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00039216 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kindu, Maniema Province - Ledy Omombo has his eye dressing changed and cleaned at Kindu Hospital. He has had a tumour removed which was dangerously close to his brain. The hospital is run by the aid agency Merlin and is the only referring hospital in the province, which is home to 1.6 million people.
00039215 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kindu, Maniema Province - Georgine Aquiti (11) waits to see a nurse at Tokolote clinic, one of several local health care clinincs referring patients to Kindu Hospital.
00039214 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kindu, Maniema Province - Rosa Kamuna, an expectant mother, waits to see a nurse at Bilunu Clinic, one of several local health care clinics referring patients to Kindu hospital, which is one day's walk away.
00039213 : UNITED KINGDOM Thornley, County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - A group of teenagers climb on a disused industrial wheel, where they meet to socialise. 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenagers socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility, which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039212 : UNITED KINGDOM Peterlee, County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - Vanessa Smith at St Bedes RC High School Prom. The prom is an important event in the school calendar for school leavers, who enjoy one of their last nights together as secondary school students. 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenage girls socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039211 : UNITED KINGDOM County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - Lorianne (15) and friends in her bedroom. 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenagers socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039210 : UNITED KINGDOM Thornley, County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - Teenagers Melissa, Carly Jo, Faye and Sarah meet up every Friday night to chat and drink. A police car would be called regularly by the local residents who wanted the group of teenagers to be moved on. 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenage girls socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039209 : GERMANY Munich, Bavaria - Surfers wait in a line with their surfboards before attempting to ride an artificial wave on a river running through the capital city.
00039208 : GERMANY Munich, Bavaria - Elderly men play chess in a park.
00039207 : GERMANY Munich, Bavaria - Surfers wait in a line with their surfboards before attempting to ride an artificial wave on a river running through the capital city.
00039206 : PAKISTAN Balakot, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) - A man sits among the remains of the town which was destroyed in the earthquake that struck Pakistani-administered Kashmir in 2005. At least 73,000 people were killed by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the area on 8th October 2005.
00039205 : FRANCE Dunkerque (Dunkirk) - Haulage lorries parked on a ferry crossing the English channel (La Manche) at sunrise.
00039204 : PAKISTAN Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir - A family shelter in a tent after being made homeless by the earthquake that struck Pakistani-administered Kashmir in 2005. At least 73,000 people were killed by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the area on 8th October 2005.
00039203 : PAKISTAN Balakot, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) - A boy sitting in a wheelbarow surveys the devastation in what used to be the central market of the town destroyed by the earthquake that struck Pakistani-administered Kashmir in 2005. At least 73,000 people were killed by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the area on 8th October 2005.
00039202 : PAKISTAN Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir - An elderly woman gestures for relief aid in a camp accomodating people affected by the earthquake that struck Pakistani-administered Kashmir 2005. At least 73,000 people were killed by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the area on 8th October 2005.
00039201 : PAKISTAN Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir - Young girls from families made homeless by the earthquake that struck Pakistani-administered Kashmir, line up to collect water from a truck. At least 73,000 people were killed by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the area on 8th October 2005.
00039200 : CHINA Beijing - A cyclist passes cranes and high-rise tower blocks which are being constructed in the city centre.
00039199 : CHINA Beijing - A cyclist is silhouetted against a red banner in the central reservation of a dual carriageway. Newly constructed high-rise tower blocks stand in the distance surrounded by cranes.
00039198 : CHINA Beijing - Traffic jams and newly-built high rise office blocks in the city centre.
00039197 : CHINA Beijing - A news stand selling Chinese language versions of Elle, Hers and Men's Health demonstrates the popularity of Chinese editions of foreign magazine publications.
00039196 : CHINA Beijing - A poster advertising the Chinese language version of Harpers Bazaar magazine covers the wall of a news stand. It demonstrates the growing popularity of Chinese editions of foreign women's magazine publications.
00039195 : CHINA Beijing - Billboards advertising new housing developments with the slogan 'I love the city life! Play hard, rest easy at East Gate Plaza' reflect the boom in construction across the capital.
00039194 : CHINA Beijing - The Golden Resources Shopping Mall, which is the second largest shopping centre in the world.
00039193 : HONG KONG China - High-rise apartment blocks and skyscrapers in the city centre are illuminated at night.
00039192 : CHINA Shanghai - Customers sit in a Starbucks coffee house on Nanjing Road.
00039191 : COLOMBIA San Jose de Apartado - A member Peace Brigades International (PBI) talks to an elderly villager. PBI is an NGO working on human rights issues. The village was declared a peaceful community in 1996, amidst a country that has seen over 40 years of civil conflict.
00039190 : COLOMBIA Nr San Jose de Apartado - Community members help construct new housing outside San Jose de Apartado in anticipation of the possible arrival of the Colombian army. Having been declared a peaceful community, the villagers have rejected the notion of military occupation and have vowed to leave San Jose de Apartado to relocate to the new housing if the Colombian troops arrive. The Colombian army have planned to occupy the village for security reasons after the murder of eight of the community members, although villagers believe that it was the army itself who was responsible for the killings.
00039189 : COLOMBIA San Jose de Apartado - A memorial of painted stones, bearing the names of each community member who has been killed in the Colombian civil war. San Jose de Apartado has been declared a peaceful community.
00039188 : UNITED KINGDOM Thornley, County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - Jacqueline (15, right) with her 4 month old daughter Faith sits with her sister Carolyn and 3 month old Robert. Jacqueline says 'I want a horse. I'd love a horse, so our Faith and the other baby can be horse riders when they are older. I'll take her horse riding and stuff like that, so she can do something good with her life instead of just lounging about like all of us'. 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenage girls socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039187 : COLOMBIA San Jose de Apartado - Houses line a street in the village, which was declared a peaceful community in 1996, amidst a country that has seen over 40 years of civil conflict. San Jose de Apartado rejects the presence of any armed groups, be they Colombian military, right-wing paramilitaries or the leftist guerillas from the Revolutionary Army of Colombia (FARC).
00039186 : COLOMBIA San Jose de Apartado - Children with flowers stand beside a wall in the village, which was declared a peaceful community in 1996, amidst a country that has seen over 40 years of civil conflict.
