Pictures
Anti-fracking protests
Demonstrators oppose the controversial "fracking" process used in shale gas exploration, as Cuadrilla Resources readies a site to drill a well in West Sussex, England.
Berlusconi's women
A look at the women linked to former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Floating nomads of Cambodia
About 100 ethnic Cham families who arrived in Phnom Penh in search of better lives, live on their small boats on a peninsula where the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers meet, just opposite the city's center.
Harvesting tobacco
With the increasing health concerns with smoking in the U.S., traditional tobacco farmers sell their crop to growing markets outside the country.
Zimbabwe votes
Zimbabweans vote in large numbers in a fiercely contested election as Morgan Tsvangirai tries for a third time to unseat veteran President Robert Mugabe.
Oil spill hits Thai resort
An oil spill has blackened beaches at a Thai holiday island, impacting tourism, and threatening to spread to the mainland coast.
Space odysseys
From the scientists on the ground to stunning views from space, a look at man's continuing exploration into the final frontier.
Outback border control
Australia's North West Mobile Force is a surveillance unit that employs ancient Aboriginal skills to help in patrolling the country's northwest.
Images of June
Floods inundate Europe, President Obama visits Africa and the search for Edward Snowden takes further twists and turns in June. Slideshow
Tobacco, sodas and nabs
This area is referred to as the “border belt” of tobacco with North Carolina and Virginia serving as the biggest producers of the historical crop.
On patrol with Australia’s indigenous soldiers
These indigenous soldiers are really what make this unit unique.
All aboard North Korea’s ship of weapons
The first rays of light brought reporters, photographers and cameramen and we all stormed out trying to catch a glimpse of the ship.










