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00059820 : CAMBODIA Angkor, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Couple looking at the sunrise from Phnom Bakheng Temple. Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap contains numerous temples and ruins.
00059819 : TAIWAN Gongguan Area, Taipei South - Schoolkids study an urban planning relief model at the Kid's Transportation Museum.
00059818 : TAIWAN Jin Shan District, Nr. Taipei - People relax in a spa at Jin Shan, close to Yang Ming Shan National Park, north of Taipei which utilises the naturally hot sulphur waters created by the still-active volcano nearby.
00059817 : TAIWAN Wu Lai District, Nr. Taipei - A woman relaxes in a spa utilising the natural hot water springs of Wu Lai.
00059816 : BANGLADESH Tangail - The coordinator of a microfinance group counts repayments and keeps a log of all formalities, while members of the group look on. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank, along with its founder Dr. Mohammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059815 : INDIA Indranagar, Andhra Pradesh - Dalit (untouchable) women, former bonded labourers, work on a government funded road project.
00059814 : FRANCE Paris - View of the Tuileries garden and the Eiffel tower.
00059813 : CAMBODIA Angkor, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Lotus flowers.
00059812 : CAMBODIA Angkor, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Horses graze by the side of a pond at sunrise at Angkor Wat Temple. Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap contains numerous temples and ruins. Most famous is the Angkor Wat, a temple built by King Suryavarman II. Originally built in honourof the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, the temple was later dedicated to Buddhism.
00059811 : CAMBODIA Angkor, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Mother and children at Angkor Wat Temple. Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap contains numerous temples and ruins. Most famous is the Angkor Wat, a temple built by King Suryavarman II. Originally built in honourof the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, the temple was later dedicated to Buddhism.
00059810 : TAIWAN Songshan District, Taipei East - Interior view of the Core Pacific Mall.
00059809 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Children dress up for their friend's birthday party.
00059808 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A man carries a large television set through the streets.
00059807 : INDIA Muthukoor, Tamil Nadu - Dalit (untouchable) women harvest rice.
00059806 : USA Omak, Washington - Josh Cate adjusts the saddle on his horse Perry, before the Suicide Race. The Omak Suicide Race is part of the Omak Stampede, a rodeo which is held on the Colville Native American / Indian Reservation.
00059805 : USA Omak, Washington - A Suicide Rider contemplates as he waits to saddle up his horse before that evening's race. The Omak Suicide Race is part of the Omak Stampede, a rodeo which is held on the Colville Native American / Indian Reservation.
00059804 : NORWAY Gardermoen, near Oslo - Geir Gronlien (15) at the controls of his virtual Boeing 737-NG from Scandinavian Airlines. Flight simulator enthusiasts gathered for three days of virtual flying in a hangar at Oslo Airport Gardermoen. Flying all sorts of aircrafts, from small planes to big airliners, they created a world of simulated take-offs and landings, duplicating the real world outside. Even the simulated weather matched that of the real world, wherever they where flying at the time. Flying for hours, these particular simmers, as they are called, are part of a network that strictly follow real world aviation procedures. Some play the role of Air Traffic Control (ATC), and their instructions must be followed. Flights lasts as long as they do in real flights, so the simmers often spend hours getting from one point in the world to another.
00059803 : NORWAY Gardermoen, near Oslo - Glowing computer screens during night flying. Flight simulator enthusiasts gathered for three days of virtual flying in a hangar at Oslo Airport Gardermoen. Flying all sorts of aircrafts, from small planes to big airliners, they created a world of simulated take-offs and landings, duplicating the real world outside. Even the simulated weather matched that of the real world, wherever they where flying at the time. Flying for hours, these particular simmers, as they are called, are part of a network that strictly follow real world aviation procedures. Some play the role of Air Traffic Control (ATC), and their instructions must be followed. Flights lasts as long as they do in real flights, so the simmers often spend hours getting from one point in the world to another.
00059802 : CAMBODIA Angkor Wat, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Tourist photographs a temple in the Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap that contains numerous temples and ruins. Most famous is the Angkor Wat, a temple built by King Suryavarman II. Originally built in honour of the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, the temple was later dedicated to Buddhism.
00059801 : CAMBODIA Angkor Wat, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap contains numerous temples and ruins. Most famous is the Angkor Wat, a temple built by King Suryavarman II. Originally built in honour of the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, the temple was later dedicated to Buddhism.
00059800 : FRANCE Paris - A signpost with direction indicators for several museums in the city centre.
00059799 : TAIWAN North East Coast - Honeymoon Bay, a popular surfing beach.
00059798 : TAIWAN Beitou District, North Taipei - School children visit Hell Valley, which has a sulphurous hot water spring running off it, creating a permanent misty haze.
00059797 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A newspaper vendor walks around selling the most recent papers. Freedom of speech and expression is blossoming under the new goverment and readers have a large variety to newspapers to choose from.
00059796 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A father comforts his child who has been crying.
00059795 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A Muslim mother from the Mandingo tribe holds up her child for a picture.
00059794 : FRANCE Paris - Chinese tourists pose for a photograph in front of the Eiffel tower.
00059793 : FRANCE Paris - A girl looks at books being sold on the street in the neighbourhood of Saint Germain des Pres.
00059792 : FRANCE Paris - A tourist couple check their guidebook outside the Pantheon.
00059791 : CAMBODIA Angkor, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Scarfs for sale at the Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap, which contains numerous temples and ruins.
00059790 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Ex-combatants line up in an attempt to get access to tool kits being given out by the YMCA Liberia. Supplies are limited and are in high demand. The YMCA Liberia provides vocational training to those groups affected by the two civil wars and provides them with the tools necessary to establish a small business.
00059789 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A young man poses with his new spade. The YMCA Liberia provides vocational training to those groups affected by the two civil wars and provides them with the tools necessary to establish a small business.
00059788 : USA Omak, Washington - Steven Zacherle's horse Houdini is washed after the Omak Suicide Race. The race is part of the Omak Stampede, a rodeo which is held on the Colville Native American / Indian Reservation.
00059787 : USA Omak, Washington - Cody Taylor leads and wins the first of four suicide races of the Omak stampede. The riders are crossing the Okanogan River. The Omak Suicide Race is part of the Omak Stampede, a rodeo which is held on the Colville Native American / Indian Reservation.
00059786 : USA Omak, Washington - Riders plunge down the 210 feet drop of 'Suicide Hill' in the first of four races. The Omak Suicide Race is part of the Omak Stampede, a rodeo which is held on the Colville Native American / Indian Reservation.
