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Chelsea Flower Show
9:30pm EDT

The Queen, Prince Harry as well as garden gnomes turn up at the 100th annual Chelsea Flower Show.

Tornado tears through Oklahoma
10:05pm EDT

A huge tornado tears through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, ripping up at least two schools and leaving a wake of tangled wreckage.

Tornado chasers
12:35pm EDT

Storm chasers brave danger and debris as they try to capture photos of tornadoes' destructive power.

Blind track meet
10:10am EDT

Blind or visually impaired students compete in the 67th annual Eastern Athletic Association for the Blind track and field tournament.

M23 rebel training
Fri, May 17 2013

Training new recruits to Congo's M23 insurgent group.

Photos of the week
Fri, May 17 2013

Our top photos from the past week.

Venezuela's toilet paper shortage
Fri, May 17 2013

Supplies of food and other basic products have been patchy in recent months, with long lines forming at supermarkets and rushes occurring when there is news of a new stock arrival.

Best of Cannes
Fri, May 17 2013

Style and scenes from the Cannes Film Festival.

Tornadoes tear through Texas
Fri, May 17 2013

Three tornadoes rip through a stretch of Texas near the Dallas-Fort Worth area, killing six and injuring almost 100.

American Idol finale
Fri, May 17 2013

Candice Glover, a soul singer from rural South Carolina, was named "American Idol", becoming the first female singer to win the television singing competition since 2007.

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My memories of a dictator

2:36pm EDT

Just noticing that he was bothered by my presence and my camera felt like a small victory in front of a man who made life and death decisions over an entire country.

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Lahore Inferno: Losing the battle with fire

12:08pm EDT

And that was it; both men were dead in less than a minute.

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Salt caravans of the Danakil Depression

17 May 2013

To descend into the Danakil depression is like stepping in another world.

Weekly Gallery Showcase

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Death in the murder capital

Inside the most violent city in the world.   Slideshow 

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World Trade Center rising

The spire rises to its full height of 1,776 feet.   Slideshow 

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India's missing daughters

Hundreds of girls go missing in Delhi every year.  Slideshow 

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North Dakota booming

Now the biggest oil-producing state after Texas.  Slideshow