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China quake
Shock, trauma and rescue efforts under way in region devastated by a 7.9-temblor and aftershocks.

Myanmar’s misery
View images of the aftermath from Cyclone Nargis.

China’s pain
Rescue workers struggle to reach the tens of thousands of people who remain missing near the epicenter of the Chinese earthquake.

Jenna Bush and Henry Hager tie the knot
See images from the Prairie Chapel Ranch wedding.

Florida burns
Dry, windy conditions fuel several wildfires along the state’s Atlantic coast.

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Twisters strike Midwest
See images from severe storms that wreaked havoc in Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Flirting with civil war
Prime Minister Fuad Saniora called on the army to restore law and order across Lebanon and remove gunmen from the streets, accusing Hezbollah of staging an armed coup.

The Week in Pictures
Natural disasters devastate parts of Myanmar and China, while natural – and human – wonders in Chile and Switzerland strike awe.

Israel turns 60
As Israel celebrates 60 years of independence, a look at the Jewish state’s turbulent past.

Chile’s Chaiten
View images of the evacuations and ash-covered landscapes after Chile’s Chaiten volcano erupted.

May Day around the globe
See labor protests, community rallies and celebrations all over the world.

Blast off for Beijing
Images of the celebrations, and tensions, leading up to the Summer Olympics.

Va. tornado aftermath
Residents survey the damage after at least three tornadoes blew through the area, destroying homes and flipping cars.

Trains collide in China
High-speed crash kills dozens and injures hundreds in China’s Shandong province.

Silent tsunami
View images of the global food crisis that the World Food Program calls a ‘silent tsunami’

Sect under scrutiny
Texas authorities remove hundreds of children from a ranch run by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Campus in mourning
The one-year anniversary of the worst school shooting in U.S. history is marked on the campus of Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech shooting
View the anxious aftermath of the campus shooting and how students began to deal with their shock and grief.

Tragedy in Congo
View images of a fiery plane crash that killed at least 21 in the African nation.

Nature's Best Photography
Click to view some incredible pictures of our wild world that were made by young photographers and published in 'Nature's Best Photography for Kids'.

Celebrity endorsements
Plenty of celebrities have turned out to support candidates running for the presidency.

Torch tensions
Images of the Olympic torch relay and the surrounding protests.

Martin Luther King Jr.
See the civil rights leader in speeches and marches from Alabama to Washington.

Picture stories archive

Gideon Mendel / Corbis for UNICEF	Stopping HIV at birth Dec. 2007: Three HIV-positive mothers in the African nation of Lesotho share their concerns about passing the deadly HIV virus to their children.
Getty Images	Lost children of Haiti Aug. 2007: Amid widespread poverty, thousands of kids are forced to become indentured servants in Haiti
	The Gulf Coast's struggle back Aug. 2007: Two years after Hurricane Katrina, a lifelong Gulf Coast resident revisits areas that had been devastated by the storm.
Sipa Press via MediaStorm	Frontier: Europe June 2007: Struggling financially in Africa, Kingsley crosses a continent in hopes of finding financial opportunity in Europe
Redux Pictures	Scars from Iraq March 2007: Three U.S. troops share how the visible and invisible wounds of war changed their lives and impacted their loved ones.
Agence VU	A diamond's journey Dec. 2006: From the mines in Africa, to polishers in India, to retailers in the West, follow a diamond's global path to market.
MediaStorm.org	Life in Iraqi Kurdistan Nov. 2006: Click to view photojournalist Ed Kashi's unique presentation of daily life in Iraqi, Kurdistan. Produced by MediaStorm.org
Corbis	Killed in action Oct. 2005: Families of National Guardsmen killed in Iraq tell their stories of loss. Click to play the audio slide show.
	AIDS: Lost generation July 2005: Orphans are left to care for themselves, and grandparents become parents again, due to AIDS.
Getty Images	Subsidizing poverty? June 2005: Flip between images of American and African cotton growers, and learn how trade policies impact them.
World Picture News	Eight months with the Marines March 2005: See the daily life of Marine units, from peacekeeping to combat missions in Iraq.
Zuma Press	The ugly road to beauty March 2005: Cosmetic surgery in Mexico can be a fraction of the U.S. cost. But is there another price to pay?
MSNBC.com	Spectrum of solutions Feburary 2005: A look at how therapists and parents are helping children with autism learn to connect with the world.
	The war after the war Jan. 2005: Disabled from wounds sustained in Iraq, one soldier and his family find life changed.