00059785 : NORWAY Barents Sea - Portuguese fisherman aboard their trawler Praia de Santa Cruz. They are fishing in Norwegian waters and have been boarded by inspectors. The Norwegian Coastguard is tasked with patrolling a huge expanse of ocean, seven times bigger than Norway's landmass, and struggles to stop much illegal fishing. Their job is further complicated by territorial squabbling.
00059784 : FRANCE Paris - Pierre is a homeless person who sits every day out in the square in front of the Notre Dame church. He has tamed about a hundred pigeons and knows them all by name. In this picture he talks to Gris-Gris, a pigeon he has known for eight years.
00059783 : CAMBODIA Angkor, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Policeman poses with a baby in his arms.
00059782 : TAIWAN NTU Area, Taipei South - Japanese architecture of the NTU university campus.
00059781 : TAIWAN North East Coast - Fishermen on Fulong Beach.
00059780 : TAIWAN Taipei - A shopper browses items for sale on Di Hua Street.
00059779 : TAIWAN Taipei - Bicycle pathway at Dadaocheng riverside ("Blue Highway").
00059778 : TAIWAN Jinguashi - Buddhist nuns posing in front of Crown Prince Inn.
00059777 : INDIA Arabatla, Tamil Nadu - Young girls collect water from a local well.
00059776 : NORWAY Barents Sea - Freshly caught Red Fish are separated from the net by the crew of Portuguese trawler Praia de Santa Cruz who have been fishing in Norwegian waters. The Norwegian Coastguard is tasked with patrolling a huge expanse of ocean, seven times bigger than Norway's landmass, and struggles to stop much illegal fishing. Their job is further complicated by territorial squabbling.
00059775 : FRANCE Paris - A couple sit on a bench in the Parc Andre Citroen whilst a man rests in the grass.
00059774 : FRANCE Paris - Street musician playing guitar at the Louvre museum.
00059773 : CAMBODIA Angkor, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Detail at Preah Khan temple. Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap contains numerous temples and ruins.
00059772 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Poster promoting recruitment to a newly established Armed Forces of Liberia.
00059771 : FRANCE Paris - View of the Eiffel tower and the Seine river at sunset.
00059770 : FRANCE Paris - Pub on the Saint Sulpice square with people having a drink on the terrace.
00059769 : FRANCE Paris - The Musee du Quai Branly, a museum displaying indigenous art from Africa, Asia and Australasia. The building was designed by Jean Nouvel.
00059768 : ITALY Florence - Detail of the Last Judgement. Interior of the dome of the medieval Duomo cathedral that has the world's largest frescoed surfaces, painted by Giorgio Vasari and Frederico Zuccaro in the 16th century.
00059767 : TAIWAN Gongguan Area, Taipei South - Steaming piles of noodles on sale in a cafeteria at Gongguan Night Market.
00059766 : TAIWAN Dansui - Traditional Erhu (two stringed violin) musician.
00059765 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A young student at the Fofana Islamic and English School on his way to class.
00059764 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Tailor shops are becoming very successful businesses in Monrovia. There are no ready to wear clothes available except in the used clothes markets.
00059763 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A billboard featuring President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf gives a positive message to the people of Liberia. Origin, an oil and gas company involved in a joint Nigerian and Liberian business deal, paid for the advertisement.
00059762 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - Quadri poses before a bout. The Boys to Men project in Peckham, South London is an intervention project for inner city boys involved in street gangs. It aims to divert them away from the dangers of 'the street' and get them back into mainstream activities.
00059761 : FRANCE Paris - A woman cuts her nails on a balcony above a shop that sells pornographic magazines and DVD films.
00059760 : CAMBODIA Angkor, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - View of agricutural land near Siem Reap.
00059759 : CAMBODIA Angkor, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Ta Phrom Temple. Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap contains numerous temples and ruins.
00059758 : TAIWAN Songshan District, Taipei East - Customer has a friend help her decide on a new eyebrow design/shape at the Raohe St. Night Market.
00059757 : TAIWAN Gongguan Area, Taipei South - Schoolkids waiting for group portrait outside the Kid's Transportation Museum.
00059756 : TAIWAN Songshan District, Taipei East - Interior view of the Core Pacific Mall.
00059755 : TAIWAN Songshan District, Taipei East - Interior view of the Core Pacific Mall.
00059754 : TAIWAN Songshan District, Taipei East - A grandmother and her grandchild worship at the Ciyou Temple.
00059753 : USA Omak, Washington - A capacity 8,000 crowd watch the Suicide Racers ride down Suicide Hill. The Omak Suicide Race is part of the Omak Stampede, a rodeo which is held on the Colville Native American / Indian Reservation.
00059752 : NORWAY Barents Sea - Coastguard inpectors on board Russian trawler, Severnaya Zvezda which was caught catching too much Red Fish and thus ordered to leave the area. The Norwegian Coastguard is tasked with patrolling a huge expanse of ocean, seven times bigger than Norway's landmass, and struggles to stop much illegal fishing. Their job is further complicated by territorial squabbling.
00059751 : FRANCE Paris - Statue of Joan of Arc.
00059750 : ITALY Florence - Portrait of chef Caterina Latini (right) and her staff at the Osteria di Giovanni restaurant.
00059749 : TAIWAN Jiufen - The famous staircase and teashops of Shichi Rd.
00059748 : TAIWAN Dansui - A young boy looks on as a master Chinese calligrapher demonstrates his skills on the waterfront.
00059747 : FRANCE Paris - Street artists paint tourists' portraits near the basilica of Montmartre.
00059746 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - Boy from a traveller family with the rabbit he has just bought. Haswell Plough Mart is an auction held every weekend in a barn in the village of Haswell Plough, County Durham, with an astonishing array of goods up for sale.
00059745 : TAIWAN Taipei - Flowers used for herbal tea infusion on sale on Di Hua Street.
00059744 : TAIWAN Taipei - Bicycle pathway at Dadaocheng riverside ("Blue Highway").
00059743 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Poster promoting recruitment to a newly established Armed Forces of Liberia.
00059742 : FRANCE Paris - Glass pyramid at the Cour Napoleon in the city centre, outside the Louvre Museum.
00059741 : FRANCE Paris - People sit and relax around the fountains beside the glass pyramid outside the Louvre museum at the Cour Napoleon.
00059740 : TAIWAN Sanxia - School group posing for pictures at front entrance of Zushi Temple.
00059739 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A man works on an electricity pylon. Power is slowly being restored to Monrovia, starting with street lights and important public institutions.
