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00049444 : INDIA Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - A young boy searches through rubbish bags for items to reuse or resell.
00049443 : INDIA Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh - Street vendors trade and socialise beneath a huge advertising hoarding hung outside a clothing store.
00049442 : AFGHANISTAN Herat - The historic 15th century minarets of Herat.
00049441 : SOUTH AFRICA QwaQwa, Free State (Bloemfontein) Province - Mary Moloto, the principal of Soba Primary School and head of a local AIDS counselling programme sponsored by Save the Children, talks to her students in class.
00049440 : SOUTH AFRICA QwaQwa, Free State (Bloemfontein) Province - AIDS orphan Tsepang Mokoenya, who lives alone with her thirteen-year-old brother, is visited by Child Care Forum volunteer Evalena Mabowa and Save the Children organiser Veli Mofofkeng.
00049439 : ETHIOPIA Adama (Nazareth), Oromia region - Orthodox priests stand in front of a bonfire at a religious ceremony during Meskel celebrations. Meskel (meaning 'cross' in Ge'ez) is an annual religious holiday in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church commemorating the Finding of the True Cross by Queen Eleni (Saint Helena) in the fourth century.
00049438 : INDIA Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - A young boy holds a novelty heart-shaped balloon.
00049437 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - A model aeroplane is mounted on the roof of the OMAR Mine Museum. The OMAR (Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation) NGO runs landmine clearance programmes and educational awareness campaigns throughout Afghanistan.
00049436 : SOUTH AFRICA QwaQwa, Free State (Bloemfontein) Province - Young carer Joseph Nhlapo helps to take care of his ailing mother who is HIV positive.
00049435 : INDIA Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh - A female labourer carries a basket of earth across a construction site.
00049434 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Munitions on display at OMAR Mine Museum. The OMAR (Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation) NGO runs landmine clearance programmes and educational awareness campaigns throughout Afghanistan.
00049433 : ETHIOPIA Adama (Nazareth), Oromia region - Local men enact the discovery of the True Cross during Meskel celebrations. Meskel (meaning 'cross' in Ge'ez) is an annual religious holiday in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church commemorating the Finding of the True Cross by Queen Eleni (Saint Helena) in the fourth century.
00049432 : INDIA Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh - A sleeping man rests on the steps outside Tirupati railway station.
00049431 : ETHIOPIA Adama (Nazareth), Oromia region - Orthodox worshippers in traditional dress play sistrums during ceremonial Meskel celebrations. Meskel (meaning 'cross' in Ge'ez) is an annual religious holiday in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church commemorating the Finding of the True Cross by Queen Eleni (Saint Helena) in the fourth century.
00049430 : INDIA Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - Two female labourers cut grass by hand.
00049429 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - An advertising hoarding stands outside a newly-built wedding hall in Kabul.
00049428 : ETHIOPIA Adama (Nazareth), Oromia region - Uniformed policemen sit with female police officers, one of who holds a truncheon, in front of a bonfire built during Meskel celebrations. Meskel (meaning 'cross' in Ge'ez) is an annual religious holiday in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church commemorating the Finding of the True Cross by Queen Eleni (Saint Helena) in the fourth century.
00049427 : ETHIOPIA Adama (Nazareth), Oromia region - A ceremonial bonfire is lit during Meskel celebrations. Meskel (meaning 'cross' in Ge'ez) is an annual religious holiday in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church commemorating the Finding of the True Cross by Queen Eleni (Saint Helena) in the fourth century.
00049426 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) East Jerusalem - Archbishop Desmond Tutu is given a tour of the old city by Bishop Michael Sabah, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
00049425 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A woman makes dung patties to use for fuel in Daj Dai village.
00049424 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - Guddi Bai Verma harvests wheat with a sickle.
00049423 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049422 : INDIA Pushkar, Rajasthan - A trader fetches water for his animals at the annual camel market at Pushkar, the largest camel market in the world.
00049421 : INDIA Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir - Ladakhi Buddhist monks create a mandala with sand and the dust of precious stones during a festival at Thiksey monastery. After the festival the mandala will be destroyed, thus expressing the transitory nature of all visible forms.
00049420 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani helps her classmates with a maths problem.
00049419 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani poses for a photograph with Salama, her best friend and neighbour.
00049418 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - Devnaryan Verma and his relative load wheat onto their cart during the harvest.
00049417 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Shohodra, Raj Kumari, and Meena (from right to left) make dung patties that will be used for fuel in Daj Dai village.
00049416 : INDIA Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra - A Hindu pilgrim poses for a photograph at Trimbakeshwar Temple during the Kumbh Mela (the Urn Festival).
00049415 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - Many boys are killed by touching high voltage wires and bars. Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049414 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - Dhulu Singh Verma looks at the clothes on display in a new shopping mall. The store, set up by the multinational company ITC, is one of the first of its kind in the region.
00049413 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A Dalit woman with a flower attends the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. Vanangana, a women's group dedicated to human rights issues, receives strong support from the Dalit community. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049412 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani walks along the beach with her mother, Jamila, and her younger brother, Junior.
00049411 : TANZANIA Boko, Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani does her homework on the bed that she shares with her parents.
00049410 : TANZANIA Simana - A young mother carries her child through the tall grasses near the village of Simana.
00049409 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - Guddi Bai Verma gathers wheat during the harvest.
00049408 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - Guddi Bai Verma harvests wheat with a sickle.
00049407 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A crowd of Dalit women and their children come together for the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. Vanangana, a women's group dedicated to human rights issues, receives strong support from the Dalit community. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049406 : KENYA Dambas, North Eastern Province - A young woman stands on the edge of a polluted watering hole in the village of Dambas. Diarrhoea is a primary health risk in this region due to contaminated drinking water.
00049405 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A schoolboy writes with liquid chalk at a public primary school in the Chitrakoot district.
