Pictures
Drug kingpin's secret tunnels
Mexican cartel head Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman recently escaped arrest through this series of tunnels before his ultimate capture.
Crimea divided
Crimea, the only Ukrainian region with an ethnic Russian majority, is the last big bastion of opposition to the new leadership in Kiev.
The Opera Ball in Vienna
The traditional ball is opened by the Austrian president and features the Vienna Philharmonic and State Ballet before the 144 debutants and debutantes lead into the festivities with a Strauss waltz.
Protests and barricades in Venezuela
The sporadic demonstrations that kicked off two months ago have turned into a national opposition protest movement.
Russia's Black Sea port
Crimea, the only Ukrainian region with an ethnic Russian majority, is also home to part of Russia's Black Sea fleet in the port of Sevastopol.
Captain returns to Costa Concordia
Francesco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia, returns aboard the capsized cruise liner with investigators.
Afghan refugees – Seeking sanctuary
Saint John the Baptist’s is occupied by a group of Afghan migrants, who have been living there for more than three months. Their first asylum request was refused by the authorities and they were told to leave Belgium, but some ended up travelling around the county aimlessly and were left squatting in unoccupied buildings.
Kids, cats and education
It was my editor Chris Helgren who told me about the “Book Buddies” program, where children in the Pennsylvania town of Birdsboro read to cats up for adoption at an animal shelter. The assignment was a gift - unusual, humorous, endearing, with universal appeal.
In Caracas – The business of death
I had the feeling that life on Venezuela’s streets is held cheaper every day, but the business of death is increasingly profitable.
2014 winter olympics
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