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00016966 : IRAQ Baghdad - The Shi'ite quarter of Al Kadamiya, with the mosque of Al Kadamiya in the background.
00016965 : ROMANIA Constanta - An English volunteer nurse cradles a young HIV-positive baby in an orphanage.
00016964 : RUSSIA Moscow - Mikhail Gorbachev at a press conference during his presidential election campaign in 1996.
00016963 : UKRAINE Nr. Chernobyl - In a small abandoned village located within the inner 10km zone closest to the reactors, residents pull sleds of food, which are delivered by a delivery truck from outside the zone. They have only recently come back to live in their old homes. "We are old now, we will die at home. We have nowhere else to go," one says. Most of the people who have returned to abandoned villages in the Chernobyl zone are elderly.
00016962 : UKRAINE Nr. Chernobyl - In a small abandoned village located within the inner 10km zone closest to the reactors, residents queue for fresh millk delivered from outside the zone by a truck twice a week. They have only recently come back to live in their old homes. "We are old now, we will die at home. We have nowhere else to go," one says. Most of the people who have returned to abandoned villages in the Chernobyl zone are elderly.
00016961 : ROMANIA - Farmer turning grass to dry, prior to stacking and storing it as winter food for livestock.
00016960 : BANGLADESH - Burmese Muslim woman wearing a burqa.
00016959 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Sanski - Bosnian Muslim families try to identify the remains of missing relatives in a temporary morgue for 250 bodies in a warehouse. These people were killed at the beginning of the war in 1992 and were exhumed in the summer of 2000 from several sites in the area. War crimes.
00016958 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Srebrenica - Survivors of the Huric family watch as the bodies of their menfolk, Zuhdija (28), Bego (40) and Camil (3) are exhumed. They were shot on their doorsteps by Serbs from the next village at the beginning of the war in 1992. The survivors then went to Srebrenica, where they lived until the massacre of 1995. They are now trying to return to their village. War crimes.
00016957 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Sanski - Personal items found on bodies are collected together to try and aid identification in a temporary morgue for 250 bodies. The victims were Bosnian Muslim men, killed in 1992 at the beginning of the war and exhumed in 2000 from several sites in the area. War crimes.
00016956 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Sanski - A Bosnian Muslim woman tries to find the remains of her sons in a temporary morgue for 250 bodies. A relative holds their photographs in the foreground. These people were killed at the beginning of the war in 1992 and were exhumed in the summer of 2000 from several sites in the area. War crimes.
00016955 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Sanski - Bosnian Muslim families try to identify the remains of missing relatives in a temporary morgue for 250 bodies. These people were killed at the beginning of the war in 1992 and were exhumed in the summer of 2000 from several sites in the area. War crimes.
00016954 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Sanski - Bosnian Muslim families try to find the remains of missing relatives in a temporary morgue for 250 bodies. These people were killed at the beginning of the war in 1992 and were exhumed in the summer of 2000 from several sites in the area. War crimes.
00016953 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Zvornik - A team from the Bosnian commission for missing persons carries out an exhumation of a mass grave holding over 70 bodies. Zvornik was one of the first towns to fall to the Serbs at the beginning of the war in 1992, and these bodies are from a group of 750 Muslim men who disappeared at that time. War crimes.
00016952 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Zvornik - A team from the Bosnian commission for missing persons carries out an exhumation of a mass grave holding over 70 bodies. Zvornik was one of the first towns to fall to the Serbs at the beginning of the war in 1992, and these bodies are from a group of 750 Muslim men who disappeared at that time. War crimes.
00016951 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Zvornik - A team from the Bosnian commission for missing persons carries out an exhumation of a mass grave holding over 70 bodies. Zvornik was one of the first towns to fall to the Serbs at the beginning of the war in 1992, and these bodies are from a group of 750 Muslim men who disappeared at that time. War crimes.
00016950 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Sanski - A Bosnian Muslim woman tries to find the remains of her sons in a temporary morgue for 250 bodies. A relative holds their photographs in the foreground. These people were killed at the beginning of the war in 1992 and were exhumed in the summer of 2000 from several sites in the area. War crimes.
00016949 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Zvornik - A team from the Bosnian commission for missing persons carries out an exhumation of a mass grave holding over 70 bodies. Zvornik was one of the first towns to fall to the Serbs at the beginning of the war in 1992, and these bodies are from a group of 750 Muslim men who disappeared at that time. War crimes.
00016948 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Novoseoci-sokolac - The funeral of 42 Bosnian Muslims killed by Serbians on 22/09/1992, whose bodies were then buried in a rubbish dump and later discovered and exhumed in 2000 by the Bosnian commission for missing persons. War crimes.
00016947 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Novoseoci-sokolac - The funeral of 42 Bosnian Muslims killed by Serbians on 22/09/1992, whose bodies were then buried in a rubbish dump and later discovered and exhumed in 2000 by the Bosnian commission for missing persons. War crimes.
00016946 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Novoseoci-sokolac - Bosnian Muslim villagers pray at the funeral of 42 Bosnian Muslims killed by Serbians on 22/09/1992, whose bodies were then buried in a rubbish dump and later discovered and exhumed in 2000 by the Bosnian commission for missing persons. War crimes.
00016945 : RWANDA Kibeho - Rwandan soldiers look over some of the 1000 children orphaned by the massacre in Kibeho camp.The previous day over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA.
