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11/02/2012 - Pasban stage protest demanding release of Dr Afiya - Hyderabad - Pakistan - Members of PASBAN (Voice Against...
11/02/2012 - UN Secretary General Meets Prime Minister of Italy - New York - United States - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with...
10/02/2012 - Rally held against labor reforms approved by new government - Madrid - Spain - More than 800 people held a peaceful...
10/02/2012 - Russian presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov on campaign trail - Russia - Russian billionaire and presidential...
10/02/2012 - "Coming Home" shown at Berlinale film festival - Berlin - Germany - The movie "Coming Home" (A...
10/02/2012 - Perlis vs KL ATM in Malaysia Premier League with KL ATM in a 4 - 0 win - Malaysia - KL ATM beat Perlis 4-0 in football....
10/02/2012 - Memorial ride for cyclist killed in accident - London - United Kingdom - In freezing temperatures cyclists form...
10/02/2012 - Slovakians protest against corruption - Bratislava - Slovakia - Protests against high-level corruption...
10/02/2012 - Protest against Slovakian Government corruption in Dublin City centre - Ireland - Slovakian nationals mounted a protest...
10/02/2012 - In pictures: The poverty and chaos of Old Delhi - India - Old Delhi, the walled city of Delhi,...

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Corrupt schools, Students Learn at Home Residents
Dozens of students from grade 1 to grade 6 elementary school SDN Daramista III, in the District Lenteng, Sumenep, Madura, East Java learning activities with the residents' houses, ...
Pasban stage protest demanding release of Dr Afiya - Hyderabad
Members of PASBAN (Voice Against Injustice), hold banners and portraits of Dr Aafia Siddiqi during a protest against US and Pakistan at Hyderabad Press Club. She was convicted, and is s...
Urban Athens shows signs of austerity cuts
Walking around Athens these days one cannot help but notice that nothing is in place. Squares are wrecked, fountains don't work, and anything else left has been vandalized, or cove...
UN Secretary General Meets Prime Minister of Italy - New York
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Mario Monti, Prime Minister of Italy, today at the UNHQ in New York. New York. 10th February 2012
More protests against the government of Syria - Kuala Lumpur
A peaceful assembly was held by about 150 people against the Syrian government. It consisting of leaders of political parties in the People's Alliance, and Non-Governmental Organis...
Hundreds protest in Madrid against labor reform.
The new centre-right government approved labor reforms in Spain on Friday, causing mass opposition protests in Madrid. 10th February 2012
Foreign Minister of Argentina Briefs on Falkland Islands
Hector Marcos Timerman, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Argentina, holds a press conference concerning the Military situation at the Falkland Islands. New York, New York. 10th February...
The demonstration against labor reform ends with arrests made
The demonstration against labor reform ended with nine arrested, and several allegedly injured. Madrid, Spain. 10th February 2012
Asian youth bowling championships end with awards presentation - Cairo
The Asian Championship Bowling for Youths was held at the international bowling center in central Cairo with the final awards ceremony honoring the competitors from South East Asia. Eg...
Inside Fukushima exclusion zone ten months later
The Fukushima exclusion zone ten months after the accident at the nuclear power plant. Communities, and the land are in ruins following the East Japan Earthquake of March 11, and Fukush...
The Purple Tide group demonstrate against cuts in equality policies
The movement "Purple Tide" protested in the Puerta del Sol of Madrid against cuts in equality policies allegedly aimed at women's rights. Spain. 10th February 2012
Harbour ferry encounters ice at Hamburg
Because of ice drifts the river Elbe is closed for inland navigation. Hamburg´s habour ferries, which are part of public transport, continue connecting the district of Finkenwerder with...
Rally held against labor reforms approved by new government - Madrid
More than 800 people held a peaceful rally against proposed employment reforms in Madrid at Sol Square, but it allegedly turned violent after some tried to march toward Parliament and w...
"Coming Home" shown at Berlinale film festival - Berlin
The movie "Coming Home" (A moi seule) was shown at Berlinale film festival. Leading actress Agathe Bonitzer attended the showing along with director Frédéric Videau. Germany....
Snow in London is made the best of.
Severe weather warnings for ice and snow have been put in place across much of England, after a second bout of heavy snowfall in less than a week. Many people are enjoying the snow inst...
SC Braga wins 3-0 against VFC Setubal and jumps into second place
SC Braga wins 3-0 against VFC Setubal with goals from the striker Lima (2) and Alan. This win jumps Braga to second place in the Portuguese league table. Braga, Portugal. 10th February ...
Snow falls on London
Severe weather warnings for ice and snow have been in place across much of England, after a second bout of heavy snowfall in less than a week. United Kingdom. 10th February 2012
Protest against proposed employment reforms in Spain - Madrid
Protesting 15M Indignant members, and left wing organizations, met in Sol against the employment reforms proposed as economic crisis measures. The Government reforms include a reduction...
Trade unionists protest victimisation - London
Cleaners and supporters protest during the evening rush hour outside the City's tallest building, the Heron Tower, where IWW Branch Secretary Alberto Durango has been sacked, victi...
Wild Birds seen after the snow in London.
Severe weather warnings for ice and snow have been in place across much of England, after a second bout of heavy snowfall in less than a week. The wildlife have adapted to this weather....