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Socheton Student Forum protest against the BSF of India in Dhaka

Socheton Student Forum protest against the BSF of India. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 22nd January 2012

by zahidul salim in Bangladesh on 22/01/2012

Environment

Fúquene lagoon overflows after heavy Rains

Weather during the winter season caused the overflow of the Fúquene lagoon and the Suárez river, causing flooding of over 6,500 hectares of land...

by Camilo Delgado Castilla in Colombia on 16/12/2011

Society

Children celebrate Eid al-Adha with clowns - Jerusalem

Children having fun during the days of Eid al-Adha at school. Clowns came in to paint the children's faces and play games. Israel. 9th November...

by Mahmoud illean in Israel on 09/11/2011

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22/01/2012 - Socheton Student Forum protest against the BSF of India in Dhaka - Bangladesh - Socheton Student Forum protest against...
16/12/2011 - Fúquene lagoon overflows after heavy Rains - Colombia - Weather during the winter season caused...
09/11/2011 - Children celebrate Eid al-Adha with clowns - Jerusalem - Israel - Children having fun during the days of...
09/11/2011 - Hide prices unfixed over volatile international market - Bangladesh - Prices of cattle hides have not been...
08/11/2011 - Eid Al Fitr Celebrations - Doha - Qatar - Traditional Eid celebrations were held...
08/11/2011 - Camel sacrifice during the second day of Eid ul Adha - Pakistan - Butchers busy in slaughtering the...
08/11/2011 - Camel butchered for Eid-ul-Azha celebrations - Pakistan - A camel is butchered for Eid-ul-Adha,...
07/11/2011 - Camel Sacrifice during Eid ul Adha - Hyderabad - Pakistan - Camels are butchered for Eid ul Adha....
07/11/2011 - Eid-ul Adha celebrated in Kashmir - India - Muslims in Kashmir celebrate the...
07/11/2011 - Celebrating Eid-ul-Azha in Dhaka - Bangladesh - Muslims throughout the country are...

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Bibby Tethra returns from the Swanland Wreck
Bibby Tethra sails to Vittoria Dock, Birkenhead after surveying the Swanland Wreck off the Lleyn Peninsula, Liverpool. 7th February 2012
 Devota & Lomba at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week - Madrid
Devota & Lomba presents his Autumn/Winter 2012 Collection at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Madrid. A collection with a “Light and eclectic clothing items” theme. Spain, Madrid. 1st...
The Guardians of the City - Ultra-orthodox anti-zionism in Jerusalem
The ultra orthodox Jewish community is quickly increasing in Jerusalem. Yoel Kreus is the leader of Eda Haredit;anti zionist movement with one goal, to fight zionism. Mea Shearim. Image...
Socheton Student Forum protest against the BSF of India in Dhaka
Socheton Student Forum protest against the BSF of India. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 22nd January 2012
Harvest Festival celebrates Saint Anthony - Sardinia
Traditional festival in honor of Saint Anthony. Traditional masks, Boes and Merdules parade while citizens start a great fire as an expiatory rite in favor of the new harvest year. Otta...
Pongal harvest festival is celebrated in Tiruvannamalai
The abundance of traditional agricultural harvests is celebrated during the Pongal Festival in Tamil Nadu, South India, with a worship of the cow. India. 16th January 2012
Fúquene lagoon overflows after heavy Rains
Weather during the winter season caused the overflow of the Fúquene lagoon and the Suárez river, causing flooding of over 6,500 hectares of land including areas with crops and pastures....
Arunachala Animal Shelter marks 5th anniversary - Tiruvannamalai
Arunachala Animal Sanctuary and Rescue Shelter marks five outstanding years of privately-funded public service by a small team, having performed 70,000 treatments, anti-rabies injection...
Egrets gather to eat from Rubbish Dump
A flock of egrets seen gathered around a rubbish dump looking for food at one of the waste landfill sites in Lhokseumawe, some 300 kilometres north east of the city of Banda Aceh. Indon...
Bangkok flood causes workers and factories to relocate
Threats of flooding in Bangkok cause a small jewelery factory to relocate to a safe area. One of the shop's employees was able to find a new job in a massage shop to avoid relocati...
Animals slaughtered during annual Qurban Sacrifice Ceremony
In welcoming the festival of Eid al-Adha, the municipal government held a ritual slaughter of 17 animals as part of the annual Muslim Qurban (sacrifice) ceremony. Salatiga. Indonesia. 8...
VIDEO: Free mosquito nets to save Kenyan nomads
VIDEO: The distribution of durable mosquito nets has started in Kenya's North Eastern Province, to protect people from the worlds biggest malaria carrier. Garissa. 25th October 201...
Children celebrate Eid al-Adha with clowns - Jerusalem
Children having fun during the days of Eid al-Adha at school. Clowns came in to paint the children's faces and play games. Israel. 9th November 2011
Hide prices unfixed over volatile international market
Prices of cattle hides have not been fixed for the Eid-ul-Azha this year, after the demand and price of leather fell in the international market due to the financial woes. Dhaka, Bangla...
Eid Al Fitr Celebrations - Doha
Traditional Eid celebrations were held in Souk Waqif at the heart of Doha Bedouin music and dance were performed for the crowds until late into the night. Qatar. 8th November 2011
Eid ul Adha Celebration
Eid ul Adha or "Festival of Sacrifice" is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his s...
Camel sacrifice during the second day of Eid ul Adha
Butchers busy in slaughtering the sacrificial animals on Eidul Azha at Hyderabad. The sacrifice commonly known as Qurbani, means slaughter of a permissible animal in the name of God. Pa...
Camel butchered for Eid-ul-Azha celebrations
A camel is butchered for Eid-ul-Adha, an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his son Ishmael to ...
Eid al-Adha celebration at Malaysia
Eid ul-Adha, an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God, seen he...
Muslims celebrate Eid Al-Adha in Toronto
The Muslim Association of Canada held its 26th annual Eid Festival at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Toronto. 6th November 2011