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00020401 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Potocari/Srebrenica - President Bill Clinton, with Suleyman Tihic (left) Member of the Bosnian Presidency, and Mustafa Ceric (right), Bosnia's chief Immam, help to bury the remains of men from the Delic family, four of whom were killed during the Srebrenica massacre. War Crimes.
00020400 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Potocari/Srebrenica - A woman mourns at the grave of one of the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. War Crimes.
00020399 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Potocari/Srebrenica - President Bill Clinton helps to bury the remains of men from the Delic family, four of whom were killed during the Srebrenica massacre. War Crimes.
00020398 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Potocari/Srebrenica - Women grieve at the graves of their loved ones killed during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. War Crimes.
00020397 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Potocari/Srebrenica - The crowd prays for the victims of the Srebrenica massacre. War Crimes.
00020396 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Potocari/Srebrenica - President Bill Clinton, with Suleyman Tihic (middle) Member of the Bosnian Presidency, and Mustafa Ceric (right), Bosnia's chief Immam, help to bury the remains of men from the Delic family, four of whom were killed during the Srebrenica massacre. Hazim Delic (below) mourns his father and brothers who were killed. War Crimes.
00020395 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Potocari/Srebrenica - President Bill Clinton, stands by the graves of men from the Delic family, four of whom were killed during the Srebrenica massacre. Hazim Delic (below) mourns his father and brothers who were killed. War Crimes.
00020394 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Potocari/Srebrenica - A family waits to bury one of it's menfolk who was killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. War Crimes.
00020393 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Potocari/Srebrenica - President Bill Clinton stands by the graves of men from the Delic family, four of whom were killed during the Srebrenica. War Crimes.
00020392 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - An oil worker repairs a pipe on an oil field in the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020391 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - The main mosque in Baku, which was destroyed during the Soviet era but later rebuilt, stands against the backdrop of the Caspian Sea.
00020390 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A patient waits to see a nurse at a state of the art hospital funded by the Azerbaijan state oil company. The hospital practises ancient treatments using petrol to cure various ailments.
00020389 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - Students take exams at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy. This was the first Academy set up in the world to study oil and prominent engineers and leaders from hundreds of countries are part of the distinguised alumni. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union and the war with Armenia, the Academy has suffered dwindling enrollment and financial assistance.
00020388 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - A sheep herder leads his flock through an oil field near the shores of the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020387 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - An oil worker repairs a pipe on an oil field in the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020386 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - Abandoned oil wells on a field in the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020385 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A shipping dock on the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020384 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - Reflections in oil on a field next to the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020383 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A massive, derelict relic of the Soviet-era industrial past, the drilling rig Bibi Abat, sits rusting on the shores of the Caspian Sea, still displaying the Hammer and Sickle symbol. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020382 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A massive, derelict relic of the Soviet-era industrial past, the drilling rig Bibi Abat, sits rusting on the shores of the Caspian Sea next to a summer resort. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020381 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - Students at the prestigious Azerbaijan Naval Academy. While most schools in Azerbaijan have suffered from dwindling resources since the break-up of the Soviet Union and the war with Armenia, the Naval Academy is continuing its tradition of excellence thanks to support from the state.
00020380 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A pipeline in an oil field near the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020379 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A state of the art hospital funded by the Azerbaijan state oil company. Many patients come from the oil industry, but private citizens also come to the hospital. Here, a nurse monitors a patient inside an oxygen tank.
00020378 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - Students and teachers in a chemistry lab at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy. This was the first Academy set up in the world to study oil and prominent engineers and leaders from hundreds of countries are part of the distinguised alumni. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union and the war with Armenia, the Academy has suffered dwindling enrollment and financial assistance.
00020377 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - An oil tank that holds petrol brought in from fields on the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020376 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - Students and teachers in a chemistry lab at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy. This was the first Academy set up in the world to study oil and prominent engineers and leaders from hundreds of countries are part of the distinguised alumni. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union and the war with Armenia, the Academy has suffered dwindling enrollment and financial assistance.
00020375 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - Stairs on a huge tank of petroleum glisten in the sun at the docks of Azpetrol in the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020374 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - Ramiz T. Humbatov proudly holds awards given to the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy during the Soviet era. This was the first Academy set up in the world to study oil and prominent engineers and leaders from hundreds of countries are part of the distinguised alumni. Since the break-up of the Soviet Union and the war with Armenia, the Academy has suffered dwindling enrollment and financial assistance.
00020373 : AZERBAIJAN Sumgayat - Workers produce plastic sheets in a Soviet-era plastics factory. Only a fraction of the previous workforce remains, working in dangerous health conditions producing plastic bags and bottles out of petroleum.
00020372 : AZERBAIJAN Sumgayat - Female workers on their lunch break in a Soviet-era plastics factory. Only a fraction of the previous workforce remains, working in dangerous health conditions producing plastic bags and bottles out of petroleum.
00020371 : AZERBAIJAN Sumgayat - Women working in the below-freezing temperatures of a Soviet-era plastics factory. Only a fraction of the previous workforce remains, working in dangerous health conditions producing plastic bags and bottles out of petroleum.
00020370 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - Students at the prestigious Azerbaijan Naval Academy. While most schools in Azerbaijan have suffered from dwindling resources since the break-up of the Soviet Union and the war with Armenia, the Naval Academy is continuing its tradition of excellence thanks to support from the state.
