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00048445 : CHINA Shanghai - A labourer collects scrap metal from a highway construction site.
00048444 : CHINA Shanghai - Construction workers transport plastic piping through the Luodian New Town housing development. Designed by the Swedish firm SWECO group, the Luodian development is influenced by Scandinavian architecture and is one of the nine satellite towns planned by the local government.
00048443 : CHINA Shanghai - A team of construction workers work high up on the scaffolding of a highway construction site.
00048442 : CHINA Zhaisuo Township, Huinin County, Gansu Province - Eighteen-year-old Nan Yanshuang, a member of the Muslim Dongxiang ethnic minority, works in a dry terrace field near Linfang Village.
00048441 : TURKEY Istanbul - A police helicopter and birds hover overhead as Islamists demonstrate in front of the Beyiazid mosque against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Turkey.
00048440 : CHINA Shanghai - A construction worker stands on a ladder to install lighting fixtures above a billboard. The advertisement hoarding for a new development has been erected beneath the Jin Mao Grand Hyatt Tower.
00048439 : TURKEY Istanbul - Noon prayers at the Beyiazid Mosque.
00048438 : CHINA Shanghai - The sunrise over the Pudong Financial District.
00048437 : CHINA Shanghai - Workers transport a set of door and window frames on a rickshaw.
00048436 : TURKEY Istanbul - Riot police stand guard as Islamists demonstrate in front of the Beyiazid mosque against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Turkey.
00048435 : CHINA Zhangqiu, Shandong Province - A crane stands near a construction labourer (in silhouette) working high up on the scaffolding of an unfinished factory building.
00048434 : CHINA Zhaisuo Township, Huinin County, Gansu Province - Schoolchildren pictured during a break at Linfang Elementary School.
00048433 : CHINA Maanshan, Anhui Province - A worker inspects stacks of train wheels at Ma Steel (Maanshan Iron & Steel Co) Wheel and Tyre Plant, the largest producer of train wheels in China.
00048432 : CHINA Houjia Township, Huinin County, Gansu Province - A grandmother holds her sick granddaughter, who is being treated for pneumonia, at a local clinic. The baby's mother rests on a bed nearby.
00048431 : TURKEY Istanbul - Houses in the Balat neighbourhood.
00048430 : CHINA Shanghai - Cars wait in a traffic jam along a busy city highway.
00048429 : TURKEY Istanbul - An Islamist is arrested during a demonstration against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Istanbul.
00048428 : TURKEY Istanbul - Riot police stand guard as Islamists demonstrate in front of the Beyiazid mosque against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Turkey.
00048427 : CHINA Houjia Township, Huinin County, Gansu Province - A bored schoolboy is pictured during class at Houjiacuan Elementary School.
00048426 : CHINA Shanghai - Potential house buyers walk through the Luodian New Town property development. Designed by the Swedish firm SWECO group, the Luodian development is influenced by Scandinavian architecture and is one of the nine satellite towns planned by the local government.
00048425 : CHINA Shanghai - A sign reading 'Precious Item - Please Do Not Touch' hangs on an ornamental stuffed deer on display at a local restaurant.
00048424 : CHINA Shanghai - A woman tries on a pair of sunglasses outside a department store.
00048423 : FIJI Suva, Viti Levu - Women singing supportive hymns outside the home of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase the morning after a military coup in which Commodore Frank Bainimarama assumed executive powers and dismissed Qarase.
00048422 : FIJI Suva, Viti Levu - Soldiers mount road blocks following a military coup in which Commodore Frank Bainimarama assumed executive powers and dismissed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
00048421 : FIJI Suva, Viti Levu - Soldiers mount road blocks the morning after a military coup in which Commodore Frank Bainimarama assumed executive powers and dismissed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
00048420 : FIJI Suva, Viti Levu - Soldiers mount road blocks outside the Prime Minister's residence the morning after a military coup in which Commodore Frank Bainimarama assumed executive powers and dismissed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
00048419 : FIJI Suva, Viti Levu - Commodore Frank Bainimarama, Fiji's military commander, announces that his forces have staged a coup and dismissed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
00048418 : FIJI Suva, Viti Levu - Soldiers stationed outside the Prime Minister's residence the morning after a military coup in which Commodore Frank Bainimarama assumed executive powers and dismissed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
00048417 : FIJI Suva, Viti Levu - Soldiers stationed outside the Prime Minister's residence the morning after a military coup in which Commodore Frank Bainimarama assumed executive powers and dismissed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
00048416 : SPAIN Benidorm, Costa Blanca - Tourists crowded on Poniente beach, with a row of hotel skyscrapers in the distance, including Hotel Bali (centre).
00048415 : SPAIN Almeria Province - The 'Desert Springs' golf course under construction near Cabo de Gata. It rains only 10-12 days each year, so the sprinklers are running 24 hours a day to turn the desert into grass, from brown to green.
00048414 : PANAMA - A Maersk container ship passes through the Gaillard Cut of the Panama Canal, as construction work goes on to widen the canal to allow two boats to pass at once.
00048413 : SPAIN Benidorm, Costa Blanca - An English family on their hotel balcony with views over Poniente beach. Dave and Ellen Wareing have brought their son and daughter, Chris and Stephanie, to Benidorm three years in a row. All are suffering from sunburn.
00048412 : SPAIN Benidorm, Costa Blanca - Viewpoint looking towards Benidorm's eastern beach.
00048411 : PANAMA - A Panamax container ship enters the Panama Canal from the Pacific Ocean, about to go under the Bridge of the Americas. Ships classified as Panamax are of the maximum dimensions that will fit through the locks of the canal.
00048410 : PANAMA - A Maersk container ship passes through the Gatun lock of the Panama Canal.
00048409 : PANAMA - Four workers at the Miraflores lock of the Panama Canal, in front of a map of the world proclaiming their mission to serve global commerce and trade.
00048408 : PANAMA Panama City - A rubbish bin sponsored by Burger King, with the skyscrapers of Panama City in the background.
00048407 : SPAIN Carboneras, Almeria Province - A young family - Pilar, Eduard and baby Andrew - spend Sunday morning on Algarrobico beach. Behind them is the construction site of the 411-room Hotel Algarrobico, which has been the subject of much controversy because it was built without planning permission on protected parkland at Cabo de Gata, one of the few undeveloped areas on this coastline. The regional government has since halted work on the hotel, and ordered it to be demolished after pressure from environmental campaigners.
00048406 : PANAMA - A photograph dating from the early 20th century during the construction of a lock on the Panama Canal, which was opened in 1914.
