The Daily Standard has published our selection of 'World Pictures' for almost ten years. It started as a result of seeing so many pictures on the Associated Press wire service that illustrate breaking news, current events, natural wonders, foreign cultures and the human condition. But most of these images could never have fit in our print edition. As of a week ago, The Daily Standard switched to a tier of service from the AP more appropriate for a newspaper of our size. Unfortunately this tier does not have carte blanche access to AP pictures, and we will be retiring our 'World Pictures' feature. Thank you for learning about our world with us through 'World Picts'.
--Jason Snyder,
Webmaster, The Daily Standard
Saturday, September 30th, 2023
Laborers clean up idols and reusable material from Hussain Sagar Lake, a day after the immersion of Ganesh idols in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse idols of the elephant-headed god Ganesh into oceans and rivers in the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturti festival that celebrates the birth of the Hindu god. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)