LONDON - Within a short walk from the social-housing block in west London where 17 people - and likely many more - died in a devastating fire are some of Britain's wealthiest streets, lined with elegant, multimillion-dollar townhouses.
SEOUL - She shops for fish for her family and is not afraid to go out in public in her slippers without a fancy hairdo, but one thing sets "Happy Mrs Jung-sook" apart from other South Korean housewives.
WASHINGTON - The president called on all citizens of the United States to set aside their differences. One of his fiercest critics prayed for him and the safety of his family.
DUBAI, UAE - A deal between the United States and Qatar for F-15 fighter jets and a visit to Doha by two US warships on Thursday showed the vital military links Washington maintains with a country now in a dispute with several other Arab nations.
LOS ANGELES - Bob Dylan has been accused of borrowing heavily for part of the Nobel Literature Prize lecture he finally delivered to the Swedish Academy last week.
MOSCOW - Russia has climbed out of recession despite the continuing Western sanctions, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, adding that the restrictions have forced the country to "switch on our brains" to reduce its dependence on energy exports. Speaking in a live call-in show televised nationwide, Putin deplored the US Senate's decision on Wednesday to impose new sanctions on Russia as a reflection of Western efforts to contain Russia but insisted that the measures only have made the country stronger.
TOKYO - Controversial legislation to criminalize the planning of serious crimes was enacted by Japan's parliament on Thursday despite vociferous calls from opposition parties and the public.
HANOI - Wearing pajamas and lying on her bed at her home in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, 19-year-old Nguyen Nhu Van wasn't planning to sleep anytime soon on Wednesday, despite it being midnight.
LOS ANGELES - Adonna Ebrahimi is stretched out on her yoga mat, struggling to maintain a cobra pose - and her composure - as a couple of baby goats do a balancing act on her back.
NEW YORK - In his eight years leading the New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert has witnessed the power of music to connect cultures - and watched as political strife consumes much of the world.
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