00048405 : SPAIN Carboneras, Almeria Province - Apartments under construction. Most new houses like these are sold to foreign buyers as holiday homes.
00048404 : KENYA Nairobi - Arabella Akerhielm with her pet dog in the garden, next to her daughter's Wendy house. She hails from a wealthy British family and first came to Kenya in 1990, where she married a Swedish Baron.
00048403 : PANAMA - A photograph dating from the early 20th century during the construction of the Panama Canal, which was opened in 1914.
00048402 : PANAMA - A photograph dating from the early 20th century shows a US Army unit on parade. The American military presence in Panama lasted from the time of the construction of the Panama Canal, which was opened in 1914, until the end of 1999.
00048401 : KENYA Nairobi - Michael Cunningham-Reid (78) in his house in Karen, an upmarket suburb of Nairobi where most so-called White Kenyans live. His pet dogs sit with him on the sofa. His servant stands behind. He has lived in Kenya since 1948, when it was a British colony, and is part of the extended Delamere clan that forged the path for aristocratic settlers in East Africa.
00048400 : SPAIN South - Toll booths at an exit on the new (but still under construction) motorway between Vera (Almeria) and Cartagena (Murcia).
00048399 : PANAMA - A ship passes through the Gatun lock of the Panama Canal.
00048398 : PANAMA Culebra - A photograph dating from the early 20th century, showing a wedding ceremony. Culebra was a new town built to accomodate workers on the Panama Canal, which was opened in 1914.
00048397 : PANAMA - A Maersk container ship passes through the Gatun lock of the Panama Canal.
00048396 : SPAIN Benidorm, Costa Blanca - A few tourists remain on Benidorm's eastern beach after sunset.
00048395 : SPAIN Los Alcazares, Mar Menor, Murcia - The urbanization of the Spanish coast - the first things to be built are street lights, pavements and roads. Houses, apartments and hotels come next.
00048394 : PANAMA - One of the first ships to pass through the Panama Canal, watched by a crowd of construction workers.
00048393 : SPAIN Benidorm, Costa Blanca - Tourists crowded on Poniente beach, with rows of hotel skyscrapers behind.
00048392 : SPAIN Benidorm, Costa Blanca - A couple kissing, with a row of hotel skyscrapers in the distance, including Hotel Bali (centre).
00048391 : SPAIN Almunecar, Granada Province, Andalucia, Costa del Sol - An overview of houses in the coastal town of Almunecar.
00048390 : PANAMA - A container ship passes through the Gaillard Cut of the Panama Canal.
00048389 : PANAMA - The Miraflores lock of the Panama Canal.
00048388 : PANAMA Miraflores, Panama Province - Fort Clayton, a former US Army base which was handed over to Panamanian control at the end of 1999. Established as a military base in the 1920s, it is now a 'City of Knowledge'. In the background, a container ship passes through the Panama Canal.
00048387 : SUDAN Thonyor, Western Upper Nile - Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) aid workers crossing a river on their way to staff a health project in southern Sudan.
00048386 : SUDAN Thonyor, Western Upper Nile - Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) aid workers crossing a river on their way to staff a health project in southern Sudan.
00048385 : PANAMA - A photograph dating from the early 20th century, showing ships passing through the Culebra Cut (now the Gaillard Cut) of the Panama Canal.
00048384 : PANAMA - A photograph dating from the early 20th century during the construction of the Panama Canal, which was opened in 1914.
00048383 : SPAIN Benidorm, Costa Blanca - An elderly couple top up their suntans at the end of Colombus Boulevard, with Poniente beach in the background.
00048382 : KENYA Nairobi - Michael Cunningham-Reid (78) in his house in Karen, an upmarket suburb of Nairobi where most so-called White Kenyans live. His pet dogs sit with him on the sofa. His servant stands behind. He has lived in Kenya since 1948, when it was a British colony, and is part of the extended Delamere clan that forged the path for aristocratic settlers in East Africa.
00048381 : KENYA Nairobi - Michael Cunningham-Reid (78) in his house in Karen, an upmarket suburb of Nairobi where most so-called White Kenyans live. His pet dogs sit with him on the sofa. His servant stands behind. He has lived in Kenya since 1948, when it was a British colony, and is part of the extended Delamere clan that forged the path for aristocratic settlers in East Africa.
00048380 : RUSSIA Moscow - Moscow's Federal Security Bureau (FSB) building, which for decades was the headquarters of the Russian secret service's notorious predecessor, the KGB.
00048379 : RUSSIA Moscow - Moscow's Federal Security Bureau (FSB) building, which for decades was the headquarters of the Russian secret service's notorious predecessor, the KGB.
00048378 : RUSSIA Moscow - Moscow's Federal Security Bureau (FSB) building, which for decades was the headquarters of the Russian secret service's notorious predecessor, the KGB.
00048377 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - CCTV camera.
00048376 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Bus passing a CCTV camera.
00048374 : TURKEY Istanbul - Pedestrians walk on Ataturk bridge past a mosque.
00048373 : TURKEY Istanbul - A veiled woman carries her daughter's school bag.
00048372 : RUSSIA Grozny, Chechnya - Fifteen Russian solders huddle together in darkness in a room in the Presidential Palace in Grozny after they were captured during the disastrous invasion of New Year's Eve 1995.
00048371 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - CCTV cameras in central London, near the Centrepoint building.
00048370 : UNITED KINGDOM Llanelli, Wales, Great Britain, UK - Swedish football team Gefle in training.
00048369 : POLAND Poznan - Trophies on offer at the World Dog Show, the largest ever event of its kind. It lasted four days, had over 22,000 dogs on display plus their nervous owners and countless visitors.
00048368 : POLAND Poznan - A judge at the World Dog Show, the largest ever event of its kind. It lasted four days, had over 22,000 dogs on display plus their nervous owners and countless visitors.
00048367 : POLAND Poznan - A participant in the World Dog Show, the largest ever event of its kind. It lasted four days, had over 22,000 dogs on display plus their nervous owners and countless visitors.
00048365 : CHINA Beijing - A restaurant in Wang Jing Xin Cheng, Beijing's Korea town. This vast series of high-rise blocks is home to Koreans, predominantly ethnic Chinese Koreans and South Koreans, but also numerous North Koreans, many of whom have purchased property here as a bolthold.
00048360 : RUSSIA Yamal Peninsula, Siberia - A sled full of a nomadic Nenets family's winter belongings lies packed on the tundra. It will remain here until they return five months later, on their journey south at the start of winter. At that point, they will leave behind all their summer belongings, packed on sleds, undisturbed in the open wilderness until the following summer.
