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Rehearsals for Mexican Air Force celebrations - Mexico City

During a visit at the Military Air base No. 1 of the Mexican Air Force, pilots and ground personnel made their last practice rehearsal prior to...

by Enrique Perez Huerta in Mexico on 08/02/2012

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Syrians protest at the Chinese Embassy in Westminster - London

Syrians protest outside the Chinese Embassy in London as similar demonstrations take place in cities across the world. The protest is in reaction to...

by Mamusu Kamara in United Kingdom on 08/02/2012

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Destroyed houses in Rankous, a Damascus neighbourhood

President Assad's militias continue to bomb the town of Rankous using their full arsenal of attack to try to quell the revolution in Syria. 8th...

by Emma Suleiman in Syria on 08/02/2012

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08/02/2012 - Rehearsals for Mexican Air Force celebrations - