Thursday, May 29, 2008

An Indian tribe revealed


'Uncontacted Indians' of the Envira, who have never before had any contact with the outside world, are photographed during an overflight in May 2008, as they camp in the Terra Indigena Kampa e Isolados do Envira, Acre state, Brazil, close to the border with Peru. 'We did the overflight to show their houses, to show they are there, to show they exist,' said uncontacted tribes expert José Carlos dos Reis Meirelles Júnior. Pic by Gleison Miranda

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Saved by an Olive Tree



Palestinian protesters take cover behind an olive tree as they get caught in a barrage of tear gas canisters fired by Israeli troops during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin, near Modin on May 27, 2008.

Mama, I want to go to Lebanon

Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbi, wearing a shirt with the face of newly-elected Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, performs at a peace concert in Beirut on May 26, 2008. The concert was later cancelled midway through due to crowd surges.