Impressive tattoos and piercings decorate faces at a festival in Venezuela

Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:05 PM EST

For more, see these posts featuring tattoos previously in PhotoBlog. Follow @msnbc_pictures

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Protesting NYPD's 'stop-and-frisk' policy in New York City

Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:49 PM EST

Related story: Cop admits false arrest Follow @msnbc_pictures

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Romanians dig out from under a huge snowfall

Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:26 PM EST

AP reports power outages in the region:

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A Marine fights to stand after losing his legs in Afghanistan

Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:59 PM EST

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have created over 1300 amputees in the US military, according to the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Cargo ship crashes into bridge, removing a section of it

Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:38 PM EST

The full story reported by AP includes a description by a motorist who was on the bridge at the time:

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Colombian police blow up a cocaine processing lab in jungle

Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:40 PM EST

Related content: FARC attack on Colombia radar delays flights, drug fight Colombian rebels to free 6 hostages, urging swaps Colombia president: Rebel leader rich in land Follow @msnbc_pictures

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Syrians protest against Assad regime in Homs

Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:21 PM EST

Severe restrictions on journalists working independently in Syria have resulted in very few images of Syrians protesting their government. You can see what photographers have been able to cover in recent PhotoBlog posts about Syria. Follow @msnbc_pictures

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Does it seem alive? Indians look at realistic sculpture in Delhi

Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:38 PM EST

The UK's Guardian describes how the increasingly international art festival in Delhi is still uniquely Indian:

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Archivists piece together torn documents from East German secret police

Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:58 PM EST

From a story at bloomberg.com that describes the Stasi headquarters:

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Tributes to Joe Paterno pile up at Penn State

Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:14 PM EST

From the full story:

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Sunset view of Old Sana'a City, a World Heritage Site in Yemen

Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:33 PM EST

According to the Wikipedia article about the old city section of Sana'a, which is a World Heritage Site, some buildings there are more than 1400 years old. Related stories:

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Taxi and truck drivers stop traffic while protesting in Italy

Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:05 PM EST

Reuters reports that other labor groups, including railway workers and lawyers, may strike also:

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Storm rips apart houses in Alabama

Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:40 PM EST

From the full story about possible tornados that tore through Alabama:

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Wildfire 50 percent contained after burning 26 homes near Reno

Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:29 PM EST

The full story on msnbc.com reports that the fire resembles a previous blaze in the area:

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Tourists visit bubbling mud volcano in Iran

Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:57 PM EST

Much of the photography reaching us from Iran focuses on matters of political conflict, so these images of a curious geological site are a pleasant change. Follow @msnbc_pictures

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Lining up to see a vial of Pope John Paul II's blood in Colombia

Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:53 PM EST

See pictures of the pope previously on PhotoBlog. Follow @msnbc_pictures

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Hummingbird finds an icy perch following winter storm

Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:04 PM EST

For recent pictures of snowy Seattle, see these posts in PhotoBlog: 'Snowmageddon' in Seattle...or not Watch the snow fall in time lapse video from Seattle

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History through the lens of today: Worker rights

Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:58 PM EST

Photojournalist Andrew Lichtenstein is documenting sites important to America's past, with the idea that what he finds there reflects on what's important to people in the present. Introduction: About this project

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History through the lens of today: Native Americans

Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:36 AM EST

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History through the lens of today: Civil rights

Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:02 AM EST

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Dog walks on beach with thousands of dead herring in Norway

Tue Jan 3, 2012 4:28 PM EST

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Venezuelans shop for food, which costs 27% more than it did a year ago

Tue Jan 3, 2012 3:51 PM EST

From AP: "I buy what's most necessary, which is food, and I don't buy other things, you know, like clothes," said Nebis Berrios, a 55-year-old woman who says her husband's modest pay does not go as far as before. "As far as the money goes, we buy food.

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Blowing up a dummy to practice investigating suicide bomb scenes

Tue Jan 3, 2012 1:35 PM EST

In the news today: Three explosions kill 11 in southern Afghanistan

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Surreal scenes of everyday life in North Korea

Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:43 PM EST

The Associated Press released a series of images today from the last year in North Korea. AP writes: It's hard to imagine a North Korea without Kim Jong Il, who led the nation for 17 years until his death on Dec. 17.

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Ski jumper crashes during competition in Germany

Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:19 PM EST

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Dear John:

Enjoyed reading your article online today, and if you're not aware, wanted to let you know about an inexpensive ($20) prosthetic knee called the Jaipur Knee that was developed by Stanford students and written about today in Betty Londergan's blog at http://whatgives365.wordpress.com/. The Jaipur Knee mimics the natural joint's movement and is both flexible and stable – a revolutionary improvement, particularly for amputees in developing countries. Maybe you can share this info with the people in Haiti.

By the way, Betty lives in the Atlanta area and her 365 Project involves her donation of $100 every day to a charity around the world, and blogging about that charity in the hopes of raising awareness and possibly other donations. In 2010, she will have donated $36,500 of her own money in this very commendable effort!
— Jeff in Nor Cal