Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, archaeological site of ancient city with Mount Vesuvius volcano in the background, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Habsburg coat of arms emblem with sculptures on the roof of Hofburg Palace - Reich Chancellery wing - in Vienna, Austria, Europe

View of Taumadi Tole, Nyatapola Buddist Temple, Bhaktapur,Nepal, Asia

Rolling farmland and the village of Brompton Regis, near Wimbleball Lake, in Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Medieval castle of Vignola with fortified tower, framed by tree branches, Vignola, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe

Nuvolau in autumn, Falzarego Pass, Dolomites, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Conciergerie, the prison used during the French Revolution, and the Pont au Change over the River Seine at dawn, Paris, France, Europe

Wild Konik horses at the riverbank of Monks Lode on Wicken Fen, Wicken, near Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Car travels the icy and empty road crossing the boreal snowy forest at sunrise, Swedish Lapland, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Batad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Uk aspect of the aziziye mosque in stoke newington, east london

Ocean going dhow, constructed by hand from Sal wood in 400 year old tradition, on the Rukmavati River, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Village of Hallstatt, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hallstattersee, Oberosterreich (Upper Austria), Austria, Europe

Tree reflecting in Taung Tha Man Lake near U-Bein bridge at sunset, Amarapura, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

View over city to the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, Europe

St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, Europe

Ummayad Palace of Amman, Amman, Jordan, Middle East,

Young man and woman harvesting rice crop by hand using knives, near Rayagada, Orissa, India, Asia

Sunset on the surreal Skagsanden beach surrounded by snow covered mountains, Flakstad, Lofoten Islands, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Church of Our Lady of the Marsh, Sterzing, Sudtirol (South Tyrol) (Province of Bolzano), Italy, Europe

Egremnoi Beach, 400 steps down to beach and reported to be one of the top beaches in Europe, on west coast of Lefkada (Lefkas), Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Street carnival, Elim, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Sunset at the beach of Baska Voda, Makarska Riviera, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Y Lliwedd, Llyn Llydaw and the Miners Track route to Snowdon in winter, Cwm Dyli, Eryri, Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

An area south of the Tepees in Petrified Forest National Park known as the Little Tepees, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Forest trail, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Glen Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, North America

Jidai Matsuri, Festival of the Ages, procession, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Asdu Island, North Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Restored 400 year old merchant's haveli, an all stone structure, Chanwar Palki Walon-ki Haveli also known as Amber Havali, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

A 400 year old restored merchant's haveli, all stone structure, Amber Havali (mansion), Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Restored traditional Pol house, an all wood structure, with wood carved facade, some 300 to 400 years old, Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Chanwar Palki Walon-Ki Haveli (mansion), 400 years old, restored to its original state, Anokhi Museum, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Chanwar Palki Walon-Ki Haveli (mansion), 400 years old, restored to its original state, Anokhi Museum, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Chanwar Palki Walon-Ki Haveli (mansion), 400 years old, restored to its original state, Anokhi Museum, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Chanwar Palki Walon-Ki Haveli (mansion), 400 years old, restored to its original state, Anokhi Museum, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Chanwar Palki Walon-Ki Haveli (mansion), 400 years old, restored to its original state, Anokhi Museum, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Chanwar Palki Walon-Ki Haveli (mansion), 400 years old, restored to its original state, Anokhi Museum, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Chanwar Palki Walon-Ki Haveli (mansion), 400 years old, restored to its original state, Anokhi Museum, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Chanwar Palki Walon-Ki Haveli (mansion), 400 years old, restored to its original state, Anokhi Museum, Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

A camel skull at the royal cemetery of Nuri, burial place of King Taharqa, ancient ruler of the Kingdom of Kush, Karima, Sudan, Africa