00039185 : UNITED KINGDOM County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - A teenage couple dressed in black tie outfits at St Bedes RC Catholic Comprehensive prom. The prom is an important event in the school calendar for school leavers, who enjoy one of their last nights together as secondary school students. 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenagers socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039184 : UNITED KINGDOM Seaham, County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - 15 year olds Sam, Stephanie, Sarah and Amy spend Friday night together smoking cigarettes and drinking wine. 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenage girls socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039183 : UNITED KINGDOM Horden, County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - Teagan (19), six months pregnant, sits on the stairs at home. She says 'The future's a bit daunting because I know I'm going to be on me own 90% of the time. With me having post-natal depression last time, hopefully I'll be able to spot the signs.' 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenage girls socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039182 : UNITED KINGDOM Seaham, County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - A teenager displays her belly button piercing and jewellery. 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenage girls socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039181 : UNITED KINGDOM Horden, County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - Stuart and Teagan feed baby Reiss in their home. Teagan (19) says 'When I had Reiss, me and Stuart were quite close for the first few weeks, but then I got postnatal depression. We've been on and off, splitting up and getting back together and that, because of all the arguments.' 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenagers socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039180 : UNITED KINGDOM Peterlee, County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - Teagan (19) sits with her son Reiss on the sofa as her mother uses the vacuum cleaner. Reiss has been looked after by Teagan's mother since he was entered on the Child Protection Register. 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenage girls socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039179 : UNITED KINGDOM Thornley, County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - Lauren and Gary send text messages on their mobile phones as they sit on Lorianne's bed in her bedroom. 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenagers socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039178 : UNITED KINGDOM County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - Terri Stoker stands outside a traditional wagon (or bow top caravan) in Haswell Plough with her horse, Rocky, which she has just helped to break in. 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenage girls socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039177 : UNITED KINGDOM Thornley, County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - Jimbob and Melissa (15) hanging out. 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenagers socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039176 : BANGLADESH Dhaka - 7 year old Jasmine collects rubbish as a dog wanders around nearby. She earns money to support her family by scavenging for items on the Kajla rubbish dump. It is one of three landfill sites in this city of twelve million people. Around 5,000 tonnes of garbage are dumped here each day and over a thousand people work among the rubbish, sorting through the waste and collecting items to sell to retailers for recycling.
00039175 : UNITED KINGDOM Thornley, County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - Jacqueline's friend inspects her stomach having just found out that she is 3 months pregnant. At first Jacqueline (15) was shocked, not knowing who the father was. 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenage girls socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039174 : BANGLADESH Dhaka - Woman collecting plastics on the Kajla rubbish dump. It is one of three landfill sites in this city of twelve million people. Around 5,000 tonnes of garbage are dumped here each day and over a thousand people work among the rubbish, sorting through the waste and collecting items to sell to retailers for recycling.
00039173 : BANGLADESH Dhaka - 8 year old Jahangir pauses for a drink while collecting rubbish on the Kajla rubbish dump. It is one of three landfill sites in this city of twelve million people. Around 5,000 tonnes of garbage are dumped here each day and over a thousand people work among the rubbish, sorting through the waste and collecting items to sell to retailers for recycling.
00039172 : BANGLADESH Dhaka - 11 year old Rubel helps waste purchasers weigh a sackful of material scavenged from the Kajla rubbish dump. Retailers buy discarded items collected by waste pickers on the dump which are suitable for recycling. The Kajla rubbish dump is one of three landfill sites in this city of twelve million people. Around 5,000 tonnes of garbage are dumped here each day and over a thousand people work among the rubbish, sorting through the waste and collecting items to sell to retailers for recycling.
00039171 : BANGLADESH Dhaka - 7 year old Jasmine collects rubbish from a steaming rubbish tip on a cold winter morning. She earns money to support her family by scavenging for items on the Kajla rubbish dump. It is one of three landfill sites in this city of twelve million people. Around 5,000 tonnes of garbage are dumped here each day and over a thousand people work among the rubbish, sorting through the waste and collecting items to sell to retailers for recycling.
00039170 : BANGLADESH Dhaka - A girl carries a basket of plastic items which she has scavenged on the Kajla rubbish dump. It is one of three landfill sites in this city of twelve million people. Around 5,000 tonnes of garbage are dumped here each day and over a thousand people work among the rubbish, sorting through the waste and collecting items to sell to retailers for recycling.
00039169 : UNITED KINGDOM Seaham, County Durham, England, Great Britain, UK - Tompa peforms his trick of inflating a condom over his head, while hanging out with friends at the local bus station. 'All Dressed up' is a series exploring how various groups of teenagers socialise and the places which are special to them. Having shadowed groups of youths in post-industrial Durham, photographer Karen Robinson has documented their varied experiences of leisure, friendship and responsibility which play a substantial role in their formative years.
00039168 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - A member of the Islamic block, an association for Hamas supporters at the Islamic University in Gaza, using her mobile telephone.
00039167 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat, known as Umm Nidal ("the mother of struggle"), speaking to journalists at the inauguration of the Palestinian parliament. In January 2006 she was one of six women from Hamas elected to the parliament. Three of her sons have carried out suicide attacks on Israel.
00039166 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Female members of the Islamic block, an association for Hamas supporters at the Islamic University in Gaza, looking at a mobile telephone.
00039165 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Female students surfing the internet at the Islamic University in Gaza.
00039164 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Female students at the Islamic University in Gaza.
00039163 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Female students in the library at the Islamic University in Gaza.
00039162 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Female students in the canteen at the Islamic University in Gaza.
00039161 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - A female student in the stationery shop at the Islamic University in Gaza.
00039160 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - A female student with her son at the Islamic University in Gaza.
00039159 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - A female student at prayer between classes at the Islamic University in Gaza.
00039158 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - A teacher showing children how to use a computer at the Djebalia kindergarten, which is run by Hamas. The militant organisation's social programmes have played a large part in its popularity among Palestinians.
00039157 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Children at the Djebalia kindergarten, which is run by Hamas. The militant organisation's social programmes have played a large part in its popularity among Palestinians.
00039156 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Children and their teacher at the Djebalia kindergarten, which is run by Hamas. The militant organisation's social programmes have played a large part in its popularity among Palestinians.
00039155 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - A girl in the Ryhana hairdressing salon, which is run by Hamas. The militant organisation's social programmes have played a large part in its popularity among Palestinians.
00039154 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - A woman working in a bakery run by Hamas. The militant organisation's social programmes have played a large part in its popularity among Palestinians.
00039153 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Three sisters, all of whom have learning difficulties, pose for the camera in front of a poster urging people to vote Hamas in the Palestinian election.
00039152 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Kawther Saidi (25), a nurse, with her two children.
00039151 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - A woman using a computer to project a Hamas propaganda film in the Al Kenz mosque in the Al Rimal district.
00039150 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Samah Ziada, a 24 year old psychology student at the Islamic University in Gaza. Two of her brothers have carried out suicide attacks on Israel, and Samah says she is prepared to become a 'martyr' herself.
