The best in international photojournalism was recently announced by World Press Photo's Annual Photo Contest. Despite fierce competition, the jury was forced to select just a handful of images from more than 73,044 photos by 4,548 photographers across 125 different countries. This year's grand prize was awarded to Venezuelan photographer Ronaldo Schemidt, earning him the title of Press Photographer of the Year. Here are some of the winners.
Iraq has been the scene of bitter battles and bloodshed for years, but the poignant photos you will see here show how life has moved on for Iraqis.
The Islamic State has also seen a decline in its primary revenue sources
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After being alerted by Odisha, its Andhra Pradesh counterpart intercepted a vehicle with Delhi registration number and nabbed the five persons, including two women.
A video posted by the IS warns that Kenji Goto will be executed within 24 hours.
US and Iraqi forces freed a Briton and two Canadian hostages, including one of Indian origin, in a military operation Thursday.
Before releasing the September report on Annan, Volcker met Annan and his lawyer to discuss the harsh conclusion.
The party also announced countrywide protests to press the demand.
The Sunday Times, London, quoted eye-witnesses as saying that US troops beat him to death.
The families say Swaraj was a constant source of support and helped them bring back the mortal remains of their loved ones which finally gave them closure.
Elections will be held in January for a transitional national assembly.
Bush stressed that people did not want him to make decisions based on politics.
He said in some cases we certainly listed the information indicated from Iraqi records
In other developments, The Bush administration sought Sunday to allay concerns that a Shiite religious state could emerge in Iraq as a result of last weekend's elections.
Insurgents opposed to the election have threatened to kill anyone who visits the polling stations on Sunday, while three senior aides of Al Qaeda frontman Al-Zarqawi were arrested.
A coordinated string of four bomb attacks within seven minutes killed at least 18 people and wounded 39 in northern Iraq on Tuesday, while a Baghdad car bomb injured 28, officials said.
Al Qaida's statement on the constitution said there was no point in voting because Americans will be in charge of the voting process.
Two weeks ago, Britain's Telegraph had reported that Iraqi gunmen were offered a "deal" to halt all attacks in return for a reduced sentence for Saddam, who is likely to be sentenced to death.
Iraqi officials had previously said Saddam's trial would open before the scheduled election.
Donald Rumsfeld is also mulling over the possibility of monetarily compensating the Iraqi prisoners who have been wronged.
Iraq beat Iran 7-6 on penalties to reach the semi-finals of the Asian Cup on Friday after the two Middle Eastern rivals played out one of the most extraordinary matches in the tournament's history.
Baghdad's deputy police chief and his son were shot outside their home in southern Baghdad on Monday.
the Iraqi ruler may have moved weapons of mass destruction into Syria before the March, 2003 invasion by the US-led coalition, say reports.
The existence of a secret pre-war CIA operation to debrief relatives of Iraqi scientists - and the agency's failure to give their statements to the president and other policymakers -- has been uncovered by the Senate Select Committee on intelligence.
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Supporters posted messages encouraging each other to carry out more such attacks.
Bomb explosions and clashes between rebels and Iraqi forces and US troops have left 23 dead.
These include 15 headless bodies found inside an abandoned army base in Latifiya.
the suicide car bomber drove into a crowd of people queued up for work at a government office in Hilla, about 96 km south of Baghdad.
But the US president rejected demands that Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld be sacked for his failure to prevent atrocities against Iraqi prisoners.
They were just joking around, having some fun on the night shift, said an army investigator.
Success in Fallujah will deal a blow to the terrorists in Iraq, says US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
