Fallen trees from a rainforest , cleared to make way for agricultural space, are seen next to an encroaching oil palm plantation over the Miri...
Myanmar women work on a rice padi field on the outskirts of Yangon on July 2, 2010. With the late onset of the rainy season over south-east Asia,...
Myanmar woorkers, work on a rice padi field in the outskirts of Yangon on July 2, 2010. With the late onset of the rainy season over south-east Asia,...
Myanmar woorkers, work on a rice padi field in the outskirts of Yangon on July 2, 2010. With the late onset of the rainy season over south-east Asia,...
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer speaks during the first day of meetings between APEC foreign and trade ministers in Bangkok, 17 October...
North Koreans wave flowers at a group of 330 South Korean delegates arriving at the airport in Pyongyang, 14 August 2003, to participate in this...
North Koreans wave flowers at a group of 330 South Korean delgates arriving at the airport in Pyongyang, 14 August 2003, to participate in this...
Western tourists enjoy a sunny day at Thailand's famous Pathong beach in southern Phuket Island, 21 September 2006, two days after a bloodless...
Tourist cools herself off at a fountain in a park, as temperatures soar in Beijing, 16 July 2007. Further heavy rains are expected in flood-hit areas...
Thousands of Chinese Tai-chi martial arts exponents gather to show off their skills on the Great Wall of China at Juyongguan, in the outskirts of...
South Korean tourists wave in the airplane before heading to Pyongyang at Incheon International Airport outside Seoul, 15 September 2003. North and...
Brazilian performers take part in a street parade to promote tourism in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou 25 October 2003. The World Tourism...
An elderly woman drummer keeps the beat as thousands of Chinese Tai-chi martial arts exponents gather to show off their skills on the Great Wall of...
Chinese officials observe a one-minute of silence during a ceremony to welcome the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch in Suzhou, in eastern China's...
Six-time surfing champion Kelly Slater of the US and Luke Munro of Australia ride with the dolphins during time off at Snapper Rocks in the...
Real Madrid's England international David Beckham arrives with his new teammates in Kunming, 25 July 2003, in southwestern China's Yunnan province....
Teacher John Mark Karr sits with US security officers prior to boarding a plane for the US in Bangkok, 20 August 2006. The flight left Thailand for...
Thai police offiers escort US teacher John Mark Karr towards a van from the detention center at the Thai Immigration Department in Bangkok, 20 August...
Two Chinese policewomen hold on to a Chinese girl as she was paraded with a group of petty criminals, most of them teenagers, as part of their...
An Indonesian man performs in Jakarta, 08 February 2004, as Chinese-Indonesians celebrate "Cap Go Meh", marking 15 days into the new Chinese Lunar...
Square watermelons, weighing 6kg a piece, are displayed for the first shipment of the season at Zentsuji in Kagawa prefecture, western Japan, 17 June...
Sacks of packed garlic are piled at a wholesale market in Yichang, in central China's Hubei province, on December 8, 2009. The price of garlic has...
Chinese shoppers buy beans at a supermarket in Beijing on February 27, 2010. China is now grappling with how to choke off trillions of dollars in...
Chinese farmers pack garlic at a wholesale market in Yichang, in central China's Hubei province, on December 8, 2009. The price of garlic has shot up...
Chinese shoppers buy food at a supermarket in Beijing on February 27, 2010. China is now grappling with how to choke off trillions of dollars in...
Chinese farmer packs garlic at a wholesale market in Yichang, in central China's Hubei province, on December 8, 2009. The price of garlic has shot up...
Sacks of packed loose garlic are piled at a wholesale market in Yichang, in central China's Hubei province, on December 8, 2009. The price of garlic...
Chinese farmers pack garlic at a wholesale market in Yichang, in central China's Hubei province, on December 8, 2009. The price of garlic has shot up...
Chinese farmers pack garlic at a wholesale market in Yichang, in central China's Hubei province, on December 8, 2009. The price of garlic has shot up...
Young Chinese boy plays beside a vegetable stall in Hefei, central China's Anhui province on May 10, 2010. China said that consumer prices and bank...