00049404 : INDIA Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu - A young boy plays in a pile of clothes, which were donated to a government college for distribution following the 2004 tsunami. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless. An underwater earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale triggered a series of tidal waves that caused devastation when they struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. Twelve countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00049403 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Two Dalit women earn a living by breaking stones. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049402 : BHUTAN Bhumthang - A young Buddhist monk tries to get the last pears out of a tree.
00049401 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Elisa holds her grandchild in front of a bear during a local ritual to protect the child from evil spirits. The village community is deeply superstitious and it is believed that a cotton thread soaked in bear saliva and tied around the neck will ward off ghosts and evil demons.
00049400 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Two Dalit men, working in a stone crushing factory, rest by a wall. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049399 : CHINA Beijing - Workers are suspended on cables as they work on the 2008 Olympic Games national stadium, designed in the style of a bird's nest by architects Herzog & de Meuron.
00049398 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049397 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Tamana hides behind her grandmother's sari. Tamana is the granddaughter of an investigative journalist, Shanti, who works for the 'Khabar Lahariya' newspaper. The 'Khabar Lahariya' is a fortnightly socio-political newspaper published in the Chitrakoot district that investigates human rights abuses. It is written in the local dialect and produced by a group of seven low caste women. The publication began in May 2002, presently has a print run of 1,500 and is sold in approximately 200 villages in the district.
00049396 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - Seventy year old Tul Saram rests under a tree with the cattle in the centre of his village.
00049395 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A Dalit woman sweeps the street. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049394 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Displaced fishing families sit in the cramped temporary relief shelters where they have been living ever since the 2004 tsunami destroyed their homes on Akkaraipettai beach.
00049393 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049392 : TANZANIA Boko, Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani washes her hands before she eats with her friend, Sweet, and her mother, Jamila Zuberia.
00049391 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - Computer operator Amar Singh Verma checks online crop prices at an internet cafe in the agricultural village of Siradi. The multinational company ITC has set up free internet kiosks with local language websites detailing crop-specific information in remote villages throughout the region. ITC feels that there is no contradiction between turning profits and enhancing social and environmental capital.
00049390 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani sits in a classroom at Kibasila School.
00049389 : TANZANIA Boko, Dar es Salaam - Eight year old Grace Makene and her friend Rose play with their dolls after school.
00049388 : TANZANIA Boko, Dar es Salaam - Mr. Ramadhani gives his daughter, Badria, her lunch money before she heads off to school.
00049387 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Kavita, a journalist for the 'Khabar Lahariya', brushes her hair before going to work. The 'Khabar Lahariya' is a fortnightly socio-political newspaper published in the Chitrakoot district. It is written in the local dialect and produced by a group of seven low caste women. The publication began in May 2002, presently has a print run of 1,500 and is sold in approximately 200 villages in the district.
00049386 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani shares a Swahili language book with her classmates at Kibasila School.
00049385 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani plays a hand clapping game with a classmate at Kibasila School.
00049384 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Dalit children collect wood to sell in the nearby village of Bandha Bhitar. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049383 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Kavita, a journalist for the 'Khabar Lahariya' newspaper, interviews children at a public primary school in the Chitrakoot district. It is written in the local dialect and produced by a group of seven low caste women. The publication began in May 2002, presently has a print run of 1,500 and is sold in approximately 200 villages in the district.
00049382 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Florence Peter, a Standard 2 teacher, marks homework completed by eight year old Grace Makene and her friends. The classes are divided into two shifts in order to accomodate the large number of students that attend this school. Grace's shift begins at nine o'clock in the morning and ends at two o'clock in the afternoon.
00049381 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Children orphaned by the 2004 tsunami say their prayers at a residential aid camp. The community in this region is slowly recovering from the devastation caused by the tsunami.
00049380 : BHUTAN Trongsa - A young Buddhist monk opens the doors of Trongsa Dzong, the ancestral home of Bhutan's monarchy.
00049379 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A Dalit woman, working in a stone crushing factory, inhales plumes of toxic dust every day. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049378 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - A Hindu devotee stands in the waters of the holy river Ganges to pray.
00049377 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Children from New Beach fishing community participate in a unique local ritual symbolising religious piety. The festivities mark the day when, as legend has it, a local fisherman by the name of Adipatti Nayanmar received 'moksha' from Lord Shiva.
00049376 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Kavita distributes the 'Khabar Lahariya', a fortnightly socio-political newspaper published in the Chitrakoot district. It is written in the local dialect and produced by a group of seven low caste women. The publication began in May 2002, presently has a print run of 1,500 and is sold in approximately 200 villages in the district.
00049375 : BHUTAN Trashi Yangtse - Buddhist monks practise a dance in the eastern village of Trashi Yangtse.
00049374 : TANZANIA Boko, Dar es Salaam - Eight year old Grace Makene and her mother have dinner together.
00049373 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A Dalit woman attends the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. Vanangana, a women's group dedicated to human rights issues, receives strong support from the Dalit community. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049372 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A Dalit woman attends the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. Vanangana, a women's group dedicated to human rights issues, receives strong support from the Dalit community. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049371 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - Shewta Verma harvests wheat with a sickle.
00049370 : TANZANIA Ngorongoro Crater - Two zebras graze near the Ngorongoro Crater.
00049369 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Nine year old Daya Shankar reads a copy of the 'Khabar Lahariya', a fortnightly socio-political newspaper published in the Chitrakoot district. It is written in the local dialect and produced by a group of seven low caste women. The publication began in May 2002, presently has a print run of 1,500 and is sold in approximately 200 villages in the district.
00049368 : CHINA Beijing - Workers are suspended on cables as they work on the 2008 Olympic Games national stadium, designed in the style of a bird's nest by architects Herzog & de Meuron.
