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Frontier Corps KPK seize weapons cache in Peshawar

Frontier Corps KPK display a huge cache of weapons and ammunition recovered in an operation conducted in the Malik Din Khel area of Tehsil Bara....

by Bilawal Arbab in Pakistan on 01/01/2012

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Buried ammunition from World War II explodes in Cottbus

Old German ammunition from World War II exploded for unknown reasons in Neuhausen nearby Cottbus. With the help of an armored excavator, experts are...

by Steffen Tzscheuschner in Germany on 22/12/2011

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Issam Kamal Abed Aoudhi's funerals, Qusra, West Bank

Issam Kamal Abed Aoudhi, 35, was shot in the neck by the IDF. His funeral took place in Qusra. He died during clashes between villagers and settlers...

by Silvia Boarini in Palestinian Territory on 24/09/2011

BREAKING NEWS

01/01/2012 - Frontier Corps KPK seize weapons cache in Peshawar - Pakistan - Frontier Corps KPK display a huge cache...
22/12/2011 - Buried ammunition from World War II explodes in Cottbus - Germany - Old German ammunition from World War II...
24/09/2011 - Issam Kamal Abed Aoudhi's funerals, Qusra, West Bank - Palestinian Territory - Issam Kamal Abed Aoudhi, 35, was shot...
18/09/2011 - Dozens killed and Injured after Yemeni Security Forces Open Fire - Yemen - Government security forces opened fire...
28/08/2011 - Inside the regime's brutal prison system - Ajdbiya - Libya - Inside the regime's brutal prison...
03/06/2011 - Ammunition from Mass Demonstrations in Bahrain - Bahrain - This picture was reportedly taken from...
08/03/2010 - Weapons recovered in Bamyan, Afghanistan - Afghanistan - DMTX. Members of New Zealand's...
11/02/2010 - Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF) militants surrender - India - DMTX. Arms and ammunition of the Karbi...
09/02/2010 - Toys made from spent ammunition on sale in Madrid - Spain - DMTX. Toys made from spent ammunition...

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Colin Duffy holds press conference 24 hours after release from prison
Colin Duffy holds a press conference 24 hours after being acquitted of the murders of two soldiers in Antrim, 2009. Belfast, Ireland. 21st January 2012
Frontier Corps KPK seize weapons cache in Peshawar
Frontier Corps KPK display a huge cache of weapons and ammunition recovered in an operation conducted in the Malik Din Khel area of Tehsil Bara. Peshawar, Pakistan. 1st January 2012
Buried ammunition from World War II explodes in Cottbus
Old German ammunition from World War II exploded for unknown reasons in Neuhausen nearby Cottbus. With the help of an armored excavator, experts are investigating the area now. Germany....
Third Day of Violence Rocks Cairo
Egyptian anti-government activists clashed with security forces in a third day of street battles in the capital as protesters demanded that the country's military rulers hand power...
Egyptian Embassy in London Occupied in Solidarity with Tahrir Protests
Four female activists entered and occupied the Egyptian Embassy in solidarity with the Tahrir Square movement. The activists were subsequently arrested and taken to West End Central Pol...
Four protesters arrested for occupying Egyptian embassy in London
Just before 10am, four protesters entered the Egyptian embassy in London to protest against continued government oppression. They were each arrested by Diplomatic police and all were br...
Mass arrests during Independence Day Riots - Warsaw
Fighting broke out between neo-fascist participants of an Independence Day march and police in the centre of the capital. Over 150 people were arrested and damage to buildings and prope...
Indian police arrest a militant after long gun battle in Kashmir
Police produce arrested militant Muzaffar Ahmad, along with seized weapons and other ammunition, in front of the media in Kashmir after a gun battle during a raid. India. 13th October 2...
Egyptian army clashes with demonstrators in Cairo
The Egyptian army clashed with demonstrators in downtown Cairo after a Coptic Christian demonstration was attacked by unknown persons. The army are reported to have fired live ammunitio...
Occupy Wall Street Holds Art Exhibit - On Wall Street
"Loft In The Red Zone" held an art exhibit inspired by OccupyWallStreet in the historic JP Morgan Building, next door to the New York Stock Exchange and Federal Hall. New York...
Issam Kamal Abed Aoudhi's funerals, Qusra, West Bank
Issam Kamal Abed Aoudhi, 35, was shot in the neck by the IDF. His funeral took place in Qusra. He died during clashes between villagers and settlers who were allegedly uprooting Qusra&#...
Injured and slain crowd makeshift hospital - Sana'a
Inside the makeshift hospital/mosque that adjoins Sana'a University, slain protesters and soldiers from the protester aligned First Armored Division were laid aside for viewing. Th...
Supporters of Ali Abdullah Saleh turn out in Sana'a amid violence
As battles continue to rage on in Sana'a, thousands of supporters converged upon 17th Street in Yemen's capital to pray and revel in the return of the long-absent Yemeni presi...
Supporters of Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh Celebrate His Return
As battles continue to rage in Sana'a, thousands of supporters converged upon Seventieth Street in the nation's capital to pray and revel in the return of long-absent Yemeni p...
Dozens killed and Injured after Yemeni Security Forces Open Fire
Government security forces opened fire on pro-democracy demonstrators in the capital killing at least 25 and leaving hundreds seriously injured. Sana'a, Yemen. 18th September 2011
Inside DSEI, London's Arms Fair
The DSEI event in London was an event that threw up some interesting anomalies. Whilst there were protesters outside demonstrating against weapons many of the items being exhibited wer...
Fire behind the building of the Israeli embassy in Cairo
Fire behind the building of the Israeli embassy in Cairo. Protesters burned the 5 vehicles for troops in riot gear, some of them contain a tear-gas grenades and other types of ammunitio...
Inside the regime's brutal prison system - Ajdbiya
Inside the regime's brutal prison system. This prison was built inside an ammunition compound just outside the town, 5 km into the desert. Libya. 28th August 2011
Reflections of the Kashmir Conflict - Continued
The 2010 Kashmir unrest was a series of protests in the Muslim majority Kashmir Valley in Indian Administered Kashmir which started in June 2010. India. June - September 2010.
Reflections of the Kashmir Conflict - India
The 2010 Kashmir unrest was a series of protests in the Muslim majority Kashmir Valley in Indian Administered Kashmir which started in June 2010. India. September - February 2010/11