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RM2D5BP4N–American pop star Michael Jackson waves to fans from his private aircraft as he arrives at Johannesburg International airport July 18. Jackson who is not due to give any concerts in South Africa, is on a three-day visit sponsored by an unlikely coalition of big business and radical black politicians.
![U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright watches traditional dancers at Nhong Hoi village at the Royal Project Development centre in northern Thailand March 3. The royal project objective is to promote and develop new crops to replace opium growing. Albright who is on a week-long trip to [China, Thailand and Indonesia], stopped in northern Thailand to observe the substitution of commercial crops for opium cultivation as well as Thai NGO efforts to assist young women at risk. ??» Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5F73M/us-secretary-of-state-madeleine-albright-watches-traditional-dancers-at-nhong-hoi-village-at-the-royal-project-development-centre-in-northern-thailand-march-3-the-royal-project-objective-is-to-promote-and-develop-new-crops-to-replace-opium-growing-albright-who-is-on-a-week-long-trip-to-china-thailand-and-indonesia-stopped-in-northern-thailand-to-observe-the-substitution-of-commercial-crops-for-opium-cultivation-as-well-as-thai-ngo-efforts-to-assist-young-women-at-risk-2D5F73M.jpg "U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright watches traditional dancers at Nhong Hoi village at the Royal Project Development centre in northern Thailand March 3. The royal project objective is to promote and develop new crops to replace opium growing. Albright who is on a week-long trip to [China, Thailand and Indonesia], stopped in northern Thailand to observe the substitution of commercial crops for opium cultivation as well as Thai NGO efforts to assist young women at risk. ??» Stock Photo")
RM2D5F73M–U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright watches traditional dancers at Nhong Hoi village at the Royal Project Development centre in northern Thailand March 3. The royal project objective is to promote and develop new crops to replace opium growing. Albright who is on a week-long trip to [China, Thailand and Indonesia], stopped in northern Thailand to observe the substitution of commercial crops for opium cultivation as well as Thai NGO efforts to assist young women at risk. ??»
RM2D594P0–Afghanistan's purist Islamic Taliban fighters laugh from their battle tank as they crush beer cans to demonstrate their loathing of alcohol October 24. The tank drove over the cans a dozen times, spraying beer over bystanders. The Taliban did not say where the beer had come from, saying only it had been seized.
RM2D57JB8–Zhao Junzhe of China controls the ball as he is tracked by Daryoush Yakdani of Iran during the first half of the Iran versus China soccer semi-final played at Rajamangala stadium in Bangkok December 16. PDN/KR/TAN
RM2D5EWB7–An Indonesian student holds a national flag as he stands next to security forces outside the home of deposed president Suharto in Jakarta November 25. Thousands of students marched towards Suharto's home demanding he go on trial for corruption as an opinion poll showed most people also want to dump his successor President B.J Habibie. Some analysts estimate Suharto and his family accumulated up to US$40 billion during his long rule which ended in May. PDN/CC/KM
RM2D5GEXB–An Indonesian artisan works on a piece of wood as he displays replicas of 'pinisi', the Indonesian traditional sailing boats in Sunda Kelapa in Jakarta November 28. These sailing boats come from Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Sumatra carrying timber for West Java. Jakarta was first known as Sunda Kelapa, the harbor of the Indu-Javanese Pajajaran kingdom from the 12th century to the 16th century. Ships used to come from neighboring islands as well as from India, South China and later Portugal and Holland to buy pepper, rice and gold. **DIGITAL IMAGE**
![Taliban fighters load rockets and ammunition onto a tank in Golbahar, at the entrance of the Panjshir valley, north of Kabul October 7. A Taliban offensive against the valley stronghold of Afghanistan's former government army chief [Ahmad Shah Masood] appeared to have stalled as the two sides exchanged sporadic mortar and artillery fire. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D58RWA/taliban-fighters-load-rockets-and-ammunition-onto-a-tank-in-golbahar-at-the-entrance-of-the-panjshir-valley-north-of-kabul-october-7-a-taliban-offensive-against-the-valley-stronghold-of-afghanistans-former-government-army-chief-ahmad-shah-masood-appeared-to-have-stalled-as-the-two-sides-exchanged-sporadic-mortar-and-artillery-fire-2D58RWA.jpg "Taliban fighters load rockets and ammunition onto a tank in Golbahar, at the entrance of the Panjshir valley, north of Kabul October 7. A Taliban offensive against the valley stronghold of Afghanistan's former government army chief [Ahmad Shah Masood] appeared to have stalled as the two sides exchanged sporadic mortar and artillery fire. Stock Photo")
RM2D58RWA–Taliban fighters load rockets and ammunition onto a tank in Golbahar, at the entrance of the Panjshir valley, north of Kabul October 7. A Taliban offensive against the valley stronghold of Afghanistan's former government army chief [Ahmad Shah Masood] appeared to have stalled as the two sides exchanged sporadic mortar and artillery fire.
RM2D5B5PP–Indonesian soldiers charge demonstrators in central Jakarta November 14. Violence broke out in several parts of the Indonesian capital as thousands of people, angered by the killings of students by troops this week, attacked government targets. **DIGITAL IMAGE**
RM2D5F60R–Traditional Indonesian sailing boats called 'pinisi' are moored in Sunda Kelapa in the old Jakarta November 28. The 17-meter-long schooners come from Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Sumatra carrying timber for West Java. Jakarta was first known as Sunda Kelapa, the harbor of the Indu-Javanese Pajajaran kingdom from the 12th century to the 16th century. Ships used to come from neighboring islands as well as from India, South China and later Portugal and Holland to buy pepper, rice and gold. **DIGITAL IMAGE**
RM2D5AGH6–Burmese strongman and head of military intelligence Lieutenant General Khin Nyunt waits the arrival of Indonesian President-Suharto at Rangoon airport February 21.
RM2D5B4MD–Islamic Taliban militia burns movie films in a bonfire in front of downtown Kabul's Zaynab cinema October 14. The militia has banned music and television and imposed Islam stern Shariah law on the city and last week crushed bottles of alcohol under the treads of a tank to demonstrate its abhorrence of such things.
RM2D5CP73–Sayed Mousavi (L) of Iran and Zhang Enhua of China tussle fiercely for the ball during their semi-final of the 13th Asian Games soccer tournament played at Rajamangala stadium in Bangkok December 16. Iran defeated China 1-0. PDN/TAN
RM2D5A27G–Australian survivor Lucinda Rhodes, 24, chats on the phone as she reads headlines of a Thai newspaper in her hospital room in Surat Thani in southern Thailand December 13. Lucinda along with her friend Melanie McNamee survived a plane crash Friday evening. At least 97 people died when a Thai Airways Airbus crashed while trying to land in a rainstorm. Forty-six people survived the accident. PDN/TAN
RM2D5G4C0–A Soviet-made MiG 25 flies low over the Afghan capital October 26 moments before bombers struck at Kabul airport in the first night-time raids in memory. Warplanes flew repeated sorties over the battlefield.
RM2D57Y4W–An unidentified German crash survivor is carried to the intensive care unit of a Surat Thani hospital December 12. The man is among 43 survivors of the Thai Airways Airbus A310 carrying 146 passengers that crashed in a flooded rubber plantation during an emergency landing in bad weather on Friday evening. ??»
