Monday 31 December 2007
Friday 28 December 2007
Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain have left over 120 people dead ...Solo, Indonesia's
Villagers carry a dead cow that was found in the mud after landslides hit Karang Anyar district near Solo, Indonesia's Central Java province, December 27, 2007. Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain have left over 120 people dead or missing on Indonesia's Java island, as rescuers struggled on Thursday to pull out bodies buried under thick mud, officials said.
Villagers and soldiers search for landslide victims at Tawangmangu village in Karang Anyar district near Solo, Indonesia's Central Java province, December 27, 2007. Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain have left over 120 people dead or missing on Indonesia's Java island, as rescuers struggled on Thursday to pull out bodies buried under thick mud, officials said
Villagers and soldiers search for landslide victims at Tawangmangu village in Karang Anyar district near Solo, Indonesia's Central Java province, December 27, 2007. Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain have left over 120 people dead or missing on Indonesia's Java island, as rescuers struggled on Thursday to pull out bodies buried under thick mud, officials said
Villagers and soldiers search for landslide victims at Tawangmangu village in Karang Anyar district near Solo, Indonesia's Central Java province, December 27, 2007. Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain have left over 120 people dead or missing on Indonesia's Java island, as rescuers struggled on Thursday to pull out bodies buried under thick mud, officials said
Villagers dig into mud as they search for landslide victims at Tawangmangu village in Karang Anyar district near Solo, Indonesia's Central Java province, December 27, 2007. Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain have left over 120 people dead or missing on Indonesia's Java island, as rescuers struggled on Thursday to pull out bodies buried under thick mud, officials said.
Thursday 27 December 2007
Israeli air and ground strike in the southern Gaza town
The body of a Palestinian militant is transported into a hospital after an Israeli air and ground strike in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis December 27, 2007. An Israeli air and ground strike killed at least three Palestinian militants and wounded five near the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis on Thursday, the Islamist group Hamas and medical staff said.
"Mother Africa" circus, Rosenheim, Germany,
performance at the final rehearsal prior to the opening night of the "Mother Africa" circus, Rosenheim, Germany,Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007. The show performed by African singers, musicians, dancers and acrobats will tour across Germany, Austria and Switzerland
memory..Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto, top right, is seen with her family in July 1978. From left to right are her mother, Nusrat Bhutto, her brother Shahnawaz Bhutto, her father, former Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Her brother Murtaza Bhutto is at bottom left and her sister Sanam Bhutto is at bottom right
Chevrolet unveiled two unique 2008
Chevrolet unveiled two unique 2008 Corvette Indy 500 Pace Cars on December 27, 2007 that will serve as the official vehicles for the annual race next year. The Corvette Z06, E85 concept (L) runs on E85 ethanol fuel and will be driven during the Indy 500 pace lap by two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Emerson Fittipaldi. The Corvette 30th Anniversary Pace Car, (R) honors the 1978 model - the first Corvette to pace the field at the Indy 500.
sister-in-law ...Benazir Bhutto
Relatives of Pakistan's former Prime Minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, her sister-in-law Ghinva Bhutto (L), her niece Fatima Bhutto (C) and her nephew Zulfikar Junior, mourn her death in her home town of Larkana, 480 km (300 miles) from Karachi, December 27, 2007. Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on Thursday, plunging the nuclear-armed country into chaos ahead of a general election she hoped to win
killed during an Israeli incursion on the outskirts
Palestinian medics treat a wounded man at Nasser Hospital in the Southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007. Three Palestinian militants were killed during an Israeli incursion on the outskirts of Khan Younis
long oil slick in a beach of Caleta Cordova, in Comodoro Rivadavia
Workers clean a 2-km-long oil slick in a beach of Caleta Cordova, in Comodoro Rivadavia, in the southern Argentine province of Chubut, on December 27th, 2007. The spill is presumed to have been originated out at sea from a passing ship.
Workers clean a 2-km-long oil slick in a beach of Caleta Cordova, in Comodoro Rivadavia, in the southern Argentine province of Chubut, on December 27th, 2007. The spill is presumed to have been originated out at sea from a passing ship
Chinese prepare to celebrate the Lunar New Year
An elderly Chinese man shows off his glassblowing skills, as he sells miniature glass figurins along a street in Xian, northern China's Shaanxi province 27 December 2007. The most favourite requests for the glassblower recently are the rat figurines, as Chinese prepare to celebrate the Lunar New Year on 07 February and usher in the Year of the Rat
day after the former Pakistani Prime Minister was killed ..
