U.S. Marines stand alert in Afghanistan. (Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images)
Thousands More U.S. Troops to Afghanistan
The U.S. commander there calls for a further buildup to counter the Taliban.
Pakistan
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf responds to people gathered during his farewell ceremony in Islamabad. (Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistan's President Faces Ouster
Pressure builds for Pervez Musharraf to resign and leave the country.
Middle East
Freed Lebanese prisoner Samir Kantar (C) hugs his nephews at the family home while celebrating his release from an Israeli jail in his mountain village of Aabay, outside of Beirut, Lebanon. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
Hezbollah's Strong Grip in Lebanon
Winning Israel's release of a notorious killer gives the militant group a key success.
EUROPE
Irish Republican Army (IRA) graffiti in West Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Peter Morrison/AP)
Violent Factions in Northern Ireland
The success of the Good Friday accord spurs a backlash from Roman Catholic factions.
IRAQ
An Iraqi police officer searches bags of female pilgrims in Baghdad, Iraq. Three suicide bombers and a roadside bomb struck Shiite pilgrims taking part in a massive religious procession in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 28 people and wounding 92, police said. (Hadi Mizban/AP)
The Rising Number of Female Suicide Bombers in Iraq
Terrorists recruit women who can slip through security checkpoints.
Russia
Russian lawyer Boris Kuznetsov speaks to the media as he presents his book "It sunk" about the nuclear submarine Kursk disaster, in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Dmitry Lovetsky/AP)
Lawyers Claim Kremlin Abuses
Lawyer Boris Kuznetsov has won U.S. asylum after Russian authorities threatened prosecution.
Afghanistan
U.S. Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, at a forward outpost in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, May 23, 2008. The marines' drive against the Taliban in this large farming region is certainly not finished, and the Taliban have often been pushed out of areas in Afghanistan only to return in force later. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times/Redux)
U.S. Marines Take On the Taliban
After two Iraq deployments, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit faces a different war.
CHINA
Manufacturing in a factory owned by Dr. Philip Cheng work in one of his facilities in Dongguan that makes helmets among other products. (David Butow/Redux for USN&WR)
For China, an Industrial Downsizing
Many factories close as China tires of being the world's junk maker.
IRAN
Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki responds to questions during a news conference at the United Nations headquarters. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
Iran Might Give Diplomacy a Chance
A rare meeting to include both American and Iranian officials brings a glint of optimism.
ASIA
A South Korean looks at a TV screen showing footage of the public demolition of North Korea's cooling tower at its Yongbyon nuclear complex, at a railway station in Seoul on June 27, 2008. North Korea blew up the cooling tower to symbolize the communist state's commitment to scrapping its nuclear program. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)
Tough Tests for the North Korea Deal
The U.S. needs to confirm that Pyongyang has come clean on past bomb making.
SOUTH AMERICA
A soy bean harvest in the Mato Grasso region of Brazil. (Lalo de Almeida/The New York Times/Redux)
Brazil, the New Food Superpower
South America's agricultural giant steps up to feed a needy world.
AFRICA
Mourners for a murdered opposition activist. (Desmond Kwande/AFP/Getty Images)
Zimbabwe's Corrupt Ruler Uses Violence to Hold Onto Power
President Robert Mugabe tries all his tricks to crush a challenger.
ISLAM
(Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images)
Islamic States Would Hurt Muslims
Defining 'sharia' is crucial to finding a healthy place for religion in Muslim nations.
Special Report: Rwanda Reborn
(Kevin Horan--Aurora for USN&WR)
Rwanda Emerges From Genocide
What the future holds for the tiny African nation depends on the impact new leadership will have in government efforts to overcome a violent past.
