Category Archives: June 2016 – 2
Tourism in Peru’s Shanty Town
Photos by Rodrigo Abd Shacks cling precariously to sandy hillsides. The flat roofs of board-and-tin hovels stretch as far as the eye can see on treeless moonscapes.
Sports in Review: June 2016
Over the last month, we have gathered a selection of some of our favorite sports moments captured by AP photographers.
June 29, 2016
Paraguay’s Caimans
Photos by Jorge Saenz Dozens of caimans are on the verge of death because of a harsh drought that has hit a wide desert zone of Paraguay known as the Chaco Boreal.
June 28, 2016
Argentina’s Stolen Babies
Photos by Natacha Pisarenko Pedro Sandoval stopped celebrating Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and even his own birthday after he found out the truth: The mom and dad he knew growing up had stolen him from his biological parents, who were kidnapped, tortured and never heard from again during Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship.
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.
The Things They Carried
Photos by Maya Alleruzzo Sgt. Ahmed Abdelaziz, with Iraq’s special forces, has been almost continually deployed fighting the Islamic State group ever since the militants overran nearly a third of Iraq in the summer of 2014.
June 24, 2016
June 23, 2016
AP Monthly Staff Photo Contest
Each month The Associated Press management honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
June 22, 2016
Freedom Summer Murders of 1964
One day before the 52nd anniversary of the slayings, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced he is closing the investigation into the killings of three civil rights workers in 1964 — a case which served as the basis for the movie “Mississippi Burning.”
June 20, 2016
Divided America: Gun Views Fractious Even as Fewer Bear Arms
This story is part of Divided America, AP’s ongoing exploration of the economic, social and political divisions in American society.
World Refugee Day
Imagine the entire population of Britain uprooted: The U.N. refugee agency says just over that number — 65 million people — were displaced worldwide by the end of last year, easily setting a new postwar record, as it warned that European and other rich nations can expect the tide to continue if root causes aren’tContinue reading “World Refugee Day”
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.
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.
No Food, No Teachers, Violence in Failing Venezuela Schools
Photos by Ariana Cubillos Maria Arias slipped her notebooks into her backpack, scrounged for a banana to share with her brother and sister, and set off for high school through narrow streets so violent taxis will not come here for any price.
June 16, 2016
Britain EU Immigration
Photos by Matt Dunham On a clear day, the coast of France is visible from Dover’s famous white cliffs, and they provided a vital vantage point for the early spotting of German bombers heading toward London during World War II.
US Hardware Arrives in Cuba to Protect Hemingway Possessions
Photos by Desmond Boylan Just before noon outside Ernest Hemingway’s Havana estate, a metallic screech cut through the chirping of tropical birds and the sound of a live band entertaining tourists.
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