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ROAD TO RECOVERY: Nine months after the Dec 26 tsunami, many in Aceh are still in temporary shelters, and there are fears of an outbreak of disease. -- PATRICIA YAP -
Iraqi detainees prepare to savour their freedom following an announcement by the US military that 500 will be released from Abu Ghraib jail. -
Iranian archer Kamdin Mirhashemi competes at the Islamic Women's Games, begun in 1993 to allow Muslim women to compete while observing a strict dress code. -
A motorcyclist rides past a defaced poster of Polish election candidate Andrzej Lepper. -
A newborn baby stretches in front of his mother at an elephant camp in northern Thailand. -
Religious leaders and theologians are seeking reconciliation between faiths at the Hatay Meeting of Civilisations in south-eastern Turkey. -
UK police dogs take a break from searching for explosives to exchange pleasantries outside the Labour Party conference in Brighton. -
Reuters - Wed Sep 21, 5:21 AM ET
A ten-year-old mandrill looks out from its enclosure at Hongshan Forest Zoo in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province, September 21, 2005. CHINA OUT REUTERS/China Newsphoto -
Reuters - Wed Sep 21, 1:55 PM ET
Belarussian girls blow bubbles in Minsk, Belarus September 21, 2005. Several dozen young people gathered in Belarus' capital to mark the International Day of Peace. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko -
AFP - Fri Sep 23, 5:08 PM ET
Big patient : A medic holds the hand of sedated Motaba, a 156 kilogram silverback gorilla, while his teeth are checked for an infection by specialist veterinary dentist Stephen Coles at Melbourne Zoo. (AFP/William West) -
AFP - Sat Sep 24, 2:11 AM ET
Clouds roll in over a staue commerating the 1900 hurricane, before Hurricane Rita approaches in Galveston, Texas. Fearsome Hurricane Rita launched a fierce final assault on Texas and Louisiana, swirling with near 200 kilometers per hour (125 miles) winds and lashing a coastline bristling with vital oil and chemical plants(AFP/James Nielsen) -
Reuters - Sun Sep 25, 3:44 AM ET
Chinese students perform a dance at the Yao Temple Square before China Gate in Linfen, north China's Shanxi province September 24, 2005. The dance was part of activities to celebrate a festival and to promote tourism in local area. The 50-metre-high gate, covering an area of 100,000 square metres, was completed after 3 years of construction and serve as a promoter of Yao culture. Yao was a legendary emperor in ancient China. Picture taken on September 24, 2005. CHINA OUT REUTERS/China Newsphoto -
AP - Sun Sep 25, 1:26 PM ET
A request for ice sets outside a Hurricane Rita damaged home in Lake Charles, La., Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) -
DAMREY'S FURY: Typhoon Damrey lashes Vietnam on Tuesday after causing nine deaths and much damage in southern China. -- AP -
AFP - Sun Sep 25, 7:32 PM ET
Human tower : A human tower is formed by the 'Castellers of Vilafranca' team in Barcelona's Saint Jaume Square during the traditional event performed every September to honour Barcelona's patron saint La Merce. (AFP/Cesar Rangel) -
AFP - Sun Sep 25, 7:50 PM ET
Solex flight : Two persons on a Solex fly in the air in Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet, in the French Alps during the 32nd Coupe Icare (Icarus Cup) taking place from 22 to 25 September. (AFP/Jean-Pierre Clatot) -
Reuters - Mon Sep 26, 6:34 PM ET
A seagull flies past during sunset at Hossegor on the southwest coast of France September 26, 2005. REUTERS/Victor Fraile -
AFP/DDP - Fri Sep 23, 3:54 PM ET
Flip on a rope : Three-month old gibbon baby Flip swings on a rope at Munich's zoo. (AFP/DDP/Joerg Koch) -
AFP - Fri Sep 23, 3:56 PM ET
Home victory : Slovakian tennis fans cheer Karol Beck(C) following his victory over Argentina's Guillermo Coria in the opening match of the World group semifinal Davis Cup between Slovakia and Argentina in Bratislava. (AFP/Joe Klamar) -
AFP - Fri Sep 23, 4:02 PM ET
Waiting for evacuation : A National Guard soldier shields elderly patients lying on a luggage cart from the rain, before they are transported to a waiting C-17 cargo plane(rear) for evacuation from Port Arthur, Texas, as Hurricane Rita approaches the area. (AFP/Stan Honda) -
AFP - Fri Sep 23, 5:00 PM ET
Biting the curb : Spanish F1 driver Fernando Alonso negotiates a curve on his Renault during the first free practice session at the Interlagos Circuit in Sao Paulo. (AFP/Antonio Scorza) -
AFP - Fri Sep 23, 5:13 PM ET
Thai patrol : A Thai soldier operates a radio while riding on the back on a motorcycle ridden by a feloow soldier during a patrol in Thailand's restive southern Yala province. (AFP/Saeed Khan) -
AFP - Sat Sep 24, 8:24 PM ET
Tourist time : A Brazilian samba dancer performs along a street in Beijing in the annual international tourism parade. (AFP/Str) -
AFP - Sat Sep 24, 8:50 PM ET
Nice putt : Tiger Woods of the USA celebrates making a putt on the 16th hole in the afternnoon Four-ball match against the Internationals at the 2005 Presidents Cup at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. (AFP/Tim Clary) -
AFP - Sat Sep 24, 8:27 PM ET
Special load : An Indian man carries four new born puppies as he wades through floodwaters in the village of Vasna Chaudhry, some 50kms north-east of Ahmedabad. (AFP/Str)