00039149 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Female Hamas militants.
00039148 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Two woman reading a message as part of a Hamas propaganda presentation in the Al Kenz mosque in the Al Rimal district.
00039147 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Women in the Al Kenz mosque in the Al Rimal district wrapping gifts for Hamas militants.
00039146 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Three young girls at Friday prayers in the Shouhada mosque in the Al Rimal district.
00039145 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - A girl with her mother at Friday prayers in the Shouhada mosque in the Al Rimal district.
00039144 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - Pupils at Lushun Yingchun elementary school read letters from English pen-pals at their sister school, Broughton Junior School in Lincolnshire.
00039143 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - A young girl at Friday prayers in the Shouhada mosque in the Al Rimal district.
00039142 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - A pupil at the Lushun Yingchun elementary school.
00039141 : CHINA Shanghai - A man carries live chickens on his bicycle outside a wholesale poultry market.
00039140 : CHINA Shuozhou, Shanxi Province - A farm vehicle passes under high voltage electricity towers. Power plants in China's rural north supply over two thirds of Beijing's electricity and suffer environmental pollution and even local brownouts to guarantee the capital's power demand.
00039139 : CHINA Shanghai - A farmer handles live chickens at a wholesale poultry market.
00039138 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - Colonial-era architecture in central Dalian.
00039137 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - A man pushes his bicycle past a castle which contains a shell museum.
00039136 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - Two women walk past the old and new Bank of China buildings.
00039135 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - Two young girls playing on toy horses.
00039134 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - An old tram (trolley) service in central Dalian.
00039133 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - Cityscape of Dalian, with modern skyscrapers and a funfair.
00039132 : CHINA Shanghai - A farmer handles live chickens at a wholesale poultry market.
00039131 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - An equestrian sculpture.
00039130 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - Construction workers clean the windows of the new exhibition centre in Dalian.
00039129 : CHINA Shanghai - A man loads up his motorcycle with live chickens at a wholesale poultry market.
00039128 : CHINA Shanghai - A farmer handles live chickens at a wholesale poultry market.
00039127 : CHINA Shanghai - A farmer handles live chickens at a wholesale poultry market.
00039126 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - Students rollerblading in a physical education class at the Lushun Yingchun elementary school.
00039125 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - The student band performing during the daily flag-raising ceremony at the Lushun Yingchun elementary school.
00039124 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - Students participating in the daily flag-raising ceremony at the Lushun Yingchun elementary school.
00039123 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank - Labor Party leader Amir Peretz (centre), escorted by two body guards, during an election campaign visit to the Israeli settlement of Shima, south of the West Bank city of Hebron.
00039122 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Hamdia holds a picture of her son, who was killed by the Israeli army. His brother, on the left, says he wants to become a 'martyr'.
00039121 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - A pupil at the Lushun Yingchun elementary school.
00039120 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - Students participating in the daily flag-raising ceremony at the Lushun Yingchun elementary school.
00039119 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - A student participating in the daily flag-raising ceremony at the Lushun Yingchun elementary school.
00039118 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - Students participating in the daily flag-raising ceremony at the Lushun Yingchun elementary school.
00039117 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - Students marching following the daily flag-raising ceremony at the Lushun Yingchun elementary school.
00039116 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - Students participating in the daily flag-raising ceremony at the Lushun Yingchun elementary school.
00039115 : CHINA Dalian, Liaoning Province - Students carry out their daily dance and exercise routine at the Lushun Yingchun elementary school.
00039114 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Female members of the Islamic block, an association for Hamas supporters at the Islamic University in Gaza.
00039113 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank - Labor Party leader Amir Peretz on an election campaign visit to the Israeli settlement of Shima, south of the West Bank city of Hebron.
00039112 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Jamila al-Shanty (centre, in black), a professor at the Islamic University in Gaza, talking to Hamas supporters. In January 2006 she was one of six women from Hamas elected to the Palestinian parliament.
00039111 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - Jamila al-Shanty (in black) and Ouda, a Hamas colleague, taking the oath at the inauguration of the Palestinian parliament. In January 2006 they were among six women from Hamas elected to the parliament.
00039110 : JAPAN Ago, Mie Province - Fishermen repair their nets.
00039109 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Dhobi Wallahs (laundry workers) at work on the ghats on the edge of the River Ganges, beating the wet clothes against flat rocks on the water's edge.
00039108 : INDIA Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh - Young boys, one carrying a basket of cow dung, to be used as fuel.
00039107 : INDIA Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal - Transporting Hindu religious statues fashioned from mud, to an area of workshops in the North of the city.
00039106 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - A worker weaves a silk sari on a loom in a workshop in the old quarter of the city. Weaving is one of Varanasi's traditional crafts, which is now under threat from cheaper and higher quality machine-made foreign products.
00039105 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - A boy plays with a bow as he sits on a fruit stall selling pomegranites, apples and grapes.
00039104 : JAPAN Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Province - Mount Fuji is seen through a vandalised electrical sign outside an abandoned hotel.
00039103 : INDIA Old Delhi - Food store and staff.
00039102 : JAPAN Kawaguchi, Saitama - Children play on a climbing frame in a local park.
00039101 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Woman yawns as she sits in a bicycle rickshaw on a busy street.
00039100 : JAPAN Koshigaya, Saitama - A cyclist casts a shadow on the road as she cycles over a zebra crossing next to a 'no entry' sign.
00039099 : INDIA Agra, Uttar Pradesh - Boys carry baskets of fresh vegetables on their way to market, passing alongside the boundary wall enclosing the Taj Mahal.
00039098 : JAPAN Wakayama Province - High school students on the train on their way home.
00039097 : BELGIUM Brussels, Flanders - Patterned cloth for sale in a shop in Matonge, the Congolese district of the Belgian capital.
00039096 : JAPAN Atsumi, Aichi Province - Elderly woman hanging out the washing.
00039095 : INDIA New Delhi - Sign reading 'Take off your shoes' in English, Hindi and Urdu, at the entry to the Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque).
00039094 : INDIA Old Delhi - A Muslim family is approached by a beggar as they board a bicycle rickshaw.
00039093 : INDIA Agra, Uttar Pradesh - The Taj Mahal and visitors, viewed through an archway. It is an example of Mughal architecture combining both Islamic and Hindu elements.
00039092 : INDIA Agra, Uttar Pradesh - Early morning mist obscures the Taj Mahal, an example of Mughal architecture combining both Islamic and Hindu elements.
00039091 : ERITREA Keren - Bedouin man looking out across a Highland landscape.
00039090 : INDIA Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu - Tamil peasants using cows to thresh the rice harvest.