00048359 : TURKEY Istanbul - Pedestrians walk towards a mosque next to the Ataturk bridge.
00048358 : POLAND Poznan - An owner makes a mobile telephone call while holding her charges at the World Dog Show, the largest ever event of its kind. It lasted four days, had over 22,000 dogs on display plus their nervous owners and countless visitors.
00048357 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Traffic on the main street in the centre of Kabul, seen from one of the surrounding hills.
00048356 : UNITED KINGDOM Llanelli, Wales, Great Britain, UK - A UEFA Cup football match between Llanelli and Swedish team Gefle.
00048355 : CHINA Beijing - Outside the North Korean embassy in Beijing, North Korean migrants down a few bottles of beer and smoke at the end of the day.
00048354 : TURKEY Istanbul - A man with strange headwear walks in Istiklal Avenue.
00048353 : TURKEY Istanbul - Police stand guard prior to the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Istanbul's orthodox patriarchate.
00048352 : TURKEY Istanbul - An army veteran salutes to policemen in Taksim Square.
00048351 : TURKEY Istanbul - An armed policeman stands guard prior to the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Istanbul's orthodox patriarchate.
00048350 : TURKEY Istanbul - Police stand guard prior to the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Istanbul's orthodox patriarchate.
00048349 : TURKEY Istanbul - Police patrol the area prior to the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Istanbul's orthodox patriarchate.
00048348 : TURKEY Istanbul - As residents look out from a house, a policeman stands guard prior to the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Istanbul's orthodox patriarchate.
00048347 : RUSSIA Moscow - Pedestrians walk past Moscow's Federal Security Bureau (FSB) building ('the Lubyanka'), which for decades was the headquarters of the Russian secret service's notorious predecessor, the KGB.
00048346 : TIBET Lhasa - A trader surveys the share prices at the Lhasa Stock Exchange.
00048345 : TIBET Lhasa - A woman surveys the share prices at the Lhasa Stock Exchange.
00048344 : TIBET Lhasa - Chinese tourists prepare to depart from Lhasa train station, the first/last stop along the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048343 : TIBET Lhasa - A woman surveys the share prices at the Lhasa Stock Exchange.
00048342 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lubumbashi, Katanga - Eugene Mbomb Kalend (right), a former employee of Congo's state-owned mining company, Gecamines, visits a melting plant with his brother and business partner. Eugene set up his own mining buisness when his employer went bankrupt in 1990.
00048341 : TIBET Lhasa - Passengers prepare to depart from Lhasa train station, the first/last stop along the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048340 : TIBET Damxung County - Villager Renqing Zhadun sits by the tracks of the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048339 : TIBET Lhasa - A labourer shovels cement at a construction site in central Lhasa.
00048338 : TIBET Lhasa - Buddhist devotees pray in front of Jokhang Temple, one of Tibet's holiest shrines and an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination.
00048337 : TIBET Lhasa - A box of Lhasa Beer waits for export.
00048336 : TIBET Lhasa - Lanterns made from yak butter burn at Jokhang Temple. The Jokhang Temple, commissioned by King Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century, is one of Tibet's holiest shrines and an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination.
00048335 : TIBET Lhasa - Dozens of boxes of Krones 5100 Glacial Mineral Water wait for export.
00048334 : TIBET Lhasa - The Jokhang Temple, commissioned by King Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century, is one of Tibet's holiest shrines and an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination.
00048333 : TIBET Lhasa - A Muslim trader sits in the doorway of his shop.
00048332 : TIBET Lhasa - A Buddhist monk makes a call on his mobile telephone at Jokhang Temple.
00048331 : TIBET Damxung County - A mother and daughter at home in a rural yak herding community.
00048330 : NORTH KOREA China border - A newly-erected Chinese fence stretches along the Amnok (Yalu) River, which marks the border between North Korea and China.
00048329 : TIBET Lhasa - American hotelier Laurence Brahm runs the 'House of Shambhala', a traditional courtyard guesthouse.
00048328 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lubumbashi, Katanga - Eugene Mbomb Kalend, a former employee of Gecamines, Congo's state-owned mining company, set up his own mining business when his employer went bankrupt in 1990.
00048327 : NORTH KOREA Sinuiju - A North Korean boy waves to a Chinese tourist boat on the Amnok (Yalu) River, which marks the border between North Korea and China.
00048326 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lubumbashi, Katanga - Eugene Mbomb Kalend, a former employee of Gecamines, Congo's state-owned mining company, set up his own mining business when his employer went bankrupt in 1990.
00048325 : TIBET Damxung County - Reba, a Buddhist devotee, prostrates himself on the road as he nears the end of his pilgrimage. His journey between Lhasa and the Chinese Sichuan Province has taken him over six months to complete.
00048324 : TIBET Damxung County - Reba, a Buddhist devotee, prostrates himself on the road as he nears the end of his pilgrimage. His journey between Lhasa and the Chinese Sichuan Province has taken him over six months to complete.
00048323 : NORTH KOREA Sinuiju - Border soldiers guard a pier near the North Korea-China border.
00048322 : TIBET Lhasa - A row of mannequins stand behind a shopper as she commissions a traditionally designed tailor-made dress.
00048321 : TIBET Lhasa - Chinese tourists listen to airline headphones on a plane flight to Lhasa.
00048320 : NORTH KOREA Sinuiju - Border soldiers guard a pier near the North Korea-China border.
00048319 : TIBET Lhasa - A uniformed railway employee supervises passengers as they queue to board a train at Lhasa railway station. Lhasa station is the first/last stop along the controversial Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway.
00048318 : TIBET Lhasa - A uniformed employee at Lhasa railway station positions a sign informing passengers where to board the train. Lhasa station is the first/last stop along the controversial Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway.
00048317 : TIBET Lhasa - A Chinese 'Five-Starred Red Flag' flies outside a window at Lhasa railway station, the first/last stop along the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048316 : TIBET Lhasa - The facade of Lhasa railway station, the first/last stop along the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the Republic of China (PRC) with Tibet.
00048315 : TIBET Lhasa - The view over the city.
00048314 : TIBET Lhasa - A Chinese 'Five-Starred Red Flag' flies outside a window at Lhasa railway station, the first/last stop along the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048313 : TIBET Lhasa - The windows of the Potala Palace, once the seat of Tibetan government, now a Chinese state museum.
