During and immediately after the 2008 August war between Georgia and Russia, the Georgian town of Gori was cut off by Russian Roadblocks. Georgia 16-18/08/2008
As a result of the war between Russia and Georgia, thousands of people were forced to leave their houses. An encampment for the refugees was organized in Gori city, Georgia.
From August 11-22, the Georgian town of Gori was occupied by the Russian army as result of the Russia-Georgia war. Blocked off by Russian roadblocks, journalists were denied access and had to instead sneak in via back roads. 18/08/2008
During the August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, thousands were forced to flee their homes from South Ossetia as well as other locations in Georgia proper. This was particularly the case for those living in and around Gori, Georgia. 17/07/2008
Cigarette pack with Health Hazard pictures printed on them imposed by Malaysian Health Ministry on Anti Smoking Campaign in Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur
Thousands of Valencians have assisted in the Sunday Mascletá, carried out by the pyrotechnic Gori. The fireworks show creating a thundering noise for the enjoyment of attendees. The Mascletás will continue daily for the Fallas festival.
Georgia and Russia have marked the first anniversary of their war over the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, amid international concern over instability in the Caucasus region.
Gori, Georgia. 07/08/2009
Thousands of gruesome and gory participants attended the annual Toronto Zombie Walk. The brain hungry horde amassed at Nathan Phillips Square before ambling their way through downtown streets in search of flesh.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flies in to Tbilisi, Georgia, to meet with President Mikhail Saakashvili to present him details of a ceasefire plan to end the Russia-Georgia war. Tbilisi, Georgia 15/08/2008
A unique exhibition has been opened in Moscow. One metro station has been turned into an exhibition of Russian porcelain where four top Russian manufacturers are presenting their porcelain masterpieces. Moscow, Russia. 03/11/2010
The Jihad Museum in Herat commemorates a 1979 uprising of Heratis against Soviet political advisors in the city and the ensuing conflict with the Russians. Photographed on August 7th 2009.
Honduras is going through tough political time since the coup on June 28th 2009.
Protests continue 34 days after the democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya was taken out of his house in the e
Trafalgar Square was packed on Good Friday for The Passion of Jesus, the first Passion Play there since 1965, performed by around 150 devout Christians and a donkey by a group based on the Wintershall estate. London, UK. 02/04/2010.
The Bastei rock formation towers 194 metres above the Elbe River in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains of Germany. In 1824 a wooden bridge was constructed to link several rocks for the visitors; it was replaced in 1851 by the present Bastei.
Karachi, May 02: To provide foolproof security to Indian spy Sarabjit Singh was the responsibility of the government of Pakistan and his murder showed that it committed negligence in this regard, said Pasban Pakistan General Secretary Usman Moazim.
Italian craftsmanship has always been synonymous of quality and creativity. However, there is an inability to attract the young and renewed. The hands which skilfully transform the materials are those of white-haired men. Florence, Italy. 25/11/2010
New York's Halloween Parade costume's range from the literary to the gory, combining elements of Halloween, the Mexican Day of the Dead and popular culture. USA. 31st October 2011
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