00039089 : INDIA Nr. Puri, Orissa - Fishermen sort their nets on a beach on the Bay of Bengal.
00039088 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - An elderly couple walk down a busy commercial street in the heart of the old holy city.
00039087 : JAPAN Mie Province - Elderly couple checking their medecine prescription on a local train.
00039086 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Stall selling wool.
00039085 : INDIA Agra, Uttar Pradesh - A group of Dhobi Wallahs (laundry workers) wash clothes in the Yamuna River. They use the traditional method of beating clothes against a flat rock.
00039084 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Dhobi Wallahs (laundry workers) at work on the ghats on the edge of the River Ganges.
00039083 : INDIA New Delhi - A groom is offered food at his wedding reception. Around his neck he wears a garland of money which has been donated to the newlyweds as wedding gifts.
00039082 : INDIA Mysore, Karnataka - Children sell balloons to passers by visiting the City Palace (Amba Vilasa Palace).
00039081 : INDIA Mysore, Karnataka - Boy selling apples and grapes from a fruit stall in the market.
00039080 : CAMBODIA Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Billboard advising couples to practise safe sex.
00039079 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Pakora sellers and fruit vendors with a cart of pomegranites, grapes and oranges sell their merchandise to train passengers on a busy railway station platform.
00039078 : EGYPT Delta region - Midwives with new equipment supplied by UNICEF.
00039077 : INDIA Agra, Uttar Pradesh - Indian tourists visit the Taj Mahal, an example of Mughal architecture combining both Islamic and Hindu elements.
00039076 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Elderly couple crossing a busy main road during rush hour as motorbikes and cyclists pass by.
00039075 : BELGIUM Brussels, Flanders - Poster showing different hair styles in a hairdressing salon in the Gallery d'Ixelles in Matonge, the Congolese district of the Belgian capital.
00039074 : INDIA Jaipur, Rajasthan - Holy elephant decorated with Hindu religious markings and a representation of a pink lotus flower.
00039073 : INDIA Mumbai (Bombay) - Traffic on Marine Drive, a grand waterfront avenue in the city with apartments that face onto Chowpatty Beach.
00039072 : INDIA Agra, Uttar Pradesh - A pair of oxen pull a cart beside the Taj Mahal.
00039071 : INDIA Mysore, Karnataka - Guard on duty in front of the illuminated City Palace (Amba Vilasa Palace), one of the most ornate in the country.
00039070 : INDIA Mumbai (Bombay) - A representation of Christ crucified is drawn in chalk on the pavement in the city centre.
00039069 : JAPAN Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Province - Rice vending machine in the snow.
00039068 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - An AIDS patient in Bulovka hospital.
00039067 : INDIA Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal - People washing themselves and a car with water from a pump in a central city street.
00039066 : SYRIA Aleppo - A falafel stall in a side street.
00039065 : INDIA Bangalore, Karnataka - Young office workers sit on a step in front of a Pepsi advertisement on their cigarette break. One man makes a peace sign.
00039064 : INDIA Mysore, Karnataka - The dramatically illuminated City Palace (Amba Vilasa Palace), one of the most ornate in the country.
00039063 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Hindu pilgrims pray and bathe off the ghats in the River Ganges.
00039062 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Elderly men wearing hand-woven clothes cross a busy street past a sacred cow and calf in the old quarter of the city.
00039061 : JAPAN Kushimoto, Wakayama Province - Fishermen collect live farmed tai before sorting and delivering. The fish will be delivered alive for the preparation of raw fish in the country's Southern regions.
00039060 : BELGIUM Brussels, Flanders - Poster showing different hair styles in a barber's shop in the Gallery d'Ixelles in Matonge, the Congolese district of the Belgian capital.
00039059 : BELGIUM Brussels, Flanders - Hair extensions made from human hair for sale in a shop in Matonge, the Congolese district of the Belgian capital.
00039058 : ERITREA Shelab, Gash Barka - Shelab refugee camp, where 8000 Eritreans were living after being deported from Ethiopia.
00039057 : INDIA Jaipur, Rajasthan - Young boys polishing gemstones in a workshop in a Muslim-run business.
00039056 : INDIA New Delhi - Man and his performing monkeys sitting by the roadside beside the Northern block of the Secritariat buildings, which house the Indian Home and Finance Ministries.
00039055 : INDIA Ernakulum, Kerala - Holy elephants adorned with parasols and gilded headdresses stand in a row at an elephant gathering.
00039054 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Sacred cows stand in the road amongst rush hour traffic.
00039053 : BELGIUM Brussels, Flanders - The owner of a grocery shop in Matonge, the Congolese district of the Belgian capital.
00039052 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Sacred cows stand in the road among rush hour traffic.
00039051 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Hindus bathe in the River Ganges off the ghats during early morning prayers.
00039050 : INDIA New Delhi - Goats decorated with tinsel are bought for ritual slaughter at a temporary market in the grounds of the Jami Masjid (Friday Mosque). The Eid Festval of Sacrifice is one of the most important in the Islamic calendar.
00039049 : INDIA Old Delhi - Painted image of a bride with jewellery and body painting advertising a beauty parlour.
00039048 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Women in a bicycle rickshaw.
00039047 : INDIA Mumbai (Bombay) - Young Muslim men stand outside the Gateway of India, which faces onto the Arabian Sea. It was constructed in honour of the visit of George V and Queen Mary to Bombay in 1911.
00039046 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - A worker weaves a silk sari on a loom in a workshop in the old quarter of the city. Weaving is one of Varanasi's traditional crafts, which is now under threat from cheaper and higher quality machine-made foreign products.
00039045 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Hindu pilgrims bathe off the ghats in the River Ganges.
00039044 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - A family ride on a bicycle rickshaw.
00039043 : INDIA Agra, Uttar Pradesh - Backpackers sit on the roof of a cheap guesthouse in Taj Ganj, near to the Taj Mahal.
00039042 : BELGIUM Brussels, Flanders - Wigs made from human hair for sale in a shop in Matonge, the Congolese district of the Belgian capital.
00039041 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - A merchant sits with a stack of goods in boxes on rickshaw in the old quarter of the city.
00039040 : INDIA Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal - A market bread stall near a mosque in the Muslim quarter of the city.
00039039 : INDIA Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu - A mother waves as she does the washing up with her daughter.
00039038 : INDIA Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal - A craftsman takes a cigarette break in his workshop where he paints Hindu religious statues fashioned from mud.
00039037 : BELGIUM Brussels, Flanders - A barber's shop in the Gallery d'Ixelles in Matonge, the Congolese district of the Belgian capital.