00048312 : TIBET Damxung County - The tracks of the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway run through the Kunlun mountain range. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048311 : TIBET Lhasa - Buddhist women pray in front of the Potala Palace whilst a Chinese 'Five-Starred Red Flag' flies behind them. The palace, once the seat of Tibetan government, is now a Chinese state museum.
00048310 : TIBET Lhasa - American hotelier Laurence Brahm runs the 'House of Shambhala', a traditional courtyard guesthouse.
00048309 : TIBET Damxung County - A passenger looks out at the Kunlun mountain range as she travels on the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048308 : CHINA Dandong, Liaoning Province - Workers load trucks near the border between North Korea and China.
00048307 : TIBET Lhasa - A Chinese tourist spins a prayer wheel while on a visit to Jokhang Temple, one of Tibet's holiest shrines and an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination.
00048306 : TIBET Lhasa - Chinese tourists pray while on a visit to Jokhang Temple, one of Tibet's holiest shrines and an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination..
00048305 : TIBET Lhasa - Buddhist nuns visit Jokhang Temple, one of Tibet's holiest shrines and an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination.
00048304 : TIBET Lhasa - A Buddhist nun prays in front of Jokhang Temple.
00048303 : TIBET Lhasa - An elderly woman spins prayer wheels alongside Chinese tourists near the Potala Palace.
00048302 : TIBET Lhasa - A Chinese 'Five-Starred Red Flag' flies outside the Potala Palace. The palace, once the seat of Tibetan government, is now a Chinese state museum.
00048301 : NORTH KOREA Sinuiju - Dilapidated factory buildings stand on the Amnok (Yalu) River, which marks the border between North Korea and China. The contrast between the two neighbours is great.
00048300 : NORTH KOREA Sinuiju - Dilapidated housing stands on the Amnok (Yalu) River, which marks the border between North Korea and China.
00048299 : NORTH KOREA Sinuiju - Dock workers unload cargo from the back of a truck near the North Korea-China border. The contrast between the two neighbours is great.
00048298 : NORTH KOREA Sinuiju - A young child rides on the back of a bicycle along a country road near the border between North Korea and China.
00048297 : NORTH KOREA Sinuiju - A female soldier stands guard at a post along the Amnok (Yalu) River, which marks the border between North Korea and China.
00048296 : TIBET Damxung County - Buddhist prayer flags billow in the wind near the holy Nianqing Tanggulashan mountain.
00048295 : TIBET Damxung County - A small boy from a rural agricultural community plays with a wheel by the side of the road.
00048294 : TIBET Damxung County - Buddhist prayer flags billow in the wind near the holy Nianqing Tanggulashan mountain.
00048293 : TIBET Damxung County - Reba, a Buddhist devotee, prostrates himself on the road as he nears the end of his pilgrimage. His journey between Lhasa and the Chinese Sichuan Province has taken him over six months to complete.
00048292 : TIBET Lhasa - A company employee passes the Krones 5100 Glacial Mineral Water factory.
00048291 : CHINA Xining, Qinghai Province - A train conductor prepares to depart from Xining railway station.
00048290 : CHINA Xining, Qinghai Province - A train prepares to depart from Xining railway station.
00048289 : TIBET Lhasa - Workers at the Krones 5100 Glacial Mineral Water factory wait for the assembly line to be repaired.
00048288 : TIBET Lhasa - A worker monitors the production line at the Lhasa Beer factory.
00048287 : TIBET Lhasa - Workers pack bottles for export at the Lhasa Beer factory.
00048286 : NORTH KOREA Sinuiju - Youths use binoculars to look out onto the Amnok (Yalu) River, which marks the border between North Korea and China.
00048285 : TIBET Lhasa - Workers monitor the production line at the Lhasa Beer factory.
00048284 : TIBET Lhasa - A worker monitors the production line at the Lhasa Beer factory.
00048283 : NORTH KOREA Sinuiju - North Korean women watch Chinese tourist boats along the Amnok (Yalu) River, which marks the border between North Korea and China.
00048282 : TIBET Lhasa - The Potala Palace, once the seat of Tibetan government, now a Chinese state museum.
00048281 : NORTH KOREA Sinuiju - A North Korean family wave to a Chinese tourist boat on the Amnok (Yalu) River, which marks the border between North Korea and China.
00048280 : CHINA Dandong, Liaoning Province - A performer sings and dances for Chinese tourists at a Korean-themed restaurant near the North Korean border.
00048279 : CHINA Dandong, Liaoning Province - Young women perform for diners at a Korean-themed restaurant near the North Korean border.
00048278 : TIBET Lhasa - An elderly woman passes a pilgrim prostrating himself on his way to Jokhang Temple.
00048277 : TIBET Lhasa - A shopper carries his new television set through an electronics store in central Lhasa.
00048276 : TIBET Lhasa - A shopkeeper shows a string of prayer beads to a Chinese tourist (reflected in the mirror).
00048275 : TIBET Lhasa - Two young street performers, dressed in traditional Tibetan-style clothing, dance for money in central Lhasa.
00048274 : TIBET Lhasa - A female labourer loads a wheelbarrow with stones at a construction site in central Lhasa.
00048273 : TIBET Lhasa - A Chinese family wearing polyester Tibetan-style outfits pose for a photograph in front of the Chinese communist monument outside the Potala Palace.
00048272 : TIBET Lhasa - The view over the city.
00048271 : TIBET Lhasa - Chinese migrant workers help to erect a bridge that will link the new Lhasa railway station with the city centre.
00048270 : TIBET Lhasa - A Chinese tourist prays in Jokhang Temple, one of Tibet's holiest shrines and an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination.
00048269 : TIBET Lhasa - Chinese tourists visit Jokhang Temple, one of Tibet's holiest shrines and an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination.
00048268 : TIBET Damxung County - Chinese tourists relax and play cards during a train journey along the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Oxygen is provided at high altitudes for the safety and comfort of the passengers. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway.
00048267 : TIBET Damxung County - Chinese tourists relax and play cards during a train journey along the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Oxygen is provided at high altitudes for the safety and comfort of the passengers. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway.
00048266 : TIBET Lhasa - A traditionally dressed woman makes a call on her mobile phone.
00048265 : TIBET Lhasa - Chinese tourists listen to airline headphones on a plane flight to Lhasa.
00048264 : TIBET Damxung County - Chinese tourists relax and play cards during a train journey along the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048263 : TIBET Lhasa - A Buddhist monk makes a call on his mobile phone.
00048262 : TIBET Damxung County - A Chinese family relax during a train journey along the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048261 : TIBET Damxung County - Chinese tourists relax and play cards during a train journey along the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048260 : TIBET Lhasa - Labourers work on a construction site in central Lhasa.