00020369 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A state of the art hospital funded by the Azerbaijan state oil company which practises ancient treatments using oil to cure various ailments. Here, a patient lies in a bathtub filled with petrol for ten minutes, before it is scraped off her body. Many patients come from the oil industry, but private citizens also come to the hospital seeking relief from ailments such as arthritis and soreness.
00020368 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A state of the art hospital funded by the Azerbaijan state oil company which practises ancient treatments using oil to cure various ailments. Here, a patient lies in a bathtub filled with petrol for ten minutes, before it is scraped off her body. Many patients come from the oil industry, but private citizens also come to the hospital seeking relief from ailments such as arthritis and soreness.
00020367 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A state of the art hospital funded by the Azerbaijan state oil company which practises ancient treatments using oil to cure various ailments. Here, a patient lies in a bathtub filled with petrol for ten minutes, before it is scraped off her body. Many patients come from the oil industry, but private citizens also come to the hospital seeking relief from ailments such as arthritis and soreness.
00020366 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - Man using a public telephone in the city centre.
00020365 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - Signs warning oil workers about safety. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020364 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - Students at the prestigious Azerbaijan Naval Academy. While most schools in Azerbaijan have suffered from dwindling resources since the break-up of the Soviet Union and the war with Armenia, the Naval Academy is continuing its tradition of excellence thanks to support from the state.
00020363 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - Students at the prestigious Azerbaijan Naval Academy. While most schools in Azerbaijan have suffered from dwindling resources since the break-up of the Soviet Union and the war with Armenia, the Naval Academy is continuing its tradition of excellence thanks to support from the state.
00020362 : AZERBAIJAN Sumgayat - Workers sit above a ventilation grill to keep warm in the below-freezing temperatures of a Soviet-era plastics factory. Only a fraction of the previous workforce remains, working in dangerous health conditions producing plastic bags and bottles out of petroleum.
00020361 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - An oil worker repairs a pipe on an oil field in the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020360 : AZERBAIJAN Imishli District - Refugees and IDPs (Internally Displaced People) living for the last ten years in abandoned train cars in Imishli District complain that the world has forgotten their plight. The people were displaced from their land because of the war with Armenia and there appears to be little hope that they will ever return.
00020359 : AZERBAIJAN Imishli District - Refugees and IDPs (Internally Displaced People) living for the last ten years in abandoned train cars in Imishli District complain that the world has forgotten their plight. The people were displaced from their land because of the war with Armenia and there appears to be little hope that they will ever return.
00020358 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - Villagers sell pears along the highway to try and make ends meet. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan has suffered great economic hardships despite its vast oil reserves.
00020357 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - An oil worker cleans pipes on an oil field in the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020356 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - Downtown Baku, against the backdrop of the Caspian Sea.
00020355 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - Dry, cracked earth smeared with mud from a volcano. Much of Azerbaijan is suffering from environmental degradation due to the oil industry.
00020354 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - Dry, cracked earth smeared with mud from a volcano. Much of Azerbaijan is suffering from environmental degradation due to the oil industry.
00020353 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - An oil worker cleans pipes on an oil field in the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020352 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - An oil worker cleans pipes on an oil field in the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020351 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - An oil worker cleans pipes on an oil field in the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020350 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A state of the art hospital funded by the Azerbaijan state oil company which practises ancient treatments using oil to cure various ailments. Here, a patient lies in a bathtub filled with petrol for ten minutes, before it is scraped off her body. Many patients come from the oil industry, but private citizens also come to the hospital seeking relief from ailments such as arthritis and soreness.
00020349 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A state of the art hospital funded by the Azerbaijan state oil company which practises ancient treatments using oil to cure various ailments. Here, a patient lies in a bathtub filled with petrol for ten minutes, before it is scraped off her body. Many patients come from the oil industry, but private citizens also come to the hospital seeking relief from ailments such as arthritis and soreness.
00020348 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A state of the art hospital funded by the Azerbaijan state oil company which practises ancient treatments using oil to cure various ailments. Here, a nurse checks on a patient who works in the petroleum industry as he sits inside a room covered in salt, a treatment for arthritis or sore muscles.
00020347 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A patient waits to see a nurse at a state of the art hospital funded by the Azerbaijan state oil company. The hospital practises ancient treatments using petrol to cure various ailments.
00020346 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - An oil worker cleans pipes on an oil field in the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is suffering from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. Large parts of the reserves have been exhausted, and drilling has had to extend outward and into the sea.
00020345 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - Villagers transporting geese on top of their car.
00020334 : NIGERIA Kaduna - Altar boys.
00020333 : KENYA Kajiado - Masai women's blessing ceremony.
00020332 : KENYA Kisumu - Small clinic run by a group helping AIDS widows and orphans.
00020331 : UGANDA Gulu - Boy carrying millet in Awer camp for internally-displaced people (IDPs).
00020330 : GERMANY East Berlin - Housing estate in East Berlin. The graffiti reads "Angst!" "Me too!".
00020329 : QATAR - The peloton in the Tour de Qatar rides past a camel skeleton. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020328 : QATAR - Qataris admire competitors' bicycles in the Tour de Qatar. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020327 : QATAR - Eddy Merckx (5 time winner of the Tour de France) gets a drink at the start of a new stage. On the left with a glass, Sheik Khalid Bin Ali Al Thani, president of the Qatar cycling federation.The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006. .
