Garbage collectors in Tai O, dubbed the "Venice of Hong Kong" on Lantau Island, Hong Kong on December 9. 2011.
A fire ripped through a privately-owned hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, before dawn on Friday, killing 89 patients, who mostly died from smoke inhalation.
The former Iranian diplomat discusses his country's relations with America, Saudi Arabia and Syria.
Air pollution in Beijing is nothing new. But this week international media has been reporting that the thick smog hanging over China's capital actually appears to be getting worse.
Marines aboard USS Pearl Harbor stand in formation during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Malaysia-born Michelle Yeoh learned Burmese and studied hundreds of hours of film to play Burma's democracy icon.
Writer and photographer Kashish Das Shrestha shares his photos of anti-Monsanto protests and the agricultural landscapes in Nepal.