00016944 : RWANDA Kibeho - Hutu refugees in Kibeho camp plead with UN soldiers for protection. Over 4000 Hutus were killed earlier in the day during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016943 : RWANDA Kibeho - Zambian UN peacekeeping forces survey the scene following the massacre and stampede in Kibeho camp. Dead women, men and children litter the ground.Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016942 : SOMALIA Mogadishu - Famine. SOS Kindergarten Hospital. A small child is fed a milk/sugar solution through a syringe in his nose because he is too weak to swallow. In 1991 President Barre was overthrown by opposing clans, but they failed to agree on a replacement and plunged the country into lawlessness and clan warfare. In December 1992 US Marines landed near Mogadishu ahead of a UN peacekeeping force sent to restore order and safeguard relief supplies. The US forces withdrew in 1993 following the debacle of the infamous ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle.
00016941 : SOMALIA Baidoa - Teenage fighters drive past the skeleton of a famine victim lying by the roadside. In 1991 President Barre was overthrown by opposing clans, but they failed to agree on a replacement and plunged the country into lawlessness and clan warfare. In December 1992 US Marines landed near Mogadishu ahead of a UN peacekeeping force sent to restore order and safeguard relief supplies. The US forces withdrew in 1993 following the debacle of the infamous ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle.
00016940 : SOMALIA Mogadishu - Famine. SOS Kindergarten Hospital. A small child is fed a milk/sugar solution through a syringe in his nose because he is too weak to swallow. In 1991 President Barre was overthrown by opposing clans, but they failed to agree on a replacement and plunged the country into lawlessness and clan warfare. In December 1992 US Marines landed near Mogadishu ahead of a UN peacekeeping force sent to restore order and safeguard relief supplies. The US forces withdrew in 1993 following the debacle of the infamous ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle.
00016939 : SOMALIA Baidoa - Famine. Children looking through the gates of a feeding centre. In 1991 President Barre was overthrown by opposing clans, but they failed to agree on a replacement and plunged the country into lawlessness and clan warfare. In December 1992 US Marines landed near Mogadishu ahead of a UN peacekeeping force sent to restore order and safeguard relief supplies. The US forces withdrew in 1993 following the debacle of the infamous ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle.
00016938 : SOMALIA Mogadishu - Children playing on an abandoned tank. In 1991 President Barre was overthrown by opposing clans, but they failed to agree on a replacement and plunged the country into lawlessness and clan warfare. In December 1992 US Marines landed near Mogadishu ahead of a UN peacekeeping force sent to restore order and safeguard relief supplies. The US forces withdrew in 1993 following the debacle of the infamous ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle.
00016937 : SOMALIA Baidoa - Gravediggers burying the bodies of famine victims. In 1991 President Barre was overthrown by opposing clans, but they failed to agree on a replacement and plunged the country into lawlessness and clan warfare. In December 1992 US Marines landed near Mogadishu ahead of a UN peacekeeping force sent to restore order and safeguard relief supplies. The US forces withdrew in 1993 following the debacle of the infamous ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle.
00016936 : SOMALIA Baidoa - Famine. The burial of a young child who died whilst queuing for food at a Concern feeding centre. In 1991 President Barre was overthrown by opposing clans, but they failed to agree on a replacement and plunged the country into lawlessness and clan warfare. In December 1992 US Marines landed near Mogadishu ahead of a UN peacekeeping force sent to restore order and safeguard relief supplies. The US forces withdrew in 1993 following the debacle of the infamous ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle.
00016935 : TAJIKISTAN Dushanbe - Women and girls in the market place.
00016934 : RWANDA Kigali - Next to the mass grave for the victims of genocide lie the coffins of 15 senior government officals including that of Prime Minister Agathe Unwilingiyi, who was killed when his plane was shot down on 6th April 1994, triggering the inter-ethnic war between the Hutus and the Tutsis. Hundreds gathered on the Rebero hills near Kigali in a memorial ceremony for the thousands of Tutsis killed in the genocide war between Tutsis and Hutus in 1994. Trucks brought massive wooden crates, a total of around 200 which contained the skulls and bones of 6000 people murdered in and around the main hospital of Kigali.
00016933 : RWANDA Kigali - Crates containing the bones of the victims of the genocide. Hundreds gathered on the Rebero hills near Kigali in a memorial ceremony for the thousands of Tutsis killed in the genocide war between Tutsis and Hutus in 1994. Trucks brought massive wooden crates, a total of around 200 which contained the skulls and bones of 6000 people murdered in and around the main hospital of Kigali.
00016932 : RWANDA Kigali - Foreign journalists filming eight Hutus brought before a court in Kigali in a first hearing on charges of participating in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis.
