Photos of the week
The best images from the week's news, Jan. 24 - Jan. 31, 2014
World
Ukraine activist: "They crucified me" in 2 week ordeal
Latest victim of mysterious attacks on gov't opponents, bloodied and scarred Dmytro Bulatov tells TV station of horrific alleged torture by kidnappers
A timeline of the Amanda Knox case
The sequence of events that led to Amanda Knox's second murder conviction on Jan. 30, 2014
Knox: I "will never go willingly" back to Italy
On the day after her conviction for the murder of her roommate was re-instated by an Italian court, Amanda Knox said that she will "fight this to the very end"
Italy police recover relic containing Pope JPII’s blood
Cloth stained with late pontiff’s blood found in garage of 2 suspected drug addicts arrested over theft from church
1,900 die in Syria during peace talks, activists say
Monitoring group says 430 civilians among dead during talks in Geneva, which ended with little more than an agreement to meet again
Russian construction insider says Sochi Games money used for payoffs, kickbacks
Major Olympic contractor -- now a fugitive living in England -- says when he tried to go public with his allegations, he received death threats
Amanda Knox verdict: Could she be extradited back to Italy?
Italian court re-convicts Knox and former boyfriend; legal expert discusses possibility of extradition
Knox's ex found near Italy border after guilty verdict
Italian police find Raffaele Sollecito in hotel near Slovenia, confiscate his passport hours after court ruling
Holiday rush: Tens of millions of Chinese hit the rails and roads
Trains are packed as throngs of people leave the cities to celebrate the New Year with their families
Hundreds sue builders of Fukushima nuclear reactors
Lawsuit launched against Toshiba, GE and Hitachi over safety features at Japanese power plant that experienced meltdowns in 2011
U.S. blasts Syria for delay in removing chemical weapons
American officials believe just 4% of toxic agents meant to be out by Dec. 31 now removed, suggesting Assad regime “bargaining” on deal after the fact
Year of the horse
Preparations for Lunar New Year celebrations underway
Formula 1 legend Schumacher slowly being woken up
Month after he sustained serious head injuries in ski accident, German racing champ's doctors start bringing him out of induced coma
U.N. gets aid to starving refugees in Damascus camp
After scores of Palestinians die of hunger in rebel-occupied Yarmouk camp blockaded by Assad, U.N. stresses much more help needed
Trump promised to lower prices for Americans. Here's what the data shows.
Hurricane Isaias now a Category 3 storm as it threatens northern Gulf Coast
Interactive
These documents tell the story of the Cornell rape allegations
Pentagon's plan to livestream execution sparks intense backlash
Live
Iran's Houthi allies step up deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia
NYPD body camera footage shows aftermath of ICE agent shooting
Trump creates committee to investigate Fed's Lisa Cook
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former ICC judge Navi Pillay
