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Second arrest in Canterbury double death case - Kent

Police have arrested a second man in connection with the deaths of two young men in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom. 1st February 2012

by graham mitchell in United Kingdom on 01/02/2012

Society

‘Bikes Alive’ organise a second go-slow demonstration in Kings Cross

‘Bikes Alive’ organised a second go-slow protest in the Kings Cross area against the closing of crossings and the dangerous road junctions, which...

by Nelson Pereira in United Kingdom on 23/01/2012

Politics

Bikes Alive Call For End to Killing of Cyclists

Around 150 cyclists and a smaller number of pedestrians demonstrated at Kings Cross in the evening rush hour calling for an end to the killing of...

by Peter Marshall in United Kingdom on 09/01/2012

BREAKING NEWS

01/02/2012 - Second arrest in Canterbury double death case - Kent - United Kingdom - Police have arrested a second man in...
23/01/2012 - ‘Bikes Alive’ organise a second go-slow demonstration in Kings Cross - United Kingdom - ‘Bikes Alive’ organised a second go-...
09/01/2012 - Bikes Alive Call For End to Killing of Cyclists - United Kingdom - Around 150 cyclists and a smaller...
08/01/2012 - Syrian vigil in Trafalgar Square - United Kingdom - A Syrian vigil took place in Trafalgar...
08/01/2012 - Syrians hold vigil outside National Gallery - United Kingdom - Syrians hold a vigil in Trafalgar...
11/12/2011 - Prayers made for Victims of Drug War - Mexico City - Mexico - Prayers were held at the Angel of the...
05/12/2011 - Landslide in South Sulawesi - Indonesia - A landslide that took place in Makassar...
28/11/2011 - Areas of Thailand still lie under 1.5m of stagnant floodwater - Thailand - As flood barriers are dismantled around...
12/11/2011 - Four dead and ten injured during holiday Feni bus accident - Dhaka - Bangladesh - Relatives mourn at least four deaths...
29/10/2011 - Annual march against death in custody - United Kingdom - Supporters of the United Families and...

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Punjab University students protest against PIC – Lahore
Students of Punjab University are protesting against the Punjab Institute of Cardiology. PIC gave drugs to patients, which has resulted in 140 deaths and some 300 patients have been aff...
Co-founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party Hayat Khan Sherpao remembered
People come together for the anniversary of the death of the elder brother of ex-Interior Minister of Pakistan, Aftab Sherpao. Hayat Sherpao was assassinated in 1975, in a bomb explosio...
People protest for Tibet freedom in Sydney
Over one hundred people gathered to protest about the recent deaths of Tibetans and to demand freedom for Tibet. Martin Place, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 8th February 2012.
Hostile graffiti is written  on Monastery of the Cross - Jerusalem
Settlers are allegedly writing hostile slogans on the Monastery of the Cross and a school in Jerusalem. The graffiti said 'Pay the Price,' among other slogans. Israel. 7th Feb...
Sarajevo paralyzed by record snowfall
More than three feet (1 meter) of snow have fallen in the Bosnian capital, where a state of emergency has now been declared. Bosnia. 5th February 2012
Thousands of displaced Kenyans remain in Camps
File images: Four years on since the extreme violence of a contested presidential election caused the deaths of over 1,500 people and forced a further 600,000 to flee, tens of thousands...
A curtain call for Occupy Dallas, "The Death of the American Dream"
Occupy Dallas members pose for photos after a theatrical funeral procession to a local Bank of America bank. Dallas, Texas USA. 4th February 2012.
Record sub-zero temperatures in Poland
Archive Photos. Winter landscapes. Biezen, Poland. 31st January 2009
Occupy Dallas Black Widows Wake upsets Bank of America employees
Angry Bank of America employees force mourning, "black widows" from "The Death of the American Dream" wake, off of a lawn onto the sidewalk. Dallas, United States. 4...
Wake held at Bank of America building - Dallas
Occupy Dallas held a theatrical funeral wake for, "The Death of the American Dream", with casket, widows, preacher, the grim reaper, and mourners. Dallas, Texas. 4th February...
Death of the American Dream public funeral - Dallas
Occupy Dallas held a public funeral mourning "The Death of the American Dream", a theatrical demonstration, for individuals who have lost their homes due to bank foreclosures....
Human chain against cancer in Mexico breaks Guinness Record
In commemoration of World Day to Combat Cancer, more than 5 000 people formed the largest human chain in Zocalo square in Mexico City, breaking the Guinness World Record for this type o...
Graffiti commemorates life of Vittorio Arrigoni - Gaza
Vittorio Arrigoni, an Italian reporter who worked with the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement in the Gaza Strip from 2008 until his death 2011, is remembered in graffiti ...
Solemn Mock Funeral Procession For Yohanes Berko – Jerusalem
Activists conduct a solemn mock funeral procession for homeless Yohanes Berko who froze during the night of January 21st in Tel-Aviv, marching from PM Netanyahu’s private apartment to t...
Riot near the Ministry of Interior
Protesters gathered against the deaths of over 70 people in Port Said. Demonstrators threw bricks at the police; the police threw tear gas canisters to disperse the crowds. Cairo, Egypt...
Clashes on Mansour Street
Clashes on Mansour St, near Tahrir Square follow the deaths of more than 70 fans at a football match in Port Said. The clashes are close to the Interior Ministry, which has authority o...
Demonstrators gather for cancer protest
Members from a social organization form a human chain to raise awareness against cancer on the eve of World Cancer Day. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 4th January 2012
London Guantánamo Campaign Candlelit Vigil
The London Guantánamo Campaign marks 5 years of regular protests at the US Embassy, and over 10 years of illegal detention of UK residents Shaker Aamer and Ahmed Belbacha, with a candle...
Police guard Syrian Embassy after early morning arrests London
Six arrests were made in the early hours of the morning after protesters broke into the Syrian Embassy. According to reports, a group of 150 gathered to protest against the deaths of 20...
Five arrested as Syrians storm London embassy - London
Protesting the deaths in Homs, five pro-democracy protesters broke into the Syrian embassy on Belgrave Square, leading to their arrests around 2:30 A.M. Those arrested were also protest...