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50,000 liters of beer to flow in Jerusalem Beer Festival

50,000 liters of beer are planned to flow as the 7th annual Jerusalem Beer Festival opened this evening with expectations of 20,000 visitors. Israel...

by Nir Alon in Israel on 31/08/2011

Holy Hindu devotees, known as Sadhu Baba, apply ashes on their body as a morning ritual in Pashupatinath, the biggest Hindu temple in Kathmandu. Nepal. 23rd June 2011

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Morning ritual of Sadhu Baba - Kathmandu

Holy Hindu devotees, known as Sadhu Baba, apply ashes on their body as a morning ritual in Pashupatinath, the biggest Hindu temple in Kathmandu....

by Nabin Baral in Nepal on 23/06/2011

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Face painting at School Fun Fair - Peshawar

A teacher is seen here busy face painting at a stall during a fun-fair held at Elizabeth School in Peshawar.

by PPI images in Pakistan on 09/05/2011

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Last Portrait: Painting for Posterity Opens at Yad Vashem – Jerusalem
Exhibition, “Last Portrait: Painting for Posterity”, opens at Yad Vashem in the presence of the diplomatic corps and Holocaust survivors presenting some 200 portraits drawn by 21 artist...
Last Portrait: Painting for Posterity at Yad Vashem – Jerusalem
On the eve of Int’l Holocaust Remembrance Day “Last Portrait: Painting for Posterity” is unveiled at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum presenting some 200 portraits drawn by 21 artists in the...
The annual Cape Twist Minstrels Carnival underway - Cape Town
This Carnival kicks off every New Year with more than 13 000 brightly dressed minstrels as they dance through the city centre singing traditional songs and playing banjos. South Africa....
A year in the life of a Citizen Journalist
A personal selection of images taken by Craig Shepheard, a Citizen Journalist with Demotix during 2011 covering popular topics including the Royal Wedding, Barack Obama's UK visit ...
Anna Hazare's one day fast
Anna Hazare held a One day fast for a strong Lokpal Bill at Jantar Mantar. Team Anna along with various political parties speakers were called for an open debate for Lokpal Bill. New De...
Living through Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge brutal regime in Cambodia
Davy Keo recounts her life and the brutality inflicted on her family by the Khmer Rouge regime in 1970's Cambodia as three of Pol Pot's ageing Khmer Rouge top commanders face ...
Hundreds march to highlight casualties of War on Drugs - Mexico City
A march organized by writer Alejandro Jodorowsky, attracted around 1,000 people, many with faces painted as skulls symbolizing the 50,000 casualties in the 'War on Drugs' betw...
Students and teachers protest over Public Education - Madrid
An estimated 26,000 people marched through the capital in a demonstration in defense of public education. Six people were arrested during the protest after an incident outside Congress....
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
Halloween celebrated in Berlin
People took to the city centre dressed in fancy dress costumes and painted faces for the annual celebration of Halloween. Germany. 31st October 2011
Boulder Cup Cyclocross race underway - Boulder
Cyclists compete in the Boulder Cup Cyclocross pro races. Some bikers wore paint on their faces and horns on their helmets to celebrate Halloween at Valmont Bike Park. USA. 30th October...
Global Hand Washing Day celebrated in Dhaka
Global Hand Washing Day is a global campaign to motivate and mobilize millions around the world to wash their hands with soap as part of a daily process, and as a key approach to diseas...
Winning All Blacks parade through Auckland
Thousands of All Blacks fans pour into downtown Auckland to cheer New Zealand wining 2011 Rugby World Cup as Champions. Auckland, New Zealand. 24th October 2011
All blacks fans celebrate Rugby world cup win in Auckland
All blacks fans celebrate the historic win over France for the Rugby World Cup 2011 final in Auckland.Auckland, New Zealand. 23rd October, 2011
Artistic Celebration of Global Hand Washing Day 2011
Global hand washing was held in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal with major attractions of Art Workshop for Children, Face Painting (Free for kids), Live, Music Program, B-Boying, Street Fes...
Protesters demand prosecution of Jimmy Mubenga's killers - London
From 12 p.m. to 1.30 p.m. family, including wife of Jimmy Mubenga, with friends and other supporters like anti-deportation and London No Borders campaigners gathered in front of Crown...
Artist Kaya Mar lampoons George Osborne on the Treasury Steps - London
Political anti-War and anti-Cuts artist Kaya Mar displayed one of his politically satirical oil on canvas caricatures - a naked George Osborne with one foot jammed in a large mop bucke...
Batik technique not as easy as it appears
Unfortunately not as easy as the theory of practice. This difficulty is felt by the participants in the race to make batik at Graha Wismilak competition held by the Surabaya Heritage So...
Fans celebrate the Rugby World Cup in Auckland
Passionate rugby fans gathering at party central in Queen's Wharf, Auckland, come out to support their favorate teams and enjoy the atmosphere during the Rugby World Cup. Auckland,...
Youth demonstrates in the streets of Yemen
Youth in Yemen march through the street demanding to bring down the system of Sheba Yemeni. The recent Yemen revolution occurred simultaneously with the Egyptian revolution. Sana'a...