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More than 600 Spanair workers gathered in front of the Catalan Government to protest against the loss of more than 4000 jobs as the 4th largest airline collapsed due to infringements of...

The largest Meetup event in the world takes place in New York City, where innovators show off their work at the NY Tech Meetup. USA. 8th February 2012

The new School of Ideas opens on Featherstone Street for events, workshops and lectures. It comes after the closure of The Bank of Ideas, an Occupy led event. United Kingdom. 9th Februa...

Palestinian basketball teams face off on the court at the Catholic Action school. A cheerleading performance was given during halftime. 8th February 2012

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....

Protest outside Parliament Square against The Health and Social Care Bill, which will be voted soon by the ministers of parliament. London, UK. 8th February 2012

File images: The UN failed to pass a resolution allowing the international community to protect Syria's civilian population. Refugees protest wearing masks depicting various world ...

German Federal President Christian Wulff meets the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev for conversations in Berlin Abischewitsch at Schloss Bellevue. Berlin, Ge...

Transportation workers are protesting against the city district government's decision to move the bus terminal from Badami Bagh to Thokar Niaz Baig. Demonstrators say this decision...

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...

The squatters organisation SQUASH (Squatters Action for Secure Homes) associates with the OccupyLondon movement, and targeted the disused buildings owned by financial institutions in th...

The official Movimiento Evita aligned with Argentina's government and the Movimiento Popular Revolucionario Quebracho held anti-British demonstrations at the British Embassy in Bue...

150'000 public employees take to the streets against government cuts in Madrid. Firefighters and other workers protested throughout the day and into the evening against austerity c...

Thousands of Israelis visit the Knesset for an Open House event on the occasion of the parliament’s 63rd birthday. Knesset Speaker Reuven Rubi Rivlin: ”I promise the public an exception...

German Federal Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich and members of a Federal-State Commission discuss right-wing extremist terrorism. Berlin, Germany. 8th February 2012

Thousands of people demonstrated in a march from the Neptune Square to Puerta del Sol in defense of public services and against cuts in welfare and labour being carried out by the curre...

Thousands of officials took to the streets in a Union led demonstration to protest against cuts approved by the regional government that will affect workers in public administration. Ma...

File images: Tunisia's tourist industry is struggling to recover after the events of the Arab spring. Though the transition to democracy has been peaceful tourists have been slow t...

Spain's CCOO, UGT, Csit and Csi-F unions organized a demonstration against cuts in social and government services by the regional government. The unions claim that government servi...

More than 150.000 people gather in Madrid for a marching protest against the budget cuts that the regional government established for public services. Spain. 7th February 2012