00039036 : INDIA Mumbai (Bombay) - Fishermen bring their catch from their fishing boats onto the beach of Back Bay with the high-rise office blocks of Nariman Point beyond.
00039035 : INDIA New Delhi - Colonial remnant - The crest of a British regiment (King's Royal Rifle Brigade) is carved into the broken cross headstone on a grave in the decaying christian Nicholson Cemetery.
00039034 : JAPAN Koshigaya, Saitama - Siblings play electronic games on their parents' mobile telephones in a family restaurant.
00039033 : INDIA Mumbai (Bombay) - Commuters cross the street towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), formerly Victoria Terminus railway station, which is used by over half a million people each day.
00039032 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Passengers in a second class railway carriage.
00039031 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - A Sadhu (Hindu holy man) begs for alms from passers by in the centre of the holy city.
00039030 : BELGIUM Brussels, Flanders - A barber's shop in the Gallery d'Ixelles in Matonge, the Congolese district of the Belgian capital.
00039029 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - Man selling marigold flowers to be used as religious offerings.
00039028 : INDIA Agra, Uttar Pradesh - Railway bridge over mud flats of the Yamuna River in dry season, with the Taj Mahal in the distance.
00039027 : JAPAN Shibuya, Tokyo - A young man leaning against the wall outside a 'Gap' clothing shop on Omotesando, sends a text message on his mobile telephone.
00039026 : INDIA Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh - A sacred cow scavenges on a rubbish tip next to two members of the Dalit (Untouchable) caste working as street sweepers.
00039025 : INDIA Agra, Uttar Pradesh - The Taj Mahal overlooks the rooftops of densely packed housing.
00039024 : JAPAN Ryuoukyo, Tochigi Province - Kinugawa River in snow fall.
00039023 : JAPAN Ryuoukyo, Tochigi Province - Child making snowballs in the snow.
00039022 : IRAN Tehran - A heroin addict sits against a wall in a run down area in the south of Tehran, with a drug dealer standing beside him.
00039021 : IRAN Tehran - The owner of Tehran's first and only condom shop shows off a packet of Iranian condoms.
00039020 : IRAN Tehran - An Iranian Jewish woman wearing a Stars & Stripes headscarf as she leaves the synagogue. There are approximately 25,000 Jews in Iran, their number ever decreasing.
00039019 : IRAN Tehran - A common sight in Tehran - a mural with the faces of 'martyrs', Iranian soldiers killed in the long war with Iraq.
00039018 : IRAN Tehran - Wealthy young women try on make-up at a beauty products show in the luxurious Laleh hotel.
00039017 : IRAN Tehran - Friday prayer at the University of Tehran.
00039016 : IRAN Tehran - Women in a mosque. Women and men pray in separate parts of the mosque.
00039015 : IRAN Tehran - A common sight in Tehran - portraits of 'martyrs', Iranian soldiers killed in the long war with Iraq. These men, whose images are displayed in a park, were members of the Basjees brigades.
00039014 : IRAN Babolsar - A farmer feeding one year old beluga sturgeon at a sturgeon farm near the Caspian sea. Tens of millions of artificially reared sturgeon are released in the Caspian every year, but few survive. Sturgeon farming is possibly the last solution to prevent the fish from becoming extinct. The world's largest inner sea has been heavily polluted and severely overfished for decades. In early 2006 the global trade in caviar and other products made from the wild, endangered fish was banned.
00039013 : IRAN Tehran - A mural depicting Muhammad al-Durrah, a twelve-year-old Palestinian boy killed in the crossfire between the Israeli army and Palestinian fighters on 30/09/2000 at the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Intifada. His death was captured by TV cameras and broadcast all over the world, becoming a symbol of the conflict.
00039012 : IRAN Tehran - 'Down with the USA' - a mural on an apartment block alongside a busy road in Tehran.
00039011 : IRAN Babolsar - A jar of caviar for sale on the black market, priced $100. The government has a monopoly on catching sturgeon and selling caviar, but poaching and illegal trade in the delicacy is rife. In early 2006 the global trade in caviar and other products made from the wild, endangered fish was banned.
00039010 : IRAN Babolsar - Beluga sturgeon being reared at a sturgeon farm near the Caspian sea. Tens of millions of artificially reared sturgeon are released in the Caspian every year, but few survive. Sturgeon farming is possibly the last solution to prevent the fish from becoming extinct. The world's largest inner sea has been heavily polluted and severely overfished for decades. In early 2006 the global trade in caviar and other products made from the wild, endangered fish was banned.
00039009 : IRAN Babolsar - Slices of sturgeon for sale on the black market. The government has a monopoly on catching sturgeon and selling caviar, but poaching and illegal trade in the delicacy is rife. In early 2006 the global trade in caviar and other products made from the wild, endangered fish was banned.
00039008 : IRAN Tehran - Gay men in a cafe.
00039007 : IRAN Tehran - Heroin addicts in a shelter in a run down area in the south of Tehran. Iran Harm Reduction, the NGO which runs the centre, offers the addicts a place in a methadone programme, and provides them with clean needles. The centre can accomodate 400 people and has a waiting list of several thousand.
00039006 : IRAN Tehran - Jars of beluga caviar for sale in the tax-free section of Mehrabad airport. In early 2006 the global trade in caviar and other products made from the wild, endangered sturgeon fish was banned.
00039005 : IRAN Tehran - Iranian rebels without a cause. Every Friday youths get together on Totchal, a ski-resort mountain on the edge of Tehran, mainly to check each other out. In 2007 the authorities warned barbers not to give men Western hairstyles as part of a crackdown on 'bad hijab' (un-Islamic clothing).
00039004 : IRAN Tehran - A girl in a cafe sits with an orange juice as she waits for her date.
00039003 : IRAN Tehran - Girls chat over a cup of tea and a cigarette in a cafe.
00039002 : IRAN Tehran - Two women talking next to a map of the souk and the old city of Tehran.
00039001 : IRAN Jamkaran, Qom Province - Shia Muslims at prayer in the Saheb-ol Zaman mosque.
00039000 : IRAN Qom - The square in front of the Hazrat-i Ma'sumeh mosque, Fatimah's shrine in Qom, the second holy city of Iran. Fatimah, the sister of the 8th Imam, died here in 816 AD.
00038999 : IRAN Tehran - Friday prayer at the University of Tehran.
00038998 : IRAN Qom - The golden dome and twin minarets of the Hazrat-i Ma'sumeh mosque, Fatimah's shrine in Qom, the second holy city of Iran. Fatimah, the sister of the 8th Imam, died here in 816 AD.