00016931 : RWANDA Kibeho - A family lies dead after the slaughter in Kibeho camp. Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016930 : RWANDA Kibeho - A child sits amid a scene of death and destruction following the shootings and subsequent stampede in Kibeho camp.Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016929 : RWANDA Kibeho - Zambian UN peacekeeping forces survey the scene following the massacre and stampede in Kibeho camp. Dead women, men and children litter the ground.Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016928 : RWANDA Kibeho - Hutu survivors from the shootings and subsequent stampede in Kibeho camp penned themselves into a compound the day after the slaughter and refused to leave.Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016927 : RWANDA Kibeho - Survivors from the shootings and subsequent massacre in Kibeho camp look at a pile of bodies.Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016926 : RWANDA Kibeho - Hutu people who survived the shootings and subsequent stampede in Kibeho camp penned themselves into a compound the day after the slaughter and refused to leave.Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016925 : RWANDA Kibeho - A mother cradles her dead child killed during the shootings and subsequent stampede in Kibeho Camp. She sits on a pile of dead and dying refugees. Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016924 : RWANDA Kibeho - A Zambian UN soldier walks through the scene of death and destruction following the killings and stampede in Kibeho camp.Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016923 : RWANDA Kibeho - Orphaned children following the massacre in the Kibeho camp.Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016922 : RWANDA Kibeho - Corpses strewn around the ruins of Kibeho camp.Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016921 : RWANDA Kibeho - A family lies dead after the slaughter in Kibeho camp. Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016920 : RWANDA Kigali - Initial court hearing of eight Hutus accused of genocide against the Tutsis.
00016919 : RWANDA Kigali - Initial court hearing of eight Hutus accused of genocide against the Tutsis.
00016918 : RWANDA Kigali - Judges at the initial court hearing of eight Hutus accused of genocide against the Tutsis.
00016917 : RWANDA Kigali - Initial court hearing of eight Hutus accused of genocide against the Tutsis.
00016916 : RWANDA Kibeho - Zambian UN peacekeeping forces survey the scene following the massacre and stampede in Kibeho camp.Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016915 : RWANDA Kibeho - Hutu survivors from the shootings and subsequent stampede in Kibeho camp penned themselves into a compound the day after the slaughter and refused to leave.Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016914 : RWANDA Kibeho - Unharmed by the shootings and subsequent stampede, a child sits amongst the dead bodies. Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016913 : RWANDA Kibeho - Unharmed by the shootings and subsequent stampede, a child clings to his dead mother. Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016912 : RWANDA Kigali - Offloading a crate containing the bones of 300 victims of the genocide.Hundreds gathered on the Rebero hills near Kigali in a memorial ceremony for the thousands of Tutsis killed in the genocide war between Tutsis and Hutus in 1994. Trucks brought massive wooden crates, a total of around 200 which contained the skulls and bones of 6000 people murdered in and around the main hospital of Kigali.
00016911 : RWANDA Kigali - Victims of the war carry protest signs.One year after the start of the horrific inter-ethnic fighting between the Tutsis and the Hutus, Rwanda has been remembering the victims. Trucks brought massive crates each containing the skulls and bones of around 300 people to be buried in a mass grave alongside the body of Prime Minister Agathe Unwilingiyama, whose death triggered the start of the war.
00016910 : RWANDA Kigali - Victims of the war carry protest signs.One year after the start of the horrific inter-ethnic fighting between the Tutsis and the Hutus, Rwanda has been remembering the victims. Trucks brought massive crates each containing the skulls and bones of around 300 people to be buried in a mass grave alongside the body of Prime Minister Agathe Unwilingiyama, whose death triggered the start of the war.
00016909 : RWANDA Kigali - Men holding a memorial plaque for victims of the genocide.Hundreds gathered on the Rebero hills near Kigali in a memorial ceremony for the thousands of Tutsis killed in the genocide war between Tutsis and Hutus in 1994. Trucks brought massive wooden crates, a total of around 200 which contained the skulls and bones of 6000 people murdered in and around the main hospital of Kigali.
00016908 : RWANDA Kigali - Victims of the war carry protest signs.One year after the start of the horrific inter-ethnic fighting between the Tutsis and the Hutus, Rwanda has been remembering the victims. Trucks brought massive crates each containing the skulls and bones of around 300 people to be buried in a mass grave alongside the body of Prime Minister Agathe Unwilingiyama, whose death triggered the start of the war.
00016907 : RWANDA Kibeho - A mother cradles her dead child killed during the shootings and subsequent stampede in Kibeho Camp. She sits on a pile of dead and dying refugees. Over 4000 Hutus were killed during an operation by the Tutsi Rwandan army to clear the Kibeho refugee camp. The tragedy occurred after the army opened fire on the crowd of 100,000 refugees who had been crammed into a small area in the middle of the camp. The crowd panicked and tried to run, crushing thousands in the melee. Many more were shot and macheted by the RPA. The tragedy left over 1000 children orphaned.
00016906 : CROATIA Nr. Lipik - Church damaged during the war, in the UNPROFOR zone. An estimated 10,000 people were killed in Croatia's war of independence from the former Yugoslavia.
00016905 : AUSTRALIA Northern Territory - Witchety grub, a traditional Aboriginal food.
00016904 : ZAMBIA South - Cattle drinking in the almost-dry bed of the river Lusitu, which runs through the village of Lusitu. The drought across southern Africa has resulted in a famine affecting around 14 million people.
00016903 : ZAMBIA South - Workers at Zambian NGO Harvest Help's warehouse in Siavonga, loading sacks of United Nations World Food Programme-donated American corn for distribution by boat to outlying areas along Lake Kariba. The drought across southern Africa has resulted in a famine affecting around 14 million people.
00016902 : ZAMBIA South - Workers at Zambian NGO Harvest Help's slipway in Siavonga, loading sacks of United Nations World Food Programme-donated American corn for distribution by boat to outlying areas along Lake Kariba's northern shore. The drought across southern Africa has resulted in a famine affecting around 14 million people
00016901 : ZAMBIA South - The drought across southern Africa has resulted in a famine affecting around 14 million people. In the village ofMatua in Siavonga District, United Nations World Food Programme-donated American corn is handed out at Zambian NGO Harvest Help's monthly food distribution centre.
