Slideshow Archive

Oil spill hits Thai resort
Wed, Jul 31 2013

An oil spill has blackened beaches at a Thai holiday island, impacting tourism, and threatening to spread to the mainland coast.

Syria's refugee crisis
Wed, Jul 31 2013

A million and a half refugees have fled from Syria.

Space odysseys
Wed, Jul 31 2013

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
Wed, Jul 31 2013

Australia's North West Mobile Force is a surveillance unit that employs ancient Aboriginal skills to help in patrolling the country's northwest.

Sudan's gold miners
Wed, Jul 31 2013

A look at the lives of gold miners in River Nile State, Sudan.

Melting guns
Tue, Jul 30 2013

5,495 weapons in L.A. are melted and reformed as steel rebar during the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's 20th annual Gun Melt.

The battle for Homs
Tue, Jul 30 2013

Syrian troops tighten their siege of the city.

Trial of Bradley Manning
Tue, Jul 30 2013

Bradley Manning, who faced possible life in prison for his release of classified documents to WikiLeaks, was found not guilty of aiding the enemy, though he was convicted on other criminal counts.

Bus crash in Italy
Tue, Jul 30 2013

Thirty-nine are killed after a bus plunges off a viaduct.

Fireball in Florida
Tue, Jul 30 2013

Dozens of explosions rock a gas plant in Florida.

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Romanian gendarmes watch a demo intervention of a Gendarms Counter-Terrorism Brigade member, during the Romanian Gendarmerie National Day, in Bacau city, Romania, April 1, 2011.  Your View/Sebastian Sascau

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Paris Haute Couture

Highlights from the Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion show in Paris.

BET Awards

Stars and celebrities appear at the 2013 BET Awards in Los Angeles.

Glastonbury festival

Music fans descend on Worthy Farm in Somerset, England, for the Glastonbury festival.