Pakistani bystanders look at the burnt out wreckage of vehicles set on fire by supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto in Karachi, 28 December 2007, a day after the former Pakistani Prime Minister was killed in a suicide attack following a campaign rally. Pakistan's interior ministry said that it was "unaware" of Al-Qaeda claiming a link to Benazir Bhutto's killing but said "extremist elements" behind a wave of attacks this year could be responsible
Pakistani bystanders look at the burnt out wreckage of vehicles set on fire by supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto in Karachi, 28 December 2007, a day after the former Pakistani Prime Minister was killed in a suicide attack following a campaign rally. Pakistan's interior ministry said that it was "unaware" of Al-Qaeda claiming a link to Benazir Bhutto's killing but said "extremist elements" behind a wave of attacks this year could be responsible
protest against her assassination
Supporters carry the coffin of Pakistan's former Prime Minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi December 27, 2007. Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on Thursday, plunging the nuclear-armed country into chaos ahead of a general election she hoped to win.
Supporters of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto protest against her assassination after setting a bank on fire in her home town of Larkana, 480 km (300 miles) from Karachi December 27, 2007. Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on Thursday, plunging the nuclear-armed country into chaos ahead of a general election she hoped to win.
Supporters of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto protest against her assassination in her home town of Larkana, 480 km (300 miles) from Karachi December 27, 2007. Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on Thursday, plunging the nuclear-armed country into chaos ahead of a general election she hoped to win.
Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto burn election banners and hoardings of the Pakistan Muslim League in Islamabad December 27, 2007. Bhutto was assassinated on Thursday as she left an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi, putting the January 8 polls in doubt and sparking anger in her native Sindh province.
Bodies of supporters of Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto are pictured after a suicide attack in Rawalpindi December 27, 2007. Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on Thursday, plunging the nuclear-armed country into chaos ahead of a general election she hoped to win.
suicide attack on Bhutto in Rawalpindi
Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto speaks to supporters after she was released from detention the night before, in front of her home in Karachi in this September 9, 1986 file photo. Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on December 27, 2007, plunging the nuclear-armed country into one of the worst crises in its 60-year history.
Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto mourn in a hospital in Rawalpindi December 27, 2007, where she died after a gun and bomb attack. Bhutto was assassinated on Thursday as she left an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi, putting Jan. 8 polls in doubt and sparking anger in her native Sindh province.
Volunteers carry an injured supporter of Pakistan's former Prime Minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto after her assassination in Rawalpindi December 27, 2007. Bhutto was assassinated on Thursday as she left an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi, putting Jan. 8 polls in doubt and sparking anger in her native Sindh province.
Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto mourn in a hospital in Rawalpindi December 27, 2007, where she died after a gun and bomb attack. Bhutto was assassinated on Thursday as she left an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi, putting January 8 polls in doubt and sparking anger in her native Sindh province.
A photographer takes pictures of bodies of supporters of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto after a suicide attack on Bhutto in Rawalpindi December 27, 2007. Bhutto was assassinated on Thursday as she left an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi, putting Jan. 8 polls in doubt and sparking anger in her native Sindh province.
Bhutto was killed by a combined shooting and bombing attack
Shah Ashraf, Pakistani politician and friend of Benazir Bhutto, talks about the assassination of the Pakistan Peoples Party leader Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007 while watching Pakistani television in his Owatonna home. Bhutto was killed by a combined shooting and bombing attack following a rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Shamila Zubairi, a Pakistani American living in Wallingford, CT and a member of the Pakistani American Association of Connecticut, poses for a portrait in front of Geo TV, a Pakistani television station showing the coverage of former Pakistani Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007. The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has dealt a severe blow to U.S. efforts to restore stability and democracy in a turbulent, nuclear-armed Islamic nation that has been a critical ally in the war on terror.
Pakistani's and their supporters hold candles near photos of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto at an impromptu rally in a Pakistani neighborhood in New York, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007.
A woman wipes away tears, left, while another holds a photo of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto at an impromptu rally in a Pakistani neighborhood in New York, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007.
ten million inhabitants, faces serious difficulties..Bangladesh
Bangladeshi man Khurul Ali (R), 45, collects various materials from a garbage yard along with his sons at Kamrangir chor on the outskirts of Dhaka, 27 December 2007. Capital Dhaka, with some ten million inhabitants, faces serious difficulties keeping up with its ever-increasing waste disposal burden. Bangladesh is one of the world's most densely populated countries and almost half of its population live on less than one dollar a day.
Kenyans voted ....... general election
Thousands of voters stand in line as they wait for the opening of polling stations in Nairobi's Kibera slum, December 27, 2007. Guarded by armed police, Kenyans voted on Thursday in a general election preceded by violence, tainted by allegations of rigging and likely to be the closest in more than four decades of independence from Britain.
flood at Taliwang town on Sumbawa island ...Indonesia
An aerial view of the flood at Taliwang town on Sumbawa island in Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province is seen December 27, 2007. Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain have left over 120 people dead or missing on Indonesia's Java island as rescuers struggled on Thursday to pull out bodies buried under thick mud, officials said.
dead fish ..crude oil spilled from oil tanker Hebei Spirit in Taean
A dead fish is seen near a port polluted by crude oil spilled from oil tanker Hebei Spirit in Taean, about 150 km (93 miles) southwest of Seoul December 27, 2007. A South Korean government-affiliated pollution agency seized the Hong Kong-registered tanker involved in the country's worst oil spill in order to force its owners to pay for the clean-up, an official said on Wednesday.