00059738 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Children attend Sunday school classes.
00059737 : NORWAY Svalbard - An officer of the Coastguard vessel KV Svalbard at the bridge at night. The vessel patrols the northernmost waters of Norway, including around the islands that she is named after. The main task is inspecting fishing boats, but she also performs search and rescue missions, and environmental monitoring.
00059736 : FRANCE Paris - A Muslim girl with a headscarf feeds breadcrumbs to birds at Notre Dame.
00059735 : TAIWAN Songshan District, Taipei East - Barbecued duck head snacks on sale at the Raohe St. night market.
00059734 : TAIWAN Jinguashi - Old refinery ruins.
00059733 : TAIWAN Dansui - A church stands in the background of a view of Mackay Hospital/Clinic.
00059732 : TAIWAN Beitou District, North Taipei - School children visit Hell Valley, which has a sulphurous hot water spring running off it, creating a permanent misty haze.
00059731 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Ambulant vendors use wheelbarrows to peddle their goods. This man has hooked his barrow up to a car battery to allow him to play music.
00059730 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A young student at the Fofana Islamic and English School on her way to class.
00059729 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Stanlely O. Mulbah, principal of the English Session of the Fofana Islamic and English School, talks with some of his students.
00059728 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A courier stands beside his motor-scooter. Information couriers of this kind play a vital role in society as the Postal Service has still not been fully restored.
00059727 : LIBERIA Buchanan - NGO LOIC (Liberia Opportunities Industrial Centres) initiates programmes aimed at providing vocational training to different groups affected by the two civil wars.
00059726 : INDIA Andhra Pradesh - With the help of local NGO, Sahanivasa, women work producing incense sticks in Kulreddihandriga village.
00059725 : ITALY Florence - A man rows his kayak down the Arno river in Florence.
00059724 : TAIWAN NTU Area, Taipei South - Diners at the Wistaria Teahouse.
00059723 : TAIWAN Beitou District, North Taipei - Private bathroom in Beitou's Spring City Resort.
00059722 : TAIWAN Shida Area, Taipei South - A young woman relaxes with a magazine and a beer in Bastille, a Belgian beer bar.
00059721 : TAIWAN Gongguan Area, Taipei South - A customer waits to recieve his food at Gongguan Night Market.
00059720 : LIBERIA nr Ganta - A man sits outside his home in rural Liberia.
00059719 : LIBERIA nr Ganta - This disused railway line leads to what was once an important iron ore mine, forced to close due to the civil war.
00059718 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - Alison Streeter begins her 41st crossing of the English channel at 2AM. Here she is seen walking into the sea near Dover. Alison holds the record for the number of successful swims across the English Channel, having completed the 19 mile crossing 43 times. Streeter is billed as the 'Queen of the channel.'
00059717 : NORWAY Brandbu - Rune Karlsen has taken his flight simulator to the next level. Not content sitting in front of a computer, he has built his own F-14 cockpit replica. The jet fighter replica is brought to life with motion, sound and visuals.
00059716 : NORWAY Svalbard - Coastguard vessel KV Svalbard patrols the northernmost waters of Norway, including around the islands that she is named after. The main task is inspecting fishing boats, but she also performs search and rescue missions, and environmental monitoring.
00059715 : ITALY Florence - Tourists rest at the foot of a statue in the Giardino di Boboli. This park was laid out in the 16th century as a backyard for Cosimo I and his ailing wife in Palazzo Pitti.
00059714 : TAIWAN Songshan District, Taipei East - The entrance to Raohe St. Night Market.
00059713 : TAIWAN NTU Area, Taipei South - Two students ride through the NTU university campus.
00059712 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Small businesses have opened up accross Monrovia in recent times. Some of the most popular businesses are hair salons, mobile phone shops and money changers. The kiosks are given religious names and are often highly decorative.
00059711 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Children in a youth group participate in martial arts training on the beach.
00059710 : BANGLADESH Tangail - Dr. Mohammad Yunus, 66, founder and present managing director of Grameen Bank at his office. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank and Dr. Yunus were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059709 : INDIA Arabatla, Tamil Nadu - A woman cooking in her home.
00059708 : CAMBODIA Angkor Wat, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Tourist watches the sunrise along one of the walls of Ankor Wat. Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap contains numerous temples and ruins. Most famous is the Angkor Wat, a temple built by King Suryavarman II. Originally built in honour of the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, the temple was later dedicated to Buddhism.
00059707 : CAMBODIA Angkor Wat, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Tourists pass through the ruins of a temple. Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap contains numerous temples and ruins. Most famous is the Angkor Wat, a temple built by King Suryavarman II. Originally built in honour of the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, the temple was later dedicated to Buddhism.
00059706 : NORWAY Spitsbergen, Svalbard - Coastguard vessel KV Svalbard patrols the northernmost waters of Norway, including around the islands that she is named after. The main task is inspecting fishing boats, but she also performs search and rescue missions, and environmental monitoring. The Norwegian Coastguard is tasked with patrolling a huge expanse of ocean, seven times bigger than Norway's landmass, and struggles to stop much illegal fishing. Their job is further complicated by territorial squabbling.
00059705 : FRANCE Paris - View of the column at the Vendome square at sunset. Napoleon decided in 1804 to build a column in the centre of the square. Under the orders of Vivant Denon 1,200 guns, taken from the enemy during the battle of Austerlitz (1805), were melted down to make the statue at the top of the column that stands 44 metres high.
00059704 : TAIWAN Wenshan District, Taipei South - Fresh tea leaves in the Mucha Tea Plantations.
00059703 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Many petrol stations that were destroyed during the civil war now sell petrol by the bottle.
00059702 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A young mother with her baby who lives with her family in what was once a bank. Soon these displaced people will have to move and find another place to live as many of these squatted buildings are being restored to their original purposes.
00059701 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Young adults take part in a Human Rights Club that has been set up in their high school. Similar Clubs are being encouraged and set up accross the country since the end of the civil war and following elections.
00059700 : BANGLADESH Tangail - A woman cleans grain in front of her household in Tangail.
00059699 : NORWAY Barents Sea - Coastguard inspector, Frode Paulsen, on board Russian trawler, Severnaya Zvezda which was caught over-fishing too much Red Fish and thus ordered to leave the area. The Norwegian Coastguard is tasked with patrolling a huge expanse of ocean, seven times bigger than Norway's landmass, and struggles to stop much illegal fishing. Their job is further complicated by territorial squabbling.
