27.10.07

Таиланд. фото


Miss Earth candidate Jiraporn Sing-ieam (front) of Thailand and other pageant contestants pose for the press at the Traders hotel in Manila, 23 October 2007. The pageant, which started in 2001, aims to promote the active participation for the protection and preservation of Mother Earth. This years Miss Earth will be crowned on 11 November 2007.

17.10.07

Индия. фото


A labourer moves a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in Siliguri, India. Durga represents the infinite power of the universe and is a Hudu symbol of female dynamism.

Таиланд. фото



A devotee of the Chinese shrine of The Bang Neow walks in a procession with a toy gun pierching his cheek during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket Island, Thailand. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of purification.

15.10.07

Филиппины. фото


Students dance in the streets during celebrations for the Roman Catholic feast of Our Lady of Pilar in Zamboanga City, Philippines.

Китай. фото


A man carrying lotus roots walks through an algae-filled pond in Yingtan, China. China's pollution woes will form the backdrop to a key Communist Party gathering in October as leaders, who long treated nature as a foe to conquer, now fear that dirty air and water threaten stability and growth.

12.10.07


Members of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team from Manila Police