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Pakistani army troops patrol in Peshawar
Pakistani army troops patrol in Peshawar, Pakistan on Saturday, June 28, 2008. Pakistani forces bombarded suspected militant hideouts with mortar shells Saturday as the government launched a major offensive against… Read more
Komodo Dragon,
An endangered Fijian Crested Iguana is perched on a statue of a distant reptilian cousin, a Komodo Dragon, at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo Thursday, June 19, 2008. The zoo has begun… Read more
Pakistani protesters
Pakistani protesters prepare to set alight the British Union Jack flag, to condemn the knighthood of controversial author Salman Rushdie in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, June 27, 2008. Author Salman… Read more
Piracy poses headache for Olympics
At a stall in a crowded street market in Mong Kok, one of Hong Kong’s many busy shopping districts, a vendor with a quick whip of his hands produces from… Read more