00059698 : NORWAY Barents Sea - Coastguard inpectors on board Russian trawler, Severnaya Zvezda which was caught catching too much Red Fish and thus ordered to leave the area. Pictured in the background is coastguard vessel KV Svalbard that patrols the northernmost waters of Norway, including around the islands that she is named after. The main task is inspecting fishing boats, but she also performs search and rescue missions, and environmental monitoring.
00059697 : ITALY Florence - Fishermen fishing in the Arno river at dawn.
00059696 : TAIWAN Nangang District, Taipei East - Tea making process at a popular tea garden/restaurant.
00059695 : TAIWAN North East Coast - Rock formations of Nanya.
00059694 : TAIWAN North East Coast - Fisherman on Fulong Beach.
00059693 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A young man celebrates his graduation from high school.
00059692 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Kids celebrate Independence Day by showing off their new clothes, sunglasses and toys.
00059691 : INDIA Dudungjhori village, Orissa - Villagers outside their home.
00059690 : USA Omak, Washington - Tony Marchand's horse reaches the Okanogan River, at the bottom of Suicide Hill, in first place. He is eventually overtaken by Johnathan Abrahamson (second place), the overall Suicide Race winner. The Omak Suicide Race is part of the Omak Stampede, a rodeo which is held on the Colville Native American / Indian Reservation.
00059689 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - Alison Streeter ploughs through the heavy channel sea as the sun rises. Alison crossed the Channel in 12 hours and 59 minutes. She holds the record for the number of successful swims across the English Channel, having completed the 19 mile crossing 43 times. Streeter is billed as the 'Queen of the channel.'
00059688 : NORWAY Svalbard - Coastguard inspectors check a Lithuanian prawn trawler. The Norwegian Coastguard is tasked with patrolling a huge expanse of ocean, seven times bigger than Norway's landmass, and struggles to stop much illegal fishing. Their job is further complicated by territorial squabbling.
00059687 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - Holding up a duck for sale. Haswell Plough Mart is an auction held every weekend in a barn in the village of Haswell Plough, County Durham, with an astonishing array of goods up for sale.
00059686 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A woman worker with LEC, Liberian Electric Company, wearing a hardhat and T-shirt celebrating the gradual restoration of the electrical supply.
00059685 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A mobile meat seller on the streets of Monrovia.
00059684 : BANGLADESH Tangail - A mother waits with her child outside the Grameen Bank offices of Tangail. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank, along with its founder Dr. Mohammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059683 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - Alison Streeter on Dover Harbour beach after a six hour training session. She holds the record for the number of successful swims across the English Channel, having completed the 19 mile crossing 43 times. Streeter is billed as the 'Queen of the channel.'
00059682 : FRANCE Paris - Street artists paint tourists' portraits near the basilica of Montmartre.
00059681 : FRANCE Paris - A miniature replica of the Statue of Liberty on the Pont de Grenelle.
00059680 : ITALY Florence - Couple at the Chiesa di S. Spirito in Oltrarno.
00059679 : TAIWAN Nangang District, Taipei East - View from the verandah of a popular tea garden/restaurant.
00059678 : USA Omak, Washington - Tony Marchand sitting on his horse Skookum before the third Suicide Race of the Championship. He won this race and went on to finnish runner up in the overall competition. The Omak Suicide Race is part of the Omak Stampede, a rodeo which is held on the Colville Native American / Indian Reservation.
00059677 : USA Omak, Washington - Josh Cate with his horse Perry before the final race. The Omak Suicide Race is part of the Omak Stampede, a rodeo which is held on the Colville Native American / Indian Reservation.
00059676 : USA Omak, Washington - A young boy holds onto a suicide horse. Many young Native Americans grow up watching their relatives compete in the Suicide Race. It is seen as a rites of passage from boyhood to manhood. The Omak Suicide Race is part of the Omak Stampede, a rodeo which is held on the Colville Native American / Indian Reservation.
00059675 : FRANCE Paris - An antiques salesman works on a chair in the flea market of Saint-Ouen.
00059674 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A worker with LEC, Liberian Electric Company, working on the gradual restoration of the electrical supply.
00059673 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Children attend a newly re-opened school in Monrovia.
00059672 : SUDAN Turalei, Twic County - Turalei and Wunrok football teams salute the crowd before their semi-final match in the Twic Olympics. 3,000 young competitors and spectators came together in Twic county, southern Sudan, to compete in the first Twic Olympic Games. The event allowed many young people, previously caught up in conflict as child soldiers and slaves, to take part in free sporting activity for the first time in their lives.
00059671 : SUDAN Turalei, Twic County - Supporters of the Turalei football team celebrate the winning goal that took their team to the Twic Olympic finals. 3,000 young competitors and spectators came together in Twic county, southern Sudan, to compete in the first Twic Olympic Games. The event allowed many young people, previously caught up in conflict as child soldiers and slaves, to take part in free sporting activity for the first time in their lives.
00059670 : USA Omak, Washington - Steven Zacherle and Glen James wait to enter the Omak stampede arena before the race. The Omak Suicide Race is part of the Omak Stampede, a rodeo which is held on the Colville Native American / Indian Reservation.
00059669 : NORWAY Svalbard - Coastguard inspectors on board russian freight ship Murminsk while she is loading fish from fishing trawler Topaz A, just off Bjornoya. Fishing inspector Rune Frekhaug goes over paperwork with the Russian captain and his crew.The Norwegian Coastguard is tasked with patrolling a huge expanse of ocean, seven times bigger than Norway's landmass, and struggles to stop much illegal fishing. Their job is further complicated by territorial squabbling.
00059668 : TAIWAN Sanxia - Worshipper prays at Zushi Temple.
00059667 : LIBERIA Monrovia - The old dining hall of the Ducor Palace Hotel. The history of the hotel mirrors the economic and political development of Liberia. It was a five star luxury hotel before the civil war started at the end of 1989. It then became a refuge for political leaders and the country's elite, which lead to it coming under heavy fire and looting by rebel armies. Since 2003 it has been home to hundreds of displaced people. Slowly the government is rehousing the displaced and the building will be restored to its original status as a luxury hotel high on a promontory overlooking Monrovia.
00059666 : INDIA Chennai, Tamil Nadu - Three sisters play on the beach in Chennai.
00059665 : NORWAY Svalbard - Interior of a Russian freight ship that receives fish from trawlers in the Barents Sea.
00059664 : NORWAY Svalbard - Coastguard inspectors check a Lithuanian prawn trawler. The Norwegian Coastguard is tasked with patrolling a huge expanse of ocean, seven times bigger than Norway's landmass, and struggles to stop much illegal fishing. Their job is further complicated by territorial squabbling.