00038997 : IRAN Tehran - A family eating on a restaurant terrace in the mountains near Tehran. Heaters above and beneath the tables counteract the winter cold.
00038996 : IRAN Tehran - A large group of soldiers attending Friday prayers at the University Mosque in Tehran.
00038995 : NEPAL Nepalgunj, Banke district - Jahid Hussain Ansari (20) recovers in the Bheri Zonal Hospital with injuries caused by shrapnel from a Maoist bomb attack.
00038994 : IRAN Chalus - People relax on the shores of the Caspian sea, near Chalus.
00038993 : IRAN Babolsar - A young sturgeon bred at a sturgeon farm near the Caspian sea. Tens of millions of artificially reared sturgeon are released in the Caspian every year, but few survive. Sturgeon farming is possibly the last solution to prevent the fish from becoming extinct. The world's largest inner sea has been heavily polluted and severely overfished for decades. In early 2006 the global trade in caviar and other products made from the wild, endangered fish was banned.
00038992 : IRAN Babolsar - Beluga sturgeon being reared at a sturgeon farm near the Caspian sea. Tens of millions of artificially reared sturgeon are released in the Caspian every year, but few survive. Sturgeon farming is possibly the last solution to prevent the fish from becoming extinct. The world's largest inner sea has been heavily polluted and severely overfished for decades. In early 2006 the global trade in caviar and other products made from the wild, endangered fish was banned.
00038991 : NEPAL Kathmandu - Protesters attack a riot police officer while storming the central square of the city in defiance of a government ban against political rallies. It follows a day when Nepal's royal government placed an 8:00am to 6.00pm curfew on Kathmandu to thwart a planned protest against King Gyanendra Shah's absolute rule.
00038990 : NEPAL Kathmandu - Women sit beside a red wall bearing graffiti of the communist hammer and sickle in the Patan area of the city.
00038989 : NEPAL Kathmandu - Women sit beside a red wall bearing graffiti of the communist hammer and sickle in the Patan area of the city.
00038988 : NEPAL Kathmandu - A formation of police prepares to approach protesters who are blocking a road in the city. Weeks of clashes between police and political protesters calling for the reinstatement of democracy led to thousands of arrests and hundreds of injuries.
00038987 : NEPAL Kathmandu - Anti-monarchy protesters cheer after setting fire to a car and blocking a road in the city. Weeks of clashes between police and political protesters calling for the reinstatement of democracy led to thousands of arrests and hundreds of injuries.
00038986 : NEPAL Kathmandu - Anti-monarchy protesters push a burning car after setting fire to it and blocking a road in the city. Weeks of clashes between police and political protesters calling for the reinstatement of democracy led to thousands of arrests and hundreds of injuries.
00038985 : NEPAL Kathmandu - Police forcefully arrest a female anti-monarchy protester during a demonstration in the city. Weeks of clashes between police and political protesters calling for the reinstatement of democracy led to thousands of arrests and hundreds of injuries.
00038984 : NEPAL Kathmandu - A police officer arrests a protester after a stampede on New Road. Weeks of clashes between police and political protesters calling for the reinstatement of democracy led to thousands of arrests and hundreds of injuries.
00038983 : NEPAL Kathmandu - Communist protesters march along New Road with red flags displaying the characteristic hammer and sickle. Weeks of clashes between police and political protesters calling for the reinstatement of democracy led to thousands of arrests and hundreds of injuries.
00038982 : NEPAL Dang - A Royal Nepal Army (RNA) soldier guards a communications tower with an M-16 rifle supplied by the U.S. government. Major contributions of arms and training by India and the United States of America have transformed the RNA from a ceremonial army to a modern fighting force.
00038981 : NEPAL Kathmandu - Protesters throw torches at charging police in the city. Weeks of clashes between police and political protesters calling for the reinstatement of democracy led to thousands of arrests and hundreds of injuries.
00038980 : NEPAL Kathmandu - Protesters gather around a communist flag bearing the emblematic hammer and sickle, during an anti-government political rally.
00038979 : NEPAL Kathmandu - U.S. military advisors, (L-R) U.S. Army Lt. Col. Katherine Perkuchin, U.S. Army Special Operations Command Col. Dana Chipman, and U.S. Army Maj. Paul Sarat, train Royal Nepal Army (RNA) officers in the RNA officer's club. Major contributions of arms and training by India and the United States of America have transformed the RNA from a ceremonial army to a modern fighting force.
00038978 : NEPAL Dang - A Royal Nepal Army (RNA) soldier guards a communications tower with an M-16 rifle supplied by the U.S. government. Major contributions of arms and training by India and the United States of America have transformed the RNA from a ceremonial army to a modern fighting force.
00038977 : NEPAL Rukum district - Children harvest hashish from marijuana plants beside a lake in the Maoist controlled region. Residents claim that the plant grows naturally in the area and used by local people for smoking and cooking.
00038976 : NEPAL Nepalgunj, Banke district - Burmi Sunar, a member of the Dalit (Untouchable) caste waits for treatment in hospital. The Hindu caste-based system in Nepal is one of the most traditional in existence, teaching that each person is born with a fixed social position and role in life.
00038975 : NEPAL Kathmandu - His Majesty Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah, King of Nepal, takes part in the Rato Machhendranath festival, during which time the rain god, Red Machhendranath, is worshipped.
00038974 : NEPAL Kathmandu - Women sell lemons on at the side of a street under a painted mural depicting Maoist rebels attacking a village in Kathmandu. The mural is painted on 'Democracy Wall', which is a common meeting point for protesters in the city.
00038973 : NEPAL Salle, Rukum district - A Royal Nepal Army (RNA) soldier holding a Belgian FN Herstal Minimi gun watches over an injured Armed Police Force soldier due to be evacuated by aircraft.
00038972 : NEPAL Kathmandu - Traffic circulates while paramilitary police guard a statue of the late King Mahendra underneath a billboard displaying images of His Majesty Gyanendra Shah and the phrase 'Beginning Nepal's New Era'.
00038971 : NEPAL Nepalgunj, Banke district - Doumber Nepali (18) recovers at the Bheri Zonal Hospital, with an eye injury caused by shrapnel from a Maoist bomb attack.
00038970 : NEPAL Pipal, Rukum district - A girl from the village watches a celebration to mark the 9th anniversary of the start of the Maoist revolution. The Maoists' 'People's War', involving the armed revolutionary struggle of the population began in 1996 with the aim to overthrow Nepal's Hindu monarchy.