RM2D5CNY8–Indonesian women shout slogans and carry banners as they face soldiers during an anti-military demonstration outside the Defence Ministry in central Jakarta November 20. Indonesia was braced for fresh anti-government protests after ceremonies to mourn the students killed a week ago in violent clashes with the military and officials said former President Suharto had left the city. PDN/FY/ME
RM2D58GHC–An Indonesian pro-government supporter is carried away after he was beaten up and badly injured by protesters on Jakarta's main street November 13. Troops fired rubber bullets, teargas and bursts from water cannon to disperse thousands of students and anti-government protesters demanding more political reform. At least five people were killed and scores injured while the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) was in the last day of a four-day session to decide on the country's political future.
RM2D5B4MJ–An Afghan Islamic Taliban fighter leads a heavy battle tank over cans of beer to demonstrate their loathing of alcohol, October 24. The tank drove over the cans a dozen times, spraying beer over bystanders. The Taliban did not say where the beer had come from, saying only it had been seized.
RM2D5CC0M–American pop singer Michael Jackson said July 19 he wanted to buy a house in South Africa because he loved the country so much and would include it in a world tour starting in September.
RM2D59N72–Afghan shopkeepers clear up the debris of their shops after a bomb hit a park in central Kabul October 27. Anti-Taliban forces struck at the purist Islamic militia from the air and on the ground as Afghanistan's latest war continued to expand.
RM2D5DXYB–Afghan Islamic Taliban fighters man a position on the front line, 25 km north of Kabul November 3. Fighting between the Taliban militia and former government forces over a band of hills across the Shamali Valley, 25 to 30 km north of the Afghan capital, has been stalemated for two weeks.
RM2D5CBW8–Two wounded Rwandan soldiers limp 23 August as they approach the Panzi refugee camp which houses some 10,000 ex-Rwandan soldiers and their families. The residents of the camp complain of not receiving enough food and humanitarian assistance
RM2D56CRK–Indonesian pro-government and anti-government supporters fight on Jakarta's main streets November 13. Troops fired rubber bullets, teargas and bursts from water cannon to disperse thousands of students and anti-government protesters demanding more political reform. At least five people were killed and scores of protesters injured while the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) was holding the last day of a four-day session to decide the country's political future.
RM2D5G60M–Medics walk among the charred victims of a plane crash in the main hospital of Surat Thani in southern Thailand December 12. Surat Thani hospital officials said rescuers had brought the remains of 67 people who died when the A310-200 crashed in a flooded rubber plantation on its third attempt to make an emergency landing on Friday. ??»
![Indonesian soldiers disperse a few dozen students demonstrating in central Jakarta November 21. Anti-government protests have failed to gain momentum since Friday as the city stayed quiet and ousted [President Suharto] went fishing. **DIGITAL IMAGE** Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D558A2/indonesian-soldiers-disperse-a-few-dozen-students-demonstrating-in-central-jakarta-november-21-anti-government-protests-have-failed-to-gain-momentum-since-friday-as-the-city-stayed-quiet-and-ousted-president-suharto-went-fishing-digital-image-2D558A2.jpg "Indonesian soldiers disperse a few dozen students demonstrating in central Jakarta November 21. Anti-government protests have failed to gain momentum since Friday as the city stayed quiet and ousted [President Suharto] went fishing. **DIGITAL IMAGE** Stock Photo")
RM2D558A2–Indonesian soldiers disperse a few dozen students demonstrating in central Jakarta November 21. Anti-government protests have failed to gain momentum since Friday as the city stayed quiet and ousted [President Suharto] went fishing. **DIGITAL IMAGE**
RM2D56BRT–A fighter of the Taliban Islamic militia guards a newly built post near the Panjsher Valley, September 30. The Taliban Islamic movement appealed October 1 for international recognition as the new government of Afghanistan and pledged not to interfere in other countries' internal affairs.
![Mea Son (R), widow of the late Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, watches fellow Cambodian refugees leaving Phu Noi refugee camp at the Thai-Cambodian border, 500 km north east of Bangkok January 12. The child at left has been identified by the Thai military as the teenaged daughter of the reviled dictator. The woman in the centre is unidentified. About 400 refugees, the first group of Khmer Rouge dependents, returned to Cambodia [after their leaders Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea defected to the Phnom Penh government last month.] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5BF2K/mea-son-r-widow-of-the-late-khmer-rouge-leader-pol-pot-watches-fellow-cambodian-refugees-leaving-phu-noi-refugee-camp-at-the-thai-cambodian-border-500-km-north-east-of-bangkok-january-12-the-child-at-left-has-been-identified-by-the-thai-military-as-the-teenaged-daughter-of-the-reviled-dictator-the-woman-in-the-centre-is-unidentified-about-400-refugees-the-first-group-of-khmer-rouge-dependents-returned-to-cambodia-after-their-leaders-khieu-samphan-and-nuon-chea-defected-to-the-phnom-penh-government-last-month-2D5BF2K.jpg "Mea Son (R), widow of the late Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, watches fellow Cambodian refugees leaving Phu Noi refugee camp at the Thai-Cambodian border, 500 km north east of Bangkok January 12. The child at left has been identified by the Thai military as the teenaged daughter of the reviled dictator. The woman in the centre is unidentified. About 400 refugees, the first group of Khmer Rouge dependents, returned to Cambodia [after their leaders Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea defected to the Phnom Penh government last month.] Stock Photo")
RM2D5BF2K–Mea Son (R), widow of the late Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, watches fellow Cambodian refugees leaving Phu Noi refugee camp at the Thai-Cambodian border, 500 km north east of Bangkok January 12. The child at left has been identified by the Thai military as the teenaged daughter of the reviled dictator. The woman in the centre is unidentified. About 400 refugees, the first group of Khmer Rouge dependents, returned to Cambodia [after their leaders Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea defected to the Phnom Penh government last month.]
![Indonesian protesters carry banners as they demonstrate in central Jakarta November 20. Indonesia was braced for fresh anti-government protests after ceremonies to mourn the students killed a week ago in violent clashes with the military and officials said former [President Suharto] had left the city. ??» Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5CNY5/indonesian-protesters-carry-banners-as-they-demonstrate-in-central-jakarta-november-20-indonesia-was-braced-for-fresh-anti-government-protests-after-ceremonies-to-mourn-the-students-killed-a-week-ago-in-violent-clashes-with-the-military-and-officials-said-former-president-suharto-had-left-the-city-2D5CNY5.jpg "Indonesian protesters carry banners as they demonstrate in central Jakarta November 20. Indonesia was braced for fresh anti-government protests after ceremonies to mourn the students killed a week ago in violent clashes with the military and officials said former [President Suharto] had left the city. ??» Stock Photo")
RM2D5CNY5–Indonesian protesters carry banners as they demonstrate in central Jakarta November 20. Indonesia was braced for fresh anti-government protests after ceremonies to mourn the students killed a week ago in violent clashes with the military and officials said former [President Suharto] had left the city. ??»