00059663 : NORWAY Barents Sea - Coastguard inpectors on board Russian trawler, Severnaya Zvezda which was caught catching too much Red Fish and thus ordered to leave the area. The Norwegian Coastguard is tasked with patrolling a huge expanse of ocean, seven times bigger than Norway's landmass, and struggles to stop much illegal fishing. Their job is further complicated by territorial squabbling.
00059662 : FRANCE Paris - View of Paris with the Sacre Coeur basilica of Montmartre.
00059661 : ITALY Florence - People walking in the Giardino di Boboli.
00059660 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - The auctioneer slams his stick on the chair beneath him, to close the sale of a spirit level. Haswell Plough Mart is an auction held every weekend in a barn in the village of Haswell Plough, County Durham, with an astonishing array of goods up for sale.
00059659 : INDIA Andhra Pradesh - A Dalit (untouchable) girl on her way home from school in Pagadala village.
00059658 : ITALY Florence - Sculpture in the open-air sculpture gallery, Loggia dei Lanzi at the Piazza della Signoria.
00059657 : TAIWAN Nangang District, Taipei East - Tea terraces.
00059656 : TAIWAN Jinguashi - Water runs down sulphur stones.
00059655 : LIBERIA nr Ganta - A young man makes a fish trap to catch fish in a nearby river.
00059654 : LIBERIA Bahn - A home sits amidst lush flora and fauna in rural Liberia.
00059653 : INDIA Andhra Pradesh - A mother and daughter work cleaning rice outside their home in Gopala Swamy Gutta.
00059652 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - Uanu Seshmi, founder and director of the Boys to Men Project in Peckham, South London, judges the contest between Marvin (left) and Raheim (right). The Boys to Men project is an intervention project for inner city boys involved in street gangs. It aims to divert them away from the dangers of 'the street' and get them back into mainstream activities.
00059651 : NORWAY Barents Sea - A fisherman guts a fish on board Portuguese trawler Praia de Santa Cruz. They are fishing in Norwegian waters and coastguard fishing inspectors have boarded the vessel. The Norwegian Coastguard is tasked with patrolling a huge expanse of ocean, seven times bigger than Norway's landmass, and struggles to stop much illegal fishing. Their job is further complicated by territorial squabbling.
00059650 : NORWAY Svalbard - Russian freight ship Murminsk (right) is loading fish from fishing trawler Topaz A, just off the island of Bjornoya, one of the glacial islands that make up the Svalbard group of islands.
00059649 : NORWAY Svalbard - Portuguese trawler Coimbra as seen from a Norwegian Coastguard helicopter. The Coastguard is tasked with patrolling a huge expanse of ocean, seven times bigger than Norway's landmass, and struggles to stop much illegal fishing. Their job is further complicated by territorial squabbling.
00059648 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - Holding up a rabbit for auction. Haswell Plough Mart is an auction held every weekend in a barn in the village of Haswell Plough, County Durham, with an astonishing array of goods up for sale.
00059647 : TAIWAN Nangang District, Taipei East - A popular tea garden/restaurant.
00059646 : LIBERIA Monrovia - The Ducor Palace Hotel sits on a hill overlooking Monrovia. The history of the hotel mirrors the economic and political development of the country. It was a five star luxury hotel before the civil war started at the end of 1989. It then became a refuge for political leaders and the country's elite, which lead to it coming under heavy fire and looting by rebel armies. Since 2003 it has been home to hundreds of displaced people. Slowly the government is rehousing the displaced and the building will be restored to its original status as a luxury hotel.
00059645 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Mothers and teachers make sure their children look good for the Graduation Programme at an elementary school.
00059644 : BANGLADESH Tangail - Marium Begum gathers the eggs produced in her poultry farm, which she started with the money she borrowed from Grameen. She now has 2,000 chickens in her farm. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank, along with its founder Dr. Mohammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059643 : BANGLADESH Tangail - Dr. Mohammad Yunus, 66, founder and present managing director of Grameen Bank at his office. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank and Dr. Yunus were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059642 : INDIA Dudungjhori village, Orissa - A man walks his cattle through a field in Dudungjhori village.
00059641 : INDIA Jangpura, New Delhi - Dalit (untouchable) women walk along the railway tracks in Jangpura, New Delhi.
00059640 : NORWAY Svalbard - Coastguard inspectors on board Russian freight ship Murminsk as she loads fish from fishing trawler Topaz A, just off Bjornoya. A crew member from the freight ship makes note of load transferred. The Norwegian Coastguard is tasked with patrolling a huge expanse of ocean, seven times bigger than Norway's landmass, and struggles to stop much illegal fishing. Their job is further complicated by territorial squabbling.
00059639 : NORWAY Svalbard - Coastguard inspectors prepare to board russian freight ship Murminsk while she is loading fish from fishing trawler Topaz A, just off Bjonoya. The Norwegian Coastguard is tasked with patrolling a huge expanse of ocean, seven times bigger than Norway's landmass, and struggles to stop much illegal fishing. Their job is further complicated by territorial squabbling.
00059638 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - Lads enchanted by the small animals they have just bought in the auction. Haswell Plough Mart is an auction held every weekend in a barn in the village of Haswell Plough, County Durham, with an astonishing array of goods up for sale.
00059637 : LIBERIA Monrovia - An artist has created a road-side art piece showing all the Liberian Presidents. Behind the current President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is a man holding a sign "Peace at last."
00059636 : BANGLADESH Tangail - Two women, who are also borrowers of microcredit, work beside their field in Tangail
00059635 : BANGLADESH Tangail - A woman milks the cow she has bought with credit from Grameen Bank. Literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", Grameen Bank is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank, along with its founder Dr. Mohammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059634 : INDIA Andhra Pradesh - A woman heads back to her village, Burakayala Banda, at dusk after taking her animals out to graze.
00059633 : CAMBODIA Angkor, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Sunrise at Angkor Wat. Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap contains numerous temples and ruins. Most famous is the Angkor Wat, a temple built by King Suryavarman II. Originally built in honourof the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, the temple was later dedicated to Buddhism.
00059632 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - Animal hutches being auctioned off. Haswell Plough Mart is an auction held every weekend in a barn in the village of Haswell Plough, County Durham, with an astonishing array of goods up for sale.
00059631 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Men and women take part in programmes set up to help ex-combatants gain key skills. It also offers a chance for women to break into work normally dominated by men, like bricklaying.
