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Martin Luther King Day celebrated at St Paul's London

Dr Martin Luther King's birthday was celebrated at the steps of St Paul's London at a rally. London, UK. 15th January 2012

by David Mbiyu in United Kingdom on 15/01/2012

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Speakers at Occupy LSX anniversary

Speakers at Occupy LSX anniversary St Pauls, London, UK. 15th January 2012

by David Mbiyu in United Kingdom on 15/01/2012

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Three months on, anti-capitalists protestors vow to stay on at St Paul

Three months on, anti-capitalists protesters at St Paul's Cathedral vowed to stay on with about 45 camps and a pending legal battle. London,...

by David Mbiyu in United Kingdom on 15/01/2012

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15/01/2012 - Martin Luther King Day celebrated at St Paul's London - United Kingdom - Dr Martin Luther King's birthday...
15/01/2012 - Speakers at Occupy LSX anniversary - United Kingdom - Speakers at Occupy LSX anniversary St...
15/01/2012 - Three months on, anti-capitalists protestors vow to stay on at St Paul - United Kingdom - Three months on, anti-capitalists...
06/01/2012 - Matt Damon arrives in Haiti to offer his support - Haiti - U.S. actor Matt Damon, famous for the...
05/01/2012 - U.S. Government Provides Disaster Response Equipment - Haiti - Haiti - The U.S. government provided 12 boats,...
25/11/2011 - Haitian police arrest bandits during Operation Noel - Haiti - Haitian National police sieze weapons...
25/11/2011 - Haitian police arrest bandits during Operation Noel - Haiti - Haitian National police sieze weapons...
22/11/2011 - Relocation and delimitation agreement between Haiti and Brazil - Haiti - At the residence of Prime Minister...
22/11/2011 - Relocation and delimitation agreement between Haiti and Brazil - Haiti - At the residence of Prime Minister...
16/09/2011 - President Martelly has new Prime Minister - Haiti - The Chamber of Deputies voted in favour...

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In pictures: The orphans of Haiti - Port au Prince
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...
Life after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti - Port-au-Prince
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...
Speakers at Occupy LSX anniversary
Speakers at Occupy LSX anniversary St Pauls, London, UK. 15th January 2012
Three months on, anti-capitalists protestors vow to stay on at St Paul
Three months on, anti-capitalists protesters at St Paul's Cathedral vowed to stay on with about 45 camps and a pending legal battle. London, UK. 15th January 2012
Martin Luther King Day celebrated at St Paul's London
Dr Martin Luther King's birthday was celebrated at the steps of St Paul's London at a rally. London, UK. 15th January 2012
Rescue Expo honors the First Responders to Haiti Disaster
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...
Matt Damon arrives in Haiti to offer his support
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 ...
U.S. Government Provides Disaster Response Equipment - Haiti
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...
Residents prepare for Haiti Independence Day in Artibonite
Independence day in Haiti is an important holiday and is celebrated on January 1, the same day as New Year's Day. The event was celebrated all over the country. Artibonite, Haiti. ...
Football brings hope to those injured in the 2010 Haiti Earthquake
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....
Insight into the Dominican Republic
Haitian workers and theirs families in Batey, Dominican women in Macao and streets of Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic. 26th December 2010
Vodou believers during traditional ceremonies - Port au Prince
Believers attend Vodou ceremonies through the country. Haitian Vodou is a syncretic religion that originates in the Caribbean country of Haiti. 25th July 2010
Haitian Vodou believers conduct a ceremony for the god Bondyè
Believers attend Voodoo ceremonies around the country. The principal belief in Haitian Voodu is that deities called Lwa (or Loa) are subordinates to the god Bondyè, who does not interce...
Haitian police arrest bandits during Operation Noel
Haitian National police sieze weapons and drugs during a raid against alleged bandits, titled "Noel", and initiated by the Western Provincial Directorate. Croix des Bouquets, ...
Relocation and delimitation agreement between Haiti and Brazil
At the residence of Prime Minister Garry Conille a delimitation agreement and relocation was signed between the Brazilian general, the minister of public works and transport and communi...
MINUSTAH Under Pressure in Haiti
The UN Peacekeeping Mission for the Stabilization of Haiti has provided security for the volatile Caribbean nation since 2004. But they have taken severe criticism, and have been accuse...
Deforestation raises the risk of flooding in Haiti
Deforestation has transformed Haiti's landscape leaving several cities highly vulnerable to flooding and mudslides. Two percent of Haiti's land is still forested, but charcoal...
Occupy Wall Street reaches day 21 - New York City
The Occupy Wall Street protest is growing into a mini-city in Manhattan's Zuccotti Park as the basic infrastructure for a long campaign is being systematically put in place. New Y...
Haiti Earthquake - Port Au Prince
On the 12th January an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Haiti killing thousands and leaving millions homeless. In the days that followed rescuers searched for surviv...
Inside DSEI, London's Arms Fair
The DSEI event in London was an event that threw up some interesting anomalies. Whilst there were protesters outside demonstrating against weapons many of the items being exhibited wer...