00016900 : ZAMBIA South - The drought across southern Africa has resulted in a famine affecting around 14 million people. This woman in the village of Matua in Siavonga District is one of the lucky recipients of United Nations World Food Programme-donated American corn at Zambian NGO Harvest Help's monthly food distribution centre.
00016899 : ZAMBIA South - The drought across southern Africa has resulted in a famine affecting around 14 million people, including these children at the village school in Matua, Siavonga District. Those not lucky enough to receive a monthly ration of food aid are having to try and survive on fruits and berries which they forage in the surrounding woodland.
00016898 : ZAMBIA South - Severe drought has taken its toll on crops across much of southern Africa. These fields near the village of Matua in Siavonga District should be full of sorghum (a maize-like crop), but instead are ruined by the lack of rainfall. The ensuing famine is affecting around 14 million people.
00016897 : ZAMBIA South - The village of Lusitu, which like many others has suffered from the prolonged drought in Southern Africa. Its inhabitants are becoming increasingly desperate for international food aid.
00016896 : ZAMBIA South - Loveness Mudaala with some of the 20 children that she has to feed, in the village of Matua in Siavonga District. The drought across southern Africa has resulted in a famine affecting around 14 million people.
00016895 : ZAMBIA South - Workers at Zambian NGO Harvest Help's warehouse in Siavonga, loading sacks of United Nations World Food Programme-donated American corn for distribution by boat to outlying areas along Lake Kariba. The drought across southern Africa has resulted in a famine affecting around 14 million people.
00016894 : ZIMBABWE Nr. Chinhoyi - Grain silos which should be full of grain now lie empty in the commercial farming area of Zimbabwe around the town of Chinhoyi. The silos are owned by the government's Grain Marketing Board (GMB).
00016893 : ISRAEL Jerusalem - Demonstration by the 'Women in Black'.
00016892 : AFGHANISTAN Herat - Children outside their home.
00016891 : SOUTH KOREA Seoul - Workers on construction site.
00016890 : CHINA Dongguan, Guangdong - Newly-opened BP (British Petroleum) petrol station.
00016889 : MALAYSIA Kuala Lampur - The midday sun over the Petronas Towers is almost completely obscured by the smoke polution from uncontrolled forest fires burning in Kalimantan.
00016888 : INDONESIA Pontianak - The roads are clogged with a mixture of vehicle exhaust fumes and smoke.The smog covers much of south-east Asia as the fires in Kalimantan rage on unchecked - many of them in the peat bogs below the rainforest floor. Pontianak, a town of 450,000 people is currently the most polluted place on earth. Some reports put the pollution index as having risen to 1800, some give the figure as half this number. Any figure over 300 is considered dangerous. On 26th September the register showed 967, about the equivalent to smoking 70-80 cigarettes a day. Many Indonesians are unaware of the risks they face from the smoke and haze, and it is unclear as to whether the face masks that are being distributed to the local population offer much protection.
00016887 : INDONESIA Pontianak - Children bathing in the river Pontianak, which is shrouded in smoke from forest fires.The smog covers much of south-east Asia as the fires in Kalimantan rage on unchecked - many of them in the peat bogs below the rainforest floor. Pontianak, a town of 450,000 people, is currently the most polluted place on earth. Some reports put the pollution index as having risen to 1800, some give the figure as half this number. Any figure over 300 is considered dangerous. On 26th September the register showed 967, about the equivalent to smoking 70-80 cigarettes a day. Many Indonesians are unaware of the risks they face from the smoke and haze, and it is unclear as to whether the face masks that are being distributed to the local population offer much protection.
00016886 : INDONESIA Pontianak - The roads are clogged with a mixture of vehicle exhaust fumes and smoke.The smog covers much of south-east Asia as the fires in Kalimantan rage on unchecked - many of them in the peat bogs below the rainforest floor. Pontianak, a town of 450,000 people, is currently the most polluted place on earth. Some reports put the pollution index as having risen to 1800, some give the figure as half this number. Any figure over 300 is considered dangerous. On 26th September the register showed 967, about the equivalent to smoking 70-80 cigarettes a day. Many Indonesians are unaware of the risks they face from the smoke and haze, and it is unclear as to whether the face masks that are being distributed to the local population offer much protection.
00016885 : INDONESIA Pontianak - Protest against the air pollution and forest fires.A layer of smoke covers much of south-east Asia as the fires in Kalimantan rage on unchecked - many of them in the peat bogs below the rainforest floor. Pontianak, a town of 450,000 people, is currently the most polluted place on earth. Some reports put the pollution index as having risen to 1800, some give the figure as half this number. Any figure over 300 is considered dangerous. On 26th September the register showed 967, about the equivalent to smoking 70-80 cigarettes a day. Many Indonesians are unaware of the risks they face from the smoke and haze, and it is unclear as to whether the face masks that are being distributed to the local population offer much protection.
