Photos of the Week: 9/3-9/9
A German sunrise, the opening of the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, the ‘Day Of The Goose’ in Spain, Roman soldiers on Hadrian’s Wall, and much more.
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Manu Brabo / AP What Is Aleppo? This Is Aleppo
Earlier today, Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson was asked by a journalist “What would you do, if you were elected, about Aleppo?” Johnson replied with his own question: "What is Aleppo?"
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Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters Venezuelan Food Shortages Force Many to Abandon Their Pets
The lack of available and affordable food in Venezuela has led to an increasing number of pets being dropped off at shelters, or simply abandoned in the streets.
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Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Tempers Flare During Protest Against the Dakota Access Pipeline
In North Dakota, members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe have been joined by hundreds of other Native Americans and supporters in a protest against the ongoing construction of the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline.
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Ebrahim Noroozi / AP Photos of the Week: 8/27-9/2
The first day of school in France, Mark Zuckerberg meets the Pope, a murder re-enactment in Bali, a Bavarian ox race, and much more.
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Jim Urquhart / Reuters Photos From Burning Man 2016
Every year, participants in the Burning Man Festival descend on the playa of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to form a temporary city—a self-reliant community populated by performers, artists, free spirits, and more.
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Czar Dancel / Reuters The Philippine Drug Crackdown Has Claimed 2,000 Lives in Two Months
Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, has continued his bloody war on illegal drugs, resulting in more than 2,000 violent deaths over the past two months.
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HVO / USGS Lava Flows From Hawaii's Kīlauea Volcano
The current active lava flow (named “61g”) from Hawaii's Kīlauea Volcano began as an eruption in May, and has spent months making its way to the shoreline.
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Mark Burns An Explorer’s Ode to America’s National Parks
A 160,000-mile quest to visit all 59 of the country's natural treasures
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Mohd Rasfan / AFP / Getty Photos of the Week: 8/20-8/26
Lenin underwater, a penguin weigh-in, monsoon flooding in India, an earthquake in central Italy, a deep blue lake in El Salvador, and much more.
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Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuter / REUTERS Animals Rescued From the 'Worst Zoo in the World' in Gaza
Four Paws, an international animal welfare group, has just completed the removal of the surviving 15 animals from the Khan Younis Zoo—dubbed the “worst zoo in the world”—in the Gaza Strip
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Gregorio Borgia / AP An Earthquake in Central Italy Topples Buildings, Killing Dozens
Central Italy was struck by a powerful, shallow, 6.2-magnitude earthquake at 3:36 am local time, devastating several mountain villages, and resulting in at least 73 deaths so far.
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Francois-Xavier Marit / AFP / Getty Rio 2016: Photos From the Final Weekend
Today’s final entry encompasses rhythmic gymnastics, wrestling, triathlon, mountain biking, canoe, modern pentathlon, soccer, the Closing Ceremony, and much more.
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Michael Tweed / AP 30 Years Ago: A Look Back at 1986
Take a step into a visual time capsule, for a brief look at the year 1986.
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Peer von Wahl / Minden Pictures / Corbis Svalbard: Halfway Between Norway and the North Pole
A Norwegian group of islands located about 650 miles (1,050 kilometers) from the North Pole—the northernmost year-round settlement on Earth, with a population of about 2,200.
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