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...
At least seven people have died after a 6.7 magnitude quake struck the central Philippines, according to the government's disaster management body. Cebu City, central Visayas, Phil...
People fled their homes and went to the streets and high structures in Cebu City, Philippines after a false report of a potential tsunami triggered chaos in the city. Dozens have been r...
More than 2,000 protesters march through Yokohama’s port side area calling for an end to nuclear energy in the wake of the nuclear disaster following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and ensu...
On January 12th at 16:63 local time, a catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti. There was an estimated 3 million people affected and over 316,000 people dead. 28th to 30th Janu...
Search and Rescue Expo at the Ruben H. Fleet Science Center at the IMAX movie premiere of RESCUE, commemorating the First Responders to the Haiti earth quake disaster. San Diego, United...
Despite a terrorist plot uncovered by law enforcement officers and a cautious warning from President Aquino, millions of Filipino Catholics joined the annual Black Nazarene procession. ...
U.S. actor Matt Damon, famous for the Bourne movies, visits Haiti for charitable activities and to support the country following the 2010 earthquake. Port-au-prince, Haiti. 6th January ...
The U.S. government provided 12 boats, four sport utility vehicles, and 11,000 hand-crank radios to Haitian officials as part of its partnership with the Haitian government and its emer...
'Rouge Parole' premieres in Tunisia with words from the director, Elyes Baccar at the Amilcar movie theater. The documentary tells the story of the Arab revolution, which all ...
In 1989 Emperor Akihito became Japan's 125th emperor. The Emperor celebrates his 78th birthday during a celebration and gives a speech. Chiyoda. 23rd December 2011
The 23 men "Tarantulas Team" train and organise games in a field near the airport in Port-au-Prince. 17 players lost a leg in the 2010 earthquake which hit the country. Haiti....
City of Van in eastern Turkey, struck by two deadly earthquakes in October and November, slowly returns to normality. Political arguments obstruct the recovery, keeping schools closed a...
Supporters of the Campaign Against Climate Change marched through London calling for Climate Justice as the Durban climate talks take place, highlighting that 7% of the world's pop...
Mar Saba is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the West Bank east of Bethlehem. The monastery was founded in the year 483 and today houses around 20 monks. Pale...
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...
As a result of a magnitude 5.2 SR earthquake that rocked the Nusa Dua, Daniela Hantuchova press conferences was forced to be held at the entrance of the BICC. Bali, Indonesia. 4th Novem...
Anabel Medina defeated Sabine Lisicki, with a score 6-3, 4-6, and 4-0 in semifinal of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. Bali, Indonesia. 5th November, 2011
There was more drama at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions as top player Marion Bartoli retired with an ankle injury soon after the start of the third set in her battle with ...
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