00049367 : TANZANIA Ngorongoro - A Masai youth in a pastoralist community. Thousands of Masai people have been displaced by the establishment of protected conservation areas in Kenya. Masai interests have been marginalised due to their semi-nomadic lifestyle and lack of political representation.
00049366 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Fourteen year old Anand, who lost his mother in the 2004 tsunami, stands next to a crucifix memorial amid the ruins of a shoreline village. An underwater earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale triggered a series of tidal waves, which caused devastation when they struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. Twelve countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00049365 : CHINA Beijing - The construction site of the 2008 Olympic Games national stadium, designed in the style of a bird's nest by architects Herzog & de Meuron.
00049364 : CHINA Beijing - The construction site of the 2008 Olympic Games national stadium, designed in the style of a bird's nest by architects Herzog & de Meuron.
00049363 : CHINA Beijing - A security guard stands at the entrance to the construction site of 'The Cube', the aquatic venue for the 2008 Olympic Games.
00049362 : CHINA Beijing - An apartment building under construction in northern Beijing.
00049361 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Fishermen repair their nets on the beach in Nagapattinam. The fishing community in this region is slowly recovering from the devastation caused by the 2004 tsunami.
00049360 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Women collect fish from the harbour to sell at the market near Akkaraipettai beach. The fishing community in this region is slowly recovering from the devastation caused by the 2004 tsunami.
00049359 : CHINA Xining, Qinghai Province - Patients wait to see a specialist at a mobile eye centre run by the Himalayan Cataract Project. Dr. Sanduk Ruit, a renowned Nepalese ophthalmologist, has helped to train hundreds of local surgeons and performed thousands of sight-restoring operations in these mobile eye centres throughout Asia.
00049358 : TANZANIA Ngorongoro - A Masai settlement is erected in the Ngorongoro highland area. Thousands of Masai people have been displaced by the establishment of protected conservation areas in Kenya. Masai interests have been marginalised due to their semi-nomadic lifestyle and lack of political representation.
00049357 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Eight year old Grace Makene (right) plays with her friends Dida (centre) and Muneena (left) during a school break. The classes are divided into two shifts in order to accomodate the large number of students that attend this school.
00049356 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Eight year old Grace Makene (right) plays with her friends during a school break. The classes are divided into two shifts in order to accomodate the large number of students that attend this school.
00049355 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Dalit women carry a red cross at the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. Vanangana, a women's group dedicated to human rights issues, receives strong support from the Dalit community. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049354 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Meera Devi, a thirty-four year old Dalit woman, uses a sledgehammer to break stones. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049353 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - A stall vendor waits for customers by his cart.
00049352 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Fishermen take their boats out on the waters around Nagapattinam. The fishing community in this region is slowly recovering from the devastation caused by the 2004 tsunami.
00049351 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani stands in the morning assembly with her classmates at Kibasila School.
00049350 : TANZANIA Ngorongoro - A Masai woman and her child sit by the hearth in a pastoralist settlement. Thousands of Masai people have been displaced by the establishment of protected conservation areas in Kenya. Masai interests have been marginalised due to their semi-nomadic lifestyle and lack of political representation.
00049349 : INDIA Jaisalmer, Rajasthan - A crowd of tourists watch an aerial display on the last day of the Rajasthani Desert Festival.
00049348 : INDIA Jodhpur, Rajasthan - Border Security Force (BSF) constables carry out their morning duties at a Rajasthani training centre.
00049347 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A class of schoolchildren sit in assembly at a public primary school in the Chitrakoot district.
00049346 : INDIA Uttar Pradesh - A Dalit child and her father carry bundles of wood to sell in the nearby village of Bandha Bhitar. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049345 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Eight year old Grace Makene listens in class. The classes are divided into two shifts in order to accomodate the large number of students that attend this school.
00049344 : KENYA Nairobi - Schoolchildren in their classroom at SK Emmanuel primary school in Kibera slum. Although the Kenyan government has declared that all students are entitled to a free education, there are no government-run schools in Kibera. Oxfam is supporting a local community organisation that has expanded the classrooms and reduced the school fees at SK Emmanuel along with two other schools in Kibera.
00049343 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A Dalit child sits on a mattress at the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. Vanangana, a women's group dedicated to human rights issues, receives strong support from the Dalit community. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049342 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Eight year old Grace Makene writes on the blackboard in her school classroom. The classes are divided into two shifts in order to accommodate the large number of students that attend this school. Grace's shift begins at nine o'clock in the morning and ends at two o'clock in the afternoon.
00049341 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Eight year old Grace Makene walks to school from the city bus stop. It takes Grace two hours to get to school on the public bus.
00049340 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Nuseirat, Gaza Strip - Kindergarten schoolboys on a bus trip.
00049339 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Shanti, one of the editors of the 'Khabar Lahariya' newspaper, is pictured at home with her newborn grandchild. The 'Khabar Lahariya' is a fortnightly socio-political newspaper published in the Chitrakoot district. It is written in the local dialect and produced by a group of seven low caste women. The publication began in May 2002, presently has a print run of 1,500 and is sold in approximately 200 villages in the district.
00049338 : RWANDA Akavumeu, Nr. Umutara - A herd of horned cattle.
00049337 : TANZANIA Boko, Dar es Salaam - Eight year old Grace Makene reads a book on her mother's bed.
00049336 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Eight year old Grace Makene and her friends try to be quiet in class. The classes are divided into two shifts in order to accomodate the large number of students that attend this school.
00049335 : CHINA Xining, Qinghai Province - A young patient is prepared for an operation to remove a cataract at a mobile eye centre run by the Himalayan Cataract Project. Dr. Sanduk Ruit, a renowned Nepalese ophthalmologist, has helped to train hundreds of local surgeons and performed thousands of sight-restoring operations in these mobile eye centres throughout Asia.
00049334 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A young girl writes with liquid chalk at a public primary school in the Chitrakoot district.
