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Khader Adnan's Hunger Strike for Dignity enters 55th Day - Palestine
Khader Adnan entered the 55th day his hunger strike in protest of the Israeli Occupation Authority’s (IOA) illegal application of administrative detention and its inhumane treatment of ...
Communist Party activists unfurl protest banners on the Acropolis
About 50 protesters from the Greek Communist Party unfurled two banners on the walls of the Acropolis shortly after dawn in Greek and English reading: " Down with the Dictatorship ...
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...
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...
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...
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
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....
Russian presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov on campaign trail
Russian billionaire and presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov arrived at a railway station in St. Petersburg to campaign for the upcoming election after travelling by Sapsan high spe...
Demolished lives after Israeli authorities bulldoze – East Jerusalem
Israeli authorities demolished several houses in the Palestinian village of Anata. More than 50 homeless people now struggle to rebuild their lives with no where to go. Israel. 31st Ja...
Syrian activists protest at German Foreign Office - Berlin
Dozens, mostly Arab activists, protest at German Foreign Office against the Syrian ambassador and demand his expulsion after a recent spy affair. Germany. 10th February 2012
Press conference to avoid demolition of historic village - Jerusalem
A press conference is held in front of a historic village, which is set to be demolished to make way for commercial housing. The village was deserted during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. I...
48-hour nationwide strike underway in Thessaloniki
Unions in Greece launched a two-day general strike against planned austerity measures, a day after the country's crucial international bailout was put in limbo by its partners in t...
Jon Willis moves forward to next round in Qatar FIE Fencing World Cup
Jon Willis of Team GB men's Senior Epee fencing is through to the next round of the Qatar FIE Fencing World Cup. He is the last of the UK men after Greg Allen was knocked out. Jon ...
Sectarian conflict in northern Yemen
The Houthi group, in control of the province of Saada in northern Yemen, faces the Salafist groups since late in 2011 year, and a sectarian war is believed to be underway. Saada. 2nd Fe...
Terrorist attack on police vehicle leaves 1 dead and 8 injured - Swabi
After the political demonstration of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, a terrorist attack on a police vehicle, with a hand grenade, one person is left dead and eight injured, including a woman ...
Football players accept their trophies during a ceremony - Quetta
Balochistan Sports Minister Mir Shahnawaz Khan Murree along with Iran Consul General Syed Hassan Yehyavi award trophies and awards to football players during a ceremony after a tourname...
Plot to kill Pope sparks Italian media storm
File Images: Claims of a bizarre plot to assassinate Pope Benedict XVI are reverberating through Italy in what observers say signals the latest twist in a cut-throat internal Vatican po...
Egyptians march against Military Rule - Cairo
Egyptian protesters wave national flags and shout slogans against the military rulers of the country during a protest after the weekly Friday prayers in Cairo, Egypt. 10th February 2012
GSEE-ADEDY Labour Union conducts a 48hr nationwide strike
Greece's public sector labour union ADEDY and General Confederation of Labour GSEE conducts a 48hrs strike and protest, with demonstrations, against the continuous imposing of aust...
Separate and Unequal Development prompts clashes - Palestine
Farmers from the Palestinian village of Al-Janiya clash with Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) as they attempt to plant olive trees in an area of their village bordering the illegal Israe...