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Secret North Korea - A North Korean soldier points out the DMZ, the de-militarized zone that serves as the border between North and South Korea on a scale model of the Korean peninsula in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK) on 24 August, 2007.

Secret North Korea - A North Korean woman loads a pistol for firing practice in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK) on 18 August, 2007.

Secret North Korea - North Korea remains the most closed society in the world. Information entering or leaving the country is strictly controlled by the state including a total ban on mobile phones and the internet. Ubiquitous propaganda urges…

North Korean Propaganda - Hundreds of dancers perform in the Arirang Mass Gymnastics in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK) on 15 August 2007. 100,000 performers participate in the Mass Gymnastics, the largest propaganda spectacle in the world.

North Korean Flag - 20,000 people hold up colored cards to form a mosaic of the flag of North Korea during the Arirang Mass Gymnastics in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK) on 15 August 2007.

North Korea - The Korean Workers' Party monument is seen through curtains in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK) on 23 August 2007.

Cuba's Soviet Remnants - A custodian stands among tributes to Vladimir Lenin including a carpet, painting, and vase in Parque Lenin on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba on 4 February 2007. Despite the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the poor health of…

Nepal - A Hindu women is reflected in a temple mirror on Maha Asthamithe, the ninth day of the Dashai festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal on 19 October, 2007. Dashai is the largest festival in Nepal, when Hindus offer sacrifices to Durga, the goddess of…

Offering - A boy wades in the Bagmati river to catch offerings floating down the river at the Pasupatinath Hindu temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on 18 October, 2007. Devotees place flowers, candles and coins into tiny boats made from leaves and send them…

Prayer - A Hindu women performs puja (worship) on Maha Asthamithe, the ninth day of the Dashai festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal on 19 October, 2007. Dashai is the largest festival in Nepal, when Hindus offer sacrifices to Durga, the goddess of victory.