00038969 : NEPAL Pipal, Rukum district - Husband and wife Maoist party members, Kal Bahadur Magar (a.k.a. Arun) (L), and Parmila Buddha Thoki (a.k.a. Asha), sit together after their Maoist wedding ceremony on the 9th anniversary of the start of the Maoist revolution. Unlike a traditional marriage in Nepal which is arranged by the parents and lasts for two days, a Maoist wedding ceremony lasts only five minutes and the partners choose each other.
00038968 : NEPAL Pipal, Rukum district - A Maoist party leader holds a loudspeaker playing a recorded speech of Maoist Supreme Commander Comrade Prachanda during a celebration to mark the 9th anniversary of the start of the Maoist revolution. The Maoists' 'People's War', involving the armed revolutionary struggle of the population began in 1996 with the aim to overthrow Nepal's Hindu monarchy.
00038967 : NEPAL Pipal, Rukum district - A musician smokes a cigarette after performing a song during a celebration to mark the 9th anniversary of the start of the Maoist revolution in Nepal. The Maoists' 'People's War', involving the armed revolutionary struggle of the population, began in 1996 with the aim to overthrow Nepal's Hindu monarchy.
00038966 : NEPAL Pipal, Rukum district - Maoist party member, Kal Bahadur Magar (a.k.a. Arun) places a garland on the head of his new wife and fellow party member, Parmila Buddha Thoki (a.k.a. Asha), during their Maoist wedding ceremony on the 9th anniversary of the start of the Maoist revolution. Unlike a traditional marriage in Nepal which is arranged by the parents and lasts for two days, a Maoist wedding ceremony lasts only five minutes and the partners choose each other.
00038965 : NEPAL Thabang, Rolpa district - A mother and child walk past a wall with communist graffiti and murals featuring images of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin and Maoist supreme commander Comrade Prachanda (Pushpa Kamal Dahal). Thabang has acted as the de facto capital of Maoist-controlled areas. Royal Nepal Army (RNA) troops defaced the images and communist symbols painted by the rebels during a previous raid on the village.
00038964 : NEPAL Thabang, Rolpa district - Gaurov (18) a Maoist rebel soldier of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), stands beside a stone design of a communist hammer and sickle in the capital of Nepal's Maoist held areas. Rebels have decorated the entire town with communist symbols and images of revolutionaries.
00038963 : NEPAL Thabang, Rolpa district - Gaurov (18), a Maoist rebel soldier of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), holds a copy of a book containing the teachings of Vladimir Lenin in the capital of Nepal's Maoist held areas.
00038962 : NEPAL Gairigaon, Rolpa district - A batallion of Maoist rebel soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) First Brigade, Mid Division take part in a drill. The Maoists' 'People's War', involving the armed revolutionary struggle of the population, began in 1996 with the aim to overthrow Nepal's Hindu monarchy.
00038961 : NEPAL Gairigaon, Rolpa district - 18 year old Asina who uses her communist party name, sits holding her machine gun. She joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) three years ago. The Maoists' 'People's War', involving the armed revolutionary struggle of the population, began in 1996 with the aim to overthrow Nepal's Hindu monarchy.
00038960 : NEPAL Gairigaon, Rolpa district - A batallion of Maoist rebel soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) First Brigade, Mid Division take part in a drill. The Maoists' 'People's War', involving the armed revolutionary struggle of the population, began in 1996 with the aim to overthrow Nepal's Hindu monarchy.
00038959 : NEPAL Gairigaon, Rolpa district - A Maoist rebel soldier of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) First Brigade, Mid Division carries ammunition during a drill. The Maoists' 'People's War', involving the armed revolutionary struggle of the population, began in 1996 with the aim to overthrow Nepal's Hindu monarchy.
00038958 : NEPAL Gairigaon, Rolpa district - A Maoist rebel soldier of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) carries ammunition as a batallion of Maoist rebel soldiers of the First Brigade, Mid Division take part in a drill. The Maoists' 'People's War', involving the armed revolutionary struggle of the population, began in 1996 with the aim to overthrow Nepal's Hindu monarchy.
00038957 : NEPAL Gairigaon, Rolpa district - A female Maoist rebel soldier wearing a T-shirt bearing the image of pop singer Britney Spears stands among a batallion of other soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), First Brigade, Mid Division, during a drill. The Maoists' 'People's War', involving the armed revolutionary struggle of the population, began in 1996 with the aim to overthrow Nepal's Hindu monarchy.
00038956 : NEPAL Gairigaon, Rolpa district - A Maoist Cultural Program troupe arrives in the village. Members of the troupe travel to various villages performing communist songs and theatrical sketches carrying a strong revolutionary message.
00038955 : NEPAL Mahat, Rolpa district - Maoist rebel soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) trek up a hillside trail to toward the village. The Maoists' 'People's War', involving the armed revolutionary struggle of the population, began in 1996 with the aim to overthrow Nepal's Hindu monarchy.
00038954 : NEPAL Mahat, Rolpa district - An armed Maoist rebel soldier of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) walks past a group of women filling their baskets with water containers.
00038953 : NEPAL Mahat, Rolpa district - An armed Maoist rebel soldier of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) waits for other rebels to arrive in the village. The Maoists' 'People's War', involving the armed revolutionary struggle of the population, began in 1996 with the aim to overthrow Nepal's Hindu monarchy.
00038952 : NEPAL Kathmandu - A civilian looks on as Royal Nepal Army (RNA) weapons are prepared for the annual Army Day ceremonies.
00038951 : NEPAL Rehara, Kapilbastu district - Abdul Rehman Jolaha, standing near his cattle, reflects on the spot outside his house where he says Maoist guerrillas shot dead his two sons.
00038950 : NEPAL Kathmandu - His Majesty Gyanendra Shah, King of Nepal, watches a military display during Army Day. The King, who is also recognised as the Commander-in-chief of the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) assumed direct rule over Nepal in February 2005.
00038949 : NEPAL Kathmandu - A Paramilitary policeman drags away a Nepali Congress (NC) political activist from a pro democracy protest, in the weeks after King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah seized absolute power in Nepal. Hundreds of political party leaders and journalists remain in detention since the King Gyanendra Shah assumed direct rule over the country and suspended civil liberties on 1 February 2005.
00038948 : NEPAL Halanagar, Kapilbastu district - A girl stands behind two fire damaged homes as a Royal Nepal Army (RNA) armoured vehicle drives past. An anti-Maoist mob calling themselves a 'retaliation committee' burnt down hundreds of homes in the village, accusing the inhabitants of sheltering communist rebels.
00038947 : NEPAL Rehara, Kapilbastu district - Badaru Lissa Jolaha weeps outside her home after Maoist guerrillas shot dead her two sons and detonated a bomb in her house.