RM2D58GMW–Members of an Indonesian Moslem mob walk over and abuse the bodies of three Indonesian Ambonese in Jakarta's Chinatown November 22. At least four people were killed and troops fired warning shots as a small crowd set fire to a Catholic church in central Jakarta. The clash comes after bloody anti-government protests a week ago that killed at least 14 people. PDN/JJ/KM
![Islamic Taliban militia shoot anti-aircraft guns during a night bombing raid in Kabul, October 27. The raids, carried out by the small airforce of Uzbek chief [Abdul Rashid-Dostum ]for the second night running, failed to damage Kabul airport, used for both military and civilian traffic. (Picture taken with time exposure) Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D570AX/islamic-taliban-militia-shoot-anti-aircraft-guns-during-a-night-bombing-raid-in-kabul-october-27-the-raids-carried-out-by-the-small-airforce-of-uzbek-chief-abdul-rashid-dostum-for-the-second-night-running-failed-to-damage-kabul-airport-used-for-both-military-and-civilian-traffic-picture-taken-with-time-exposure-2D570AX.jpg "Islamic Taliban militia shoot anti-aircraft guns during a night bombing raid in Kabul, October 27. The raids, carried out by the small airforce of Uzbek chief [Abdul Rashid-Dostum ]for the second night running, failed to damage Kabul airport, used for both military and civilian traffic. (Picture taken with time exposure) Stock Photo")
RM2D570AX–Islamic Taliban militia shoot anti-aircraft guns during a night bombing raid in Kabul, October 27. The raids, carried out by the small airforce of Uzbek chief [Abdul Rashid-Dostum ]for the second night running, failed to damage Kabul airport, used for both military and civilian traffic. (Picture taken with time exposure)
RM2D58FA8–General Thomas Montgomery, Commander of US forces in Somalia, said October 19 his job is to protect UN forces against battles with Somali guerillas
![Afghan women, most of them civil servants, march through the Afghan capital, October 17. A few thousand demonstrators protested against what Taliban calls interference [of Iran, Russia and India in Afghan affairs]. The banner reads 'We Muslim women of Afghanistan hate to be indecent. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5CC10/afghan-women-most-of-them-civil-servants-march-through-the-afghan-capital-october-17-a-few-thousand-demonstrators-protested-against-what-taliban-calls-interference-of-iran-russia-and-india-in-afghan-affairs-the-banner-reads-we-muslim-women-of-afghanistan-hate-to-be-indecent-2D5CC10.jpg "Afghan women, most of them civil servants, march through the Afghan capital, October 17. A few thousand demonstrators protested against what Taliban calls interference [of Iran, Russia and India in Afghan affairs]. The banner reads 'We Muslim women of Afghanistan hate to be indecent. Stock Photo")
RM2D5CC10–Afghan women, most of them civil servants, march through the Afghan capital, October 17. A few thousand demonstrators protested against what Taliban calls interference [of Iran, Russia and India in Afghan affairs]. The banner reads 'We Muslim women of Afghanistan hate to be indecent.
![An ethnic Tajik fighter guards the entrance of the Panjshir Valley, north of Kabul as displaced Afghan people prepare to leave the valley October 3. Fighters loyal to famed guerrilla chief [Ahmad Shah Masood ] work to prepare the defence of their valley against an expected assault by Afghanisatn's hardline Islamist Taliban militia. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5CC0T/an-ethnic-tajik-fighter-guards-the-entrance-of-the-panjshir-valley-north-of-kabul-as-displaced-afghan-people-prepare-to-leave-the-valley-october-3-fighters-loyal-to-famed-guerrilla-chief-ahmad-shah-masood-work-to-prepare-the-defence-of-their-valley-against-an-expected-assault-by-afghanisatns-hardline-islamist-taliban-militia-2D5CC0T.jpg "An ethnic Tajik fighter guards the entrance of the Panjshir Valley, north of Kabul as displaced Afghan people prepare to leave the valley October 3. Fighters loyal to famed guerrilla chief [Ahmad Shah Masood ] work to prepare the defence of their valley against an expected assault by Afghanisatn's hardline Islamist Taliban militia. Stock Photo")
RM2D5CC0T–An ethnic Tajik fighter guards the entrance of the Panjshir Valley, north of Kabul as displaced Afghan people prepare to leave the valley October 3. Fighters loyal to famed guerrilla chief [Ahmad Shah Masood ] work to prepare the defence of their valley against an expected assault by Afghanisatn's hardline Islamist Taliban militia.
RM2D57AMM–Veterans of the Karen National Union (KNU) read a certificate given to them during celebrations marking the KNU's 50th year of fighting for an autonomous state in the military base of Tadoh Thutan on the bank of the Moei river in eastern Myanmar January 31. The KNU is one of the only ethnic groups in Myanmar that has not entered into a cease-fire agreement with the SPDC (State Peace and Development Council, formerly SLORC) the military regime in Yangon the capital.
RM2D5CR3Y–About four tonnes of raw opium, 430 kilos of heroin, 34 kilos of morphine, 163 kilos of marijuana and 15.4 million amphetamine tablets worth a total of over US$200 million are torched in a police compound during a ceremony attended by delegates attending an Interpol conference on heroin in Yangon February 25. Myanmar, a major world producer of opium, predicted that stepped-up government suppression of poppy growing in remote areas and bad weather would cut output of the drug sharply this year. ??»
RM2D5E087–Sattar Hamedan of Iran tries to pass Li Jinyu of China during the semi-finals Iran versus China played at Rajamangala stadium in Bangkok December 16. Iran defeated China 1-0. PDN/TAN
RM2D5ET23–An Afghan Islamic Taliban fighter takes his position on a hill 20 km north of Kabul October 25, facing former government forces. Warplanes flew repeated sorties over the battlefield and the Taliban movement signalled that ceasefire talks were dead.
RM2D5A0YE–Afghan women, wearing burqas, covering their faces sit next to a young girl in this city 60km north of Kabul October 2. The radical Taliban militia that conquered Kabul last week has begun enforcing a purist proud of Islam that has struck fear into many educated people, especially women.
![Part of the 117 pieces of ancient Cambodian sandstone sculptures seized from smugglers are displayed in the Prachin Buri provincial museum, about 160 km northeast of Bangkok January 22. Thai police had on January 5 intercepted a truck near the eastern Thai-Cambodian border and found it carrying the sculptures dismantled from an Angkor-era temple in Banteay Chamar temple in the troubled Cambodian northwest. Thailand said it stood ready to return the Khmer sculptures [as Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk called on premier Hun Sen] to save the nation's national heritage and stop the theft and smug Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5C56X/part-of-the-117-pieces-of-ancient-cambodian-sandstone-sculptures-seized-from-smugglers-are-displayed-in-the-prachin-buri-provincial-museum-about-160-km-northeast-of-bangkok-january-22-thai-police-had-on-january-5-intercepted-a-truck-near-the-eastern-thai-cambodian-border-and-found-it-carrying-the-sculptures-dismantled-from-an-angkor-era-temple-in-banteay-chamar-temple-in-the-troubled-cambodian-northwest-thailand-said-it-stood-ready-to-return-the-khmer-sculptures-as-cambodias-king-norodom-sihanouk-called-on-premier-hun-sen-to-save-the-nations-national-heritage-and-stop-the-theft-and-smug-2D5C56X.jpg "Part of the 117 pieces of ancient Cambodian sandstone sculptures seized from smugglers are displayed in the Prachin Buri provincial museum, about 160 km northeast of Bangkok January 22. Thai police had on January 5 intercepted a truck near the eastern Thai-Cambodian border and found it carrying the sculptures dismantled from an Angkor-era temple in Banteay Chamar temple in the troubled Cambodian northwest. Thailand said it stood ready to return the Khmer sculptures [as Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk called on premier Hun Sen] to save the nation's national heritage and stop the theft and smug Stock Photo")
RM2D5C56X–Part of the 117 pieces of ancient Cambodian sandstone sculptures seized from smugglers are displayed in the Prachin Buri provincial museum, about 160 km northeast of Bangkok January 22. Thai police had on January 5 intercepted a truck near the eastern Thai-Cambodian border and found it carrying the sculptures dismantled from an Angkor-era temple in Banteay Chamar temple in the troubled Cambodian northwest. Thailand said it stood ready to return the Khmer sculptures [as Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk called on premier Hun Sen] to save the nation's national heritage and stop the theft and smug
RM2D5AXY0–Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) holds a press conference in Yangon February 25. Myanmar's opposition and military rulers are unlikely to be reconciled while demands by pro-democracy forces for the convening of a People's Parliament remains on the table. **DIGITAL IMAGE**
RM2D5F4NH–South African President Nelson Mandela (L) and American pop star Michael Jackson shake hands at the president's official home July 20. Jackson, shielding his face from the sun with a parasol, announced he was composing a song about South Africa's prisoner-turned-president Nelson Mandela.
