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Photos of the week
Sat, May 26 2012

Our best photos from the past week.

The Etan Patz case
Sat, May 26 2012

Pedro Hernandez, 51, who worked as a stock boy in a small food store where Etan Patz was last seen on May 25, 1979, was charged with a single count of second-degree murder, according to court records.

Cannes fashion
Sat, May 26 2012

Style from the red carpet in Cannes.

Cannes film festival
Sat, May 26 2012

The Cannes film festival is buzzing this year with a string of hit movies in the official lineup.

Battle for Somalia
Sat, May 26 2012

African Union and government soldiers intensify their fight against al Shabaab militants in Somalia.

Between battles
Fri, May 25 2012

How soldiers pass the time on the front lines of Afghanistan.

The SpaceX mission
Fri, May 25 2012

A privately owned unmanned rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral on a mission to be the first commercial flight to the International Space Station.

Operation Eager Lion
Fri, May 25 2012

U.S. special ops teams lead 12,000 troops from 18 countries in a military exercise on the Saudi Arabia-Jordan border.

Painting the streets orange
Fri, May 25 2012

In several cities, fans of the Netherlands' national soccer team have started their preparations for the Euro 2012 championship and streets are rapidly changing into an orange landscape.

Chen in America
Thu, May 24 2012

The blind Chinese activist has been in the U.S. for a week.

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Another Idol is crowned

26 May 2012

I was assigned to cover the 11th season finale of "American Idol" at the Nokia theatre in downtown Los Angeles. The show culminates after months of nationwide eliminations and crowns a new winner in a two-hour televised show.

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Burning ring of fire

23 May 2012

I had spent weeks planning how to cover the unique annular eclipse that was last visible over the United States in 1994. I researched time tables, discussion boards on how to shoot the eclipse, talked with other photojournalists on how they planned to cover it to make certain I was in the right place for the eclipse.

Weekly Slideshow Showcase

Aftab, an Afghan girl, waits to receive vaccination for polio.  REUTERS/Maria Golovnina

Afghan girls

A look at the lives of Afghan girls in times of uncertainty.  Slideshow 

Cori Walters, 32, (R) hugs her daughter Hannah Walters, 6, at California Institute for Women state prison in Chino, California May 5, 2012. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Mother's Day in prison

An event bringing children to visit their mothers in prison.   Slideshow 

A pedestrian walks past a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century on Pademba Road in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

Colonial architecture of Sierra Leone

The unique architecture of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown.  Slideshow 

A full moon as seen from West Orange, New Jersey, rises over the skyline of Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York.  REUTERS/Gary Hershorn

Super moon

Stunning images from the once-a-year cosmic show.  Slideshow