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Orthodox Christians pray in Mariinsky Park - Kiev

Orthodox Christians can frequently be seen praying in Mariinsky Park. There is a cross just outside the fence of Ukrainian Parliament, called...

by James S. Southers in Ukraine on 25/01/2012

Our World

Thousands visit shrine to pray - Sopore

Woman raise their hands for prayers at a shrine of a great Kashmiri Saint " Shiekh Hamza Makhdoomi". Thousands of people visit to show...

by Naveed Hamdani in India on 20/01/2012

Society

Final prayer of Istema - Bangladesh

A meeting of the World Congregation of Muslims concluded by seeking peace and a revival of Islamic tenets at an event known as the Biswa Istema....

by zahidul salim in Bangladesh on 15/01/2012

BREAKING NEWS

25/01/2012 - Orthodox Christians pray in Mariinsky Park - Kiev - Ukraine - Orthodox Christians can frequently be...
15/01/2012 - Final prayer of Istema - Bangladesh - Bangladesh - A meeting of the World Congregation of...
09/01/2012 - Procession of Black Nazarene in Quiapo - Manila, part I - Philippines - The annual procession of the Black...
01/01/2012 - ZAKA train in Jerusalem - Israel - Orthodox Jewish ZAKA volunteers train...
31/12/2011 - Bab ul Islam Mosuqe in southern Peru - Peru - The Bab ul Islam Mosque, meaning the...
27/12/2011 - Celebrating the eighth night of Chanukah – Jerusalem - Israel - Young ladies light a chanukkiah, an...
25/12/2011 - Christmas celebrations in the holy city of Amritsar - India - Indian people celebrate Christmas at...
22/12/2011 - President Shimon Peres visits St. Anthony’s Church - Jaffa - Israel - President Shimon Peres visits St....
21/12/2011 - Christmas celebration at St. Mary Missionary School in Hyderabad - Pakistan - Members of the Christian Community...
21/12/2011 - Santa Claus distributes Christmas trees at Jaffa Gate – Jerusalem - Israel - The Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish...

Latest News

Annual Thaipusam festival celebrated - Kuala Lumpur
The Hindu festival of Thaipusam, which commemorates the day when Goddess Pavarthi gave her son Lord Muruga an invincible lance with which he destroyed evil demons, was celebrated by som...
Attack on CNG pump station in Charsadda
Unknown assailants believed to be linked with Alamzeb Umarzai who was gunned down two years ago, attacked a CNG pump station allegedly belonging to the MP Shakil Bashir. Pakistan. 8th F...
Orthodox Jewish children visit the Wester Wall - Jerusalem
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded ...
Tibetan protest outside the Chinese Embassy - London
After an ethnic Tibetan has set himself on fire in southwestern China in protest against Chinese rule, an exiled rights group said, Tibetans protest in front of the Chinese Embassy. UK....
In Pictures: The religious sites of Israel and Palestinian Territory
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world. Al-Aqsa Mosque also known as al-Aqsa, is the third holiest site in Sunni Islam...
Israel Celebrates Tu B'Shvat by planting trees - Itamar
Thousands of Israelis took to the hills and parks to celebrate the holiday of Tu B'Shvat, known as the birthday of trees. The holiday marks the beginning of Spring. 8th February 20...
African immigrants in Israel
Since 2006, Israel has seen a steep rise in the number of migrants arriving from Africa, in particular from Eritrea, Sudan and Ivory Coast. It is estimated over 20,000 entered illegally...
Popular Resistance against Israeli occupation in Qaryut, West Bank
The Palestinian village of Qaryut held its first protest against the forced closure of one its main roads by the Israeli army. Since the beginning of the year, many new protests have be...
Thaipusam Festival celebrated at Batu Caves - Malaysia
Hindu devotees celebrated Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur as thousands of Hindus, who comprise over eight percent of the population, participated in the annual thanks...
Thaipusam Celebration in Penang
The Hindu festival of Thaipusam, celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon day in the Tamil calendar, took place in honour of the deity Lord Murugan. Georgetown, Malaysi...
Trafalgar Square wardens flex potential photography by-law - London
In an example of the enforcement of potential by-laws governing Trafalgar Square, a group of friends making a birthday film for themselves were ordered to stop filming and told to leave...
Hard stone worker women in the village of Moramo
For some people, breaking stones for rubble is a mans work. However, the opinion seemed indisputable in the presence of a number of women breaking stones in the village of South Konawe,...
Thaipusam Celebration in Penang - Malaysia
Reports of a million people turned up in Penang as the procession starts on the morning before Thaipusam. 6th February 2012
Celebration of Thaipusam Festival in Kuala Lumpur
Thousands of Hindu devotees come to the Lord Murugan temple during the Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Westerwelle warns of stagnation in the Middle East peace process
German Foreign Minister Westerwelle travelled to Israel and the Palestinian territories to view the upheaval in the Arab world and stagnation in the Middle East peace process, he held p...
Religious Extremists Target The Holy Cross - Jerusalem
In an intensifying wave of religious intolerance, two cars belonging to members of the Monastery of the Cross were vandalized overnight. Car tires were slashed and they were littered wi...
2012 Thaipusam Celebration at Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia
Hindu Devotees Celebrate the yearly celebration of Thaipusam at the Batu Caves temple, 20km from Kuala Lumpur City, Malaysia. 7th February 2012.
Wang Kang Festival or The King Barge Festival - Kuala Lumpur
Taoist Devotees held a "Wang Kang" procession through Malacca Town, south of Kuala Lumpur. The procession is held around town to collect lost souls, for them to rest in peace ...
Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur
Thousands of people participated in the annual Hindu thanksgiving festival in which devotees subject themselves to painful rituals in a demonstration of faith and penance, held in the c...
Hindu festival of Thaipusam
Thousands of Malaysian Hindu devotees participated in the annual celebration of Thaipusam at the Batu Caves temple 30 km outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 7th February 2012