RM2D5CP35–A Thai woman sticks a token on a red tape 'carpet' in central Bangkok December 2. The carpet extends all the way down the footpath of the busy Silom Road. Residents have to buy the tokens, and the money is donated to benefit disadvantaged children. PDN/JJ
RM2D5F5NP–Indonesian anti-government protestors hurl stones at police forces on Jakarta's main street November 13. Troops fired rubber bullets, teargas and bursts from water cannon to disperse thousands of students and anti-government protesters demanding more political reform. Five people were killed and scores have been injured while the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) was holding the last day of a four-day session to decide on the country's political future.
RM2D5BTKE–A soldier from former Shan rebel groups patrols as villagers welcome officials in Moneyyaw, a Chinese village in the Shan state in northeastern Myanmar close to the border with China February 26. Myanmar authorities took delegates of the 4th International Heroin Conference in one of the few opium growing areas which has escaped the government's anti-drug campaign. Myanmar, a major world producer of opium, predicted that stepped-up government suppression of poppy growing in remote areas and bad weather would cut output of the drug sharply this year. **DIGITAL IMAGE**
![Mea Son (R), the widow of late notorious Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot stands next to her daughter as they watch Cambodian refugees leaving Phu Noi refugee camp at the Thai-Cambodian border, 500 km north east of Bangkok January 12. About 400 refugees, the first group of Khmer Rouge dependents, returned to Cambodia [after their leaders Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea defected to the Phnom Penh government last month]. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5CDKX/mea-son-r-the-widow-of-late-notorious-khmer-rouge-leader-pol-pot-stands-next-to-her-daughter-as-they-watch-cambodian-refugees-leaving-phu-noi-refugee-camp-at-the-thai-cambodian-border-500-km-north-east-of-bangkok-january-12-about-400-refugees-the-first-group-of-khmer-rouge-dependents-returned-to-cambodia-after-their-leaders-khieu-samphan-and-nuon-chea-defected-to-the-phnom-penh-government-last-month-2D5CDKX.jpg "Mea Son (R), the widow of late notorious Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot stands next to her daughter as they watch Cambodian refugees leaving Phu Noi refugee camp at the Thai-Cambodian border, 500 km north east of Bangkok January 12. About 400 refugees, the first group of Khmer Rouge dependents, returned to Cambodia [after their leaders Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea defected to the Phnom Penh government last month]. Stock Photo")
RM2D5CDKX–Mea Son (R), the widow of late notorious Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot stands next to her daughter as they watch Cambodian refugees leaving Phu Noi refugee camp at the Thai-Cambodian border, 500 km north east of Bangkok January 12. About 400 refugees, the first group of Khmer Rouge dependents, returned to Cambodia [after their leaders Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea defected to the Phnom Penh government last month].
![An Indonesian woman holds a placard denouncing rapes in her country during a demonstration in central Jakarta November 25.[ Most Indonesians want to dump their deeply unpopular president, B.J. Habibie, according to a rare opinion poll published on Wednesday amid fresh anti-government protests in the capital. ] ??» Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5EGMA/an-indonesian-woman-holds-a-placard-denouncing-rapes-in-her-country-during-a-demonstration-in-central-jakarta-november-25-most-indonesians-want-to-dump-their-deeply-unpopular-president-bj-habibie-according-to-a-rare-opinion-poll-published-on-wednesday-amid-fresh-anti-government-protests-in-the-capital-2D5EGMA.jpg "An Indonesian woman holds a placard denouncing rapes in her country during a demonstration in central Jakarta November 25.[ Most Indonesians want to dump their deeply unpopular president, B.J. Habibie, according to a rare opinion poll published on Wednesday amid fresh anti-government protests in the capital. ] ??» Stock Photo")
RM2D5EGMA–An Indonesian woman holds a placard denouncing rapes in her country during a demonstration in central Jakarta November 25.[ Most Indonesians want to dump their deeply unpopular president, B.J. Habibie, according to a rare opinion poll published on Wednesday amid fresh anti-government protests in the capital. ] ??»
RM2D57YWB–Giant birds made of straw from rice plants are displayed in Chainat, 200 kms north of Bangkok February 12. The annual 'straw bird' festival which highlights Thai birds, some of which are endangered, began as a local tourism promotion contest fourteen years ago and has become a hobby for farmers and bird lovers. ??»
RM2D5EWA1–Indonesian Marines load dead bodies onto a truck in central Jakarta November 22. At least four people were killed and troops fired warning shots as a small crowd set fire to a Catholic church in Jakarta's Chinatown. The ethnic clash comes after bloody anti-government protests a week ago that killed at least 14 people. **DIGITAL IMAGE**
![An Indonesian student stands next to soldiers as he demonstrates outside the home of deposed [president Suharto] in Jakarta November 25. [At least 2,000 students marched towards Suharto's home demanding he go on trial for corruption as an opinion poll showed most people also want to dump his successor President B.J Habibie. Some analysts estimate Suharto and his family accumulated up to US $40 billion during his long rule which ended in May. ] ??» Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D558AW/an-indonesian-student-stands-next-to-soldiers-as-he-demonstrates-outside-the-home-of-deposed-president-suharto-in-jakarta-november-25-at-least-2000-students-marched-towards-suhartos-home-demanding-he-go-on-trial-for-corruption-as-an-opinion-poll-showed-most-people-also-want-to-dump-his-successor-president-bj-habibie-some-analysts-estimate-suharto-and-his-family-accumulated-up-to-us-40-billion-during-his-long-rule-which-ended-in-may-2D558AW.jpg "An Indonesian student stands next to soldiers as he demonstrates outside the home of deposed [president Suharto] in Jakarta November 25. [At least 2,000 students marched towards Suharto's home demanding he go on trial for corruption as an opinion poll showed most people also want to dump his successor President B.J Habibie. Some analysts estimate Suharto and his family accumulated up to US $40 billion during his long rule which ended in May. ] ??» Stock Photo")
RM2D558AW–An Indonesian student stands next to soldiers as he demonstrates outside the home of deposed [president Suharto] in Jakarta November 25. [At least 2,000 students marched towards Suharto's home demanding he go on trial for corruption as an opinion poll showed most people also want to dump his successor President B.J Habibie. Some analysts estimate Suharto and his family accumulated up to US $40 billion during his long rule which ended in May. ] ??»
