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According to Pakistani government data the floods directly affected about 20 million people, property, livelihood and infrastructure, with a death toll of close to 2,000. They still wait for aid. Jampur Sindh, Pakistan. 3rd July 2011

Politics

Pakistan Flood victims of 2010 still waiting for relief

According to Pakistani government data the floods directly affected about 20 million people, property, livelihood and infrastructure, with a death...

by Ayub Mohammad in Pakistan on 03/07/2011

Major clashes with the police occured and are ongoing during the anti-austerity measures protest and the second day of strikes in Athens. Many demonstrators are injured by the riot police who violently attacked the protesters. Greece. 29th June 2011

Politics

Second day of strikes brings more clashes with police forces - Athens

Major clashes with the police occured and are ongoing during the anti-austerity measures protest and the second day of strikes in Athens. Many...

by Stathis Kalligeris in Greece on 29/06/2011

'Sum of Parts' is a compelling new work from Sadler's Wells' Creative Learning and access programme, Connect. London, UK. 31st May 2011

Arts & Entertainment

"Sum of Parts" Sadler's Wells - London

"Sum of Parts" is a compelling new work from Sadler's Wells' Creative Learning and access programme, Connect. London, UK. 31st...

by Jane Hobson in United Kingdom on 31/05/2011

BREAKING NEWS

03/07/2011 - Pakistan Flood victims of 2010 still waiting for relief - Pakistan - According to Pakistani government data...
29/06/2011 - Second day of strikes brings more clashes with police forces - Athens - Greece - Major clashes with the police occured...
31/05/2011 - "Sum of Parts" Sadler's Wells - London - United Kingdom - "Sum of Parts" is a...
05/03/2011 - Million Women Rise March in London - United Kingdom - Today hundreds of women came from...
23/02/2011 - General Strike in Athens Leads to Clashes with Riot Police - Greece - More than 80,000 workers went on strike...
13/02/2011 - Red Shirts Rally in Bangkok - Thailand - Anti-government group, the United Front...
03/02/2011 - The 2010 Countryside Alliance Welsh Champion Post Office/General Store - United Kingdom - Countryside Alliance Awards 2010 Welsh...
29/01/2011 - Apassionata Horse Show Returns to London - United Kingdom - Apassionata returns to the UK having...
23/01/2011 - Renewed Anti-Government Protests - Bangkok - Thailand - An estimated crowd of over 40,000 anti-...
15/01/2011 - Campanaccio Festival celebrating St Antonio Abate - Italy - DMTX. The Campanaccio Festival takes...

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Tunisia looks to rebuild tourist industry after Arab spring Upheaval
File images: Tunisia's tourist industry is struggling to recover after the events of the Arab spring. Though the transition to democracy has been peaceful tourists have been slow t...
Two giant sculptures in Kensington Gardens - London
Two giant sculptures by Anish Kapoor during a heavy snow in the Kensington Gardens. Anish Kapoor CBE RA is an Indian-born British sculptor UK. 18th December 2010
In pictures: The orphans of Haiti - Port au Prince
As the world observes Global Orphan Week attention is being drawn to Haiti, whose population of 9 million has a staggering 370,000 orphans, even before the 2010 earthquake and recent hu...
Pasban announce a march to the American consulate on 10th February
Pasban hold a press conference at the Karachi press club as Pasban’s President Altaf Shakoor announces a march to the American consulate, in protest against the detention trial and sen...
Westerwelle warns of stagnation in the Middle East peace process
German Foreign Minister Westerwelle travelled to Israel and the Palestinian territories to view the upheaval in the Arab world and stagnation in the Middle East peace process, he held p...
Raul Castro and Hugo Chavez close ALBA Summit XI
President Raul Castro and President Hugo Chavez closed the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of America (ALBA) summit with the Venezuelan leader presenting the Cuban leader with a ...
ECB: Monthly press conference following the Governing Council
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet at the monthly press conference following the Governing Council meeting. The Governing Council continued to view the current ECB inte...
Dog meat sold at market
Despite differing cultural perspectives, dog meat is a fact of life in many parts of the world. Human consumption of dog meat has been recorded throughout history and is still a norm th...
Salafist demonstrators demand the release of Aafia Siddiqui - Tunisia
Salafi demonstrate outside the foreign ministry in Tunis. They are demanding the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist sentenced to 86 years in prison by a U.S. judge on...
Lady Gaga's poses for giant Polaroid picture at MIT - Boston
Lady Gaga came to Boston's Massachusetts Institute of Technology to have her portrait taken with an extremely rare Polaroid 20x24 camera. USA. 30th June 2010
Heroes of the Internet: Faces Behind the Memes
Portraits of the minds behind Internet jokes like LOLcats and Chuck Norris Facts, as well as the media figures that cover them, during their visits to Internet culture conference ROFLco...
Aafia Movement's protest against US Justice system in Karachi
A demo held by Aafia Movement, with speakers commemorating two years of Aafia’s conviction. Karachi, Pakistan. 3rd February 2012
DSE slumps under 4000 points
The continuing slump in the Bangladesh capital market managed to push the Dhaka Stock Exchange general index (DGEN) below the 4000-point mark. Dhaka. 1st February, 2012
Thales Digital Radar used on the latest Navy Destroyer.
The first of the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers, HMS Daring, has set sail fitted with Thales' fully digital radar electronic support measures system. Crawley, UK. 31st Januar...
Daily live for the native Samburus
Samburu is a place in Rift Valley province in Kenya that it is inhabited by Samburus who conduct many activities like hunting and fishing in the nearby National Park. Nairobi. 19th June...
Birds remove ticks from a buffalo in Kenya
Birds remove ticks from a buffalo's nostrils at Samburu National Park in Kenya. Birds usually do this to clean the buffalo's nostrils. 19th June 2010
Yannick Djalo signs for Benfica - Lisbon
File photos - Yannick Djalo signs for Benfica for four and a half seasons, up to 2015/16, the club announced on its official website. Images taken 2010-2011
2012 Philippine International Guitar Festival launches in CCP - Manila
The Cultural Center of the Philippines along with the Ministry of Culture of Spain is launching the Philippine International Guitar Festival, featuring artists Dani de Morón and Rafael ...
'Stuttgart 21' protests continue in Germany
After rumours about an upcoming chopping of several trees and the deconstruction of the main station, 200 protesters blocked the site. Many of them left the blockade after several order...
Al-Ittihad signs forward Faouzi on loan from Vitoria SC - Portugal
File photos: Moroccan forward Faouzi, aged 26, is the latest signing for Al-Ittihad arriving on loan from Vitoria Sport Club. Guimaraes, Portugal. Images taken 2010-2011