In pictures: The ruins from above
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Aerial photographs of the devastation caused by the tsunami that hit Indian Ocean countries on 26 December.
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Spectacular new images of Mars could reveal clues about tens of millions of years of the red planet's history.
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PARIS - Three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Lebanon, which include some of the Mideast's most significant ancient ruins, are in urgent need of repair after a month of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the U.N. agency said Monday.  A team of U.N.
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The first images of the seabed that was rocked by the earthquake that triggered Asia's catastrophic tsunami revealed huge ruptures spanning several miles along the Indian Ocean's floor.
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Pictures of the devastation left by huge earthquake-triggered waves around the Indian Ocean.
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Reader Reshmi Menon sends us a picture.
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Reader Himanshu Bhutani sends us a picture.
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For centuries, San Juan's fortified stone walls have withstood the assaults of waves and cannonballs. But the vibrations of traffic and the weight of heavy tourist buses are causing parts of the walls to crumble.
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Some of the world's most treasured destinations are in peril. Many are being trashed by mass tourism, with an assist from indifferent government policies and greedy developers. Among them:  _Easter Island.
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The walk through the decaying seaside mansion is a grim reminder of the political carnage that wracked Peru over two decades and killed nearly 70,000 people. The photos stare from peeling walls in a stark chronicle of the bloodbath.
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The puzzling site that Israeli jets bombed in September became more curious with the release of a satellite photograph showing new construction there.
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Iraqis inspect the rubble of a destroyed house following US air strikes on the city of Falluja. Photograph: Mohammed Khodor/Reuters.
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The crumbling Gaizinkalns viewing tower - as old and ugly as it may be - holds a place close to my heart.
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Reader Tejinder Singh sends us a picture.
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A real-time 3-D computer reconstruction allows visitors to navigate the ancient city as if it were 320 A.D. again.
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A sculptor, an architect, a photographer and a writer were involved. Collisions may have been inevitable.
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By MAUREEN CULLEY  IN spectacular shades of scarlet and orange, they could be abstract artworks. But these stunning images are actually photographs of life beneath the surface of two of Scotland's sea lochs.