Lello and Irmao bookshop, Spiral stairs, Oporto, Portugal, Europe

Honey bees swarming in a plum tree in the Cotswolds, UK

Boeing 747-400 Jumbo jet airliner of Cathay Pacific Airways at Hong Kong International Airport at night, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Petroglyph National Monument, petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock by American Indians 400 to 700 years ago, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Kingston Bridge spans the River Thames at Kingston-upon-Thames, a suburb of London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

El Frisco de Placeres, dating from 400-600 AD, from Los Placersos, Campeche, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Petroglyph National Monument, petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock by American Indians 400 to 700 years ago, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

The Venus of Morgantina, carved between 425 BC and 400 BC, Archaeological Museum of Aidone, Aidone, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Petroglyph National Monument, petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock by American Indians 400 to 700 years ago, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Petroglyph National Monument, petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock by American Indians 400 to 700 years ago, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Ornate lamp on Leeds Bridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Horse and carriage, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland, Europe

A 400 year old restored merchant's haveli, all stone structure, Amber Havali (mansion), Amber, near Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Autumn colours at Felbrigg Woods, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Close-up of carved statue at the Tiahuanaco site, 400-900 AD in Bolivia, South America

El Frisco de Placeres, dating from 400-600 AD, from Los Placersos, Campeche, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Plaza de Armas, main square, Arequipa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

The home of John Paul Jones, considered to be the founder of the American navy, situated on the Solway coast, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Chateau de Feuilles, Anse de Marie Louise, south coast, island of Praslin, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

View over Palermo, island of Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Columns of Byzantine Civic Centre Church dating from around 400 AD, built over earlier Roman civic centre, Pella, Jordan Valley, Jordan, Middle East

School girls, Punakha, Bhutan, Asia

Basilica di San Francesco (St. Francis) di Assisi, Chiesa Superiore dating from between 1182 and 1226, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Assisi, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Egremnoi Beach, 400 steps to get down to it and reported to be one of the top beaches in Europe, on west coast of Lefkada (Lefkas), Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Egremnoi Beach, 400 steps to get down to it and reported to be one of the top beaches in Europe, on west coast of Lefkada (Lefkas), Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Egremnoi Beach, 400 steps to get down to it and reported to be one of the top beaches in Europe, on west coast of Lefkada (Lefkas), Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Persian style hilltop palace built 480 BC by king of Marion, redesigned in Hellenistic style and destroyed 400 BC, at Vouni, North Cyprus, Europe

Man working on sand sculpture on beach, Valencia, Spain, Europe

Grey storm clouds

Fishing boats in the harbour, La Rochelle, Poitou Charentes, France, Europe

Playa del Carmen beach, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, North America

King cormorant (phalacrocorax atriceps) also known as imperial cormorant or blue-eyed shag, falkland islands, close-up of head showing blue eye ring

The 400 year-old stone and mud brick house of the Lunpo Alchi (minister of Alchi village) towers above farmhouses topped with fodder, and sits below a latho (god place) marking the presence of a local god. Ladakh, India

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital . wounds due to boiling water for tea . lots of kids get burned by open flames fires into the camp as they play around without parents control

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital .malnourrish child

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Swiss alps in summer, ibex, capra ibex, steinbock, appenzell, switzerland

Luxor, Egypt. View from a hot air balloon in Luxor.

Colombia panorama of ciudad bolivar, bogota

Group of tourists at Murchison Falls on the Victoria Nile River in the Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda.

From the terrace of the lounge, view of the bungalows of the Kalahari Sands Hotel, Namibia, Africa

Roosevelt Lake bridge, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Washington D.C., United States of America, North America

Revolving blades of a 2.3 megawatt wind turbine, Blacklaw Windfarm, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Emergency flare to attract incoming Sea King Helicopter, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Whale shark (rincodon typus) A swimmer with a whale shark.Gulf of California

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin group (Stenella frontalis) surfacing. Azores, Atlantic Ocean.

Brown Hare (Lepus capensis) running photographed mid stride in a grassy meadow. Argyll, Scotland, UK