Editor's Choice

Our best photos from the last 24 hours.

Brazil monks' message of humility
1:20pm EDT

A religious fraternity in Rio considers the election of Pope Francis, the first pontiff to take the name of St Francis of Assisi, a confirmation of their beliefs in poverty and simplicity.

Tornado tears through Oklahoma
1:00pm EDT

A huge tornado tears through an Oklahoma City suburb.

Salvaging belongings amid rubble
12:25pm EDT

Oklahoma residents pick through their shattered homes.

Oklahoma from above
12:10pm EDT

Aerial images of the tornado destruction in Oklahoma.

Best of Cannes
11:10am EDT

Style and scenes from the Cannes Film Festival.

Chelsea Flower Show
10:40am EDT

Royalty and gnomes at the 100th annual Chelsea Flower Show.

Panama neighborhood ablaze
Tue, May 21 2013

More than 70 wooden homes were set on fire, leaving more than 100 people homeless in Panama.

El Salvador's gang truce
Tue, May 21 2013

Inmates handed over handmade knives and other banned articles in an effort to keep the truce between gangs Mara 18 and Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13).

The Syrian front
Tue, May 21 2013

The frontlines of the war in Syria.

On the banks of North Korea
Tue, May 21 2013

The Yalu River provides a unique vantage point for photographers to glimpse life in the secretive North Korean state.

Photo

Beckham’s final 81st minute

12:08pm EDT

I saw a player that couldn't help himself count down the last moments of his time on the pitch.

Photo

Defining “News photographer” for the future

11:00am EDT

So where does the rise and charge of citizen journalist place the professional news photographer? I suspect somewhere between the white rhinoceros and the Dodo in terms of long term survival.

Photo

In the spirit of a Franciscan Pope

4:00am EDT

Sister Clara sat on the bed of a homeless “daughter” who was trying to sleep, and sang religious songs along with brother Placido and other Franciscans.

Weekly Gallery Showcase

Photo

Death in the murder capital

Inside the most violent city in the world.   Slideshow 

Photo

World Trade Center rising

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

Photo

India's missing daughters

Hundreds of girls go missing in Delhi every year.  Slideshow 

Photo

North Dakota booming

Now the biggest oil-producing state after Texas.  Slideshow