Wednesday 26 December 2007
Tsunami...shows the progress of the reconstruction..Aceh
In this combo aerial photo of the town of Calang released by Aceh Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency (BRR) taken on Aug. 3, 2005, left, and Dec. 14, 2007, right, shows the progress of the reconstruction in the province hardest hit by Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami. Survivors prayed at mass graves and mosques Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007 to mark the third anniversary of the Asian tsunami, while warning sirens sent hundreds fleeing beaches during a drill to test an alert network established since the disaster.
third anniversary of the Asian tsunami..Thailand
Hundreds gather in Khao Lak, Thailand Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, on the third anniversary of the Asian tsunami to launch lanterns. More than 8,000 people in Thailand were killed when the tsunami wave struck the area following a massive earthquake
A Thai student prepares to release a lantern at a memorial service in Khao Lak, Thailand Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, the third anniversary of the Asian tsunami. More than 8,000 people in Thailand were killed when the tsunami wave struck the area following massive earthquake.
artist sprays water on a sand sculpture at Marina beach ...southern Indian
An artist sprays water on a sand sculpture at Marina beach to commemorate the third anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami in the southern Indian city of Chennai December 26, 2007. More than 3,500 people were killed on the islands and nearly 9,000 people were killed on the mainland, mostly in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Sunni awakening movement leading blindfolded alleged Al-Qaeda militant
A file photo taken 13 December 2007 shows fighters with the Sunni awakening movement leading blindfolded alleged Al-Qaeda militants in the village of al-Aswad, northeast of Baghdad. The fate of tens of thousands of US-led Sunni Arabs fighting Al-Qaeda hangs in balance as US and Iraqi leaders debate their future role, and as they are increasingly targeted by the Islamist group.
plastic surgery without a license....racking up thousands of dollars in medical bills...Mexico
Montzerrat Ramirez, 21, shows a family photo of herself with her mother, Lorena Ramirez, in Guadalajara, Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. Montzerrat's mother asked Agustin Huerta, a medical doctor authorities say practiced plastic surgery without a license, for help with a back pain. He recommended breast reduction, a tummy tuck and liposuction, even though she had diabetes and hypertension. Following the surgery, Lorena Ramirez's incisions repeatedly opened and became infected, and she spent 37 days in the hospital, racking up thousands of dollars in medical bills, her daughter said. She later died of a heart attack.
Gabriela Sanchez, 41, a patient of Agustin Huerta, a medical doctor authorities say practiced plastic surgery without a license, shows the scars on her breast and abdomen in Guadalajara, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007. Sanchez is one of 43 patients, since 2003, to file complaints against Huerta, who allegedly botched dozens of facelifts, liposuctions, breast implants and other procedures
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his model-turned-singer girlfriend Carla Bruni ...River Nile in Luxor
French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) and his model-turned-singer girlfriend Carla Bruni (2nd R) pose for a picture during a visit to Karnak temple in Luxor, south of Cairo, 26 December 2007. Sarkozy flew in to the Egyptian city of Luxor on Christmas Day aboard a private jet accompanied by his new love to spend Christmas on the banks of the Nile.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his model-turned-singer girlfriend Carla Bruni ride a faluka, a traditional Egyptian sail boat, on the River Nile in Luxor 26 December 2007. Sarkozy flew in to the Egyptian city of Luxor on Christmas Day aboard a private jet accompanied by his new love to spend Christmas on the banks of the Nile.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and his model-turned-singer girlfriend Carla Bruni ride a felucca, a traditional Egyptian sail boat, on the River Nile in Luxor, 26 December 2007. Sarkozy flew in to the Egyptian city of Luxor on Christmas Day aboard a private jet accompanied by his new love to spend Christmas on the banks of the Nile.
tiger attack that left one person dead and two others injured...San Francisco Zoo
This undated handout photo received 26 December 2007 courtesy of the San Francisco Zoo in San Franciso, California shows Tiatiana. A Siberian tiger escaped from its enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas day, killing one visitor and mauling two others before being shot dead by police, authorities said. The attack, lamented as "tragic" by city officials, came a year after the same female tiger, named Tatiana, grabbed a zookeeper's arm during a public feeding, tearing into her flesh before she could be freed. Police expect to take days to clarify how the 300-pound (136-kilogram) tiger escaped from its enclosure around the zoo's 5:00 pm closing time Tuesday (0100 GMT Wednesday). The zoo's tigers are kept in an "open grotto," not a cage, separated from the public area by a moat 18 feet (5.5-meters) wide and 20 feet (6.1-meters) deep and a wall taller than 20 feet, said animal care director Robert Jenkins. "We don't know how it was able to get out," Jenkins told news reporters at the zoo.
A police officer examines a tiger enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, in San Francisco following a Christmas Day tiger attack that left one person dead and two others injured. Tatiana, a Siberian tiger, escaped from the grotto and attacked three people before police shot and killed her