00038946 : NEPAL Surya Binayak, Bhaktapur district - A camouflaged soldier from the Royal Nepal Army's (RNA) most highly-trained Ranger battallion positions himself with his machine gun to cover his fellow soldiers while they move through the jungle.
00038945 : NEPAL Dahawan, Rolpa district - Children play a game called 'choose the leader' outside Bhagawati Primary School the Maoist-controlled village. Due to conflict related disruptions and strikes called by the Moaists, the school was only open for 140 of the required 180 days during the school year.
00038944 : NEPAL Kathmandu - Female relatives of police officers killed by Maoist rebels mourn during the cremation services at the Pasupatinath Hindu temple. Eleven police officers were killed the previous night when the rebels attacked a police checkpoint marking the entrance to the Kathmandu valley.
00038943 : NEPAL Thabang, Rolpa district - A young girl walks through the rain past a wall with communist graffiti and murals featuring images of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin and Maoist supreme commander Comrade Prachanda (Pushpa Kamal Dahal). Thabang has acted as the de facto capital of Maoist-controlled areas. Royal Nepal Army (RNA) troops defaced the images and communist symbols painted by the rebels during a previous raid on the village.
00038942 : NEPAL Thabang, Rolpa district - A villager walks among the ruins of buildings bombed by the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) during a raid the village. Thabang has acted as the de facto capital of Maoist-controlled areas.
00038941 : NEPAL Thabang, Rolpa district - Comrade Mukti, a soldier in the Maoist rebel People's Liberation Army (PLA) leads a group of children and adults in an early morning session of military style physical training exercises. Thabang has acted as the de facto capital of Maoist-controlled areas.
00038940 : NEPAL Thabang, Rolpa district - Children stand in formation during an early morning session of military style physical training exercises led by a soldier in the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Thabang has acted as the de facto capital of Maoist-controlled areas.
00038939 : NEPAL Kharibot, Rolpa district - Maoists perform songs and dances with revolutionary themes during a cultural programme to spread the communist message to remote villages.
00038938 : NEPAL Nuwagaun, Rolpa district - A female Maoist rebel soldier of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) rests after unloading rocks that she has carried on her head during construction of the 'Martyrs' Road'. Under Maoist jurisdiction, one person from each household in the Rolpa district is obliged to contribute to the construction of the road for 10-15 days. Built completely by hand, the road is the first one to connect the rural settlements of Nuwagaun and Tila.
00038937 : NEPAL Nuwagaun, Rolpa district - Workers using mallets and poles pound away at the rock on a hillside for the construction of the 'Martyrs' Road'. Under Maoist jurisdiction, one person from each household in the Rolpa district is obliged to contribute to the construction of the road for 10-15 days. Built completely by hand, the road is the first one to connect the rural settlements of Nuwagaun and Tila.
00038936 : NEPAL Tila, Rolpa district - Photographs of Maoist rebels killed in conflict, considered martyrs, are posted on a banner for the innaguaration of the rebel's 'Martyrs' Road'. It celebrates the opening of the first section of the thoroughfare which was constructed entirely with manual labour and is the first one to connect the rural settlements of Nuwagaun and Tila. Under Maoist jurisdiction, one person from each household in the Rolpa district was obliged to contribute to the construction of the road for 10-15 days.
00038935 : NEPAL Nuwagau, Rolpa district - Children run behind the first bus to drive up the newly inaugurated Maoist rebel 'Martyr's Road'. It celebrates the opening of the first section of the thoroughfare which was constructed entirely with manual labour and is the first one to connect the rural settlements of Nuwagaun and Tila. Under Maoist jurisdiction, one person from each household in the Rolpa district was obliged to contribute to the construction of the road for 10-15 days.
00038934 : NEPAL Nuwagau, Rolpa district - Rebels holding guns and flags ride on top of one of the first buses to drive up the newly inaugurated Maoist rebel 'Martyr's Road'. It celebrates the opening of the first section of the thoroughfare which was constructed entirely with manual labour and is the first one to connect the rural settlements of Nuwagaun and Tila. Under Maoist jurisdiction, one person from each household in the Rolpa district was obliged to contribute to the construction of the road for 10-15 days.
00038933 : NEPAL Tila, Rolpa district - A Maoist rebel soldier of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) stands guard before the inauguration ceremony for the Maoist rebel 'Martyrs' Road'. It celebrates the opening of the first section of the thoroughfare which was constructed entirely with manual labour and is the first one to connect the rural settlements of Nuwagaun and Tila. Under Maoist jurisdiction, one person from each household in the Rolpa district was obliged to contribute to the construction of the road for 10-15 days.
00038932 : NEPAL Gandruk - Trekkers are seen reflected in a mirror outside a trekking lodge whose wall is painted with Maoist rebel graffiti, on the Annapurna circuit. The message reads "Welcome for foreigner tourist guest, Thank you. CPN (Maoist)."
00038931 : NEPAL Rehara, Kapilbastu district - Badaru Lissa Jolaha weeps among the remains of her home after Maoist guerrillas shot dead her two sons and detonated a bomb in her house.
00038930 : NEPAL Surya Binayak, Bhaktapur district - A soldier from the Royal Nepal Army's (RNA) Ranger battallion arrests a civilian suspect. Rangers are the most highly-trained soldiers in the RNA.
00038929 : NEPAL Nepalgunj - Portrait of His Majesty King Gyanendra Shah for sale in the bazaar ahead of his civic visit to the city.
00038928 : NEPAL Nepalgunj - A boy stands under a portrait of His Majesty King Gyanendra Shah posted ahead of his civic visit to the city.
00038927 : NEPAL Nepalgunj - Royal Nepal Army (RNA) troops, police and sand bags protect a statue of the King ahead of the civic visit by His Majesty King Gyanendra Shah.
00038926 : NEPAL Nepalgunj - Troops of the Nepal Armed Police Force provide security during a civic visit by His Majesty King Gyanendra Shah to the city.
00038925 : NEPAL Nepalgunj - The throne is prepared for His Majesty King Gyanendra Shah ahead of his civic visit to the city.
00038924 : NEPAL Nepalgunj - A member of the Dalit (Untouchable) caste of grass cutters at work. The Hindu caste-based system in Nepal is one of the most traditional in existence, teaching that each person is born with a fixed social position and role in life.
00038923 : NEPAL Pipal, Rukum district - Maoist rebel soldiers stand in line during a drill. The Maoists' 'People's War', involving the armed revolutionary struggle of the population began in 1996 with the aim to overthrow Nepal's Hindu monarchy.
00038922 : NEPAL Nepalgunj - Tharu girls carrying earthenware pots and marigolds parade past His Majesty King Gyanendra Shah during his civic visit to the city.
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