00049333 : TANZANIA Boko, Dar es Salaam - Sylvia Goudwe, hands her daughter, eight year old Grace Makene, a snack to take with her to school.
00049332 : TANZANIA Endulen, Ngorongoro - A Masai pastoralist grazes livestock in the Ngorongoro highland area. Thousands of Masai people have been displaced by the establishment of protected conservation areas in Kenya. Masai interests have been marginalised due to their semi-nomadic lifestyle and lack of political representation.
00049331 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - R. Saravanan hunts through the burning remains of a shoreline village to look for metal and other surviving materials left in the wake of the 2004 tsunami. An underwater earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale triggered a series of tidal waves, which caused devastation when they struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. Twelve countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00049330 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Hindu devotees pray beside the River Ganges.
00049329 : INDIA Delhi - Muslim worshippers visit the Jamia Masjid (the Grand Mosque) on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, an Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan.
00049328 : TANZANIA Boko, Dar es Salaam - Eight year old Grace Makene watches cartoons on television after school.
00049327 : INDIA Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Children watch a puppet show performed by UNICEF workers in an effort to help them recover from the trauma of the 2004 tsunami. The fishing community in this region is slowly recovering from the devastation caused by the tsunami.
00049326 : TANZANIA Boko, Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani does her homework on the bed that she shares with her parents.
00049325 : MALAWI Mchinji - Erita Tsamba prepares a meal for the families in the community childcare programme at Mchinji District Hospital.
00049324 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - Nathuram Verma (left) and Dhulu Singh Verma (right) look at a motorbike on display in a new shopping mall. The store, set up by the multinational company ITC, is one of the first of its kind in the region.
00049323 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - Farmers load bails of wheat onto their bull-drawn cart during the harvest.
00049322 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - A vigil for dead train surfer Logan Kagiso Nthutang, who died just before his 15th birthday. Here his aunts Lerato (right) and Lorraine Nthutang (left, in green) view his body. While this was happening another train surfer was killed in Mapetla. The train surfers had earlier said that they would ride in honour of Logan. Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049321 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A woman stands in the crowd with her son at the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. Vanangana, a women's group dedicated to human rights issues, receives strong support from the Dalit community. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049320 : INDIA Muttukadu, Tamil Nadu - Tearful Manju, aged five, in a camp for displaced people in the seaside village of Muttukadu. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless following the 2004 tsunami. An underwater earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale triggered a series of tidal waves that caused devastation when they struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. Twelve countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00049319 : TANZANIA Endulen, Ngorongoro - Masai pastoralists collect water at one of the few available sources in the Ngorongoro highland area. Thousands of Masai people have been displaced by the establishment of protected conservation areas in Kenya. Masai interests have been marginalised due to their semi-nomadic lifestyle and lack of political representation.
00049318 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - Guddi Bai Verma harvests wheat with a sickle.
00049317 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - Nathuram Verma (left) and Dhulu Singh Verma (right) look at a television on display in a new shopping mall. The store, set up by the multinational company ITC, is one of the first of its kind in the region.
00049316 : INDIA Arambol, Goa - Tourists and revellers dance at a local carnival.
00049315 : BHUTAN Bhumthang - A mother and baby are pictured outside their home.
00049314 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani and her classmates stand around the drinking fountain at Kibasila School.
00049313 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - The body of an elderly woman is cremated beside the River Ganges.
00049312 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani poses for a photograph on the beach.
00049311 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani walks home from school with her friends.
00049310 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani poses for a photograph with a classmate outside Kibasila School.
00049309 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - A group of farmers pose for a photograph at an internet cafe in the agricultural village of Siradi. The multinational company ITC has set up free internet kiosks with local language websites detailing crop-specific information in remote villages throughout the region. ITC feels that there is no contradiction between turning profits and enhancing social and environmental capital.
00049308 : CHINA Xining, Qinghai Province - Patients wait to have their bandages removed at a mobile eye centre run by the Himalayan Cataract Project. Dr. Sanduk Ruit, a renowned Nepalese ophthalmologist, has helped to train hundreds of local surgeons and performed thousands of sight-restoring operations in these mobile eye centres throughout Asia.
00049307 : INDIA Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir - Ladakhi Buddhist monks create a mandala with sand and the dust of precious stones during a festival at Thiksey monastery. After the festival the mandala will be destroyed, thus expressing the transitory nature of all visible forms.
00049306 : INDIA Pushkar, Rajasthan - Camel trader Jelha Ram attends the annual market at Pushkar, the largest camel market in the world.
00049305 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Jagdish, a self-proclaimed alcoholic poses outside an outdoor drinking establishment. Alcohol sales have dramatically increased since the 2004 tsunami.
00049304 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - A fisherman shows off his catch at a market in the Nagapattinam district. The fishing community in this region is slowly recovering from the devastation caused by the 2004 tsunami.
00049303 : TANZANIA Ngorongoro - Two Masai pastoralists walk through the bush in the Ngorongoro highland area. Thousands of Masai people have been displaced by the establishment of protected conservation areas in Kenya. Masai interests have been marginalised due to their semi-nomadic lifestyle and lack of political representation.
00049302 : INDIA Siradi - A baby lies on the floor beneath a television set inside the home of Amar Singh Verma, who is a computer operator in the agricultural village of Siradi. The multinational company ITC has installed solar power and computers in the village so farmers can now trade their crops online.
00049301 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani and her classmates listen to their maths teacher, Amina Sinani Mgonja, at Kibasila school.
00049300 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A Dalit woman cries at the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. Vanangana, a women's group dedicated to human rights issues, receives strong support from the Dalit community. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049299 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A Dalit woman, working in a stone crushing factory, inhales plumes of of toxic dust every day. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049298 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - An ice cream vendor sells his snacks to eight year old Grace Makene and her friends outside a school in Dar es Salaam.