00059630 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A student nurse at JFK National Hospital.
00059629 : LIBERIA nr Ganta - Religious and decorative symbols adorn the walls behind a young woman who is cleaning millet for the evening meal in a small roadside village.
00059628 : LIBERIA Gbaranga - A young girl sits admiring herself in a mirror as a hairdresser braids her hair.
00059627 : BANGLADESH Tangail - Mohammad Moina Mia has bought a microphone with the money he has borrowed from Grameen, and now provides services to NGOs in their awareness campaigns. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank, along with its founder Dr. Mohammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059626 : BANGLADESH Tangail - Initiated by Grameen Bank, a coordinator hands out money to one of the borrowers at a group meeting. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank, along with its founder Dr. Mohammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059625 : CAMBODIA Angkor Wat, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Detail from temple ruin. Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap contains numerous temples and ruins. Most famous is the Angkor Wat, a temple built by King Suryavarman II. Originally built in honourof the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, the temple was later dedicated to Buddhism.
00059624 : CAMBODIA Angkor Wat, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap contains numerous temples and ruins. Most famous is the Angkor Wat, a temple built by King Suryavarman II. Originally built in honour of the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, the temple was later dedicated to Buddhism.
00059623 : NORWAY Svalbard - Coastguard inspectors on board Russian freight ship Murminsk as she loads fish from fishing trawler Topaz A, just off Bjornoya. A crew member from the freight ship looks at fish as it is transferred. The Norwegian Coastguard is tasked with patrolling a huge expanse of ocean, seven times bigger than Norway's landmass, and struggles to stop much illegal fishing. Their job is further complicated by territorial squabbling.
00059622 : ITALY Florence - One of the most famous crossings in the world, the Ponte Vecchio (old bridge) was built in 1345 on the narrowest point of the River Arno. It was the only bridge not destroyed in World War Two (WWII) by the retreating Germans. The original workshops on the bridge were tanneries and butchers. Grand Duke Ferdinando I replaced them with jewellers that continue to ply their trade here today.
00059621 : LIBERIA Monrovia - This poster which says, "Rape is a crime" is part of a campaign to let people know that a law is now in place to this effect. In the aftermath of civil war, Liberia is using the rule of law to combat human rights abuses.
00059620 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Annie Shread has made her home in the Ducor Palace Hotel since 2003 and soon she will have to leave. The history of the hotel mirrors the economic and political development of Liberia. It was a five star luxury hotel before the civil war started at the end of 1989. It then became a refuge for political leaders and the country's elite, which lead to it coming under heavy fire and looting by rebel armies. Since 2003 it has been home to hundreds of displaced people. Slowly the government is rehousing the displaced and the building will be restored to its original status as a luxury hotel high on a promontory overlooking Monrovia.
00059619 : BANGLADESH Tangail - Sufia Begum turns the wheel of her handloom. She runs a small sari business with the money she borrowed. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank, along with its founder Dr. Mohammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059618 : NORWAY Gardermoen, near Oslo - F-16 jet fighter simulator, used by the Royal Norwegian Air Force for procedures training and recruitment purposes. Flight simulator enthusiasts gathered for three days of virtual flying in a hangar at Oslo Airport Gardermoen. Flying all sorts of aircrafts, from small planes to big airliners, they created a world of simulated take-offs and landings, duplicating the real world outside. Even the simulated weather matched that of the real world, wherever they where flying at the time. Flying for hours, these particular simmers, as they are called, are part of a network that strictly follow real world aviation procedures. Some play the role of Air Traffic Control (ATC), and their instructions must be followed. Flights lasts as long as they do in real flights, so the simmers often spend hours getting from one point in the world to another.
00059617 : NORWAY Gardermoen, near Oslo - While most of the flight simulator enthusiasts fly airliners, some also enjoy the occasional dogfight in a jet fighter. In this case an F-14, armed with sidewinders, a tube of Pringles and a bottle of Coca-Cola light. Flight simulator enthusiasts gathered for three days of virtual flying in a hangar at Oslo Airport Gardermoen. Flying all sorts of aircrafts, from small planes to big airliners, they created a world of simulated take-offs and landings, duplicating the real world outside. Even the simulated weather matched that of the real world, wherever they where flying at the time. Flying for hours, these particular simmers, as they are called, are part of a network that strictly follow real world aviation procedures. Some play the role of Air Traffic Control (ATC), and their instructions must be followed. Flights last as long as they do in real flights, so the simmers often spend hours getting from one point in the world to another.
00059616 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - A boy leaving the auction with his purchase, a ferret. Haswell Plough Mart is an auction held every weekend in a barn in the village of Haswell Plough, County Durham, with an astonishing array of goods up for sale.
00059615 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - The winning bidder pays for his lot during the animal auction. Haswell Plough Mart is an auction held every weekend in a barn in the village of Haswell Plough, County Durham, with an astonishing array of goods up for sale.
00059614 : BANGLADESH Tangail - Kusum Khatun is spinning thread for the small jamadani sari business she has set up using money borrowed from Grameen. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank, along with its founder Dr. Mohammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059613 : BANGLADESH Tangail - The coordinator of a microfinance group, set up with the help of Grameen Bank, counts the repayments from its members. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank, along with its founder Dr. Mohammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059612 : CAMBODIA Angkor Wat, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Tourists walk among the ruins of a temple. Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap contains numerous temples and ruins. Most famous is the Angkor Wat, a temple built by King Suryavarman II. Originally built in honour of the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, the temple was later dedicated to Buddhism.
00059611 : CAMBODIA Angkor Wat, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Tourist looks up at a temple ruin. Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap contains numerous temples and ruins. Most famous is the Angkor Wat, a temple built by King Suryavarman II. Originally built in honour of the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, the temple was later dedicated to Buddhism.
00059610 : CAMBODIA Angkor, Siem Reap (Siam Reap) - Angkor Archaeological Park outside Siam Reap contains numerous temples and ruins. Most famous is the Angkor Wat, a temple built by King Suryavarman II. Originally built in honourof the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, the temple was later dedicated to Buddhism.
00059609 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - Men stand around chatting after the auction has closed. Haswell Plough Mart is an auction held every weekend in a barn in the village of Haswell Plough, County Durham, with an astonishing array of goods up for sale.