00020326 : QATAR - Italian competitor in the Tour de Qatar. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020325 : QATAR - Riders in the Tour de Qatar ride through the desert to the start of the second stage. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020324 : QATAR - The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020323 : QATAR - A migrant worker watches riders in the Tour de Qatar pass by. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020322 : QATAR - Camel race. The Qataris traditionally race camels not bicycles. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020321 : QATAR - Cyclists in the Tour de Qatar ride by a camel in the desert. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020320 : QATAR - Cyclists in the Tour de Qatar pass a burning gas flare. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020319 : QATAR - Riders in a breakaway from the peloton during the Tour de Qatar. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020318 : QATAR - Food for riders in the Tour de Qatar. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020317 : QATAR - Veiled Qatari women watch cyclists passing in the Tour de QatarThe international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020316 : QATAR - Riders in the Tour de Qatar pass oil pipelines leading to the capital, Doha. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020315 : QATAR - The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020314 : QATAR - Camel racer wearing a cycling cap from the Italian 'Lampre Daikin' team. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020313 : QATAR - Barbershop scene as riders in the Tour de Qatar ride past. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020312 : QATAR - Traditional Qatari feast at the end of a stage for participants in the the Tour de Qatar. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020311 : QATAR - Guerini, the veteran Italian cyclist, competes in the Tour de Qatar. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020310 : QATAR - Horseman racing the peloton in the Tour de Qatar. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020309 : QATAR - The overall winner of the Tour de Qatar - Wilhelms of the German 'Coast' team - stands on the winners podium. The international cycling circus, invited by the ultra-rich oil state of Qatar, pays its first visit to the Middle East. The riders were the subject of bemused glances from locals as they rode through the desert, where a bicycle is a rare site. The Qatari government is attempting to build up its sporting reputation in the lead up to hosting the Asian Games of 2006.
00020308 : SUDAN Kongor - Church service.
00020307 : TANZANIA - Fishing boats on Lake Tanganyika.
00020306 : TANZANIA - Fishing boats on Lake Tanganyika.
00020305 : BURKINA FASO Sapone - Live debate on football and witchcraft on Radio Vive le Paysan, based at Sapone, 40km south of the capital Ouagadougou. This debate is the equivalent of a phone - in except that noone has a phone so participants cycle in from the surrounding area and gather in the studio. Some, hearing the broadcast at home, turn up during the programme wanting to take part in the debate. The station gives a voice to the surrounding villages, broadcasts are in the local language.
00020304 : UGANDA West Nile - The identity card of a Sudanese refugee resettled in Uganda.
00020303 : ETHIOPIA Gode, Ogaden, Somali region - Cracked earth resulting from the falling level of the Wabi Shebelli river.
00020302 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020301 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020300 : MALI Djenne - Madonna and children. Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020299 : MALI Djenne - Child participating in 'La Fete de Crepissage'. Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020298 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020297 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam. Musicians provide an energetic soundtrack to the process.
00020296 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020295 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020294 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020293 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020292 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020291 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020290 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020289 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020288 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020287 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020286 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020285 : MALI Djenne - Sitting on the roots of an old tree.
00020284 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020283 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020282 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020281 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam. Two children stand by one of the mosqueĠs loudspeakers.
00020280 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020279 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020278 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020277 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020276 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020275 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam. Musicians provide an energetic soundtrack to the process.
00020274 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020273 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020272 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020271 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020270 : MALI Djenne - Each spring, the adobe mosque of Djenne is given a new layer of clay to replace what torrential rains have washed away. Each member of the community, young or old, experienced or novice, has a role in 'La Fete de Crepissage', the festival centred on the restoration of the loam.
00020269 : SUDAN South - Sunday mass at the Cathedral in Wau.
00020268 : SUDAN South - Sunday mass at the Cathedral in Wau.
00020267 : PAKISTAN Orangi, Karachi - Squatter housing in the main drainage creek of Mansoor colony.
00020266 : SIERRA LEONE Bo - Girls return to their village, Tandoya, after circumcision ceremony.
00020265 : SIERRA LEONE 2 - Family Planning Association worker distributing condoms to soldiers at a military roadblock.
00020264 : TRINIDAD Port of Spain - Republic Bank building in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
00020263 : TRINIDAD Mayaro - Crowded meeting of MIPED, a local community credit scheme in Mayaro, Trinidad. The project was set up with assistance from the oil multinational British Petroleum (BP), which has financial interests on the island.
00020262 : TRINIDAD 1 - An activity book helps to educate children about leatherback turtles, which nest on the nearby beach in Matura, Trinidad.
00020261 : TRINIDAD Mayaro - Antonia Suzano in her small clothing shop in Mayaro, Trinidad. She is hoping to expand with the help of a local community credit scheme which has recently been set up.
00020260 : TRINIDAD Port of Spain - Coconut stall at the central market in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
00020259 : TRINIDAD 1 - An activity book helps to educate children about leatherback turtles, which nest on the nearby beach in Matura, Trinidad.
00020258 : TRINIDAD Port of Spain - Spectators at the Queen's Park Oval cricket ground.
00020257 : TRINIDAD Mayaro - Women at a bus stop in Mayaro next to an advertisement for Carib beer.
00020256 : TRINIDAD Port of Spain - 'Gingerbread'-style house from the plantation era.
00020255 : TRINIDAD Mayaro - Fisherman hauling in seine nets on the beach at Mayaro.
00020254 : TRINIDAD Grande Riviere - Leatherback turtle returning to the sea after laying eggs on the beach.
00020253 : TRINIDAD Matura - Abiraj Rambaran and Anita Theodore are employed on a beach patrol which protects nesting leatherback turtles.
00020252 : TRINIDAD Port of Spain - School children at a sweet stall.
