Pictures
Paris Haute Couture
Highlights from the Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion show in Paris.
Arizona firefighter tragedy
A team of 19 elite firefighters were killed battling a raging wildfire, marking the greatest loss of life among firefighters from a single wildland blaze in 80 years.
Patrolling Croatia's border
Croatia became the European Union's 28th member on July 1 and its roughly 1,400 km of land border with non-EU neighbors Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro will become the bloc's new external frontier.
Obama in Africa
President Obama is seeking to build a new economic partnership with Africa at the end of a tour of the fast-growing continent where Washington faces competition from China.
Protesters storm Brotherhood HQ
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi ransacked the headquarters of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood party.
Gettysburg's 150th
Re-enactors and visitors mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, often described as the turning point of the Civil War.
Gay pride parades
Revelers celebrate in gay pride parades around the world, on the heels of twin victories on same-sex marriage in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Images of May
Our top photos from the past month, including images of the devastating Oklahoma tornado and a remarkable story of survival amid the rubble of a Bangladesh garment factory. Slideshow
Tightening Croatia’s borders
For a media person, it is indeed rare to hang out with the police for 24 hours and I was afraid they would be stiff and uncooperative. How wrong I was.
It’s Superman over California
As technology costs drop allowing the individual inventor to become freer to pursue their dreams, create their ideas, and start up new businesses, the world will become a more fascinating place to live.
How would you like your doner, with or without a gas mask?
In one restaurant I experienced a kind of service I could never have dreamed of.









