Finally Lamin and his family were evicted from the flat where they lived, which now becomes the property of Bankia. The home accumulated a debt over which the bank lent them at first. S...
Masked dancers, wearing bells and carrying torches, dance around bonfires to bring luck and drive away evil spirits during Kukeri, or Survakari, pagan rituals performed in villages betw...
The Jubilee Debt Campaign held a Halloween-themed protest outside Vince Cable's ministry in Westminster against 'Dictator Debt' which they describe as the skeleton in the...
HSBC has announced it is to release a further £350 million to mortgage borrowers in the UK with a deposit of 15% or less and at least £250 million will be reserved for first time buyers...
The Narayan Jatra (festival) of Haadi Gaun is a unique event in the capital involving three circular bamboo structures, above which an idol of the Lord Narayan in placed, and then rotat...
Pavarana Purnima is a Buddhist ritual celebrated on the full moon of the eleventh lunar month. One of the rituals is to light hot air balloons. Dhaka, Bangladesh.11th October 2011
The Buddhist community in Bangladesh celebrates Prabarana Purnima through different religious rituals including sending up balloons up in the air as a symbol of lighting up the sky. 11t...
Buckingham Palace has seen record numbers of visitors during the 2011 State Rooms Summer Opening. The Palace Gardens with a lake and cafe are really hot with tourists as London bakes ...
The recently named World sporting Heritage for Argentina, Lionel Messi, plays 70 minutes in a benefit friendly soccer match for children with terminal illnesses in Mexico City, Mexico. ...
People seen here celebrating Easter in Belarus. Easter marks the end of Lent, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance, and is the central feast of the Christian liturgical ye...
To commemorate Good Friday, the community of the parish of Our Lady of Coromoto staged a vivid representation of the stations of the cross, portraying Jesus Christ from the time he was ...
Heavy rains put a major damper on this year's Semana Santa celebrations in Seville. Holy Week in Christianity is the last week of Lent and the week before Easter.
Catholic devotees carrying palms march during a Pam Sunday procession in Kidapawan City in the southern Philippines, signaling the start of the season of Lent.
Madrasa students take part in a protest against the proposed National Women Development Policy. The policy seeks to give ‘equal status’ to women in Bangladesh that is an Islamic republi...
Maslenitsa is one of the most celebrated events of the year and marks the start of Lent in the Orthodox tradition. For the celebration, pancakes are made and a straw effigy burnt to sym...
People here celebrated Maslenitsa or Pancake week in a traditional Russian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to the pagan times. St. Petersburg, Russia. 06/03/2011
Thousands of people packed Trafalgar Square in London to celebrate the Russian festival of Maslenitsa, which marks the coming of spring and the beginning of Lent. London, UK. 06/03/2011
50 thousand people marched through Dublin today in protest at the government's austerity programme.
Protest leaders said it was the first of many demonstrations over plans to rai...
Fresh from his latest fight boxer Sugar Shane Mosley came to support Diamond's Love Foundation for underpriviledged kids. This was a family affair with 3 generations of Mosley'...
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