00020251 : TRINIDAD Port of Spain - Stallholder at the central market in Port of Spain.
00020250 : TRINIDAD Matura - Suzan Lakhan is employed on a beach patrol which protects nesting leatherback turtles.
00020249 : TRINIDAD - Hot sauces for sale at a roadside in Trinidad.
00020248 : TRINIDAD Port of Spain - The Renegades Youth Steel Orchestra at a school fundraising event.
00020247 : ARGENTINA Patagonia - Elinor Lloyd in her farm kitchen in Gaiman. The Welsh community in Patagonia are descended from an original band of 153 Welshmen who came to South America in the nineteenth century on a tea-clipper called the Mimosa. The oldest generation still speak Welsh at home and the Welsh chapel still attracts the faithful on Sundays. Eisteddfods (the Welsh festival of arts) are held three times a year where recitals of Latin American poetry combine with Welsh knitting competitions and performances by the four Welsh choirs.
00020246 : ARGENTINA Patagonia - Welsh farmer's wife with home-made butter and cream in Trevelin. The Welsh community in Patagonia are descended from an original band of 153 Welshmen who came to South America in the nineteenth century on a tea-clipper called the Mimosa. The oldest generation still speak Welsh at home and the Welsh chapel still attracts the faithful on Sundays. Eisteddfods (the Welsh festival of arts) are held three times a year where recitals of Latin American poetry combine with Welsh knitting competitions and performances by the four Welsh choirs.
00020245 : ARGENTINA Patagonia - Weekly practice of Welsh choir in Gaiman. The Welsh community in Patagonia are descended from an original band of 153 Welshmen who came to South America in the nineteenth century on a tea-clipper called the Mimosa. The oldest generation still speak Welsh at home and the Welsh chapel still attracts the faithful on Sundays. Eisteddfods (the Welsh festival of arts) are held three times a year where recitals of Latin American poetry combine with Welsh knitting competitions and performances by the four Welsh choirs.
00020244 : ARGENTINA Patagonia - Tommy and Edward Davies de Hyde Park sing a traditional song. The Welsh community in Patagonia are descended from an original band of 153 Welshmen who came to South America in the nineteenth century on a tea-clipper called the Mimosa. The oldest generation still speak Welsh at home and the Welsh chapel still attracts the faithful on Sundays. Eisteddfods (the Welsh festival of arts) are held three times a year where recitals of Latin American poetry combine with Welsh knitting competitions and performances by the four Welsh choirs.
00020243 : ARGENTINA Patagonia - Herbert Jones outside his home in Gaiman. The street is named after his forebear. The Welsh community in Patagonia are descended from an original band of 153 Welshmen who came to South America in the nineteenth century on a tea-clipper called the Mimosa. The oldest generation still speak Welsh at home and the Welsh chapel still attracts the faithful on Sundays. Eisteddfods (the Welsh festival of arts) are held three times a year where recitals of Latin American poetry combine with Welsh knitting competitions and performances by the four Welsh choirs.
00020242 : ARGENTINA Patagonia - Churchgoer at the Welsh chapel in Gaiman. The Welsh community in Patagonia are descended from an original band of 153 Welshmen who came to South America in the nineteenth century on a tea-clipper called the Mimosa. The oldest generation still speak Welsh at home and the Welsh chapel still attracts the faithful on Sundays. Eisteddfods (the Welsh festival of arts) are held three times a year where recitals of Latin American poetry combine with Welsh knitting competitions and performances by the four Welsh choirs.
00020241 : ARGENTINA Patagonia - Churchgoer at the Welsh chapel in Gaiman. The Welsh community in Patagonia are descended from an original band of 153 Welshmen who came to South America in the nineteenth century on a tea-clipper called the Mimosa. The oldest generation still speak Welsh at home and the Welsh chapel still attracts the faithful on Sundays. Eisteddfods (the Welsh festival of arts) are held three times a year where recitals of Latin American poetry combine with Welsh knitting competitions and performances by the four Welsh choirs.
00020240 : ARGENTINA Patagonia - Elderly Welsh brothers in their old family farmhouse in Gaiman. The Welsh community in Patagonia are descended from an original band of 153 Welshmen who came to South America in the nineteenth century on a tea-clipper called the Mimosa. The oldest generation still speak Welsh at home and the Welsh chapel still attracts the faithful on Sundays. Eisteddfods (the Welsh festival of arts) are held three times a year where recitals of Latin American poetry combine with Welsh knitting competitions and performances by the four Welsh choirs.
00020239 : ARGENTINA Patagonia - Sunday school class in the Welsh chapel in Gaiman. The Welsh community in Patagonia are descended from an original band of 153 Welshmen who came to South America in the nineteenth century on a tea-clipper called the Mimosa. The oldest generation still speak Welsh at home and the Welsh chapel still attracts the faithful on Sundays. Eisteddfods (the Welsh festival of arts) are held three times a year where recitals of Latin American poetry combine with Welsh knitting competitions and performances by the four Welsh choirs.
00020238 : ARGENTINA Patagonia - Sign for Welsh tea house ('Casa de Te') in Gaiman. Most of the customers these days are Argentine tourists from Buenos Aires. The Welsh community in Patagonia are descended from an original band of 153 Welshmen who came to South America in the nineteenth century on a tea-clipper called the Mimosa. The oldest generation still speak Welsh at home and the Welsh chapel still attracts the faithful on Sundays. Eisteddfods (the Welsh festival of arts) are held three times a year where recitals of Latin American poetry combine with Welsh knitting competitions and performances by the four Welsh choirs.