00016884 : INDONESIA Pontianak - The roads are clogged with a mixture of vehicle exhaust fumes and smoke.The smog covers much of south-east Asia as the fires in Kalimantan rage on unchecked - many of them in the peat bogs below the rainforest floor. Pontianak, a town of 450,000 people, is currently the most polluted place on earth. Some reports put the pollution index as having risen to 1800, some give the figure as half this number. Any figure over 300 is considered dangerous. On 26th September the register showed 967, about the equivalent to smoking 70-80 cigarettes a day. Many Indonesians are unaware of the risks they face from the smoke and haze, and it is unclear as to whether the face masks that are being distributed to the local population offer much protection.
00016883 : INDONESIA Pontianak - The roads are clogged with a mixture of vehicle exhaust fumes and smoke.The smog covers much of south-east Asia as the fires in Kalimantan rage on unchecked - many of them in the peat bogs below the rainforest floor. Pontianak, a town of 450,000 people, is currently the most polluted place on earth. Some reports put the pollution index as having risen to 1800, some give the figure as half this number. Any figure over 300 is considered dangerous. On 26th September the register showed 967, about the equivalent to smoking 70-80 cigarettes a day. Many Indonesians are unaware of the risks they face from the smoke and haze, and it is unclear as to whether the face masks that are being distributed to the local population offer much protection.
00016882 : INDONESIA Pontianak - The roads are clogged with a mixture of vehicle exhaust fumes and smoke.The smog covers much of south-east Asia as the fires in Kalimantan rage on unchecked - many of them in the peat bogs below the rainforest floor. Pontianak, a town of 450,000 people, is currently the most polluted place on earth. Some reports put the pollution index as having risen to 1800, some give the figure as half this number. Any figure over 300 is considered dangerous. On 26th September the register showed 967, about the equivalent to smoking 70-80 cigarettes a day. Many Indonesians are unaware of the risks they face from the smoke and haze, and it is unclear as to whether the face masks that are being distributed to the local population offer much protection.
00016881 : INDONESIA Pontianak - The roads are clogged with a mixture of vehicle exhaust fumes and smoke.The smog covers much of south-east Asia as the fires in Kalimantan rage on unchecked - many of them in the peat bogs below the rainforest floor. Pontianak, a town of 450,000 people, is currently the most polluted place on earth. Some reports put the pollution index as having risen to 1800, some give the figure as half this number. Any figure over 300 is considered dangerous. On 26th September the register showed 967, about the equivalent to smoking 70-80 cigarettes a day. Many Indonesians are unaware of the risks they face from the smoke and haze, and it is unclear as to whether the face masks that are being distributed to the local population offer much protection.
00016880 : INDONESIA Pontianak - Members of the Pontianak NGO coalition distribute free masks to the local population.A layer of smoke covers much of south-east Asia as the fires in Kalimantan rage on unchecked - many of them in the peat bogs below the rainforest floor. Pontianak, a town of 450,000 people, is currently the most polluted place on earth. Some reports put the pollution index as having risen to 1800, some give the figure as half this number. Any figure over 300 is considered dangerous. On 26th September the register showed 967, about the equivalent to smoking 70-80 cigarettes a day. Many Indonesians are unaware of the risks they face from the smoke and haze, and it is unclear as to whether the face masks that are being distributed to the local population offer much protection.
00016879 : INDONESIA Pontianak - Members of the Pontianak NGO coalition distribute free masks to the local population.A layer of smoke covers much of south-east Asia as the fires in Kalimantan rage on unchecked - many of them in the peat bogs below the rain forest floor. Pontianak, a town of 450,000 people, is currently the most polluted place on earth. Some reports put the pollution index as having risen to 1800, some give the figure as half this number. Any figure over 300 is considered dangerous. On 26th September the register showed 967, about the equivalent to smoking 70-80 cigarettes a day. Many Indonesians are unaware of the risks they face from the smoke and haze, and it is unclear as to whether the face masks that are being distributed to the local population offer much protection.
00016878 : INDONESIA Pontianak - Members of the Pontianak NGO coalition distribute free masks to the local population.A layer of smoke covers much of south-east Asia as the fires in Kalimantan rage on unchecked - many of them in the peat bogs below the rainforest floor. Pontianak, a town of 450,000 people, is currently the most polluted place on earth. Some reports put the pollution index as having risen to 1800, some give the figure as half this number. Any figure over 300 is considered dangerous. On 26th September the register showed 967, about the equivalent to smoking 70-80 cigarettes a day. Many Indonesians are unaware of the risks they face from the smoke and haze, and it is unclear as to whether the face masks that are being distributed to the local population offer much protection.
00016877 : INDONESIA Pontianak - Members of the Pontianak NGO coalition distribute free masks to the local population.A layer of smoke covers much of south-east Asia as the fires in Kalimantan rage on unchecked - many of them in the peat bogs below the rainforest floor. Pontianak, a town of 450,000 people, is currently the most polluted place on earth. Some reports put the pollution index as having risen to 1800, some give the figure as half this number. Any figure over 300 is considered dangerous. On 26th September the register showed 967, about the equivalent to smoking 70-80 cigarettes a day. Many Indonesians are unaware of the risks they face from the smoke and haze, and it is unclear as to whether the face masks that are being distributed to the local population offer much protection.
