but has returned often to live and work as an adult, including in the Reuters office in Bangkok. His British father and Thai mother have retired to his mother's home village in the northeast, and when he paid them a visit this past weekend, he enjoyed a taste of grassroots Thai politics.  Full Article

Cheating the grim reaper: a heart attack survived Dec 15, 2007

Reporter and marathoner Sam Nelson describes surviving a heart attack he suffered while on a training run.  Full Article

I'm in row Z, but I do get to see Led Zeppelin Dec 13, 2007

Senior Arts & Entertainment Correspondent Mike Collett-White describes attending a rare reunion performance by classic rock band Led Zeppelin.  Full Article

DNA tests don't always help uncover family roots Dec 9, 2007

Reporter Andy Sullivan finds that despite the promise of finding out about long-lost relatives, the results from a personal DNA test can be underwhelming.   Full Article

After a bombing, retail therapy in Baghdad Dec 9, 2007

Aseel Kami relates how how Baghdad shoppers and shopkeepers shrug off the worst bombing in months, and contemplates whether it may now be safe enough to raise her seven-year-old son in the city.   Full Article

Stuck in Gaza, the question is "Why?" Dec 2, 2007

Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters correspondent in the Gaza Strip, on the frustrations of being prevented from leaving the coastal enclave by Israeli security measures following the seizure of control in Gaza by Hamas Islamists in June.  Full Article

From London to Helsinki on two little wheels Nov 28, 2007

Reuters journalist Agnieszka Flak describes describes driving to Finland across northern Europe via scooter.  Full Article

Did I just marry an African chief? Nov 18, 2007

Reuters journalist Katrina Manson describes describes her adventures on a tour of remote parts of Sierra Leone.  Full Article

If seeking enlightenment, be on time for the Dalai Lama Nov 11, 2007

Reuters Correspondent Michele Kambas describes how a trip to India left her with the realization that even the manifestation of Buddha cannot escape bureaucracy.  Full Article 

Making sense of India through a fog of acronyms Nov 4, 2007

Reuters correspondent Alistair Scrutton on India's endemic acronyms, abbreviations and initials.  Full Article 

Ambushed by the Taliban in Afghanistan Nov 1, 2007

Reuters photographer Finbarr O'Reilly describes a firefight he experienced while embedded with Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan.  Full Article 

Still paralyzed, but back reporting overseas Oct 25, 2007

Reuters correspondent Peter Apps, who was badly injured in a car crash and is now confined to a wheelchair, describes going on his first foreign reporting trip since his accident.  Full Article 

Chasing a thief along the Rio Grande 9:56am ET

Reuters correspondent Jeff Franks describes witnessing a crime committed by an illegal immigrant moments after he watched the immigrant enter the U.S.  Full Article 

I told Doris Lessing she won a Nobel prize Oct 14, 2007

Reuters correspondent Matt Cowan describes his encounter with the 87-year-old author outside her home in London.  Full Article 

It wasn't something I ate, it was a stroke Oct 12, 2007

Reuters reporter Nelson Graves tells the story of the stroke that he suffered while in the office.  Full Article 

Global warming changes face of high Alps Oct 8, 2007

Reuters correspondent Sam Cage relates the impact of climate change on the fragile mountain environment of Switzerland, seen first hand on a two-week trip on foot from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn.  Full Article 

In India they pray for my baby to be a boy Sep 27, 2007

Nita Bhalla reports that in India's conservative patriarchal society, no one asks if you want a boy or girl. It is taken for granted.  Full Article 

Bolivian Indians believe coca leaves hold the future Sep 20, 2007

Reporter Eduardo Garcia describes having his future read by a soothsayer high in the Andes.  Full Article 

Africa's rebels take to tranquil Eritrea capital Sep 16, 2007

From Sudan to Somalia, insurgents have descended on tranquil Asmara, some looking to overthrow governments, some looking for change, but all seeing Eritrea as a home-from-home.  Full Article 

From first moment, Peru quake felt like a killer
Sep 13, 2007

Maria Luisa Palomino a general news correspondent based in Lima, Peru, describes her reaction to the massive earthquake that shook Peru on August 15, 2007 killing more than 500 people.  Full Article 

Escaping bombs and saving tortoises in Mogadishu
Sep 9, 2007

Amid Iraq war's victims, a story of survival
Sep 6, 2007