00049297 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - A bird (in silhouette) flies above a fish market in the early morning. The fishing community in this region is slowly recovering from the devastation caused by the 2004 tsunami.
00049296 : INDIA Tamil Nadu - Yelisa holds her young son at a temporary relief camp set up inside a temple following the 2004 tsunami. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless. An underwater earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale triggered a series of tidal waves that caused devastation when they struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. Twelve countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00049295 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - Guddi Bai Verma harvests wheat with a sickle.
00049294 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A Dalit child sits next to a painting of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) at the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. B. R. Ambedkar was a statesman and revolutionary who fought for the socio-political rights of millions of Dalit people. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049293 : INDIA Jaisalmer, Rajasthan - A camel owner (in silhouette) is pictured at sunset on the last day of the Rajasthani Desert Festival.
00049292 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - A Hindu pilgrim joins hundreds of fishing families in a unique local ritual symbolising religious piety. The festivities mark the day when, as legend has it, a local fisherman by the name of Adipatti Nayanmar received 'moksha' from Lord Shiva.
00049291 : MALAWI Namatchuwa - A trader carries a pig on the back of his bike.
00049290 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Rajanga, a fisherman who lost his home and livelihood in the 2004 tsunami, prays in front of the ocean. An underwater earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale triggered a series of tidal waves, which caused devastation when they struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. Twelve countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00049289 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Eight year old Vanitha and her toy teddy bear stand amid the remains of her home, which was destroyed in the 2004 tsunami. An underwater earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale triggered a series of tidal waves that caused devastation when they struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. Twelve countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00049288 : INDIA Tamil Nadu - A woman hangs out her laundry at a temporary relief camp set up inside a temple following the 2004 tsunami. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless. An underwater earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale triggered a series of tidal waves that caused devastation when they struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. Twelve countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00049287 : INDIA Pushkar, Rajasthan - A trader attends at the annual camel market at Pushkar, the largest camel market in the world.
00049286 : TANZANIA Boko, Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani does her laundry.
00049285 : CHINA Xining, Qinghai Province - A patient is examined at a mobile eye centre run by the Himalayan Cataract Project. Dr. Sanduk Ruit, a renowned Nepalese ophthalmologist, has helped to train hundreds of local surgeons and performed thousands of sight-restoring operations in these mobile eye centres throughout Asia.
00049284 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Fish are displayed for sale at a market in the Nagapattinam district. The fishing community in this region is slowly recovering from the devastation caused by the 2004 tsunami.
00049283 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - A welder works to repair a steel boat. The fishing community in this region is slowly recovering from the devastation caused by the 2004 tsunami.
00049282 : TANZANIA Boko, Dar es Salaam - Eight year old Grace Makene is collected from the bus stop by her grandmother. It takes Grace two hours to get home from school on the public bus.
00049281 : CHINA Xining, Qinghai Province - Patients wait to have their bandages removed at a mobile eye centre run by the Himalayan Cataract Project. Dr. Sanduk Ruit, a renowned Nepalese ophthalmologist, has helped to train hundreds of local surgeons and performed thousands of sight-restoring operations in these mobile eye centres throughout Asia.
00049280 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Dalit children sit next to a painting of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) at the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. B.R.Ambedkar was a statesman and revolutionary who fought for the socio-political rights of millions of Dalit people. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049279 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Eight year old Grace Makene walks to catch the bus home from school with her neighbour Lucas Owens. The classes are divided into two shifts in order to accomodate the large number of students that attend this school. Grace's classes begin at nine o'clock in the morning but end at two o'clock in the afternoon.
00049278 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Kamila, a twenty-four year old Dalit woman, is pictured at home with her four year old daughter. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049277 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A crowd of Dalit women and their children come together for the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. Vanangana, a women's group dedicated to human rights issues, receives strong support from the Dalit community. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049276 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A Dalit women and her young daughter attend the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. Vanangana, a women's group dedicated to human rights issues, receives strong support from the Dalit community. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049275 : TANZANIA Boko, Dar es Salaam - Eight year old Grace Makene waits with her mother for the school bus. Local children, who cannot afford to go to school, carry water past them. The Tanzanian government does provide free education for children up to Standard 7, but many families cannot afford to buy the uniforms, pencils and papers that their children need to attend.
00049274 : IRAN Shiraz - Three men smoke a water pipe in a park.
00049273 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A Dalit woman reads the programme at the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. Vanangana, a women's group dedicated to human rights issues, receives strong support from the Dalit community. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049272 : TANZANIA Ngorongoro - Masai pastoralists graze their livestock in the Ngorongoro highland area. Thousands of Masai people have been displaced by the establishment of protected conservation areas in Kenya. Masai interests have been marginalised due to their semi-nomadic lifestyle and lack of political representation.
00049271 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Dalit women (in silhouette) come together for the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. Vanangana, a women's group dedicated to human rights issues, receives strong support from the Dalit community. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049270 : INDIA Jodhpur, Rajasthan - Border Security Force (BSF) constables practise military manoeuvres with their camels at a training centre in Rajasthan. The BSF are responsible for patrolling India's borders during peacetime.
00049269 : INDIA Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Fishermen take their boats out on the waters around the village of Muzuku Thurai near Cuddalore. The fishing community in this region is slowly recovering from the devastation caused by the 2004 tsunami.
00049268 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Nicky Oppenheimer, Chairman of DeBeers, at the diamond company's headquarters.
00049267 : SPAIN Barcelona, Catalonia - Antoni Lozano Bonafont (85). Having fought in the Republican army during the civil war, he went into exile and joined the French resistance. After being arrested by the Germans in 1941, he was deported to the Mauthausen Nazi concentration camp. He survived until liberation at the end of World War II (WW2).
