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Looking back at South Africans living under apartheid Photographs by Joanne Rathe.
Staff GalleriesWide Angle Scenes from La Vuelta
The Tour de France may be more famous, but this "Grand Tour" is every bit as formidable.  Tigers, oh my
In the world's largest mangrove forest, tigers both threaten and protect some of India's poorest people.  Submerged subcontinent
Flooding displaced over a million people as dams broke and rivers changed course.  Ethiopia comes to Israel
40,000 Ethiopian Christians with claims to Jewish ancestry are brought to Israel. |
Wide Angle Kenya's wildebeest migration
The largest mammal migration in the world begins in the Massai Mara National Park.  The best rose oil in the world
The rose oil from Bulgaria's Rose Valley is used in the finest perfumes.  Kenya in chaos after disputed elections lead to months of violence
Violence erupted in Kenya after disputed 2007 elections fueled other diputes.  US aid for Pakistan
After 200,000 fled the Bajur tribal region during fighting, the US pledges help for refugees.  full-screen Hopes for a 'son of Kenya'photo gallery
Barack Obama's candidacy stirs excitement in the country of his father's birth. |
Wide Angle China's "Peasant Games"
The games include events like "Quickly Harvest Grain and Get it Into Storage."  A royal cremation
The remains of two Balinese royals were cremated before some 250,000 loyal subjects.  Daredevil climber
Alain Robert scaled the New York Times' building to raise awareness about global warming.  Floods strike southern China
Heavy rains in southern and eastern China forced a million evacuations.  Child labor in Palestine
35,000 West Bank children 15 or younger worked full time in 2006, up from several thousand in 2004.  China's "quake lakes"
Falling debris blocked rivers and created over 30 "quake lakes" after China's massive earthquake.  Are you ready for some... Futsal?
The FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008 is underway with five-man teams playing soccer indoors on a basketball-sized court.  Africa's bike race
The ten-stage Tour du Faso covers over 770 miles of landlocked Burkina Faso, with local and European teams competing in Africa's most popular race.  The Tomatina tomato fight
The annual tomato fight in Bunol, Spain lets revelers have a pulpy good time.  Paris Fashion
Designers from all over the world present Spring/Summer collections in the fashion capital. |
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Globe staff photographer
Yoon S. Byun spent two years
asking the people of Boston:
"What's on your mind?"
Yoon S. Byun spent two years
asking the people of Boston:
"What's on your mind?"