![Taliban fighters prepare rockets and ammunitions behind the mosque of this village at the entrance of the Panjshir valley, north of Kabul October 7. A Taliban offensive against the valley stronghold of Afghanistan's former government army chief [Ahmad Shah Masood] appeared to have stalled as the two sides exchanged sporadic mortar and artillery fire. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5576E/taliban-fighters-prepare-rockets-and-ammunitions-behind-the-mosque-of-this-village-at-the-entrance-of-the-panjshir-valley-north-of-kabul-october-7-a-taliban-offensive-against-the-valley-stronghold-of-afghanistans-former-government-army-chief-ahmad-shah-masood-appeared-to-have-stalled-as-the-two-sides-exchanged-sporadic-mortar-and-artillery-fire-2D5576E.jpg "Taliban fighters prepare rockets and ammunitions behind the mosque of this village at the entrance of the Panjshir valley, north of Kabul October 7. A Taliban offensive against the valley stronghold of Afghanistan's former government army chief [Ahmad Shah Masood] appeared to have stalled as the two sides exchanged sporadic mortar and artillery fire. Stock Photo")
RM2D5576E–Taliban fighters prepare rockets and ammunitions behind the mosque of this village at the entrance of the Panjshir valley, north of Kabul October 7. A Taliban offensive against the valley stronghold of Afghanistan's former government army chief [Ahmad Shah Masood] appeared to have stalled as the two sides exchanged sporadic mortar and artillery fire.
![Traditional Karen dancers perform during the celebrations of the Karen National Union (KNU) 50th year of fighting for an autonomous state in the [military] base of Tadoh Thutan on the bank of the Moei river in eastern Myanmar January 31. The KNU is one of the only ethnic groups in Myanmar that has not entered into a ceasefire agreement with the SPDC (State Peace and Development Council, formerly SLORC) [military] regime in Yangon. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5595J/traditional-karen-dancers-perform-during-the-celebrations-of-the-karen-national-union-knu-50th-year-of-fighting-for-an-autonomous-state-in-the-military-base-of-tadoh-thutan-on-the-bank-of-the-moei-river-in-eastern-myanmar-january-31-the-knu-is-one-of-the-only-ethnic-groups-in-myanmar-that-has-not-entered-into-a-ceasefire-agreement-with-the-spdc-state-peace-and-development-council-formerly-slorc-military-regime-in-yangon-2D5595J.jpg "Traditional Karen dancers perform during the celebrations of the Karen National Union (KNU) 50th year of fighting for an autonomous state in the [military] base of Tadoh Thutan on the bank of the Moei river in eastern Myanmar January 31. The KNU is one of the only ethnic groups in Myanmar that has not entered into a ceasefire agreement with the SPDC (State Peace and Development Council, formerly SLORC) [military] regime in Yangon. Stock Photo")
RM2D5595J–Traditional Karen dancers perform during the celebrations of the Karen National Union (KNU) 50th year of fighting for an autonomous state in the [military] base of Tadoh Thutan on the bank of the Moei river in eastern Myanmar January 31. The KNU is one of the only ethnic groups in Myanmar that has not entered into a ceasefire agreement with the SPDC (State Peace and Development Council, formerly SLORC) [military] regime in Yangon.
RM2D55GC2–Yin Yan (L) of China celebrates the victory of her country after teammate Fan Yunje scored the only goal of the 13th Asian Games women's soccer tournament final played in Suphachalasai stadium in Bangkok December 17. China defeated North Korea 1-0 and won the gold medal. PDN/FY/AA
![Taliban Islamic militia fighters watch civil servants and residents marching through the Afghan capital of Kabul, October 17. A few thousands demonstrators protested against what Taliban calls interference [of Iran, Russia and India in Afghan affairs.] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5FDAR/taliban-islamic-militia-fighters-watch-civil-servants-and-residents-marching-through-the-afghan-capital-of-kabul-october-17-a-few-thousands-demonstrators-protested-against-what-taliban-calls-interference-of-iran-russia-and-india-in-afghan-affairs-2D5FDAR.jpg "Taliban Islamic militia fighters watch civil servants and residents marching through the Afghan capital of Kabul, October 17. A few thousands demonstrators protested against what Taliban calls interference [of Iran, Russia and India in Afghan affairs.] Stock Photo")
RM2D5FDAR–Taliban Islamic militia fighters watch civil servants and residents marching through the Afghan capital of Kabul, October 17. A few thousands demonstrators protested against what Taliban calls interference [of Iran, Russia and India in Afghan affairs.]
![Uzbek forces of northern warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostum deploys tanks and anti-aircraft machineguns at the entrance of the Salang Tunnel, 100 km north of Kabul October 2. Afghanistan's warlike hardline Islamist Taliban militia has ordered its forces to move against the Uzbek forces and against former defence minister [Ahmad Shah Masood's ] forces in the nearby Panjsher Valley. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5CMHB/uzbek-forces-of-northern-warlord-general-abdul-rashid-dostum-deploys-tanks-and-anti-aircraft-machineguns-at-the-entrance-of-the-salang-tunnel-100-km-north-of-kabul-october-2-afghanistans-warlike-hardline-islamist-taliban-militia-has-ordered-its-forces-to-move-against-the-uzbek-forces-and-against-former-defence-minister-ahmad-shah-masoods-forces-in-the-nearby-panjsher-valley-2D5CMHB.jpg "Uzbek forces of northern warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostum deploys tanks and anti-aircraft machineguns at the entrance of the Salang Tunnel, 100 km north of Kabul October 2. Afghanistan's warlike hardline Islamist Taliban militia has ordered its forces to move against the Uzbek forces and against former defence minister [Ahmad Shah Masood's ] forces in the nearby Panjsher Valley. Stock Photo")
RM2D5CMHB–Uzbek forces of northern warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostum deploys tanks and anti-aircraft machineguns at the entrance of the Salang Tunnel, 100 km north of Kabul October 2. Afghanistan's warlike hardline Islamist Taliban militia has ordered its forces to move against the Uzbek forces and against former defence minister [Ahmad Shah Masood's ] forces in the nearby Panjsher Valley.
RM2D59N7C–An Afghan boy examines a strip of movie film snatched from the flames of a bonfire set by the purist Islamic Taliban in front of Kabul's Zaynab cinema. The militia has banned music, cinema and television and imposed Islam's stern Shariah law on the Afghan capital. Photo taken 14OCT96.
RM2D55WAE–A Myanmar soldier puts a log of wood under bags of opium burnt in a police compound in Yangon February 25. About four tonnes of raw opium, 430 kilos of heroin, 34 kilos of morphine, 163 kilos of marijuana and 15.4 million amphetamine tablets worth a total of over US$200 million are torched in a police compound during a ceremony attended by delegates attending an Interpol conference on heroin in Yangon. Myanmar, a major world producer of opium, predicted that stepped-up government suppression of poppy growing in remote areas and bad weather would cut output of the drug sharply this year. ??
