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After The Turkish Quake

In the days following Turkey's earthquake, Abbas Atilay, a photographer working for RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service, traveled to the city of Van, which was one of the places worst affected by the quake. While he was there, he documented the frantic rescue efforts that took place in the immediate aftermath of the quake and also captured images of local residents as they began the slow process of rebuilding their lives.

Kyrgyzstan's Presidential Vote On October 30

Polls opened on October 30 for Kyrgyzstan's 3-million-plus registered voters to pick a new president for the first time since bloody protests chased Kurmanbek Bakiev from power a year and a half ago. Interim leader Roza Otunbaeva declined to run, leaving a field of 16 presidential hopefuls to battle it out to lead post-Soviet Central Asia's lone parliamentary democracy. (Photos by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service and official sources)

Photos Of The Week -- October 15-21

From prisoner swaps to Greek riots, Kosovo roadblocks, and the undoing of a Libyan dictator.

Muammar Qaddafi: Snapshots Of A Strongman

Muammar Qaddafi took power in Libya in 1969 and ruled the North African country until he was deposed in 2011.

Policing 'Occupy Wall Street' Protests In U.S.

Meet The Residents Of The Samaxi Boarding House

Photographers Abbas Atilay and Ahmed Mukhtar twice visited the Azerbaijani city of Samaxi -- in May and September 2011 -- to meet the residents of a state boarding house for people with mental disorders.

Photos Of The Week -- October 1-7

Apple boss Steve Jobs is remembered following his death, as Russia fetes its former/future president.

An Innovator's Life: Steve Jobs

A retrospective of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011), the technology entrepreneur who was described after his death on October 5 by U.S. President Barack Obama as "among the greatest of American innovators."

10 Years Of Afghan War

The United States and its NATO allies responded 10 years ago this week to the 9/11 attacks with a military campaign to oust Al-Qaeda's Taliban hosts. The conflict went on to become the longest war in U.S. history as international and Afghan forces battled a fierce insurgency, with casualties and frustrations mounting within the war-weary Afghan public and the international community.

Photos Of The Week -- September 24-30

From Kosovo confrontations to Libyan battles and Polish reconciliation.

An Exclusive Peek Inside 'The Hague Hilton'

Bosnian photographer Damir Sagolj was granted exclusive access to "The Hague Hilton," the international war crimes detention center, where accused war criminals live while on trial. He's the first journalist ever allowed inside.