Albania, Kukes 1999. Kosovar refugees, Cristina Garcia Rodero.

The Israeli High Court ruled on the Sub Laban case today, deciding that only the parents are allowed to live in their East Jerusalem home for 10 years. The children and grandchildren of Nora [pictured] will not be allowed to live in the home with her. Israel has targeted the Sub Laban family for home expulsion for nearly 40 years. This has been their family home since 1953.

Background on the case.

Shrine of Lady Zeinab and Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria, Martin Gray.

Brunei, The Waqaf Mosque with its gold dome, in Bandar Seri Begawan 1992, Gueorgui Pinkhassov.

Back-bending labor produces salt at Teguidda-n-Tessoumt in Niger. Briny well water is mixed with salty earth in large depressions. The mud is then placed in smaller ponds for evaporation, George Steinmetz.

Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia, George Steinmetz.

A weaver demonstrates her skill at weaving Turkish carpets, Cappadocia, Turkey, George Steinmetz.

A child smiles in between bites of hot noodles, Taiwan, Frank and Helen Schreider.

Frogmen practice backbends on a beach to strengthen their muscles, Taiwan, Frank and Helen Schreider.

Women harvest poppies on a government-supervised opium farm, Near Afyon, Turkey, Frank and Helen Schreider.  

Istanbul, Turkey 1997, Gueorgui Pinkhassov.

Japan, Tokyo 1996. Akasaka area, Gueorgui Pinkhassov. 

France, Paris 1997. The Opera House (Palais Garnier), Gueorgui Pinkhassov.

Japan, Tokyo 1996. Hotel restaurant, Gueorgui Pinkhassov.

China, Shaanxi province, Xianyang 2006, Gueorgui Pinkhassov.