![An Indonesian student, wearing a gas mask with 'peace' and 'reformation' written on it, joins other demonstrators outside the home of deposed [President Suharto] in Jakarta November 25. [At least 2,000 students marched towards Suharto's home demanding he go on trial for corruption as an opinion poll showed most people also want to dump his successor President B.J Habibie. Some analysts estimate Suharto and his family accumulated up to US$40 billion during his long rule which ended in May.] ??» Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D595YR/an-indonesian-student-wearing-a-gas-mask-with-peace-and-reformation-written-on-it-joins-other-demonstrators-outside-the-home-of-deposed-president-suharto-in-jakarta-november-25-at-least-2000-students-marched-towards-suhartos-home-demanding-he-go-on-trial-for-corruption-as-an-opinion-poll-showed-most-people-also-want-to-dump-his-successor-president-bj-habibie-some-analysts-estimate-suharto-and-his-family-accumulated-up-to-us40-billion-during-his-long-rule-which-ended-in-may-2D595YR.jpg "An Indonesian student, wearing a gas mask with 'peace' and 'reformation' written on it, joins other demonstrators outside the home of deposed [President Suharto] in Jakarta November 25. [At least 2,000 students marched towards Suharto's home demanding he go on trial for corruption as an opinion poll showed most people also want to dump his successor President B.J Habibie. Some analysts estimate Suharto and his family accumulated up to US$40 billion during his long rule which ended in May.] ??» Stock Photo")
RM2D595YR–An Indonesian student, wearing a gas mask with 'peace' and 'reformation' written on it, joins other demonstrators outside the home of deposed [President Suharto] in Jakarta November 25. [At least 2,000 students marched towards Suharto's home demanding he go on trial for corruption as an opinion poll showed most people also want to dump his successor President B.J Habibie. Some analysts estimate Suharto and his family accumulated up to US$40 billion during his long rule which ended in May.] ??»
RM2D5975N–Ian Bain, Interpol Assistant Director and Head of the Drugs Sub-Directorate inspects an opium field outside Low Soi, a Chinese village in the Shan state in northeastern Myanmar close to the border with China February 26. Myanmar authorities took delegates of the 4th International Heroin Conference in one of the few opium growing areas which has escaped the government's anti-drug campaign. Myanmar, a major world producer of opium, predicted that stepped-up government suppression of poppy growing in remote areas and bad weather would cut output of the drug sharply this year. **DIGITAL IMAGE**
RM2D5GF4R–Tomoe Sakai (C) from Japan controls the ball as she is tackled by Taiwan's He Meng-hua and Chu Hsin-hsin (R) during the play-off of the 13th Asian Games women's soccer tournament played in Suphachalasai stadium in Bangkok December 17. Japan defeated Taiwan 2-1 and won the bronze medal. PDN/FY/WS
RM2D570AR–An Afghan Taliban fighter teases a bear with his Kalashnikov at the zoo, October 14. Taliban forces around the capital have become increasingly nervous as ousted government forces take towns within an hour's drive of Kabul.
RM2D5BT97–General Bo Mya, president of the Karen National Union (KNU) attends the celebrations of the KNU's 50th year of fighting for an autonomous state in his base of Tadoh Thutan on the bank of the Moei river in eastern Myanmar January 31. The KNU is one of the only ethnic groups in Myanmar that has not entered into a cease-fire agreement with the SPDC (State Peace and Development Council, formerly SLORC) military regime in Yangon.
![Afghan Taliban Islamic militia fighters cheer Mullah Rahman (2nd from R) as he addresses thousands of demonstrators in Kabul, October 17. The protest was against what the Taliban calls interference [of Iran, Russia and India in Afghan affairs.] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5DJDT/afghan-taliban-islamic-militia-fighters-cheer-mullah-rahman-2nd-from-r-as-he-addresses-thousands-of-demonstrators-in-kabul-october-17-the-protest-was-against-what-the-taliban-calls-interference-of-iran-russia-and-india-in-afghan-affairs-2D5DJDT.jpg "Afghan Taliban Islamic militia fighters cheer Mullah Rahman (2nd from R) as he addresses thousands of demonstrators in Kabul, October 17. The protest was against what the Taliban calls interference [of Iran, Russia and India in Afghan affairs.] Stock Photo")
RM2D5DJDT–Afghan Taliban Islamic militia fighters cheer Mullah Rahman (2nd from R) as he addresses thousands of demonstrators in Kabul, October 17. The protest was against what the Taliban calls interference [of Iran, Russia and India in Afghan affairs.]
![Indonesian students shout slogans as they ride on a bus through central Jakarta November 21. Anti-government protests have failed to gain momentum since Friday as the city stayed quiet and ousted [President Suharto] went fishing. **DIGITAL IMAGE** Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5CD2X/indonesian-students-shout-slogans-as-they-ride-on-a-bus-through-central-jakarta-november-21-anti-government-protests-have-failed-to-gain-momentum-since-friday-as-the-city-stayed-quiet-and-ousted-president-suharto-went-fishing-digital-image-2D5CD2X.jpg "Indonesian students shout slogans as they ride on a bus through central Jakarta November 21. Anti-government protests have failed to gain momentum since Friday as the city stayed quiet and ousted [President Suharto] went fishing. **DIGITAL IMAGE** Stock Photo")
RM2D5CD2X–Indonesian students shout slogans as they ride on a bus through central Jakarta November 21. Anti-government protests have failed to gain momentum since Friday as the city stayed quiet and ousted [President Suharto] went fishing. **DIGITAL IMAGE**
RM2D578J0–A Taliban fighter prays with his gun at his side in Kabul's Agy Yakub mosque during Friday prayers October 4. In his remark, the preacher gave his support to the Taliban Islamic militia saying they were the only ones able to implement the Islamic Shariah law in Afghanistan.
RM2D55F39–An Islamic Taliban fighter shoots a soviet-made 152 mm canon towards former government forces, 20 km north of Kabul October 25. Warplanes flew repeated sorties over the battlefield and the Taliban movement signalled strongly that ceasefire talks were over.
![Fighters of Afghanistan's hardline Islamist Taliban militia drive in the direction of the Panjsher Valley in northeastern Afghanistan October 2. [Ahmad Shah Masood], military chief in Afghanistan's ousted government, has declared a state of emergency in his Panjsher Valley stronghold and ordered non-combatants to leave in anticipation of an attack. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D55F31/fighters-of-afghanistans-hardline-islamist-taliban-militia-drive-in-the-direction-of-the-panjsher-valley-in-northeastern-afghanistan-october-2-ahmad-shah-masood-military-chief-in-afghanistans-ousted-government-has-declared-a-state-of-emergency-in-his-panjsher-valley-stronghold-and-ordered-non-combatants-to-leave-in-anticipation-of-an-attack-2D55F31.jpg "Fighters of Afghanistan's hardline Islamist Taliban militia drive in the direction of the Panjsher Valley in northeastern Afghanistan October 2. [Ahmad Shah Masood], military chief in Afghanistan's ousted government, has declared a state of emergency in his Panjsher Valley stronghold and ordered non-combatants to leave in anticipation of an attack. Stock Photo")
RM2D55F31–Fighters of Afghanistan's hardline Islamist Taliban militia drive in the direction of the Panjsher Valley in northeastern Afghanistan October 2. [Ahmad Shah Masood], military chief in Afghanistan's ousted government, has declared a state of emergency in his Panjsher Valley stronghold and ordered non-combatants to leave in anticipation of an attack.
