Photos by Eranga Jayawardena Sri Lanka’s government and environmentalists are working to protect tens of thousands of acres of mangrove forests — the seawater-tolerant trees that help protect and build landmasses, absorb carbon from the environment and reduce the impact of natural disasters like tsunamis.
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July 25, 2016
In Rio’s Slums, Gangs, Drugs, Murders Carry the Day
Push to Create Utah Monument
Photos by Rick Bowmer Laminated sheets of papers held in place by rocks rest inside ancient cliff dwellings nestled underneath a spectacular red rock overhang in southeastern Utah.
Divided America: Bridging the Gap Between Police and the Policed
This story is part of Divided America, AP’s ongoing exploration of the economic, social and political divisions in American society.
World in Review
World in Review is a collection of five photo galleries featuring the best of this past month’s coverage curated by Associated Press photo editors from each region of the world: Asia, Europe and Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean and the United States.
China’s Changing Sports Culture
Photos by Ng Han Guan In a room full of bright-colored cubes and giant mattresses, giggling children climb bars, try somersaults and walk gingerly on a low balance beam.
July 12, 2016
Divided America: Urban vs. Rural
Photos by Brennan Linsley This story is part of Divided America, AP’s ongoing exploration of the economic, social and political divisions in American society.
Life on the Line in Venezuela
Photos by Ariana Cubillos The people waiting for hours in front of the drugstore were dazed with heat and boredom when the gunmen arrived.
Pictures of the Week
Highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.
July 8, 2016
Bolivia’s Donkey Milk
Photos by Juan Karita The cold cuts to the bone and little puffs of steam escape from the mouths of people stopping on their walk to work to drink a glass of fresh donkey milk, believing it will fight respiratory problems during the raw winter of the Bolivian Andes.
July 7, 2016
Colombia’s Coca Paste
Photos by Rodrigo Abd In bright green Andean mountains wrapped in clouds, a country family produces the coca paste that is used to make cocaine at a humble home in territory controlled by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or the FARC.
July 6, 2016
Islamic State Tightens Grip on Women Held as Sex Slaves
The advertisement on the Telegram app is as chilling as it is incongruous: A girl for sale is “Virgin. Beautiful. 12 years old…. Her price has reached $12,500 and she will be sold soon.”
Muslims Celebrate Eid, Marking Ramadan’s End
Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday, a time for family and feasting, to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan and its daytime fasting.
Athletes Vie For US Paralympic Team Spots
Photos by Chuck Burton Regas Woods headed down the runway for his first attempt at the long jump as fast as he could on his two prosthetic legs.
Dry Conditions in Turkey Affect Nomadic Lifestyle
Photos by Bram Janssen Every spring Hasan Bacak, his wife, Emine, and their 1-year old son, Mehmet, migrate for weeks in search of higher ground for their livestock to graze.
Petros Giannakouris’ Greece Migrant Crisis Instagram Takeover
This week, AP staff photographer based in Greece Petros Giannakouris took over our Instagram feed with photos from Europe’s migrant crisis.
Pictures of the Week
Highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.
Animals Head for Freedom as Argentina Closes Zoo
Photos by Natacha Pisarenko Animals by the hundreds are being set free as Buenos Aires closes its 140-year-old Palermo zoo.
July 1, 2016
Lowering the Flag
Nearly every day, somewhere in the country, the Stars and Stripes was lowered to half-staff last year in one of the most significant official gestures of mourning and respect, an Associated Press analysis found.
Fidel Castro’s Home
Photos by Ramon Espinosa At the end of a dirt road lined with fields of sugar cane, royal palms and tropical fruit trees, a cluster of wooden houses painted in brilliant yellow, blue and white draws thousands of Cuban and international tourists a year.
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