00048259 : TIBET Damxung County - Chinese tourists relax during a train journey along the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048258 : TIBET Lhasa - A female labourer chews bubble gum as she works on a construction site in central Lhasa.
00048257 : TIBET Lhasa - Chinese migrant workers help to erect a bridge that will link the new Lhasa railway station with the city centre.
00048256 : TIBET Lhasa - A train prepares to depart from Lhasa railway station, the frst/last stop along the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048255 : TIBET Lhasa - The 'House of Shambhala', a traditional courtyard guesthouse run by an American hotelier, is illuminated by lanterns at night.
00048254 : TIBET Lhasa - Chinese migrant workers help to erect a bridge that will link the new Lhasa railway station with the city centre.
00048253 : TIBET Lhasa - A Buddhist monk makes a call on his mobile phone.
00048252 : TIBET Lhasa - Tibetan villagers watch a group of uniformed Chinese soldiers as they march through central Lhasa.
00048251 : TIBET Lhasa - A Buddhist monk poses with Chinese tourists for a photograph.
00048250 : TIBET Lhasa - A shop mannequin is used to display the traditional clothing of the Buddhist Dge-lugs-pa ('the yellow-hat sect') monks.
00048249 : TIBET Lhasa - A Buddhist monk on the streets of central Lhasa.
00048248 : TIBET Lhasa - A shopper tries on a hat at a Han Chinese store.
00048247 : TIBET Lhasa - Local men smoke cigarettes while playing pool in central Lhasa.
00048246 : TIBET Damxung County - Shadows are cast from a carriage of a Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway train as it travels through the Kunlun mountain range. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048245 : TIBET Damxung County - Shadows are cast from a carriage of a Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway train as it travels through the Kunlun mountain range. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048244 : TIBET Damxung County - The tracks of the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway run through the Kunlun mountain range. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the Republic of China (PRC) with Tibet.
00048243 : TIBET Damxung County - A Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway bridge. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the People's Republic of China with Tibet.
00048242 : TIBET Damxung County - The tracks of the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway run through the Kunlun mountain range. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the Republic of China (PRC) with Tibet.
00048241 : TIBET Damxung County - A billboard sign for the Krones 5100 Glacial Mineral Water factory looms over the highway.
00048240 : TIBET Damxung County - Children of Tibetan herders play together along the highway.
00048239 : TIBET Lhasa - A woman clutches at her prayer beads while surveying the share prices at the Lhasa Stock Exchange.
00048238 : TIBET Damxung County - Reba, a Buddhist devotee, nears the end of his pilgrimage. His journey between Lhasa and the Chinese Sichuan Province has taken him over six months to complete.
00048237 : TIBET Lhasa - A woman clutches at her prayer beads while surveying the share prices at the Lhasa Stock Exchange.
00048236 : TIBET Lhasa - The boarding platforms at Lhasa railway station, the first/last stop along the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the Republic of China (PRC) with Tibet.
00048235 : TIBET Lhasa - American tourists spin prayer wheels while visiting Jokhang Temple, one of Tibet's holiest shrines and an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination.
00048234 : TIBET Lhasa - A train prepares to depart from Lhasa railway station, the first/last stop along the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) railway. Travelling at altitudes exceeding 4000m, the controversial Qinghai-Tibet line is the world's highest railway. It is also the first rail track to link the Republic of China (PRC) with Tibet.
00048233 : TIBET Lhasa - A Buddhist pilgrim prays in front of Jokhang Temple.
00048232 : TIBET Lhasa - Chinese tourists in Tibetan hats wield their cameras at Jokhang Temple, one of Tibet's holiest shrines and an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination.
00048231 : TIBET Lhasa - A Chinese tourist dressed in traditional Tibetan clothing poses in front of the Potala Palace while having a photograph taken.
00048230 : TIBET Lhasa - A trader uses a computer to sell stock at Lhasa Stock Exchange.
00048229 : TIBET Lhasa - A businessman uses an electronic terminal to check stock at the Lhasa Stock Exchange.
00048228 : TIBET Lhasa - A family looks at a stereo system on sale at an electronics store in central Lhasa.
00048227 : TIBET Lhasa - A Buddhist monk looks through the music tapes and CDs for sale on a street stall.
00048226 : TIBET Lhasa - A Buddhist monk and his friend look at television sets on sale at an electronics store in central Lhasa.
00048225 : TIBET Lhasa - The image of a man carrying several bundles of cloth is reflected in a set of mirrors on sale at a general store.
00048224 : TIBET Lhasa - A pilgrim lifts her child to spin a prayer wheel.
00048223 : RUSSIA Moscow - Soldiers in riot gear stand guard outside the Kremlin as Communist supporters stage a demonstration against the government.
00048222 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Eugene Diomi Ndongala, the former Congolese Minister of Mines, poses for a photograph at home. Ndongala was one of thirty-three presidential candidates to run in the 2006 general elections, the first Congolese multiparty elections to take place in over forty years. He is the leader of a small Christian political opposition party.
00048221 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lubumbashi, Katanga - Unemployed youths search for copper discarded amongst the waste material at the 'The Big Hill', a slag heap produced by the now bankrupt, state-owned mining company, Gecamines.
00048220 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lubumbashi, Katanga - Labourers use candles to light the way inside a copper mine near Lubumbashi, the mining capital of Congo.
00048219 : KENYA Nairobi - Wambugu Nyinet, a former Mau Mau rebel, was tortured at a British detention camp during the 1950s guerrilla war between Kenyan insurgents and British colonial administration. Fifty years on, the Mau Mau veterans, now celebrated as war heroes, are suing the British government for compensation.
00048218 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - The Office National des Transports (ONATRA) building (pictured left) stands on the Boulevard du 30 Juin, a major road in the capital city. ONATRA is responsible for the rail and river transport networks in the north and west of the country.
00048217 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lubumbashi, Katanga - Young men dig for copper at a mine near Lubumbashi, the mining capital of Congo.
00048216 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lubumbashi, Katanga - Young men dig for copper at a mine near Lubumbashi, the mining capital of Congo.
00048215 : GHANA Accra - Local youths play football on the beach.
00048214 : KENYA Nairobi - Twenty-one year old Dutch backpacker, Marike Hoeks, poses for a photograph outside the 'Nairobi Backpackers' hostel.
00048213 : KENYA Nairobi - Twenty-six year old Australian backpacker, Eldon O'Regan, poses for a photograph outside the 'Nairobi Backpackers' hostel.