00020237 : ARGENTINA Patagonia - Welsh street names in Gaiman. The Welsh community in Patagonia are descended from an original band of 153 Welshmen who came to South America in the nineteenth century on a tea-clipper called the Mimosa. The oldest generation still speak Welsh at home and the Welsh chapel still attracts the faithful on Sundays. Eisteddfods (the Welsh festival of arts) are held three times a year where recitals of Latin American poetry combine with Welsh knitting competitions and performances by the four Welsh choirs.
00020236 : ARGENTINA Patagonia - Elderly Welsh brothers in their old family farmhouse in Gaiman. The Welsh community in Patagonia are descended from an original band of 153 Welshmen who came to South America in the nineteenth century on a tea-clipper called the Mimosa. The oldest generation still speak Welsh at home and the Welsh chapel still attracts the faithful on Sundays. Eisteddfods (the Welsh festival of arts) are held three times a year where recitals of Latin American poetry combine with Welsh knitting competitions and performances by the four Welsh choirs.
00020235 : ARGENTINA Patagonia - Welsh street names in Gaiman. The Welsh community in Patagonia are descended from an original band of 153 Welshmen who came to South America in the nineteenth century on a tea-clipper called the Mimosa. The oldest generation still speak Welsh at home and the Welsh chapel still attracts the faithful on Sundays. Eisteddfods (the Welsh festival of arts) are held three times a year where recitals of Latin American poetry combine with Welsh knitting competitions and performances by the four Welsh choirs.
00020234 : RWANDA Kigali - Girl with her dying mother in 'Salle 4', an AIDS ward in the Central Hospital.
00020233 : MALAWI 2 - Refugee child from Mozambique with kwashiorkor.
00020232 : UKRAINE Kiev - Children folk dancing.
00020231 : ZIMBABWE - Farm workers listening to gramophone outside a straw hut.
00020230 : MOZAMBIQUE Maputo - Women and children scavenging on a rubbish dump.
00020229 : MOZAMBIQUE - Demobilised rebel soldier.
00020228 : MOZAMBIQUE Tete Province - Demobilised rebel soldiers.
00020227 : BOLIVIA - Children on floating reed island in Lake Titicaca, between Peru and Bolivia.
00020226 : BOLIVIA Lake Titicaca - Aymara family on a reed boat on Lake Titicaca, between Peru and Bolivia.
00020225 : BOLIVIA La Paz - Woman at the side of the road seen through a car window.
00020224 : BOLIVIA Lake Titicaca - Children in a reed boat on Lake Titicaca, between Peru and Bolivia.
00020223 : BOLIVIA La Paz - Young girl wearing hat.
00020222 : BOLIVIA La Paz - Street market selling lama foetuses.
00020221 : BOLIVIA La Paz - Couple at the roadside.
00020220 : BOLIVIA La Paz - Children playing in cemetery.
00020219 : BOLIVIA Lake Titicaca - Reed boat and floating village on Lake Titicaca, between Peru and Bolivia.
00020218 : BOLIVIA - Reed boats and floating village on Lake Titicaca, between Bolivia and Peru.
00020217 : SERBIA Belgrade - Street scene in the city centre.
00020216 : CHINA Shanghai - Kathleen's, a bar on Mao Ming Street.
00020215 : INDONESIA - Sundanese muslim girl proudly displaying indelibly inked finger, proof of having voted in the election.
00020214 : SRI LANKA - Colonial-era mansion in the hill station of Nuwera Eliya.
00020213 : LEBANON Baalbek - Temple of Bacchus, dating from the 2nd Century AD, with snow-capped peaks beyond demarcating the border with Syria.
00020212 : LEBANON Baalbek - Entablature atop a part of the 6 Corinthian columns at the Temple of Jupiter, which soar 22 metres above the ground. Circa 200 AD.
00020211 : LEBANON Baalbek - Tourist dwarfed by the 22 metre-high Corinthian columns of the Temple of Jupiter at this valuable architectural centre in the Bekaa Valley. Circa 200 AD.
00020210 : LEBANON Baalbek - Evidence of tourism through the ages, carved into a column of the 2nd Century AD Temple of Bacchus.
00020209 : LEBANON Baalbek - Incredible inlay details over the main entrance to the Temple of Bacchus, dating from the 2nd century AD and one of the principle tourist draws to Lebanon.
00020208 : LEBANON Baalbek - Interior of the cavernous 2nd Century AD Temple of Bacchus.
00020207 : LEBANON Baalbek - One of the main streets in Baalbek town, an ancient trading town in the Bekaa valley which is home to many thousands of Syrian troops. A flag and poster showing support for a Hezbollah (Hizbollah) faction hang to the right of the shot.
00020206 : LEBANON Baalbek - View across the fertile Bekaa Valley from Baalbek towards the snow-capped central Lebanese mountain range with its 2-3000 metre peaks.
00020205 : LEBANON Baalbek - Latin inscription on a stone slab at the ruins of the Temple of Jupiter, a 2nd Century AD architectural gem in the Bekaa Valley and one of the region's main tourism magnets.
00020204 : LEBANON Tripoli - View inland from coastal Tripoli toward the central mountain range of snow-capped 2-3000 metre peaks.
00020203 : LEBANON Tripoli - Ancient souk (marketplace) in the centre of old Tripoli town.
00020202 : LEBANON Tripoli - A small fishing boat arrives back into port at the seafront of Tripoli, one of the oldest continuously settled cities in the world and long a major port on the Mediterranean.
