World News Images: Photos from Around the Globe
From Bridget Johnson, former About.com Guide
- Disasters: Mother Nature Strikes Around the Globe
- War: Conflicts Captured on Film
- Human Rights: Worldwide Abuses and Activism
- Elections and Power: The World's Rulers
- Arts, Sports & Entertainment
Disasters: Mother Nature Strikes Around the Globe
Some of the most stunning photojournalism is captured after nature unleashes what no man could. On-the-scene photographers capture dramatic images just moments after disaster strikes, and follow stunned residents through the often arduous process of recovery.
- Joplin Tornado
- Hurricane Ike
- Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Gustav
- Massive earthquake in China
- The aftermath of Cyclone Nargis
- Nuclear Disaster at Chernobyl
- Japan Earthquake/Tsunami 2011
- Hurricane Katrina
- Tsunami Watch in Hawaii
- Haiti Earthquake
- Manmade: BP Gulf Oil Spill
War: Conflicts Captured on Film
Since the invention of the medium, combat photography has been one of the most celebrated -- and most dangerous -- areas of photojournalism. Follow news photographers and citizen journalists alike into the war zones of the world.
- Foreign Terrorist Organizations
- Israel strikes Gaza
- Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Suffering in the occupied city of Gori
- Terrorist attacks on Mumbai
- The battle against piracy
- North Korea Attacks South Korean Island
- Korean Peninsula Tension
- Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp Photos
- Iran's Nuclear Sites
Human Rights: Worldwide Abuses and Activism
There are images that stand out from the day-to-day cache of wire photos: Images that show both gross violations of human rights, and those that show everyday men and women willing to put all on the line to stand up for basic freedom and democracy. Like the lone man who blocked the tank in 1989 Tiananmen Square, these images motivate and inspire years beyond their capture.
- 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
- Photographs of Iran's Election Protests 2009
- Holocaust Remembrance
- 20th Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre
- The Bosnian Genocide
Elections and Power: The World's Rulers
Leaders rise and fall, and the lens is trained on their journeys every step of the way -- from the mighty G-8 to perpetual power struggles in the third world.
- 64th United Nations General Assembly
- Mommar Gadhafi at the United Nations
- Protests Against G-20 Leaders
- The World Reacts to Obama's Victory
- Kim Jong-Il: Alive or Dead?
- Violence Precedes Zimbabwe Elections
- Obama Takes Presidential Oath
- Southern Sudan Votes on Secession
- What WikiLeaks Documents Said About World Leaders
- Bloody Fighting in Thailand
- Polish President Lech Kaczynski Dies
Arts, Sports & Entertainment
The world is a colorful place, and these are the images of the lighter side of world news.