00048212 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Walungu, South Kivu - Clothes are left to dry on the roof of a grass hut at an army camp in the hills of eastern Congo. The 11th Reserve Brigade, commanded by Colonel Yav, have been trained and armed by MONUC, a UN peacekeeping mission, to quash rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN have failed in their past attempts to disarm the powerful rebel groups active in eastern Congo and have now asked the new Congolese army to help achieve peace in the most isolated regions of the country.
00048211 : GHANA Accra - Children from a poor neighbourhood play football beneath a Guinness advertisement picturing the Ghanaian national football team, the Black Stars.
00048210 : GHANA Accra - Children from a poor neighbourhood play football beneath a Guinness advertisement picturing the Ghanaian national football team, the Black Stars.
00048209 : KENYA Nairobi - Patrick Nyogu, a former Mau Mau rebel known as 'The General', was tortured and lost his leg at a British detention camp during the 1950s guerrilla war between Kenyan insurgents and British colonial administration. Fifty years on, the Mau Mau veterans, now celebrated as war heroes, are suing the British government for compensation.
00048208 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Walungu, South Kivu - The Congolese flag flies at an army outpost in the hills of eastern Congo. The 11th Reserve Brigade, commanded by Colonel Yav, have been trained and armed by MONUC, a UN peacekeeping mission, to quash rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN have failed in their past attempts to disarm the powerful rebel groups active in eastern Congo and have now asked the new Congolese army to help achieve peace in the most isolated regions of the country.
00048207 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Walungu, South Kivu - A soldier patrols an army outpost in the hills of eastern Congo with his Kalashnikov rifle. The 11th Reserve Brigade, commanded by Colonel Yav, have been trained and armed by MONUC, a UN peacekeeping mission, to quash rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN have failed in their past attempts to disarm the powerful rebel groups active in eastern Congo and have now asked the new Congolese army to help achieve peace in the most isolated regions of the country.
00048206 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Walungu, South Kivu - A village farmer passes an army outpost in the hills of eastern Congo. The soldiers who patrol these hills often do not receive adequate supplies and depend on the local rural population for food. The 11th Reserve Brigade, commanded by Colonel Yav, have been trained and armed by MONUC, a UN peacekeeping mission, to quash rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN have failed in their past attempts to disarm the powerful rebel groups active in eastern Congo and have now asked the new Congolese army to help achieve peace in the most isolated regions of the country.
00048205 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lubumbashi, Katanga - Young men dig for copper at a mine near Lubumbashi, the mining capital of Congo.
00048204 : KENYA Nairobi - Jane Muthony Mara, a former Mau Mau rebel, was tortured and raped at a British detention camp during the 1950s guerrilla war between Kenyan insurgents and British colonial administration. Fifty years on, the Mau Mau veterans, now celebrated as war heroes, are suing the British government for compensation.
00048203 : KENYA Nairobi - The Dutch Minister for Integration and Immigration, Rita Verdonk (centre right), and the Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation, Agnes van Ardenne (centre left), speak to medical staff at a UNHCR medical clinic near Kakuma refugee camp. Rita Verdonk has been involved in campaigns to keep and protect refugees in their homelands in an attempt to reduce migration to Europe.
00048202 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - A group of young men unload bundles of money from the boot of their Mercedes car in downtown Kinshasa.
00048201 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lubumbashi, Katanga - Copper miners carrying their spoils at a mine near Lubumbashi, the mining capital of Congo.
00048200 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lubumbashi, Katanga - Copper dug from a mine near Lubumbashi, the mining capital of Congo.
00048199 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Wagenia, Nr. Kisangani - Wagenia (Enya) children try to catch fish trapped between the rocks at Boyoma Falls, formerly known as Stanley Falls.
00048198 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Wagenia, Nr. Kisangani - Fishermen tend their traditionally-made wooden nets along the Congo River at Boyoma Falls, formerly known as Stanley Falls. The city of Kisangani, founded by Henry Morton Stanley in 1876 and previously known as Stanleyville, stands in the distance.
00048197 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Wagenia, Nr. Kisangani - The Congo River at Boyoma Falls, formerly known as Stanley Falls.
00048196 : KENYA Ongata Rongai - Boniface Kigotho Kamau and Pauline Wanjiku pose for a family photograph with their daughters, Joyce Muthoni and two year old Sharon Wanjiru.
00048195 : KENYA Nairobi - Jane Muthony Mara, a former Mau Mau rebel, was tortured and raped at a British detention camp during the 1950s guerrilla war between Kenyan insurgents and British colonial administration. Fifty years on, the Mau Mau veterans, now celebrated as war heroes, are suing the British government for compensation.
00048194 : KENYA Nairobi - Jane Muthony Mara, a former Mau Mau rebel, was tortured and raped at a British detention camp during the 1950s guerrilla war between Kenyan insurgents and British colonial administration. Fifty years on, the Mau Mau veterans, now celebrated as war heroes, are suing the British government for compensation.
00048193 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Wagenia, Nr. Kisangani - Chief Joseph Beaka Aifila shows off his mobile telephone. He is the 'chef coutumier' of the Wagenia (or Enya) people.
00048192 : KENYA Ongata Rongai - Boniface Kigotho Kamau and Pauline Wanjiku pose for a family photograph with their daughters, Joyce Muthoni and two year old Sharon Wanjiru.
00048191 : KENYA Nairobi - Human rights lawyer Martin Day (left) and a representative of the Kenya Human Rights Commission (centre) attend a press conference with Patrick Nyogu, a former Mau Mau rebel known as 'The General' (right). Fifty years on, the Mau Mau veterans, now celebrated as war heroes, are suing the British government to compensate for suffering inflicted during the 1950s guerrilla war between the Kenyan insurgents and British colonial administration.
00048190 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Wagenia, Nr. Kisangani - Chief Joseph Beaka Aifila is the 'chef coutumier' of the Wagenia (or Enya) people.
00048189 : KENYA Nairobi - Espon Makanga, a former Mau Mau rebel, was tortured at a British detention camp during the 1950s guerrilla war between Kenyan insurgents and British colonial administration. Fifty years on, the Mau Mau veterans, now celebrated as war heroes, are suing the British government for compensation.
00048188 : KENYA Nairobi - Espon Makanga, a former Mau Mau rebel, was tortured at a British detention camp during the 1950s guerrilla war between Kenyan insurgents and British colonial administration. Fifty years on, the Mau Mau veterans, now celebrated as war heroes, are suing the British government for compensation.