00020201 : LEBANON The Cedars - Small chapel in the 2-3000 metre, snow-capped peaks of the central mountain range, home to the last remaining cedar reserves. The cedar is the national symbol of Lebanon.
00020200 : LEBANON The Cedars - Old American bus still plying the mountain roads of Lebanon.
00020199 : LEBANON The Cedars - Footprints in the snow covering the 2-3000 metre high central mountains.
00020198 : LEBANON The Cedars - Footprints in the snow high up in the central mountain range with a reservation of - now rare - cedar trees in the background. The cedar is the national symbol of Lebanon.
00020197 : LEBANON The Cedars - Early morning after a night of snow in the prime Lebanese tourism/ski resort of the Cedars, nestled in a range of 2-3000 metre peaks and just up the road from Bcharre town, birthplace of philosopher Khalil Gibran.
00020196 : LEBANON The Cedars - Alpine scene high in the central mountain range of Lebanon, a popular tourist and skiing destination and close to the birthplace of philosopher Khalil Gibran.
00020195 : LEBANON The Cedars - Elderly Lebanese man smoking a water-pipe in front of a reservation of cedar trees - the country's national symbol - at an elevation of around 2500 metres.
00020194 : LEBANON The Cedars - Skiing down peaks which are as high as 3000 metres, yet just 1 hour by road from Tripoli on the Mediterranean Sea.
00020193 : LEBANON Saida (Sidon) - 30 miles south of Beirut, Sidon (one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world) is dominated by the Sea Castle, a Crusader Fortress built in the 13th Century.
00020192 : LEBANON Jounie - Cable car above the resort town/port of Jounie, 20 miles north of Beirut. During the civil war many Beirut residents fled to Jounie to escape the fighting. The city has a good nightlife scene and relaxed, almost Riviera-style atmosphere.
00020191 : LEBANON Jounie - A Catholic pilgrim prays, arms raised, to the "Our Lady of Lebanon" statue at the Harissa cathedral which commands a fantastic view over the port of Jounie and all the way down the coastline to Beirut.
00020190 : LEBANON Jounie - "Our Lady of Lebanon" statue at the Harissa cathedral high in the mountains overlooking the port town of Jounie.
00020189 : LEBANON Jounie - Advert for a sporting gun shop in the port town of Jounie. During the civil war many Beirut residents fled to Jounie to escape the fighting. The city has a good nightlife scene and relaxed, almost Riviera-style atmosphere.
00020188 : CAMBODIA Battambang - Street children playing beneath a statue.
00020187 : CAMBODIA 1 - Bullocks drawing a cart.
00020186 : CAMBODIA Phnom Penh - City centre traffic, with the Central Market in the background.
00020185 : CAMBODIA Phnom Penh - Chaotic electrical wiring criss-crossing a busy street.
00020184 : CAMBODIA - View from the back of a motorcycle.
00020183 : CAMBODIA Phnom Penh - School girls travelling on the back of their father's motorcycle.
00020182 : CAMBODIA Phnom Penh - Mother and child travelling by cyclo.
00020181 : CAMBODIA - Traffic crossing rural railway tracks.
00020180 : CAMBODIA - Four monks beside the Tonle Sap river.
00020179 : CAMBODIA - Four monks beside the Tonle Sap river.
00020178 : CAMBODIA - The pick-up truck is a form of public transport in rural Cambodia.
00020177 : LEBANON Beirut - Statue in Martyr's Square, surrounded by ruins.
00020176 : LEBANON Beirut - Destruction along the Green Line dividing the city, which was scattered with landmines.
00020175 : SRI LANKA - Child at temple.
00020174 : INDONESIA Surabaya - Women working on the production line at the P.T. Sampoerna cigarette factory.
00020173 : CHINA Shanghai - The demolition of an old hutong quarter for development.
00020172 : CHINA Shanghai - Bulldozing an old hutong quarter for development.
00020171 : CHINA Nan Hai - Worker cutting leather in the Liang Chong leather factory.
00020170 : CHINA Shanghai - Tailor continuing to work despite his shop having been demolished behind him in the continuing development of the city.
00020169 : LEBANON Beirut - Fishermen on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, with the bombed-out Holiday Inn hotel in the background.
00020168 : LEBANON Beirut - Weygand Street and mosque in the aftermath of the decades-long civil war.
00020167 : LEBANON Beirut - Central Martyr's Square with its famous statue (left) and destruction all around, in the aftermath of the decades-long civil war.
00020166 : LEBANON Beirut - The famous statue in Martyr's Square, suffering from much bullet damage after over a decade of vicious civil war.
00020165 : LEBANON Beirut - The famous statue in Martyr's Square, with a cloud suggesting smoke from the torch held aloft. Today the buildings around have mostly been levelled and the statue is nowhere to be seen.
00020164 : LEBANON Beirut - Postcard seller in Martyr's Square displaying a poster of the same location showing the boom times of the early 1970s, before civil war destroyed most of the city.
00020163 : LEBANON Beirut - A Syrian migrant worker at home in one of the many abandoned and bombed-out buildings of the Green Line area which saw the most intense fighting during the decades of civil war. Here offering tea to a visitor with typical hospitality.
00020162 : LEBANON Beirut - "Cafe" set up in Martyr's Square amid the destruction of the then recently ended civil war.
00020161 : LEBANON Beirut - Typical scene along Beirut's Green Line of houses that have been partially demolished by continuous machine gun and mortar fire through decades of bitter civil war. These houses, often with no running water or proper sanitation were home to thousands of illegal Syrian migrant workers and their families at the time.
