Posted By: Marc Martin
Posted On: 6:03 p.m. | February 4, 2011
Every week we bring you the very best in visual journalism from around the world, and this week is no different.
The historic events playing out in Tahrir Square in Cairo brought us amazing images of defiance, perseverance and passion. Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, some riding horses and camels and wielding whips, clashed with anti-Mubarak protesters throwing rocks as Egypt's... View Post»
Posted By: Bryan Chan
Posted On: 5:11 p.m. | February 4, 2011
The six-day funeral for Gen. Vang Pao, the controversial but revered Hmong leader who was a key ally to the United States during the Vietnam War, began Friday in Fresno. As many as 40,000 people from around the world were expected to attend. Read the full story "Rites for Gen. Vang Pao a crossroads of Hmong tradition and modern U.S." by Diana Marcum. View Post»
Posted By: Marc Martin
Posted On: 11:31 a.m. | February 4, 2011
We are back in Cairo to begin Friday's Pictures in the News feature. The mood was decidedly different Friday in Egypt as stone throwing between the pro- and anti-government factions gave way to peaceful demonstrations in Tahrir Square, where tens of thousands of Egyptians prayed for an immediate end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule. Chinese New Year celebrations are underway with... View Post»
Posted By: Times Editors
Posted On: 6:50 p.m. | February 3, 2011
Thursday marks the start of the Chinese Year of the Rabbit and the Lunar New Year, and we have scenes from Beijing, London and Yokohama, Japan, to lead our Pictures in the News feature.
Elsewhere, violence continues in Egypt, where protesters are gathering rocks and constructing shields out of container lids and pieces of metal in Cairo's Tahrir Square. In Malaysia, residents are collecting... View Post»