00059608 : BANGLADESH Tangail - An office bearer at Grameen Bank's Tangail office keeps ledger and manages the account book of two borrowers in her area. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank, along with its founder Dr. Mohammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059607 : BANGLADESH Tangail - One of the borrowers counts her loan at a group meeting. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank, along with its founder Dr. Mohammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059606 : BANGLADESH Tangail - Nazma Begum of Narayanganj is all smiles after receiving a loan from the Grameen Bank. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank, along with its founder Dr. Mohammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059605 : INDIA Chennai, Tamil Nadu - People playing on the beach.
00059604 : INDIA Jangpura, New Delhi - A Dalit (untouchable) woman hangs out her washing beside the railway tracks that run through the rapidly changing area of Jangpura, New Delhi.
00059603 : INDIA Chennai, Tamil Nadu - People bathing on the beach.
00059602 : BANGLADESH Tangail - Halima Begum is making baskets from bamboo shavings, which she sells in the local market. Grameen Bank's money helps her buy the raw materials. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank, along with its founder Dr. Mohammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059601 : BANGLADESH Tangail - Dr. Mohammad Yunus, 66, founder and present managing director of Grameen Bank at his office. Grameen Bank, literally meaning "Bank of the Villages", is a microfinance organisation and community development bank that issues small loans without requiring collateral. In 2006 Grameen Bank and Dr. Yunus were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
00059600 : FRANCE Etang de Thau (Bassin de Thau) - A fisherman using an electric winch to haul farmed mussels ashore.
00059599 : FRANCE Sete - Chef Alain Cianni, a master octopus pie maker, pulls fresh pies from the oven in his kitchen at Paradiso pie and pizza shop.
00059598 : GERMANY Berlin - Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica.
00059597 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - US President George W. Bush giving a speech in front of an American flag in the press centre at Prague Castle during his visit to the Czech Republic.
00059596 : MALAYSIA Kuala Kemaman - A fisherman mending his nets.
00059595 : FRANCE Sete - A fisherman preparing farmed oysters for market.
00059594 : ETHIOPIA Dire Dawa - A woman sorting limes for sale at a wholesale market.
00059593 : ETHIOPIA Addis Ababa - A woman collecting water from a community tap in the Lideta slum area.
00059592 : ETHIOPIA Addis Ababa - A woman selling water at a private water point by the side of the road.
00059591 : ETHIOPIA Water, Nr. Dire Dawa - A hill farmer working in the mountains just outside Dire Dawa. New water schemes have helped to replenish the groundwater in this area and have subsequently increased local productivity.
00059590 : ETHIOPIA Dire Dawa - A pumpkin trader at a wholesale market.
00059589 : GERMANY Berlin - Portraits of former chancellors Gerhard Schroeder (painted by Joerg Immendorf) and Helmut Kohl (painted by Albrecht Gehse) in the Chancellor's Office.
00059588 : GERMANY Berlin - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
00059587 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Traders in the central dealing room of ABN Amro bank.
00059586 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - Karel Schwarzenberg, the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the Czernin Palace (now the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
00059585 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - A pro-American banner in support of the possible building of a US missile defence radar base in the Czech Republic. The banner was hung alongside the Czech and American flags in advance of a visit by US President George W. Bush.
00059584 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - US President George W. Bush giving a speech in the press centre at Prague Castle during his visit to the Czech Republic.
00059583 : MONTSERRAT - Leafless tree trunks lining the southern flank of Soufriere Hills volcano. All the vegetation here was scorched and ripped away by the pyroclastic flows following a series of eruptions throughout the 1990s. Since its eruption in 1995, the Soufriere Hills volcano has remained active destroying the island's capital, Plymouth, and forcing the evacuation of southern Montserrat.
00059582 : MALAYSIA Kerteh - Gas works.
00059581 : MALAYSIA Kerteh - A worker at the local gas works.
00059580 : ETHIOPIA Water, Nr. Dire Dawa - A woman selling chickens at the market in Water. The town's rather apt name is linked to the fact that it was once a flat plain with plenty of natural springs. However, the springs dried up and have only recently been restored by projects looking to improve agricultural production.
00059579 : GERMANY Berlin - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
00059578 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Traders in the central dealing room of ABN Amro bank.
00059577 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Traders in the central dealing room of ABN Amro bank.
00059576 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - A pro-American banner in support of the possible building of a US missile defence radar base in the Czech Republic. The banner was hung alongside Czech and American flags in advance of a visit by US President George W. Bush.
00059575 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - A sculpture of Edvard Benes, the leader of the Czechoslovak independence movement and the second President of Czechoslovakia, in front of the Czernin Palace (now the seat of the Czech Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs). The European Union (EU) flag flies in the background.
00059574 : MONTSERRAT Lookout - New housing at Lookout in the north of the island. The British Department for International Development (DFID) has pumped over £200 million into the redevelopment of Montserrat after the capital was devastated by the Soufriere Hills volcano. Since its eruption in 1995, the Soufriere Hills volcano has remained active and has destroyed much of southern Montserrat.
00059573 : MONTSERRAT Lookout - A man wearing a top emblazoned with the American flag sits outside an old people's home. The British Department for International Development (DFID) has pumped over £200 million into the redevelopment of Montserrat after the capital was devastated by the Soufriere Hills volcano. Since its eruption in 1995, the Soufriere Hills volcano has remained active and has destroyed much of southern Montserrat.
00059572 : MONTSERRAT Lookout - Ashnelle John holding her friend Kimisha's baby, Janicka, outside their new house at Lookout. Since its eruption in 1995, the Soufriere Hills volcano has remained active and has destroyed much of southern Montserrat. The local government, supported by the British Department for International Development (DFID), has built new housing for many displaced families in the north of the island.
00059571 : ETHIOPIA Dire Dawa - A market porter standing by empty vegetable crates at a wholesale market.
00059570 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A roadside stall selling crudely refined oil pilfered from the oil wells that line the coast of the Caspian Sea.
00059569 : AZERBAIJAN Saatli - A displaced woman with an old food aid tin. Thousands of people were displaced by the Azeri-Armenian conflict in the disputed territory of nearby Nagorno Karabakh.
00059568 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - Gulls surround a fisherman gutting cod on the beach at Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
00059567 : MONTSERRAT Blakes - Montserrat's football team training on a new pitch built with funding from FIFA.
00059566 : MALAYSIA Kuantang - A young boy looking through the window of a care centre for children with mental health problems.
00059565 : MALAYSIA Kuala Kemaman - A portrait of a young boy.
00059564 : ETHIOPIA Water, Nr. Dire Dawa - A man selling chickens in the marketplace. The town has seen a boom in trade following the implementation of new water and business development schemes.