World number nine Vera Zvonareva of Russia celebrates with the trophy after winning the Guangzhou Open in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong...
Anthony Kang of the US poses with the trophy after winning the Maybank Malaysian Open golf tournament in Subang on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on...
This combo image made from 14 pictures on June 7, 2009 shows Swiss Roger Federer holding his 14 Grand Slam trophies, Wimbledon 2003, Australian Open...
Chinese teenager Ding Junhui and former snooker world champion Stephen Hendry pose with their awards, 03 April 2005 in Beijing following the final of...
Li Tao, a 25-year-old office worker, poses prior to her departure at the Beijing Capital Airport, 13 September 2003, for the southern tropical resort...
Li Tao, a 25-year-old office worker, works out a park in Beijing, 13 September 2003, prior to her departure for the southern tropical resort of Sanya...
Li Tao, a 25-year-old office worker, works on her talent routine at a park in Beijing, 13 September 2003, prior to her departure for the southern...
Chinese models take a shower after a day out on the beach in Sanya, southern China's resort island of Hainan, 10 September 2003, in the run-up to the...
Chinese models show off their daily exercise routine as they workout in the run-up to the New Silk Road Modelling Contest finals in Sanya, on...
This TV grab, released 30 November 2007, shows a survival video captured from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia leftist guerrillas, with...
Contestant of the Miss Earth beauty pageant poses during a press presentation in Manila, 05 October 2005. Some 80 beauty queens from around the world...
Miss China 2006 Liu Duo poses with first runner-up Gu Lan and second runner-up Zhang Ni at the pageant final in Beijing, 02 August 2006. The new Miss...
Workers construct one of the many high-voltage power line towers in Beijing, 14 April 2007. More than 100 Chinese residents staged 15 April a rare...
Undated file photos of Chilean presidential candidates Ricardo Lagos of the ruling Democratic Coolition and Joaquin Lavin of the opposition Alliance...
Group of young Chinese girls attend a dance class during their summer holidays in Hefei, in eastern China's Anhui province, on July 5, 2009. China...
Young Chinese girl attends a dance class during her summer holidays in Hefei, in eastern China's Anhui province, on July 5, 2009. China will not...
Young Chinese girl attends a dance class during their summer holidays in Hefei, in eastern China's Anhui province, on July 5, 2009. China will not...
Group of young Chinese girls attend a dance class during their summer holidays in Hefei, in eastern China's Anhui province, on July 5, 2009. China...
Group of young Chinese girls attend a dance class during their summer holidays in Hefei, in eastern China's Anhui province, on July 5, 2009. China...
Group of young Chinese girls attend a dance class during their summer holidays in Hefei, in eastern China's Anhui province, on July 5, 2009. China...
This picture taken on April 13, 2010 shows Myanmar dancers in traditional costumes performing during the water festival in Yangon. It is believed...
This picture taken on April 13, 2010 shows Myanmar dancers in traditional costumes performing during the water festival in Yangon. It is believed...
This picture taken on April 13, 2010 shows Myanmar dancers in traditional costumes performing during the water festival in Yangon. It is believed...
The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 launches off at the Naro Space Centre in Goheung, 485 km south of Seoul, on August 25, 2009. South Korea's first...
Young urban Chinese parent urges her baby on during a baby contest in Beijing, 24 April 2006. China's top government advisor on population issues has...
Young urban Chinese parents urge their babies on during a baby contest in Beijing, 24 April 2006. China's top government advisor on population issues...
Myanmar riot police stand guard on the road leading to detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's home in Yangon on May 27, 2008. About 30 members...
Myanmar riot police stand guard on a road leading to detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's home in Yangon on May 27, 2008. About 30 members...
Chinese police demonstrate how they deal with an armed bank robbery in Beijing on July 10, 2009. Three months before the 60th anniversary of the...
Chinese police, who are normally unarmed on the streets, undergo pistol training in Beijing on July 29, 2009. Two months before the 60th anniversary...