00016876 : INDONESIA Pontianak - The roads are clogged with a mixture of vehicle exhaust fumes and smoke.The smog covers much of south-east Asia as the fires in Kalimantan rage on unchecked - many of them in the peat bogs below the rainforest floor. Pontianak, a town of 450,000 people, is currently the most polluted place on earth. Some reports put the pollution index as having risen to 1800, some give the figure as half this number. Any figure over 300 is considered dangerous. On 26th September the register showed 967, about the equivalent to smoking 70-80 cigarettes a day. Many Indonesians are unaware of the risks they face from the smoke and haze, and it is unclear as to whether the face masks that are being distributed to the local population offer much protection.
00016875 : ALBANIA - A family of refugees from the fighting in Kosovo arrive at a camp just across the Albanian border.
00016874 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - Mourners light candles in memory of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic outside the government building where he was assassinated.
00016873 : GUYANA - Sugar cane bundles being loaded on to punts for transportation by canal.
00016872 : SOUTH AFRICA Durban - 13th International AIDS Conference. Traditional healers march to the ICC (International Converntion Centre) to protest at the lack of recongnition of their role in dealing with the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
00016871 : SOUTH AFRICA Durban - 13th International AIDS Conference. Activists from ACTUP, Paris, invade pharmaceutical exhibition stands. They were protesting the safety and high prices of anti-retroviral drugs for HIV-positive people in poor countries around the world.
00016870 : AUSTRALIA Canberra - A tree catches alight as the fire approaches houses in Kambah. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016869 : AUSTRALIA Nr. Canberra - The burnt bodies of a herd of sheep litter the scorched earth following the fire. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016868 : AUSTRALIA Nr. Canberra - The burnt body of a sheep lies on the scorched earth following the fire. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016867 : AUSTRALIA Nr. Canberra - The burnt body of a kangaroo sits alone on the scorched earth following the fire. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016866 : AUSTRALIA New South Wales - Firemen battles to save houses in Mittagong. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016865 : AUSTRALIA New South Wales - A firemen sets off a controlled line of fire, in an attempt to head off the encroaching flames, as he battles to save houses in Mittagong. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016864 : AUSTRALIA New South Wales - Firemen battle to save houses in Mittagong. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016863 : AUSTRALIA New South Wales - A fireman battles to save houses in Mittagong. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016862 : AUSTRALIA Nr. Canberra - The burnt bodies of a herd of sheep litter the scorched earth following the fire. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016861 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - The flames creep towards a suburban home in Londonderry. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016860 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - The flames encroach on Llandilo, in the west of the city. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016859 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - Firemen battle the flames in Llandilo, in the west of the city. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016858 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - Firemen battle the flames in Llandilo, in the west of the city. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016857 : AUSTRALIA Canberra - Ruins of a suburban home, the morning after the height of the fire. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016856 : AUSTRALIA Canberra - A resident sits in the ruins of his home, the morning after the height of the fire. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016855 : AUSTRALIA Canberra - Firemen battle the flames at the height of the fire. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016854 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - A fireman runs from the flames in Hazelhurst, Glenorie. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016853 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - Residents run from their homes as the flames encroach on Glenorie. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016852 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - Firemen battle the encroaching flames in Glenorie. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016851 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - Firemen battle the flames in Glenorie. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016850 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - Firemen battle the flames in Glenorie, as startled horses bolt for cover. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016849 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - View of a partial eclipse of the sun, looking through trees blackened by the fires. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016848 : AUSTRALIA Canberra - A suburban home reduced to ruins. The owner returns the following day to inspect the damage, cooking pies wrapped in foil in the smouldering remains. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016847 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - Firemen battle the flames in Berowra, a suburb in the north of the city. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016846 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - Residents of Berowra, a suburb in the north of the city, run from the encroaching fire. The hot, dry summer climate combined with devastating effect with one of the worst droughts on record, creating menacing bush fires across the south-eastern states.
00016845 : ERITREA Asmara - A BL755 cluster bomblet from a 600lb cluster bomb dropped by Ethiopian planes. A high failure rate means that hundreds of the bomblets remain live, causing long-term danger to the local population.
00016844 : ALGERIA - Veiled women.
00016843 : THAILAND - Kuay Ka Lok Karenni refugee camp, for people fleeing across the border from Burma.
00016842 : THAILAND Nr. Maesot - Children at Wang Kha refugee camp, for people fleeing Burma.
00016841 : ZAMBIA Lusaka - Street scene on the Cairo Road.
00016840 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Sarajevo - Journalist Janine di Giovanni with her driver outside the Holiday Inn hotel.
00016839 : BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Sarajevo - United Nations peacekeeping soldiers from Egypt help an injured woman running from the scene of an explosion in the city centre.
00016838 : YUGOSLAVIA Muhovac, Serbia - Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic talks to ethnic Albanians in the formerly rebel held village of Muhovac. Djindjic visited the village after a peace deal was struck with the Albanian rebels, and Serbian forces retook the area.Djindjic was assassinated in Belgrade in March 2003.
00016837 : YUGOSLAVIA Muhovac, Serbia - Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic (right) and Deputy Prime Minister Nebojsa Covic (middle background) try to placate ethnic Albanians in the formerly rebel held village of Muhovac. They visited the village after a peace deal was struck with the Albanian rebels and Serbian forces retook the village. Djindjic was assassinated in Belgrade in March 2003.
00016836 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - Mourners light candles in memory of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic outside the government building where he was assassinated.
00016835 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - Mourners line the streets after the funeral of assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic.
