Shepherds herd their sheep to the Kashgar market. Kashgar's proximity to other Asian capitals–Kabul, Islamabad, Tehran, and New Delhi–made it one of the principal stops on the old Silk Road. Traders from East and West bartered goods without crossing borders.
This winter, U.S. News & World Report photographer Jim Lo Scalzo drove the length of the U.S.-Mexican border from El Paso, Texas, to San Diego, Calif.
(3/10/06)
Yemen, an impoverished Muslim nation on the Arabian Peninsula, became a surprising U.S. ally in the wake of September 11. A look at the country and its people
(3/3/06)
