Pictures
James Gandolfini: 1961-2013
Actor James Gandolfini, who played the mob boss Tony Soprano in the TV series "The Sopranos", died while on vacation in Rome at the age of 51.
Inside Siberia's prisons
Photographer Ilya Naymushin spent time documenting life inside Siberian prisons, including high-security male prison camp number 17, a facility for male inmates who are serving a sentence for the first time and have been convicted for serious crimes.
Relocating elephants
Kenya Wildlife Service wardens aim to relocate 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land.
Profile: Kanye West
Kanye West is back in the spotlight with the birth of his child and the "Yeezus" album release.
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
Where in Hong Kong is Mr. Snowden?
Hong Kong became the focus of the world's media this week after Edward Snowden gave The Guardian newspaper an exclusive interview and then went to ground somewhere in the financial hub.
Last days in a Siberian prison
I have never understood such people, the way they think, the way they live.
Poolside floods
When the world in which we are ensconced so happily with all our man-made facilities becomes submerged by dirty water, everything assumes an unreal quality.