00020160 : LEBANON Beirut - A Syrian migrant worker stands in the window of his home in the Green Line district. Decades of civil war left the area bombed-out and lacking the most basic services such as running water or proper sanitation.
00020159 : LEBANON Beirut - Man on crutches passes through the ghost-town environs of the Green Line district, scene of the most biter fighting of the civil war.
00020158 : LEBANON Beirut - A poster in support of the Hamas guerilla group prominently displayed in a Muslim street in the Green Line district.
00020157 : LEBANON Beirut - Destroyed buildings in the Green Line district after decades of violent civil war.
00020156 : LEBANON Beirut - Men gathering potable water in jerry cans on a street in the Green Line district.
00020155 : LEBANON Beirut - Waterfront scene with bombed-out Holiday Inn hotel. Development continues apace. Rather soulless, but undeniably safer and cleaner, the renovated heart of Beirut is now home to expensive cafes, fashion stores, international banks and fast food restaurants.
00020154 : LEBANON Beirut - Weygand Street and mosque after reconstruction over the past decade. Rather soulless, but undeniably safer and cleaner, the renovated heart of Beirut is now home to expensive cafes, fashion stores, international banks and fast food restaurants.
00020153 : LEBANON Beirut - The site of the former Martyr's Square, with its distinctive statue now removed and old bombed-out buildings turned into a parking lot. One of the few original buildings to survive and be renovated is now a Virgin Records store. Rather soulless, but undeniably safer and cleaner, the renovated heart of Beirut is now home to expensive cafes, fashion stores, international banks and fast food restaurants.
00020152 : LEBANON Beirut - Today cafe life is returning to some semblance of its pre-war self. On the site of once-destroyed buildings along the Green Line many plush cafes are set up. Some, like this one, offer traditional water pipes to their customers.
00020151 : LEBANON Beirut - Customers in Starbucks. Cafe life in Beirut these days is similar to that found in any other developed-world capital city, and masks the fact that barely 10 years ago much of the city was destroyed following a bitter, decades-long civil war. Rather soulless, but undeniably safer and cleaner, the renovated heart of Beirut is now home to expensive cafes, fashion stores, international banks and fast food restaurants.
00020150 : LEBANON Beirut - After a decade of intensive reconstruction, Beirut's Green Line area is beginning to resemble again its former, pre-war self. Many of the migrant families who inhabited this destroyed area immediately after the civil war ended have been moved out. Rather soulless, but undeniably safer and cleaner, the renovated heart of Beirut is now home to expensive cafes, fashion stores, international banks and fast food restaurants.
00020149 : LEBANON Beirut - A world of choice at the giant Mono Prix supermarket built near the site of the National Stadium which, during the civil war, had been bombed to rubble by the Israeli airforce.
00020148 : LEBANON Beirut - Family shopping in a European-style supermarket, a far cry from the scenes of destruction and rationing that were the rule just over a decade ago at the end of the civil war.
00020147 : LEBANON Beirut - After a decade of renovation and reconstruction the Green Line area of Beirut is beginning to resemble its former self. Rather soulless, but undeniably safer and cleaner, the renovated heart of Beirut is now home to expensive cafes, fashion stores, international banks and fast food restaurants.
00020146 : LEBANON Beirut - The waterfront Corniche, with signs for McDonald's and the Hard Rock cafe displayed prominently. Rather soulless, but undeniably safer and cleaner, the renovated heart of Beirut is now home to expensive cafes, fashion stores, international banks and fast food restaurants.
00020145 : LEBANON Beirut - Little changed from decades previous, revolutionary and fundamentalist posters still adorn the walls of Muslim sectors of Beirut, this one near the site of the American University.
00020144 : LEBANON Beirut - Clocktower that has been restored to its rightful place in the centre of the newly reconstructed heart of Beirut. It had been thoughtfully removed for most of the period of fighting.
00020143 : LEBANON Beirut - Downtown today, after more than a decade of restoration work, is recapturing - in a slightly bland way - some of the pre-war glory of Beirut. The renovated heart of the city is now home to expensive cafes, fashion stores, international banks and fast food restaurants.
00020142 : LEBANON Beirut - Billboards displaying pictures of the city centre before and after the extensive reconstruction of recent years. Rather soulless, but undeniably safer and cleaner, the renovated heart of Beirut is now home to expensive cafes, fashion stores, international banks and fast food restaurants.
00020141 : LEBANON Beirut - Armed guard patrolling the centre of Beirut. These Byzantine-era ruins were discovered beneath the downtown area when preparations began to reconstruct the present-day city at the end of the civil war.
00020140 : LEBANON Beirut - Coastal boulevard bearing the name of Rafik Hariri, prime minister from 1992-98 and 2000-04, whose own construction company was instrumental in the rebuilding of central Beirut after the end of the civil war. Rather soulless, but undeniably safer and cleaner, the renovated heart of Beirut is now home to expensive cafes, fashion stores, international banks and fast food restaurants.
00020139 : LEBANON Beirut - The popular landmark Modca Cafe standing as it has always done, unaffected even by 15 years of civil war, on Al Hamra Street in bustling West Beirut.
00020138 : UNITED KINGDOM Edinburgh, Scotland Great Britain UK - Tourists at street cafe.
00020137 : THAILAND - Mother and child, new arrivals in Mae Ye Tha Karenni refugee camp on the Burma border.
00020135 : THAILAND - Young siblings in a Karen refugee camp on the Burma border.