00049266 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A Dalit child holds onto his mother's sari during at the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. Vanangana, a women's group dedicated to human rights issues, receives strong support from the Dalit community. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049265 : INDIA Siradi, Madhya Pradesh - Computer operator Amar Singh Verma checks online crop prices at an internet cafe in the agricultural village of Siradi. The multinational company ITC has set up free internet kiosks with local language websites detailing crop-specific information in remote villages throughout the region. ITC feels that there is no contradiction between turning profits and enhancing social and environmental capital.
00049264 : INDIA Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Fishermen take their boats out on the waters near Cuddalore. The fishing community in this region is slowly recovering from the devastation caused by the 2004 tsunami.
00049263 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - A bride is decorated with a substance similiar to henna. Hundreds of 'tsunami weddings' have taken place involving survivors whose spouses were killed by the 2004 disaster.
00049262 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Nineteen year old Gowindra has a 'thali' necklance tied around her neck by her husband during their wedding. Hundreds of 'tsunami weddings' have taken place involving survivors whose spouses were killed by the 2004 disaster.
00049261 : INDIA Gabela, Uttar Pradesh - Drashni Sharma with her two husbands, Surat Singh Sharma and Narayan Singh Sharma, and their children. They are an example of fraternal polyandry, a form of polygamy in which two brothers marry the same woman.
00049260 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - Two Dalit women, Ranchi (left) and Raj Kumari (right), chop wood. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049259 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Twelve year old Badria Ramadhani helps her classmates with a maths problem at Kibasila School.
00049258 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - The coffin of train surfer Logan Kagiso Nthutang, who died just before his 15th birthday, is brought into the family home. While this was happening another train surfer was killed in Mapetla. The surfers had earlier said that they would ride in honour of Logan. Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049257 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - A young man is overcome with emotion at the scene of his friend Jananda's death. The boy was killed when he fell off a moving train. Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049256 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - The girlfriend of train surfer Logan Kagiso Nthutang, who died just before his 15th birthday, is comforted by a friend at his funeral. Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049255 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - The body of Jananda, who was killed when he fell off a moving train. Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049254 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - Youths show off in a railway station before boarding a train roof. Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049253 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Nineteen year old Gowindra prepares for her wedding. Both she and her husband lost relatives in the 2004 tsunami and now live in a local temporary relief shelters. Hundreds of 'tsunami weddings' have taken place involving survivors whose spouses were killed by the disaster.
00049252 : TANZANIA Ngorongoro - Two Masai youths play pool and drink Coca Cola in a pastoralist community.
00049251 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - An editorial meeting is conducted in the office of the 'Khabar Lahariya', a fortnightly socio-political newspaper published in the Chitrakoot district. It is written in the local dialect and produced by a group of seven low caste women. The publication began in May 2002, presently has a print run of 1,500 and is sold in approximately 200 villages in the district.
00049250 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - A boy taunts the train driver, who is powerless to stop him. Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049249 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - The burnt body of a boy killed by electricity when he made contact with a high voltage conductor. Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049248 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049247 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049246 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - The body of a boy killed after falling from a fast moving train. Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049245 : INDIA Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh - A Dalit child watches his mother as she unloads rocks from a truck at a stone crushing factory. The members of the segregated low-ranking Dalit caste perform the most menial jobs in Hindu society and are considered to be literally 'untouchable'.
00049244 : INDIA Pushkar, Rajasthan - Thousands of traders attend the annual camel market at Pushkar, the largest camel market in the world.
00049243 : INDIA Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Children play with a ball on the beach near the village of Muzuku Thurai. The fishing community in this region is slowly recovering from the devastation caused by the 2004 tsunami.
00049242 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - The body of a boy killed while train surfing is wrapped up. Another boy (right) is cautioned by police after being caught performing tricks at the same spot despite his friend's death. Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049241 : INDIA Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - A young boy sleeps on the floor of an abandoned house, which was deserted by neighbours after the 2004 tsunami. His family prefers to live here rather than use the cramped temporary relief shelters set up in the area.
00049240 : SOUTH AFRICA Soweto, Johannesburg - A boy performs the 'Spiderman' or 'Matrix' stunt - running along the inside of a tunnel as the train passes through. Train surfing, also known as staff riding, is a popular but dangerous pursuit amongst teenage boys in Soweto. In 2006, at least ten young men were killed performing stunts on moving trains, and many more injured.
00049239 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - A middle-aged couple push a trolley full of shopping outside a Tesco supermarket store.
00049238 : NETHERLANDS - Veteran Willem Brandt (born 1914) worked on the Burmese Death Railway as a prisoner of war (POW) during World War II (WW2).
00049237 : SPAIN Santpedor, Barcelona Province, Catalonia - Josep Simon Mill (82). A Republican, he went into exile in France after the civil war, leaving behind his wife and daughter. He joined the French resistance but was caught by the Vichy authorities and taken to the Mauthausen Nazi concentration camp, where most Spanish political prisoners were incarcerated. He survived until liberation at the end of World War II (WW2).
00049236 : THAILAND Bangkok - Young women on a city street wear facemasks to protect themselves from traffic fumes and air pollution.
00049235 : NETHERLANDS Roosendaal - Victor, Bianca and Mirjam de Bruijn live together in a polygamous relationship.
00049234 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - A young planespotter couple watch out for aeroplanes at Schiphol Airport.
00049233 : SLOVAKIA Bratislava - A roller-skater passes Bratislava Castle (opposite riverbank) while tourists watch the boats sailing along the River Danube.
00049232 : BELGIUM Kemmel, West Flanders - The operations room of the Belgian army used during the Cold War.
00049231 : ITALY Moneglia - A tourist takes a picture of a swordfish with her mobile phone.
00049230 : NETHERLANDS Deelen - Dutch soldiers train for an upcoming mission.
00049229 : CZECH REPUBLIC Cesky Krumlov - The historic town of Cesky Krumlov in the South Bohemian Region sits on the Vltava river.
