Clashes with the Israeli army in Qalandia in the occupied West Bank as Palestinians held rallies marking Nakba Day. Nakba Day, catastrophe in Arabic commemorates the exodus of hundreds of thousands after the establishment of the state of Israel.
Eastern Europe is facing one of the heaviest floodings in the last 50 years. In many towns, like Dresden and Pirna, the water levels are still rising. People in Pellniz are struggling to save parts of the famous castle.
Paralympic and olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is facing a trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in what he claims was an accident. The trial has been ajourned until August 19.
Protesters shout slogans in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey. The protests began initially over the fate of Taksim Gezi Park, one of the last significant green spaces in the center of the city.
The U.S. president Barack Obama arrived in the International Airport of Mexico City on a 22-hour visit to Mexico to discuss topics of security, immigration, trade and education with Enrique Peña Nieto
Labor day celebrations turned into a conflict between the protesters and Turkish police. Prime minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan said that Taksim Square is not available to protest but the worker's unioins insisted to walk up to the area.
Jockey Barry Cash and 'Big Shu' won the Avon Ri Corporate & Leisure Resort Steeplechase for the La Touche Cup at the Punchestown Racecourse in Co. Kildare, Ireland.
Earth Day is an annual day on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Earth Day is observed on April 22 each year.
Thaipusam is a Hindu festival dedicated to the Lord Murugan's vanquishing of the evil demon, and celebrated by the Tamil community around the world on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February).
The Eppynt range of the Cambrian Mountains gets a covering of several centimeters of snow last night, the second snowfall this winter in Mid Wales.
