See the painterly picture that won this year's World Press Photo Contest—plus a...

See the painterly picture that won this year's World Press Photo Contest—plus a cliff-climbing polar bear, a record-breaking cave, and more.


Best News Pictures of 2011: World Press Winners
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Carsten Peter's otherworldly image for National Geographic magazine—part of a winning series—depicts divers exploring a massive cave far below Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Vietnam. The newly discovered Hang Ken cave is home to the world's biggest cave passage—up to 66 stories tall.

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