00048187 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Wagenia, Nr. Kisangani - Fishermen tend their traditionally-made wooden nets in the Congo River at Boyoma Falls, formerly known as Stanley Falls.
00048186 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Eugene Diomi Ndongala, the former Congolese Minister of Mines, breakfasts at home by his swimming pool. Ndongala was one of thirty-three presidential candidates to run in the 2006 general elections, the first Congolese multiparty elections to take place in over forty years. He is the leader of a small Christian political opposition party.
00048185 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Wagenia, Nr. Kisangani - Chief Joseph Beaka Aifila plays a tam-tam. He is the 'chef coutumier' of the Wagenia (or Enya) people.
00048184 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - A couple play a game of pool at the Meera Pool Club. Police have banned pool playing in Dar es Salaam during working hours in order to reduce the local crime rate. Allegedly such places are fostering organised criminal activities.
00048183 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - A street vendor sells a second-hand Beatles record alongside recordings dedicated to the Congo's former dictator, President Joseph Desire Mobutu.
00048182 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Wagenia, Nr. Kisangani - Fishermen tend their traditionally-made wooden nets in the Congo River at Boyoma Falls, formerly known as Stanley Falls.
00048181 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lubumbashi, Katanga - Eugene Mbomb Kalend, a former employee of Congo's state-owned mining company, Gecamines, set up his own mining business when his employer went bankrupt in 1990.
00048180 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Walungu, South Kivu - Reserve Brigade soldiers gather to watch a football match on satellite television. Many soldiers in the new Congolese army are former rebels who have been retrained and armed by MONUC, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN have failed in their past attempts to disarm the powerful rebel groups active in eastern Congo and have now asked the new Congolese army to help achieve peace in the most isolated regions of the country.
00048179 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lubumbashi, Katanga - A picture of Gecamines plant, the state-owned Congolese mining company that went bankrupt in 1990, hangs on an office wall. Since its closure, a foreign investor has rented the remains of the facility, employing workers to extract the remaining copper until a more sustainable solution is found.
00048178 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lubumbashi, Katanga - A factory labourer works at a melting installation. The plant is owned by Eugene Mbomb Kalend, a former employee of Gecamines, Congo's state-owned mining company.
00048177 : UGANDA Tororo - A young girl.
00048176 : KENYA Ongata Rongai - Boniface Kigotho Kamau and Pauline Wanjiku pose for a family portrait with their daughters, Joyce Muthoni and two year old Sharon Wanjiru.
00048175 : KENYA Ongata Rongai - Boniface Kigotho Kamau and Pauline Wanjiku pose for a family portrait with their daughters, Joyce Muthoni and two year old Sharon Wanjiru.
00048174 : UGANDA Tororo - A group of village children pose for a photograph in a rural community.
00048173 : KENYA Nairobi - A refugee shows his ration card at the UNHCR Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya. The Dutch Minister for Integration and Immigration, Rita Verdonk (right), passes in the background with the Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation, Agnes van Ardenne (left). Rita Verdonk has been involved in campaigns to keep and protect refugees in their homelands in an attempt to reduce migration to Europe.
00048172 : KENYA Nairobi - Twenty-four year old Danish backpacker, Lars Rasmussen, poses for a photograph with his guitar outside the 'Nairobi Backpackers' hostel.
00048171 : KENYA Ongata Rongai - Boniface Kigotho Kamau and Pauline Wanjiku pose for a family portrait with their daughters, Joyce Muthoni and two year old Sharon Wanjiru.
00048170 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Wagenia, Nr. Kisangani - Chief Joseph Beaka Aifila is the 'chef coutumier' of the Wagenia (or Enya) people.
00048169 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Wagenia, Nr. Kisangani - Chief Joseph Beaka Aifila is the 'chef coutumier' of the Wagenia (or Enya) people, who live around the rapids of Boyoma Falls (formerly known as Stanley Falls).
00048168 : KENYA Nairobi - Nineteen year old British backpacker, Celia Keek, poses for a photograph outside her tent at the 'Nairobi Backpackers' hostel.
00048167 : KENYA Nairobi - Nineteen year old British backpacker, Celia Keek, poses for a photograph with her ruckstack outside the 'Nairobi Backpackers' hostel.
00048166 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Wagenia, Nr. Kisangani - Fishermen tend their traditionally-made wooden nets in the Congo River at Boyoma Falls, formerly known as Stanley Falls.
00048165 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Bukavu, South Kivu - An abandoned Texaco petrol station still displays a sign inscribed with the DRC's former name - Zaire.
00048164 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Football players relax in the changing room after a match at Kinshasa stadium.
00048163 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Wagenia, Nr. Kisangani - Chief Joseph Beaka Aifila performs a traditional dance ritual to stop the rain. Chief Joseph is the 'chef coutumier' of the Wagenia (Enya) people.
00048162 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Wagenia, Nr. Kisangani - Chief Joseph Beaka Aifila is the 'chef coutumier' of the Wagenia (or Enya) people.
00048161 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Wagenia, Nr. Kisangani - Chief Joseph Beaka Aifila mediates in a dispute between local men. He is the 'chef coutumier' of the Wagenia (or Enya) people.
00048160 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Walungu, South Kivu - A flock of birds fly over an army camp in the hills of eastern Congo. The 11th Reserve Brigade, commanded by Colonel Yav, have been trained and armed by MONUC, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN have failed in their past attempts to disarm the powerful rebel groups in eastern Congo and have now asked the new Congolese army to help them achieve peace in the most isolated regions of the country.
00048159 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Walungu, South Kivu - Colonel Yav is pictured behind the wheel of his jeep while his soldiers man a double-barrel anti-aircraft machine gun secured to the back of the vehicle. The 11th Reserve Brigade, commanded by Colonel Yav, have been trained and armed by MONUC, a UN peacekeeping mission, to quash rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN have failed in their past attempts to disarm the powerful rebel groups active in eastern Congo and have now asked the new Congolese army to help achieve peace in the most isolated regions of the country.
00048158 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Walungu, South Kivu - A Congolese soldier, previously a rebel fighter, cleans a pair of boots for his superior. Many soldiers in the new Congolese army are former rebels who have been retrained and armed by MONUC, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN have failed in their past attempts to disarm the powerful rebel groups active in eastern Congo and have now asked the new Congolese army to help achieve peace in the most isolated regions of the country.