00049228 : KOSOVO Mitrovica / Mitrovice - Two youths drive through an Albanian neighbourhood in Mitrovica. The Serbs generally live in the north of this ethnically divided city whilst the Albanians predominately reside in the south.
00049227 : NETHERLANDS The Hague, South Holland - The former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev gives a speech on a visit to the Netherlands.
00049226 : RUSSIA Moscow - World War II (WW2) veterans, wearing their campaign medals, celebrate Victory Day in Gorky Park.
00049225 : ROMANIA Budesti - A peasant grandmother is pictured with her two granddaughters at their family home.
00049224 : THAILAND Chiang Mai - Motorcyclists drive past a billboard advertisement for Heineken beer.
00049223 : NETHERLANDS Roosendaal - Bianca and Mirjam kiss Victor. The three friends live together in a polygamous relationship.
00049222 : BELARUS Leznjevitsi - Labourers transfer the grain threshed by a combine harvester into an old truck at state-owned farm.
00049221 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Alejandro Zaera Polo, co-founder of Foreign Office Architects.
00049220 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - An elderly man with a bicycle waves at a KLM Boeing 747 at Schiphol Airport.
00049219 : BELARUS Gomel, Homiel Province - An elderly smallholder guides a horse drawn plough while his wife collects vegetables. Only a small percentage of Belarusian farmers own the land that they work.
00049218 : THAILAND Chiang Mai - A motorcyclist in a traffic jam wears a facemask to protect himself from traffic fumes and air pollution.
00049217 : CZECH REPUBLIC Cesky Krumlov - The historic town of Cesky Krumlov in the South Bohemian Region sits on the Vltava river.
00049216 : FRANCE Ile du Rhin, Alsace - Tourists visiting the French-German border stand beside their Volkswagen (VW) Beetle, opposite the medieval fortress in German town of Breisach, to watch a speedboat tow a water-skier along the Rhine. The river marks the border between France and Germany.
00049215 : NETHERLANDS The Hague, South Holland - The former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev gives a speech on a visit to the Netherlands.
00049214 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Alejandro Zaera Polo, co-founder of Foreign Office Architects.
00049213 : ROMANIA Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures County - An elderly woman carries a pig through the monthly livestock market at Sighetu Marmatiei.
00049212 : NETHERLANDS Deelen - Armed Dutch soldiers train for an upcoming mission.
00049211 : NETHERLANDS Keukenhof, Lisse - A Muslim woman films racks of traditional Dutch clogs with a video camcorder.
00049210 : CZECH REPUBLIC Northern Bohemia - A tourist walks through a gorge in the Cesky Raj mountains.
00049209 : NETHERLANDS Delft, South Holland - A civil servant uses a laptop computer to check the water quality of a swimming lake.
00049208 : NETHERLANDS Scheveningen - Shadows are cast across an empty prison cell from the bars on the window.
00049207 : NETHERLANDS Ermelo, Gelderland - A portrait of a female Dutch soldier.
00049206 : CZECH REPUBLIC Tsjechie - Farm labourers pitch hay onto a tractor-trailer during the harvest.
00049205 : THAILAND Bangkok - Motorcyclists wait in a traffic jam.
00049204 : NETHERLANDS Ermelo, Gelderland - A portrait of a female Dutch soldier wearing make-up.
00049203 : SLOVAKIA Kosice - A young couple embrace while children play in a suburban park.
00049202 : CZECH REPUBLIC Cesky Krumlov - A Christian statue presides over the historic medieval town of Cesky Krumlov in the South Bohemian Region.
00049201 : NETHERLANDS Ermelo, Gelderland - A portrait of a female Dutch soldier wearing make-up.
00049200 : SYRIA Aleppo - Small portrait photographs with Konica and Kodak stickers attached to them are displayed in the window of a local store.
00049199 : THAILAND Bangkok - Traffic passes a billboard celebrating the birthday and reign of the much revered but now ageing Thai monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej (also known as King Rama IX).
00049198 : TURKEY Istanbul - A bus station stands next to the Golden Horn estuary.
00049197 : KOSOVO Mitrovica / Mitrovice - A young boy with a football stands amongst Serbian women socialising in a local square. The Serbs generally live in the north of this ethnically divided city whilst the Albanians predominately reside in the south.
00049196 : KOSOVO Mitrovica / Mitrovice - Serbian Orthodox families light candles for the dead.
00049195 : BELARUS Gomel, Homiel Province - A cowherd on horseback watches over his cattle as they graze near a main road.
00049194 : NETHERLANDS Ermelo, Gelderland - A portrait of a female Dutch soldier.
00049193 : ROMANIA Budesti - Farm labourers pitch hay during the harvest.
00049192 : ROMANIA Budesti - A drunken peasant in wellington boots takes a nap on a bench.
00049191 : NETHERLANDS Westland, South Holland - Garden plants are cultivated at a horticultural centre in Westland.
00049190 : NETHERLANDS De Lier, South Holland - A pest controller walks along the canal in De Lier with two dead rats.
00049189 : CZECH REPUBLIC Mlada Boleslav - A factory worker helps to assemble a Skoda Fabia car on a production line at the Volkswagen (VW) Skoda plant.
00049188 : NETHERLANDS Rotterdam, South Holland - A Muslim boy wheelies a bicycle in front of the Mevlana Mosque.
00049187 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - Muslim schoolboys of diverse origin walk home past the Masjid Umar mosque in Evington. From left to right: Deeq, born in Holland of Somali parents; Moheen, a British Asian of Pakistani origin; and Bilal, who comes from an Algerian family. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years. It is one of the most ethnically-diverse cities in Europe.
00049186 : BELARUS Lugamawitsji - Smallholder Kazimir Medjeko (centre) and his family pitch hay into a horse drawn cart during the harvest. Only a small percentage of Belarusian farmers own the land that they work.
