A Muslim woman walks off a train at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai
A Haitian looks through the Dominican Republic border gate, which opens Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. so that Haitians can sell their goods. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Haitian vendors get a jump on hawking their goods in Dajabon, Dominican Republic,
Six days after the quake, Leogane, Haiti, shows severe devastation. The megaquake was centered on this town, 18 miles from Port-au-Prince. Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
Christie Dorval was adjusting to life in a tent camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 17, 2010. A 7.0 temblor had hit the capital Jan. 12. Relief supplies were starting to trickle in. Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
Two young girls read while sitting at the entrance to their tent home. This particular Port-au-Prince camp, on the grounds of a former country club golf course, has 54,000 inhabitants. Haitians hope a runoff election in January will free up the flow of aid. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Eder Charles, caretaker of the Cathedral of Port-au-Prince with his father since 1992, walks through the ruins of the cathedral, destroyed by the 2010 earthquake. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
The Gateway to India Laughter Club meets in the morning for exercises and laughter in Mumbai, India. Clubs like these meet all over India as a positive way to start the day. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Elmer Martinez stays at the Casa del Migrantes in Tultitlan, Mexico, a hostel for migrants. Martinez is short of cash and undecided on whether he will stick with his plans to go to the United States or just stay in Mexico. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Ecophilanthropist Kristine Tompkins and her husband, Doug, are heading a project to fund the creation of Patagonia National Park in Chile to protect animals such as this herd of guanacos. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Horses stand at the edge of Lago General Carrera in Patagonia, Chile. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Smoke from a cooking fire rises in Diepsloot, South Africa, a township near Johannesburg.
Children sing the South African national anthem before participating in a soccer tournament put on by the Dreamfields Project, which provides soccer resources to township and rural schools across South Africa. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Dr. Andre Uys implants a transmitter into the abdomen of a sedated female lion in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
A much-maintained 1950s Oldsmobile still plies the streets of Old Havana. It’s among an estimated 30,000 pre-Cuban Revolution US autos on the island today. Alfredo Sosa/Staff
Two young Cubans check out 'revolutionary' publications at an open air bookseller in Old Havana. Cuba's leaders are redefining their economic model by allowing some people to own businesses. Alfredo Sosa/Staff
Women thresh wheat beneath a row of windmills, a project of Indian energy giant Suzlon that has displaced farmers and caused protests in Dhule District, India. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Employees walk past the Miraflores lock on the Panama Canal as it fills with water in anticipation of a vessel's passage in Miraflores, Panama. In eight minutes, three million gallons of water fill the lock. More than 14,000 vessels pass through the lock each year. Mary Knox Merrill/Staff
Angelina Salas works as a typist on the Plaza San Domingo in Mexico City helping illiterate clients and filling out forms that can't be done on computers. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
A dhobi wallah does laundry with the age-old technique of hitting the clothing against a cement slab in Mumbai, India. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Dogs of all kinds wait patiently for their turn at training at Escuelita Condesa, an
More than 800 people seeking asylum from places like Afghanistan and Sri Lanka have died on the trip to Australia since 2009, including the recent drowning of a 1-year-old.
An unnamed 1-year-old baby boy lying in a morgue on an island off the northwestern coast of Australia could be the catalyst for the most far-reaching overhaul of Australia’s asylum-seeker policy since the country signed the United Nations Refugee Convention in 1951.
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