00016834 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - The funeral cortege for assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic makes its way through the streets of Belgrade.
00016833 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - The funeral cortege for assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic makes its way through the streets of Belgrade.
00016832 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - Mourners line the streets as the funeral cortege for assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic makes its way through Belgrade.
00016831 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - Mourners line the streets as the funeral cortege for assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic makes its way through Belgrade.
00016830 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - Mourners and soldiers line the streets as the funeral cortege for assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic makes its way through Belgrade.
00016829 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - The funeral procession for assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic passes flowers left on the road by wellwishers.
00016828 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - Mourners line the streets as the funeral cortege for assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic makes its way through Belgrade.
00016827 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - Policeman watching over mourners lining the streets as the funeral cortege for assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic makes its way through Belgrade.
00016826 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - Mourners and soldiers line the streets as the funeral cortege for assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic makes its way through Belgrade.
00016825 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - Mourners make their way to assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic's graveside at a cemetery in Belgrade, on the day of his funeral.
00016824 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - Mourners line the streets as the funeral cortege for assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic makes its way through Belgrade.
00016823 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - Mourners line the streets as the funeral cortege for assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic makes its way through Belgrade.
00016822 : YUGOSLAVIA Belgrade, Serbia - A policeman stands guard over the partially destroyed property of Dusan Spasojevic, one of the ringleaders of the Zemun gang, which the Government has accused of carrying out the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic. As a sign of it's intent to capture the gang, the Government ordered the destruction of Spasojevic's house and shopping mall, which were built illegally.
00016821 : CAMBODIA Phnom Penh - Teenage prostitue burning incense at a shrine inside a brothel, to appease the gods. Condom packets litter the floor. The girls here make US$30 a month, working on average 6 clients a day.
00016820 : CAMBODIA Phnom Penh - Thirteen year old girl, whose mother tried to sell her into prostitution, escaped and found refuge at The Cambodian Center for the Protection of Children's Rights.
00016819 : CAMBODIA Phnom Penh - Teenage prostitute in a brothel in Tuol Kork district. The girls here make US$30 a month, working on average 6 clients a day.
00016818 : CAMBODIA Phnom Penh - Teenage prostitutes in a brothel in Tuol Kork district. The girls here make US$30 a month, working on average 6 clients a day.
00016817 : CAMBODIA Phnom Penh - Teenage prostitutes in a brothel in Tuol Kork district. The girls here make US$30 a month, working on average 6 clients a day. Here the girls wait outside the brothel for clients.
00016816 : CAMBODIA Phnom Penh - Teenage prostitute in a brothel in Tuol Kork district. The girls here make US$30 a month, working on average 6 clients a day. The young boy's mother works in the brothel.
00016815 : CAMBODIA Phnom Penh - Teenage girls at The Cambodian Center for the Protection of Children's RIghts, a sanctuary for child prostitutes rescued from Cambodian brothels. A sticker on the wall reads "No Child Sex Tourism".
00016814 : CAMBODIA Phnom Penh - Prostitutes in a brothel in Tuol Kork district. The girls here make US$30 a month, working on average 6 clients a day. Young children like the boy behind them, exposed to the sex industry, frequently grow up to become involved in some way.
00016813 : CAMBODIA Phnom Penh - Prostitute in a brothel in the Tuol Kork district. The girls here make US$30 a month, working on average 6 clients a day.
00016812 : CAMBODIA Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Billboard depicting the wide-ranging Cambodian sex industry.
00016811 : CAMBODIA Phnom Penh - Thirteen year old girl, whose mother tried to sell her into prostitution, escaped and found refuge at The Cambodian Center for the Protection of Children's Rights.
00016810 : INDONESIA East Kalimantan - Firemen fighting a losing battle with forest fires. Thousands of fires raged out of control for months, spreading a dense toxic cloud of air pollution across much of South East Asia.
00016809 : INDONESIA East Kalimantan - Firemen fighting a losing battle with forest fires. Thousands of fires raged out of control for months, spreading a dense toxic cloud of air pollution across much of South East Asia.
00016808 : INDONESIA East Kalimantan - Firemen fighting a losing battle with forest fires. Thousands of fires raged out of control for months, spreading a dense toxic cloud of air pollution across much of South East Asia.
00016807 : KENYA - Aerial view of tents in Liboi camp for refugees from Somalia.
00016806 : PAKISTAN Sindh Province - Elderly woman in Hyderabad.
00016805 : BANGLADESH Nr. Khulna - Woman collecting water from a tube well stranded by rising flood waters on Beel Dakatia.
00016804 : SUDAN South - Boy standing outside a house burnt down during factional fighting.
00016803 : KENYA - Masai people in the Masai Mara. Their land is being encroached on by farming.
00016802 : GUINEA - Mother and daughter.
00016801 : MONGOLIA Nr. Ulaan Bator - Children from a nomadic family on the move in a caravan of camels.
00016800 : SIERRA LEONE Nr. Freetown - Young IDP girl, newly arrived at the Grafton refugee camp.
00016799 : CUBA Havana - Russian tourists sunbathing by the pool.
00016798 : INDIA Andhra Pradesh - High school pupils eating lunch.
00016797 : CAMBODIA - Child in an orphanage.
00016796 : MALAYSIA Sabah, Borneo - Hazy sunlight in the tropical rainforest.