00020134 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank - UN monitors consult a map of the Separation Fence built by the Israelis. Israel claims it needs a 'security wall' in order to prevent suicide bombers crossing over from the West Bank into Israel proper. The Palestinians complain that the wall is guarding land beyond the 1967 borders and preventing freedom of movement even to the extent of preventing farmers accessing their land.
00020133 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank - Palestinians cross a gate which will be a crossing point along the Separation Fence being built by the Israelis. Israel claims it needs a 'security wall' in order to prevent suicide bombers crossing over from the West Bank into Israel proper. The Palestinians complain that the wall is guarding land beyond the 1967 borders and preventing freedom of movement even to the extent of preventing farmers accessing their land.
00020132 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank, Qalqilya - A Palestinian farmer sprays his field next to the Separation Fence built by the Israelis. Israel claims it needs a 'security wall' in order to prevent suicide bombers crossing over from the West Bank into Israel proper. The Palestinians complain that the wall is guarding land beyond the 1967 borders and preventing freedom of movement even to the extent of preventing farmers accessing their land.
00020131 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank, Qalqilya - Separation Fence built by the Israelis around the West Bank. Israel claims it needs a 'security wall' in order to prevent suicide bombers crossing over from the West Bank into Israel proper. The Palestinians complain that the wall is guarding land beyond the 1967 borders and preventing freedom of movement even to the extent of preventing farmers accessing their land.
00020130 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank, Qalqilya - Palestinian boy next to the Separation Fence built by the Israelis. Israel claims it needs a 'security wall' in order to prevent suicide bombers crossing over from the West Bank into Israel proper. The Palestinians complain that the wall is guarding land beyond the 1967 borders and preventing freedom of movement even to the extent of preventing farmers accessing their land.
00020129 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank, Kalandia - Palestinian boy with horses at the Kalandia crossing point next to the Separation Fence built by the Israelis. Israel claims it needs a 'security wall' in order to prevent suicide bombers crossing over from the West Bank into Israel proper. The Palestinians complain that the wall is guarding land beyond the 1967 borders and preventing freedom of movement even to the extent of preventing farmers accessing their land.
00020128 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank, Kalandia - Separation Fence built by the Israelis. Israel claims it needs a 'security wall' in order to prevent suicide bombers crossing over from the West Bank into Israel proper. The Palestinians complain that the wall is guarding land beyond the 1967 borders and preventing freedom of movement even to the extent of preventing farmers accessing their land.
00020127 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank, Kalandia - Separation Fence built by the Israelis. Israel claims it needs a 'security wall' in order to prevent suicide bombers crossing over from the West Bank into Israel proper. The Palestinians complain that the wall is guarding land beyond the 1967 borders and preventing freedom of movement even to the extent of preventing farmers accessing their land.
00020126 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank, Kalandia - Separation Fence built by the Israelis. Israel claims it needs a 'security wall' in order to prevent suicide bombers crossing over from the West Bank into Israel proper. The Palestinians complain that the wall is guarding land beyond the 1967 borders and preventing freedom of movement even to the extent of preventing farmers accessing their land.
00020125 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank, Kalandia - Separation Fence built by the Israelis. Israel claims it needs a 'security wall' in order to prevent suicide bombers crossing over from the West Bank into Israel proper. The Palestinians complain that the wall is guarding land beyond the 1967 borders and preventing freedom of movement even to the extent of preventing farmers accessing their land.
00020124 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank, Ramallah district - Separation Fence built by the Israelis. Israel claims it needs a 'security wall' in order to prevent suicide bombers crossing over from the West Bank into Israel proper. The Palestinians complain that the wall is guarding land beyond the 1967 borders and preventing freedom of movement even to the extent of preventing farmers accessing their land.
00020123 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) West Bank, Kalandia - Separation Fence built by the Israelis. Israel claims it needs a 'security wall' in order to prevent suicide bombers crossing over from the West Bank into Israel proper. The Palestinians complain that the wall is guarding land beyond the 1967 borders and preventing freedom of movement even to the extent of preventing farmers accessing their land.
00020122 : UNITED KINGDOM Scotland Great Britain UK - Rural scene on the Knoydart peninsula.
00020121 : BHUTAN Wangdi - A man lights up a cigarette. The Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan has banned smoking, hoping to become the first country in the world to be completely tobacco-free.
00020120 : INDIA New Delhi - Victims of the Bhopal disaster demonstrating against Union Carbide. In one of the world's worst industrial disasters, thousands of people were killed in December 1984 when gas leaked from a chemical factory belonging to the American firm Union Carbide.
00020119 : SRI LANKA Anuradhapura - Isurumuniya temple, which dates from the 3rd century B.C.
00020118 : SRI LANKA - Ganesh, the elephant-headed Hindu God.
00020117 : SRI LANKA - President Chandrika Kumaratunga.
00020116 : SRI LANKA Jaffna - School girls in the ruins of the bombed-out St. James church.
00020115 : GUYANA - Tropical rainforest next to the Cuyuni river.
00020114 : GERMANY Berlin - Apartment blocks and industrial pollution in the Marzhan district of East Berlin.
00020113 : CHINA Shanghai - Laundry hanging out to dry in an old hutong quarter which is being rapidly demolished to make way for modern high-rise buildings.
00020112 : CHINA Shuming village, Yunnan Province - The Naxi, an ethnic minority numbering 280,000 people in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, practice the ancient shamanistic religion of Dongba. Shaman Yang Yun Hua (right) dancing with He Xu Duo during a ceremony.
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