00059563 : ETHIOPIA Dire Dawa - Traders loading locally produced oranges on to trucks at a wholesale market.
00059562 : ETHIOPIA Dire Dawa - Traders loading locally produced lettuces onto trains at a wholesale market.
00059561 : AZERBAIJAN Baku - A street vendor selling bottles of Coca Cola, Fanta and Sprite smokes a cigarette by his soft drink stall.
00059560 : GERMANY Berlin - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
00059559 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - Demonstrators on Wenceslas Square holding up protest signs during a demonstration against the possible building of an American missile defence radar base in the Czech Republic.
00059558 : MONTSERRAT Plymouth - A view of abandoned buildings in the destroyed Montserrat capital of Plymouth. Plymouth, a modern day Pompeii, was buried by pyroclastic flows from the Soufriere Hills volcano following several eruptions throughout the 1990s. Since the eruption in 1995, the volcano has remained active and has destroyed most of southern Montserrat.
00059557 : MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur - A young girl dancing in a nightclub.
00059556 : MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur - A young Muslim girl relaxing in a public swimming pool below the Petronas Towers.
00059555 : ETHIOPIA Water, Nr. Dire Dawa - Women trading in the local marketplace. The town has seen a boom in trade following the implementation of new water and business development schemes.
00059554 : ETHIOPIA Water, Nr. Dire Dawa - A young girl selling beans in the marketplace. The town has seen a boom in trade following the implementation of new water and business development schemes.
00059553 : ETHIOPIA Gonde Iteya - A water pipeline running through the semi-arid countryside. The pipeline, which was installed by WaterAid, is fed by a spring and now supplies water to a population of around 72,000.
00059552 : AZERBAIJAN Sumgayit - A young boy being examined for throat and lung infections by a female doctor. Many local children suffer from respiratory diseases that are possibly linked to the local chemical industry.
00059551 : AZERBAIJAN Nr. Baku - A man moving salt in a donkey cart from the natural salt flats north of Baku.
00059550 : MONTSERRAT Windy Hill - Dr. Graham Ryan (right), a scientist from the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO), evades a helicopter downdraft on top of Windy Hill as he drops down to fix faulty research apparatus with another scientist. The MVO, one of the world's leading vulcanology establishments, is manned around the clock. It passes the data it collects onto local authorities to produce daily public information bulletins for the local population.
00059549 : MONTSERRAT Little Bay - Construction workers on site at the new Montserrat Cultural Centre. The centre was funded by money raised by longtime Montserrat homeowner Sir George Martin.
00059548 : MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur - A fountain statue holding a dollar sign.
00059547 : MALAYSIA Kuala Kemaman - A young boy playing on the stilts of a fishing hut.
00059546 : MALAYSIA Petaling Jaya - A fish stall at the night market.
00059545 : ETHIOPIA Water, Nr. Dire Dawa - A dry riverbed near Water. The town's rather apt name is linked to the fact that it was once a flat plain with plenty of natural springs. However, the springs dried up and have only recently been restored by projects looking to improve agricultural production.
00059544 : AZERBAIJAN Sumgayit - A patient at the medical centre in Sumgayit. Many local residents suffer from respiratory diseases that are possibly linked to the local chemical industry.
00059543 : AZERBAIJAN Sumgayit - Displaced children playing with Lego at an aid agency centre. Thousands of people were displaced by the Azeri-Armenian conflict in the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh.
00059542 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - Journalists in the press centre at Prague Castle waiting for the first speech of US President George W. Bush during his visit to the Czech Republic.
00059541 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - An honour guard waiting for Czech President Vaclav Klaus and the US President George W. Bush during a welcoming ceremony at Prague Castle.
00059540 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - Czech President Vaclav Klaus (left) and the US President George W. Bush (right) walk past an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at Prague Castle.
00059539 : MONTSERRAT St. George's Hill - A view of Soufriere Hills volcano. Since its eruption in 1995, the Soufriere Hills volcano has remained active destroying the island's capital, Plymouth, and forcing the evacuation of southern Montserrat.
00059538 : MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur - A mother and child eating at a food stall.
00059537 : ETHIOPIA Water, Nr. Dire Dawa - A portrait of a mother and child at a local market.
00059536 : ETHIOPIA Water, Nr. Dire Dawa - An elderly woman trading pumpkins at the market in Water. The town has seen a boom in trade following the implementation of new water and business development schemes.
00059535 : ETHIOPIA Water, Nr. Dire Dawa - Women trading goods at the market in Water. The town has seen a boom in trade following the implementation of new water and business development schemes.
00059534 : ETHIOPIA Gonde Iteya - Local farmer Kasim turns on a water tap that he has installed himself to irrigate his field. Kasim is the first farmer in his village to have borrowed money to install a water point.
00059533 : ETHIOPIA Gonde Iteya - A water pipeline running through the semi-arid countryside. The pipeline, which was installed by WaterAid, is fed by a spring and now supplies water to a population of around 72,000.
00059532 : ETHIOPIA Nazret - A young boy selling unofficial David Beckham tissues in the street. Football is extremely popular in Ethiopia and some European teams have huge followings.
00059531 : ETHIOPIA Addis Ababa - A young boy filling a paint compressor with water in a car mechanic's workshop.
00059530 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Traders in the central dealing room of ABN Amro bank.
00059529 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - Karel Schwarzenberg, the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, smoking a pipe at the Czernin Palace (now the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
00059528 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - Demonstrators on Wenceslas Square holding up protest signs during a demonstration against the possible building of an American missile defence radar base in the Czech Republic.
00059527 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - Karel Schwarzenberg, the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, smoking a pipe during an interview in his office at the Czernin Palace (now the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
00059526 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - Gulls surround a fisherman returning home to Aldeburgh, Suffolk, after longlining for cod in the North Sea.
00059525 : MONTSERRAT Little Bay - Construction workers on site at the new Montserrat Cultural Centre. The centre was funded by money raised by longtime Montserrat homeowner Sir George Martin.
00059524 : MALAYSIA Petaling Jaya - A food stall at a night market.
00059523 : MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur - Muslim girls passing a Nando's chicken restaurant.
00059522 : MALAYSIA Kuala Kemaman - A woman cooking long fish sausages.
00059521 : MALAYSIA Kuala Kemaman - A fisherman mending nets.
00059520 : MALAYSIA Kuala Kemaman - A portrait of a young girl.
00059519 : UNITED KINGDOM England, Great Britain, UK - A bus passes businessmen walking across London Bridge.
00059518 : GERMANY Zwickau,