00016795 : BURMA Kalaw, Shan State (Myanmar) - Palaung mother and daughter don traditional clothes and head-dress to go to the market.
00016794 : NEPAL Chainpur - Mother and daughters collecting water from a pump. The run-off is used to irrigate their vegetable garden.
00016793 : TANZANIA Nr. Dodoma - A member of the village water committee supervises use of the water taps.
00016792 : TANZANIA Nr. Dodoma - Masai women and children collecting water in Rofati.
00016791 : MADAGASCAR South - House in the mountains near Ikosy.
00016790 : OMAN Muscat - Chemistry class in the only school in Oman where boys and girls are educated together.
00016789 : IRAQ - Young girl washing clothes.
00016788 : SIERRA LEONE - UNICEF education project for internally displaced (IDP) children.
00016787 : GHANA North - Boy carrying sheaf of grain.
00016786 : LAOS - School children from the Hmong minority.
00016785 : BURMA Mandalay (Myanmar) - Novice monk learning English in a monastery school.
00016784 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - 'Canapino', a retired jockey who won the Palio a number of times, takes a young horse to visit the grave of Leonardo, one of the most successful horses in the history of the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016783 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - The victory banquet, the winning horse rewarded with a bed of straw in the middle of the table.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016782 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - The victory banquet, the winning horse rewarded with a bed of straw in the middle of the table.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016781 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Preparations for the victory banquet inside the church.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016780 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - The party goes on late into the night after the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016779 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Residents of the Nicchio contrada (city district) celebrate the victory of their horse in a local church.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016778 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Joyful supporters greet the winning horse.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016777 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Joyful supporters greet the winning horse.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016776 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - A faller at the treacherous San Martino corner.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016775 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - A collision at the treacherous San Martino corner.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016774 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - A collision at the treacherous San Martino corner.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016773 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016772 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016771 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016770 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - An aerial view of the Piazza del Campo on the day of the race.Twice each summer, the square in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016769 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - A jockey falls off his horse during the 'Tratta', when horses are assessed and selected before the main race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016768 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - The jockeys and horses brace themselves as they approach the San Martino corner.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016767 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Horses jostling just before the beginning of the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016766 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - The rope is lowered and the race begins. Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016765 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016764 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - The rope is lowered and the race begins. Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016763 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016762 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - A boy watches the historical parade which takes place before the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016761 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Supporters gather in the square before the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016760 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Last-minute preparations in the square before the beginning of the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016759 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - A horse is checked before the race by the captain of the Nicchio contrada (city district).Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016758 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - A horse and its jockey are brought into church to be blessed before the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016757 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - A horse and its jockey are brought into church to be blessed before the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016756 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - A horse and its jockey are brought into church to be blessed before the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016755 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - The aftermath of one of the banquets held on the evening before the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016754 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Each contrada (city district) holds a banquet on the evening before the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016753 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Each contrada (city district) holds a banquet on the evening before the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016752 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Residents of rival contradas (city districts) square up for a fight on the day of the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016751 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Each contrada (city district) has a horse assigned to it by lottery. Here the residents of one contrada celebrate being assigned one of the best horses.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016750 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Each contrada (city district) has a horse assigned to it by lottery. Here the residents of one contrada celebrate being assigned one of the best horses.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016749 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Each contrada (city district) has a horse assigned to it by lottery. Here the residents of one contrada celebrate being assigned one of the best horses.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016748 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Each contrada (city district) has a horse assigned to it by lottery. Here the residents of one contrada celebrate being assigned one of the best horses.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016747 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Each contrada (city district) has a horse assigned to it by lottery. Here the horses are numbered before being led into the square for the draw.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016746 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - This retired jockey is a local hero, having won the Palio three times. He now works in a stable decorated with the trophies he won in his career.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016745 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Exercising one of the horses in the days leading up to the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016744 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Residents of the Nicchio contrada (city district) amuse themselves in the build-up to the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016743 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - A resident displays his excitement on the day of the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016742 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Elderly residents of the Nicchio contrada (city district) sewing flags and banners to be waved at the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016741 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Supporters of the winning contrada (local district) celebrate on the evening of the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016740 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Supporters of the winning contrada (city district) celebrate in fancy dress at the feast on the evening of the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016739 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Elderly residents of the Nicchio contrada (city district) sewing flags and banners to be waved at the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016738 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - The winning jockey is lauded in the church dedicated to the Provenzano Madonna, in whose honour the race was run.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016737 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Wedding ceremony in the Nicchio district.
00016736 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Youngsters of the Nicchio contrada (city district) learning to play the drums, so that they can participate in the pre-race parade.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016735 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - The people of the Nicchio contrada (city district) parade through the streets to celebrate their horse's victory in the Palio.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016734 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - The museum of the Nicchio contrada (city district), with depictions of previous triumphs in the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016733 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Historical parade prior to the beginning of the race. Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016732 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Historical parade prior to the beginning of the race. Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
00016731 : ITALY Siena, Tuscany - Trying on a ceremonial costume in the museum of the Nicchio contrada (city district). A historical parade is held before the race.Twice each summer, the Piazza del Campo in the medieval Tuscan town of Siena is transformed into a dirt racetrack for Il Palio, the most passionately contested horse race in the world. The race, which lasts just 90 seconds, has become intrinsic to the town's heritage since it was first run in 1597.
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