Four unexpected ways life changes without water
More than 10 million people in Ethiopia, including 5.6 million children, will require food relief in 2016. An estimated 5.8 million people have been affected directly by water shortages.
The daughters of Chibok
In 2014, Boko Haram abducted 276 girls from a secondary school in Chibok town in northeastern Nigeria. Two years later, 219 are still missing. A photographer went to meet their relatives
From crime to grime: Ex-gang members turn to plumbing for new life
Innovative training programme helps ex-Nicaraguan ex-gang members find another path
Japan's women wrestlers fight to win
Professional women's wrestling in Japan means body slams, sweat, and garish costumes. The brutal reality of the ring is masked by a strong fantasy element that feeds its popularity with fans, most of them men
Young first-time photographers shine a light on South Sudan’s strife
As its part of wider efforts to help children affected by conflict, UNICEF recently organized a photography workshop in Rumbek, South Sudan, to give 20 youths an opportunity to tell their stories and express their feelings
Thirst for clean water
Some 650 million people, or one in 10 of the world's population, have no access to safe water, putting them at risk of infectious diseases and premature death. Reuters photographers photographed water in their countries ahead of World Water Day (March 22).
Herders suffer in fight against Boko Haram
The Nigerian government shut down the cattle trade that sustained the city of Maiduguri to strangle the Boko Haram insurgency, leaving many residents with no livelihood, including many of the two million people displaced by the war
Fukushima: Searching for loved ones
The disaster in March 2011 killed nearly 16,000 people along Japan's northeastern coast and left more than 2,500 missing. Family members continue to look for the bodies of their missing loved ones, when access to the area is permitted, as they still try to bring closure to their loss.
Women in the workplace
U.S. Library of Congress archive photos show women's workplaces ranging from a flour mill in England to a coal mine in Belgium or Lincoln Motor Co.'s welding department in Detroit. International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8
Slow change come to Cuba
A year after Cuba and the United States agreed to restore diplomatic relations, changes are creeping into Havana as the people hope for economic improvements