Libyan rebels fire rockets against forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in Libya

Libyan rebels fire rockets against forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in Libya

A machine gunner wears a bandolier of bullets around his neck at his base in Talibjan

A machine gunner from the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Bravo Company wears a bandolier of bullets around his neck at his base in Talibjan 

Anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war in Tehran

Members of Iran's Basij militia and Revolutionary Guard perform in a play called The Memory of Friends to mark the 30th anniversary of the start of the Iran-Iraq war

Afghan women look on from behind an iron railing at an anti-U.S. protest in Kabul

Afghan women look on from behind an iron railing at an anti-U.S. protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, 

A US army soldier at combat outpost Nolen

A US army soldier at combat outpost Nolen
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: A US soldier watches an Afghan film on TV

: A US soldier watches an Afghan film on TV 

A US Marine carries his weapons and ammunition

 A US Marine carries his weapons and ammunition  

An Afghan National Army soldier wears an ammunition belt around his neck

An Afghan National Army soldier wears an ammunition belt around his neck 

A local farmer pulls out his pants

A local farmer pulls out his pants  

A young Lebanese woman looks from a hole in the wall

The building  was hit by an Israeli air raid -  Israel launched a wave of air strikes on southern Lebanon  on the  21 July 2006

Clashes between the Taliban and Afghan government forces in Kabul

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clashes between theTaliban and Afghan government forces in Kabul 

Tribal wars

A Dani tribesman prepares to attack the Damal tribe during inter-tribal wars in the village of Old Kwaki in Timika, Indonesia's Papua province January 6, 2010. The inter-tribal war started because the Damal tribe was not willing to pay a fine in compensation for a rape that Dani tribesmen suspected was committed by a Damal tribe member. One person died and 50 were injured in the attack, a police officer said.
Credit: REUTERS/Muhammad Yamin

Dani tribesmen hold their weapons as they attack the Damal tribe during inter-tribal wars in the village of Old Kwaki in Timika, Indonesia's Papua province January 5, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/Muhammad Yamin

Dani tribesmen get ready with their weapons before attacking the Damal tribe during inter-tribal wars in the village of Old Kwaki in Timika, Indonesia's Papua province January 6, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/Muhammad Yamin

Dani tribesmen attack the Damal tribe during intertribal wars

Dani tribesmen attack the Damal tribe during intertribal wars in the village of Old Kwaki in Timika, Indonesia's Papua province January 5, 2010. The intertribal war started because the Damal tribe was not willing to pay a fine in compensation for a rape that Dani tribesmen suspected was committed by a Damal tribe member. One person died and 25 were injured in the attack, a Caritas hospital officer said.
Credit: REUTERS/Muhammad Yamin

Between War and Peace

The rebel groups that started the war in Darfur in 2003, catalyzing a conflict that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, almost seem to have gone into hibernation. A woman returns to her home in the camp, closely watched by African Union peacekeepers.
Photo: Jehad Nga for The New York Times

Between War and Peace

One glimmer of hope is that camp elders, religious figures and women's leaders are being given prominent roles in the peace talks for the first time.
Photo: Jehad Nga for The New York Times

Pictures of the Decade : Alicia Casilio, dressed as an Iraqi civilian

Alicia Casilio, dressed as an Iraqi civilian, stands silently at an anti-Iraq war protest in Boston. As the number of Iraqi civilians killed in the war rose, so did the opposition to the U.S.-led offensive. Iraqi civilians have suffered the majority of fatalities since the 2003 invasion of Iraq although the number killed remains unclear and disputed but is believed to be at least 100,000. The war left a country already severely decayed after decades of dictatorship in ruins and triggered widespread bloodshed between once dominant Sunnis and majority Shi'ites that only began to subside in 2007.Taken Jan 11, 2007, by Brian Snyder

Pictures of the Year 2009:Smoke rises during Israeli's offensive in Gaza

Smoke rises during Israeli's offensive in Gaza January 8, 2009.
Credit: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Palestinian civilians and medics run to safety during an Israeli strike over a UN school

Palestinian civilians and medics run to safety during an Israeli strike over a UN school in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip early on January 17, 2009. A woman and a child were killed early today in the Israeli strike on the UN-run school in northern Gaza where civilians were sheltering from the fighting, medics and witnesses said. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)