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Bullfighting in Valencia

A series images depicting the atmosphere of bullfighting, focusing on its main characters, the bullfighters, and how they and their assistants get...

by Eduardo43 Ripoll in Spain on 26/01/2012

Sports

Chateau D'oex Balloon Festival

Hot air balloon festival in the Alps at Chateau D'oex Pays D'Enhaut. The annual hot air balloon festival has been running for more than 30...

by Richard Wareham in Switzerland on 24/01/2011

Environment

Pelicans enjoying sun in India

Pelicans enjoys the winter sun in Shillong, the capital city of the north eastern hill state of Meghalaya on Sunday morning. Shillong, India. 26/12/...

by Diganta Talukdar in India on 26/12/2010

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26/01/2012 - Bullfighting in Valencia - Spain - A series images depicting the...
26/12/2010 - Pelicans enjoying sun in India - India - Pelicans enjoys the winter sun in...
03/04/2010 - International Pillow Fight Day, London. - United Kingdom - International Pillow Fight Day at St...
13/03/2010 - Sunset over Nagaland - India - DMTX. Views of a sunset over the town...
31/01/2010 - 'Sikat' Solar Power Car in Mindanao - Philippines - DMTX. A car developed by a Filipino...
13/01/2010 - Fox near snowy railway track - Germany - A fox appears beside a railway track in...
31/10/2009 - Dual Standard Time and Dual Currency Standard. - Pakistan - On the stroke of midnight clocks go...
19/08/2009 - Morning of Kabol - Afghanistan - Morning in the old area of Kabul City;...
03/03/2008 - Modern day Amazonia - Ecuador - This project shows how the tribal...

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New Ohio urban wildlife preserve opens on Lake Erie – Cleveland
Cleveland’s newest nature preserve is opened by the Port Authority. The 88-acre urban wildlife preserve on the southern shore of Lake Erie provides a 1.3 mile loop walking trail through...
Bullfighting in Valencia
A series images depicting the atmosphere of bullfighting, focusing on its main characters, the bullfighters, and how they and their assistants get prepared to face the bull in the ring....
Thousands of people march for Hrant Dink in remembrance - Istanbul
Thousands gathered in İstanbul's Taksim Square to mark the fifth anniversary of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink's murder as outrage grows over a trial that failed to sh...
Second person stabbed in the middle of crowds on Oxford Street
Eleven people were arrested after the murder of a young man stabbed to death in broad daylight in London, as the crowds pressed for the sales. London, UK. 26th December 2011
A powerful explosion in a government middle school - Landikotal
A powerful explosion damaged three classrooms in Abdul Latif Kali, a government middle school, in the Khyber area of the Landikotal sub-division. Pakistan. 23rd November 2011
Annual Royal Floating Lantern parade Loi Kratong part two
Colorful costumes bring joy to participants and celebrants alike during the annual Royal Floating Lantern (Loi Kratong) parade, a Brahman festival honoring the gods Shiva, Vishnu, and B...
Annual Royal Floating Lantern parade Loi Kratong honors Brahman gods
Colorful costumes bring joy to participants and celebrants alike during the annual Royal Floating Lantern (Loi Kratong) parade, a Brahman festival honoring the gods Shiva, Vishnu, and B...
Jarrow & Occupy London March on Parliament
A day of protest on Guy Fawkes Day as Jarrow youth walk 330 miles for work and Occupy London's march on Parliament. London, UK. 5th November 2011
 Xoxocotla celebrates Day of the Dead
The town of Xoxocotla, whose community is made up largely of indigenous people, commemorated the annual Day of the Dead by making offerings of flowers on the graves of their relatives. ...
The Scariest House In Canada
Tom Jonas, a Canadian resident of Laval was declared the owner of the scariest house in the country after filling his house with an estimated 10,000 Canadian dollars worth of terrifying...
Pre-Diwali lights from Mumbai
Diwali is the culmination on designated day of week long celebration of light. Mumbai. 24th October 2011
Residents of Mitzpe Hilla await Gilad Shalit's return
Activists and journalists await the return of captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit in his village of Mitzpe Hilla, after five and a half years in Hamas captivity, without seeing daylight a...
General secretary of Muslim association of Nepal shot dead
In the wake of the shooting of Faizan Ahmed, the Islamic Association has called on the government to guarantee the safety of the Muslim Community in Nepal. Kathmandu. 26th September 201...
Nepalese Muslims protest over the murder of Faizal Ahmad
Nepalese Muslim mourners demonstrate in front of the body of prominent Muslim organisation leader Faizal Ahmad Ansari, at a mosque in Kathmandu. He was killed in broad daylight in what ...
General secretary of Nepal Islamic SFA shot dead in Kathmandu street
A Muslim man was killed in a shooting near Tri-Chandra College in Ghantaghar. Two unidentified armed men shot five rounds at the victim, believed to be the general secretary of Nepal Is...
Chateau D'oex Balloon Festival
Hot air balloon festival in the Alps at Chateau D'oex Pays D'Enhaut. The annual hot air balloon festival has been running for more than 30 years and provides a colourful spect...
Muslims sight the new moon for the month of Shawwal by telescope
Malaysia's Religious department personnel use a telescope to look for the new moon to mark the start of the Shawwal month at Kota Bharu on the east coast. 29th August 2011
Gaza and West Bank Palestinians to live in different time Zones
Palestinians will return to standard time after one month of daylight saving time, while those in the West Bank will continue to enjoy summertime, creating a one-hour time difference be...
Ramadan in Kashmir
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Muslims around the world are marking the holy fasting month of Ramadan, where the devout fast from dawn until dusk. Srinagar, K...
Daily life in Jerusalem's Old City during Ramadan
Merchants and consumers complete daily tasks during Ramadan, which is the Islamic month of fasting where Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex during the daylight hours...