The turbulent journey of the Boeing 737
Max 9 jets combed for door flaws at a time when global industry debates safety of passenger planes with only one pilot.
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Photos: The female marines Japan is training for war
Japan's first marine unit since World War II is an elite force. But the 2,400-person unit only includes about 40 women.
Week in pictures: Iowa shooting to Bangladesh elections
From a US high school shooting to rescue operations after an earthquake in Japan, here is the week in photos.
School in Thailand offers safe space for harassed environment activists
Focus at EarthRights School is on learning from a community's fight to protect their land.
Photos: In Colombia, illegally felled timber repurposed to help bees
The project has seen about 7,060 cubic feet of wood transformed into 1,000 bee hives.
Mexico’s weed ‘nuns’ taking the plant back from the narcos
In a country ravaged by drug war and embedded in Christianity, image of marijuana-smoking nun is an act of rebellion.
The displaced Afghans making gruelling journeys to survive
More than 40 years of war, violence and poverty have created one of the world’s most uprooted populations.
Photos: Romania’s annual Dancing Bears Festival to ‘ward off evil spirits’
Visitors come from as far as Japan to see the spectacle, featuring lines of people in costumes with gaping bear jaws.
What went right in 2023? Here’s some good news
It wasn't all doom and gloom this year, there were many positive moments as well.
Photos: 2023 – a year in pictures
A visual timeline of some of the events that shaped the last 12 months.
Photos: Israel’s war on Gaza’s children
Gaza dubbed 'a graveyard' for children as more than 8,000 children killed and thousands displaced by Israel's war.
Heartbreak in Zimbabwe park: Elephants’ desperate hunt for water
Blackened corpses scar a landscape where the rains have been more than six weeks late.
Natural disasters that plagued the world in 2023
Natural disasters and extreme weather events killed and displaced tens of thousands of people across the world.
Who’s in charge of Tunisia’s streets? Writing’s on the wall
Street art is a space for creative expression in Tunisia, and many artists take inspiration from current events.
Ukraine-Russia war drags on into 2024
Ukraine ends year disappointed by stalemate with Russia, and anxious about aid from allies.
Photos: The staggering human toll of Israel’s war on Gaza
Israel’s aerial and ground offensive has been one of the most devastating military offensives in recent history.
Young Kenyan ballet dancers stage early Christmas performance
The holidays have come early for residents of Kibera as more than 100 local ballet students stage a performance.
Drones help solve the forest carbon capture riddle in Thailand
The drone images knitted into a 3D model reveal the woodland's health and help estimate how much carbon it can absorb.
Taiwan’s last generation to fight China
Veterans of Taiwan’s battles with China say their history holds lessons for the upcoming presidential election.
In a refugee camp in Chad, Sudanese women are running out of hope
A settlement in Adré, a Chadian border town, has become a makeshift home for more than 100,000 Sudanese refugees.