00048157 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Walungu, South Kivu - A Congolese soldier, previously a rebel fighter, patrols a local village with a grenade launcher during a morning exercise. Many soldiers in the new Congolese army are former rebels who have been retrained and armed by MONUC, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN have failed in their past attempts to disarm the powerful rebel groups active in eastern Congo and have now asked the new Congolese army to help achieve peace in the most isolated regions of the country.
00048156 : KENYA Nairobi - Nyeru Mugo, a former Mau Mau rebel, was tortured at a British detention camp during the 1950s guerrilla war between Kenyan insurgents and British colonial administration. Fifty years on, the Mau Mau veterans, now celebrated as war heroes, are suing the British government for compensation.
00048155 : KENYA Ongata Rongai - Boniface Kigotho Kamau and Pauline Wanjiku pose for a family portrait with their daughters, Joyce Muthoni and two year old Sharon Wanjiru.
00048154 : KENYA Ongata Rongai - Boniface Kigotho Kamau and Pauline Wanjiku pose for a family photograph with their daughters, Joyce Muthoni and two year old Sharon Wanjiru.
00048153 : KENYA Ongata Rongai - Boniface Kigotho Kamau and Pauline Wanjiku pose for a family photograph with their daughters, Joyce Muthoni and two year old Sharon Wanjiru.
00048152 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Eugene Diomi Ndongala, the former Congolese Minister of Mines, preaches in church on a Sunday while members of the congregation, one of whom is wearing a shirt emblazoned with Ndongala's portrait, look on. Ndongala was one of thirty-three presidential candidates to run in the 2006 general elections, the first Congolese multiparty elections to take place in over forty years. He is the leader of a small Christian political opposition party.
00048151 : KENYA Nairobi - Nyeru Mugo, a former Mau Mau rebel, was tortured at a British detention camp during the 1950s guerrilla war between Kenyan insurgents and British colonial administration. Fifty years on, the Mau Mau veterans, now celebrated as war heroes, are suing the British government for compensation.
00048150 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - A couple play a game of pool at the Meera Pool Club. Police have banned pool playing in Dar es Salaam during working hours in order to reduce the local crime rate. Allegedly such places are fostering organised criminal activities.
00048149 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Eugene Diomi Ndongala, the former Congolese Minister of Mines, studies the bible during a church service. Ndongala was one of thirty-three presidential candidates to run in the 2006 general elections, the first Congolese multiparty elections to take place in over forty years. He is the leader of a small Christian political opposition party.
00048148 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Eugene Diomi Ndongala, the former Congolese Minister of Mines, attends a Sunday church service with his bodyguards. Ndongala was one of thirty-three presidential candidates to run in the 2006 general elections, the first Congolese multiparty elections to take place in over forty years. He is the leader of a small Christian political opposition party.
00048147 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Bukavu, South Kivu - Pop star murals are painted onto the exterior of a unisex hair salon to attract customers.
00048146 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kisangani - A rusted signpost merges the names of two oil companies - Mobil and Petro Zaire, the national oil company during the Mobutu era.
00048145 : GHANA Accra - Local youths play football on the beach.
00048144 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Katanga - A young copper miner, wearing a shirt emblazoned with the Fender guitar brand logo, receives his pay at a site in Katanga province. Mining for copper ore is dangerous, labour intensive work.
00048143 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - A billboard with the image of the late Laurent Desire Kabila, former president and father of current president Joseph Kabila, in a market place.
00048142 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kisangani - Two young boys pass a church mural of Saint (St.) Peter.
00048141 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Eugene Diomi Ndongala, the former Congolese Minister of Mines, greets supporters on the way to the office. Ndongala was one of thirty-three presidential candidates to run in the 2006 general elections, the first Congolese multiparty elections to take place in over forty years. He is the leader of a small Christian political opposition party.
00048140 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Walungu, South Kivu - Colonel Yav, the commander of the 11th Reserve Brigade. The Brigade have been trained and armed by MONUC, a UN peacekeeping mission, to quash rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN have failed in their past attempts to disarm the powerful rebel groups active in eastern Congo and have now asked the new Congolese army to help achieve peace in the most isolated regions of the country.
00048139 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Walungu, South Kivu - Colonel Yav (centre), the commander of the 11th Reserve Brigade. The Brigade have been trained and armed by MONUC, a UN peacekeeping mission, to quash rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN have failed in their past attempts to disarm the powerful rebel groups active in eastern Congo and have now asked the new Congolese army to help achieve peace in the most isolated regions of the country.
00048138 : GHANA Accra - A street vendor selling Ghanaian football strips poses for a photograph.
00048137 : UGANDA Tororo - A young girl.
00048136 : KENYA Nairobi - Wambugu Nyinet, a former Mau Mau rebel, was tortured at a British detention camp during the 1950s guerrilla war between Kenyan insurgents and British colonial administration. Fifty years on, the Mau Mau veterans, now celebrated as war heroes, are suing the British government for compensation.
00048135 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Street hawkers sell Tintin souvenirs to tourists in front of the Memling Hotel. Visitors can have their own names painted onto a replica cover of Herge's 'Tintin Au Congo' comic strip album.
00048134 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - Youths play a game of pool at the Miti Mirefu Hunters Club. Police have banned pool playing in Dar es Salaam during working hours in order to reduce the local crime rate. Allegedly such places are fostering organised criminal activities.
00048133 : TANZANIA Dar es Salaam - A youth plays a game of pool at the Miti Mirefu Hunters Club. Police have banned pool playing in Dar es Salaam during working hours in order to reduce the local crime rate. Allegedly such places are fostering organised criminal activities.
00048132 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Walungu, South Kivu - Young Congolese soldiers with Kalashnikov rifles patrol a local village during a morning exercise. Many soldiers in the new Congolese army are former rebels who have been retrained and armed by MONUC, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN have failed in their past attempts to disarm the powerful rebel groups active in eastern Congo and have now asked the new Congolese army to help achieve peace in the most isolated regions of the country.
00048131 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Walungu, South Kivu - A Congolese soldier cleans his ammunition. Many soldiers in the new Congolese army are former rebels who have been retrained and armed by MONUC, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN have failed in their past attempts to disarm the powerful rebel groups active in eastern Congo and have now asked the new Congolese army to help achieve peace in the most isolated regions of the country.
00048130 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Walungu, South Kivu - Reserve Brigade soldiers attend a church service held in a local village chapel. Many soldiers in the new Congolese army are former rebels who have been retrained and armed by MONUC, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN have failed in their past attempts to disarm the powerful rebel groups active in eastern Congo and have now asked the new Congolese army to help achieve peace in the most isolated regions of the country.
00048129 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lubumbashi, Katanga - Unemployed yo