00049185 : SPAIN Caseres, Tarragona Province, Catalonia - Edmon Gimeno Font (82). As a teenager after the civil war, while living in exile in France with his parents, who were Spanish Republicans, he was interned by the Vichy authorities. From there he was taken to the Mittelbau-Dora Nazi concentration camp, where he was a forced labourer. Later he was incarcerated at Bergen-Belsen, surviving until liberation at the end of World War II (WW2).
00049184 : ROMANIA Calinesti, Maramures County - Relatives pass on their best wishes to a young bride before her wedding.
00049183 : CZECH REPUBLIC Hrensko - The European Union (EU) flag flies next to a traffic sign at the German-Czech border crossing.
00049182 : KOSOVO Mitrovica / Mitrovice - Albanian smallholders visit a local cattle market.
00049181 : KOSOVO Mitrovica / Mitrovice - A Belgian NATO KFOR soldier patrols a Serbian neighbourhood. The Serbs generally live in the north of this ethnically divided city whilst the Albanians predominately reside in the south.
00049180 : ITALY Moneglia - The smashed window of a jewellery store.
00049179 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - A young tourist watches a pleasure cruise boat from Charles Bridge. The boat passes below Prague Castle as it sails along the Vltava River.
00049178 : ROMANIA Budesti - A farm labourer carrying a hoe returns home after working in the fields.
00049177 : NETHERLANDS Waddinxveen, South Holland - Kurdish refugees, who are on hunger strike after being refused political asylum in the Netherlands, wrap themselves in blankets at a Dutch detention centre.
00049176 : THAILAND Bangkok - Pedestrians cross the street below a billboard celebrating the birthday and reign of the much revered but now ageing Thai monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej (also known as King Rama IX).
00049175 : CZECH REPUBLIC Mlada Boleslav - A middle-aged woman pushes her trolley through the car park at an Interspar supermarket.
00049174 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Livestock traders sell chickens and turkeys at a local market.
00049173 : THAILAND Bangkok - Students wait for the school bus.
00049172 : SLOVAKIA Moravsky Svaty Jan - Henrietta Wrabilowa (25) earns 25 cents per kilo for the strawberries that she collects during the harvest.
00049171 : NETHERLANDS De Lier, South Holland - A dead rat is caught in a trap by local pest control.
00049170 : KOSOVO Vushtrri, Mitrovica District - A young Albanian couple sit on a sculpture covered in graffiti outside an apartment complex.
00049169 : SYRIA Damascus - A street vendor smokes a cigarette by his bicycle while selling second-hand radios at a local flea market.
00049168 : LITHUANIA Piniava - Peasant Anton Brutzga harvests hay with his horse drawn combine harvester.
00049167 : KOSOVO Mitrovica / Mitrovice - An Albanian boy pushes a wheelbarrow full of objects that he has scavenged from amongst the rubbish on the city's streets.
00049166 : CZECH REPUBLIC Tsjechie - A farm labourer jumps from his tractor to help his companion pitch hay onto a trailer during the harvest.
00049165 : SLOVAKIA Surice - A statue of Jesus affixed to a crucifix stands in a field of sunflowers.
00049164 : SLOVAKIA Trencin Region - A bus drives past a sign for the Czech-Slovakian border.
00049163 : SLOVAKIA Bratislava - A man passes a church on the opposite riverbank as he strolls along a pathway next to the River Danube.
00049162 : NETHERLANDS The Hague, South Holland - Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is pictured while visiting The Hague.
00049161 : KOSOVO Pecinci, Srem District - NATO KFOR soldiers patrol a deserted Serbian village. The residents, fearing their Albanian neighbours, have fled from the settlement and many have left their possessions, such as this wedding photograph, behind.
00049160 : KOSOVO Mitrovica / Mitrovice - Albanian Muslims take their shoes off before entering a mosque.
00049159 : KOSOVO Mitrovica / Mitrovice - A Dutch NATO KFOR soldier holds back Albanians attempting to take posession of Serbian houses. The Serbs generally live in the north of this ethnically divided city whilst the Albanians predominately reside in the south.
00049158 : SWITZERLAND Lugano - A man crosses the road with his dog.
00049157 : NETHERLANDS Ysselstein, Limburg - Stone crucifixes at Ysselstein war cemetery mark the graves of German soldiers killed in World War II (WW2).
00049156 : CZECH REPUBLIC Mlada Boleslav - Skoda Fabia cars are assembled on a production line at the Volkswagen (VW) Skoda plant.
00049155 : NETHERLANDS Deelen - A Dutch soldier is tied up as a hostage during an army training exercise.
00049154 : CZECH REPUBLIC Hradec Kralove - Elderly shoppers wait at a bus stop.
00049153 : KOSOVO Mitrovica / Mitrovice - A street trader sells lottery tickets while a child searches through a rubbish bin in a Serbian neighbourhood. The Serbs generally live in the north of this ethnically divided city whilst the Albanians predominately reside in the south.
00049152 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - A young protester wearing provocative headgear carries a banner at an anti-American, anti-war demonstration after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
00049151 : ROMANIA Budesti - A peasant woman spins wool while watching over her sheep.
00049150 : NETHERLANDS Rotterdam, South Holland - Muslim worshippers pray at Mevlana Mosque during Ramadan.
00049149 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - A sofa is transported on the roof of an old Volkswagen (VW) Golf car.
00049148 : NETHERLANDS Markelo - The World War II (WW2) memorial in Markelo cemetery.
00049147 : BELARUS Leznjevitsi - Labourers use tractors to bale hay at the Kirova Kolchocz state-owned farm during the harvest.
00049146 : BELARUS Minsk - A statue of Communist politician Vladimir Lenin stands in front of the government buildings in Minsk, a reminder of Soviet times.
00049145 : NETHERLANDS Vijfhuizen, North Holland - A weathering crack runs through the names of Dutch Jews inscribed on a World War II (WW2) memorial at the Gan HaShalom