RM2D588MH–Myanmar's Interior Minister Colonel Tin Hlaing addresses delegates at the opening session of the 4th International Heroin Conference in Yangon February 23. The United States and most European nations came in for some heavy criticism at the controversial Interpol Conference on heroin for refusing to attend because it was held in Myanmar, a leading world producer of heroin.
![Afghan Islamic Taliban militia fighters drive a tank through the Afghan capital on their way to the north of the country October 19. [The forces of ousted Afghan government military chief Ahmad Shah Masood, backed by the artillery of Uzbeck chief Abdul Rashid Dostum, made major gains in overnight fighting north of Kabul.] World calls for peace in Afghanistan widened as the ousted government said its forces seized a major airbase, near Taliban-occupied Kabul. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5D14K/afghan-islamic-taliban-militia-fighters-drive-a-tank-through-the-afghan-capital-on-their-way-to-the-north-of-the-country-october-19-the-forces-of-ousted-afghan-government-military-chief-ahmad-shah-masood-backed-by-the-artillery-of-uzbeck-chief-abdul-rashid-dostum-made-major-gains-in-overnight-fighting-north-of-kabul-world-calls-for-peace-in-afghanistan-widened-as-the-ousted-government-said-its-forces-seized-a-major-airbase-near-taliban-occupied-kabul-2D5D14K.jpg "Afghan Islamic Taliban militia fighters drive a tank through the Afghan capital on their way to the north of the country October 19. [The forces of ousted Afghan government military chief Ahmad Shah Masood, backed by the artillery of Uzbeck chief Abdul Rashid Dostum, made major gains in overnight fighting north of Kabul.] World calls for peace in Afghanistan widened as the ousted government said its forces seized a major airbase, near Taliban-occupied Kabul. Stock Photo")
RM2D5D14K–Afghan Islamic Taliban militia fighters drive a tank through the Afghan capital on their way to the north of the country October 19. [The forces of ousted Afghan government military chief Ahmad Shah Masood, backed by the artillery of Uzbeck chief Abdul Rashid Dostum, made major gains in overnight fighting north of Kabul.] World calls for peace in Afghanistan widened as the ousted government said its forces seized a major airbase, near Taliban-occupied Kabul.
RM2D5E0WH–A Karen refugee crosses the Moei river on a raft from Maela Putha camp (background) in eastern Myanmar on his way to Thailand February 1. More than 4,000 displaced Karen live in state of fear and face food shortage after Myanmar asked Thai authorities to stop food supplies and medical aid to villagers of Myanmar's Pa-An state, most of them supporters of the Karen National Union (KNU). The KNU is one of the few ethnic groups in Myanmar that has not entered into a cease-fire agreement with the SPDC (State Peace and Development Council, formerly SLORC) military regime in Yangon.
RM2D5F5W2–Indonesian soldiers in armoured vehicles take up position around Jakarta's Chinatown November 22. At least six people were killed and several buildings torched and looted in the Indonesian capital as simmering ethnic and religious tensions exploded into bloody unrest. Troops fired warning shots into the air in fruitless attempts to disperse several mobs rampaging through various parts of Jakarta, but mainly in the Chinatown district. **DIGITAL IMAGE**
RM2D5GFKD–Rebels of the Karen National Union (KNU) stand to attention in their base of Tadoh Thutan on the bank of the Moei river in eastern Myanmar January 31, during the celebrations of the KNU's 50th year of fighting for an autonomous state. The KNU is one of the only ethnic groups in Myanmar that has not entered into a cease-fire agreement with the SPDC (State Peace and Development Council, formerly SLORC) the military regime in Yangon.
RM2D5ATEJ–South African President Nelson Mandela (L) and American pop star Michael Jackson hug each other at the president's official home July 20. Jackson announced he was composing a song about South Africa's prisoner-turned-president Nelson Mandela.
RM2D59N74–An Afghan woman wearing her burkha walks past a shop selling newly made burkhas in the Afghan capital, October 18. The Islamic Taliban militia who took Kabul three weeks ago, require women to be fully veiled when leaving the house.
RM2D5A8R7–British rocker Mick Jagger performs for a packed audience at Ellis Park stadium February 25. The Rolling Stones sang to a virtually all-white audience about love and revolution
RM2D5BDAF–An Afghan family flees fighting, 20 km north of Kabul November 1. The number of people fleeing Kabul is soaring as fear descends on the city, fear of yet another battle for one of the world's war-scared cities, and fear of its new Taliban rulers.
RM2D594NW–Deminers cover mines, rockets and bombs before destroying them outside Kabul October 26 as part of the demining programme of the Afghan Technical Consultant (ATC). Hours later bombers struck at Kabul airport in the first night-time raids in memory. The aid group has destroyed about 50,000 bombs and mines since 1995, all collected in and around Kabul.
RM2D5FR1P–An Afghan refugee flees to safety with his two children on a motorcycle towards Kabul October 24. Ceasefire talks between warring factions appear to be nearing collapse, making a new push on Kabul by anti-Taliban forces increasingly likely.
RM2D5C34G–Afghan children feed a bear at a zoo in Kabul as life goes on in the Afghan capital under the Islamic Taliban new rulers October 13
RM2D5FW57–Karen refugees listen to the leader of their camp at the edge of the Moei river at the border with Thailand in Eastern Myanmar February 1. More than 4,000 displaced Karen live in state of fear and face food shortage after Myanmar asked Thai authorities to stop food supplies and medical aid to villagers of Myanmar's Pa-An state, most of them supporters of the Karen National Union (KNU). The KNU is one of the few ethnic groups in Myanmar that has not entered into a cease-fire agreement with the SPDC (State Peace and Development Council, formerly SLORC) military regime in Yangon.
![Afghan Islamic Taliban fighters fire a Soviet-made cannon against former government forces on the front line, 30 km north of the Afghan capital, Kabul, November 5. [The dismissal of the Pakistan's government of Prime Minister Benazir-Bhutto could have important ramifications for Afghanistan's Taleban militia, now locked in war with a northern alliance.] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5CC12/afghan-islamic-taliban-fighters-fire-a-soviet-made-cannon-against-former-government-forces-on-the-front-line-30-km-north-of-the-afghan-capital-kabul-november-5-the-dismissal-of-the-pakistans-government-of-prime-minister-benazir-bhutto-could-have-important-ramifications-for-afghanistans-taleban-militia-now-locked-in-war-with-a-northern-alliance-2D5CC12.jpg "Afghan Islamic Taliban fighters fire a Soviet-made cannon against former government forces on the front line, 30 km north of the Afghan capital, Kabul, November 5. [The dismissal of the Pakistan's government of Prime Minister Benazir-Bhutto could have important ramifications for Afghanistan's Taleban militia, now locked in war with a northern alliance.] Stock Photo")
RM2D5CC12–Afghan Islamic Taliban fighters fire a Soviet-made cannon against former government forces on the front line, 30 km north of the Afghan capital, Kabul, November 5. [The dismissal of the Pakistan's government of Prime Minister Benazir-Bhutto could have important ramifications for Afghanistan's Taleban militia, now locked in war with a northern alliance.]
