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Editor's choice

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

Animals around the world
1:55pm EST

A selection of our recent pictures from the animal kingdom.

The science of airport security
1:25pm EST

A look at the different technologies airports are adopting to keep your flights safe.

On the road to recovery
11:21am EST

Reuters' photographers travel through the epicenters of the American recession, documenting the route to recovery.

Warzone skate park
11:00am EST

Afghanistan's first skateboarding park and school opened in Kabul with a skateboarding showdown among dozens of youngsters ranging from ministers' children to street kids.

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An aerial view shows a small village in the Swiss Alps February 3, 2009. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener

Aerials

Shooting from above gives a unique perspective of the land and often leads to patterned imagery.  Slideshow 

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Celebrity mugshots

Charlie Sheen is the latest to be added to this collection of celebrity arrest photos from law enforcement groups.

Daniel Day-Lewis: A profile

Daniel Day-Lewis has not appeared on a live theater's stage in decades, but he takes on a uniquely theatrical role for new movie musical, "Nine," which begins its broad U.S. release Christmas day.

Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins

Oscar winning actors Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have split up after more than two decades together, People magazine reported on Wednesday.