RM2D5EGWD–Damrong Ongtrak (R) of Thailand chases M. Qasim of Oman during a preliminary match of the 13th Asian Games soccer tournament played in Bangkok December 4. PDN/CC/JRE
RM2D5CPN6–General Bo Mya, president of the Karen National Union (KNU) salutes during celebrations of the KNU's 50th year of fighting for an autonomous state, at his base of Tadoh Thutan on the bank of the Moei river in eastern Myanmar January 31. The KNU is one of the only ethnic groups in Myanmar that has not entered into a cease-fire agreement with the SPDC (State Peace and Development Council, formerly SLORC), the military regime in Yangon the capital.
![Indonesian protesters shout slogans as they face police forces outside the Defence Ministry in central Jakarta November 20. Indonesia was braced for fresh anti-government protests after ceremonies to mourn the students killed a week ago in violent clashes with the military and officials said former [President Suharto] had left the city. ??» Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5AWJ0/indonesian-protesters-shout-slogans-as-they-face-police-forces-outside-the-defence-ministry-in-central-jakarta-november-20-indonesia-was-braced-for-fresh-anti-government-protests-after-ceremonies-to-mourn-the-students-killed-a-week-ago-in-violent-clashes-with-the-military-and-officials-said-former-president-suharto-had-left-the-city-2D5AWJ0.jpg "Indonesian protesters shout slogans as they face police forces outside the Defence Ministry in central Jakarta November 20. Indonesia was braced for fresh anti-government protests after ceremonies to mourn the students killed a week ago in violent clashes with the military and officials said former [President Suharto] had left the city. ??» Stock Photo")
RM2D5AWJ0–Indonesian protesters shout slogans as they face police forces outside the Defence Ministry in central Jakarta November 20. Indonesia was braced for fresh anti-government protests after ceremonies to mourn the students killed a week ago in violent clashes with the military and officials said former [President Suharto] had left the city. ??»
RM2D5E17F–A poppy grows outside Low Soi, a village in the Shan state in northeastern Myanmar close to the border with China February 26. Myanmar authorities took delegates of the 4th International Heroin Conference to one of the few opium growing areas which has escaped the government's anti-drug campaign. Myanmar, a major world producer of opium, predicted that stepped-up government suppression of poppy growing in remote areas and bad weather would cut output of the drug sharply this year. ??»
RM2D5E73E–An Afghan Islamic Taliban fighter stretches with his weapon as another watches the valley from a hill 20 km north of Kabul October 25, facing former government forces positions.
RM2D59628–SURACHAI J OF THAILAND TRIES TO STOP AU WAI LUN OF HONG KONG DURING THE PRELIMINARY ROUND OF THE ASIAN GAMES SOCCER TOURNAMENT IN BANGKOK. Surachai J. of Thailand (R) tries to stop Au Wai Lun of Hong Kong during the preliminary round of the 13th Asian Games soccer tournament in Bangkok December 2. Thailand defeated Hong Kong 5-0.
RM2D5A0YM–A Taliban militia helicopter flies over an area north of Kabul October 27 as fighting on the front was heavy all day and still raging as darkness approached. Anti-Taliban forces struck at the purist Islamic militia from the air and on the ground expanding Afghanistan's latest war.
RM2D5BEJR–A dock worker maintains his balance as he carries a plank of timber down the gangway of a 'pinisi', a 17-meter-long schooner moored in Sunda Kelapa in old Jakarta November 28. The traditional Indonesian sailing boats come from Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Sumatra carrying timber for West Java. Jakarta was first known as Sunda Kelapa, the harbor of the Indu-Javanese Pajajaran kingdom from the 12th century to the 16th century. Ships used to come from neighboring islands as well as from India, South China and later Portugal and Holland to buy pepper, rice and gold. **DIGITAL IMAGE**
RM2D570AW–A Taliban militia helicopter flies over the north of Kabul October 27 as fighting on the front was heavy all day and still raging as darkness approached. Anti-Taliban forces struck at the purist Islamic militia from the air and on the ground expanding Afghanistan's latest war.
RM2D5A2W0–A trainer sucks blood from the head of a fighting cock during a break at the worlds's first International Amateur Cockfighting Competition in Chonburi, 150 kilometres northeast of Bangkok February 7. Thai fighting cocks are the most popular in Asia and exports generate 100 million baht (US$2.7 million) per year. A top fighter can fetch 100,000 baht (US$2,750) at post-fight auctions. Many of the best go for breeding, or onto the lucrative, but more hazardous professional circuit.
RM2D59CY5–An Afghan Taliban fighter tries to retrieve a shoe with his Kalachnikov at a zoo in Kabul October 13.
RM2D5GDH9–Taliban militia fire a jeep-mounted BM-12 rocket launcher towards a village north of Kabul October 11. Afghan fighters opposing the country's new purist Islamic Taliban rulers cut the main road north of Kabul killing several Taliban militia.
![Afghan women and children march through the Afghan capital of Kabul October 17. A few thousands demonstrators protested against what Taliban calls interference [of Iran, Russia and India in Afghan affairs. ]The banner reads 'We Muslim women of Afghanistan hate to be indecent. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5GDHA/afghan-women-and-children-march-through-the-afghan-capital-of-kabul-october-17-a-few-thousands-demonstrators-protested-against-what-taliban-calls-interference-of-iran-russia-and-india-in-afghan-affairs-the-banner-reads-we-muslim-women-of-afghanistan-hate-to-be-indecent-2D5GDHA.jpg "Afghan women and children march through the Afghan capital of Kabul October 17. A few thousands demonstrators protested against what Taliban calls interference [of Iran, Russia and India in Afghan affairs. ]The banner reads 'We Muslim women of Afghanistan hate to be indecent. Stock Photo")
RM2D5GDHA–Afghan women and children march through the Afghan capital of Kabul October 17. A few thousands demonstrators protested against what Taliban calls interference [of Iran, Russia and India in Afghan affairs. ]The banner reads 'We Muslim women of Afghanistan hate to be indecent.
RM2D59RDT–Interpol Director Paul Higdon meets journalists during a break on the second day of the 4th International Heroin Conference in Yangon February 24. Talking about the controversy of holding a conference on drugs in Myanmar, Higdon said: 'Sometimes you may have to make a pact with the devil'. The United States and most European nations came in for some heavy criticism at the controversial Interpol Conference on heroin for refusing to attend because it was held in Myanmar, a leading world producer of heroin. **DIGITAL IMAGE**
RM2D5E8F3–Gold medalist Chen Yanqing of China in action during the women's 58 kg snatch event of the weightlifting competition of the 13th Asian Games December 9. PDN/TAN/SB
RM2D5576M–Islamic Taliban militia use a whip to force locals to attend the Friday prayer at the Pole-Kheshti mosque in central Kabul November 8. The purist Taliban have been trying to enforce a rigid interpretation of Sharia law on the parts of Afghanistan they control.
RM2D5B6E9–World Bank Vice-President for the East Asia region Jean-Michel Severino answers questions during a Reuters interview in Bangkok January 19. Severino said the World Bank was in talks with Malaysia on new loans to help fiscal stimulus in the country but a few more weeks of discussions with the government were needed for a final decision on the funding.
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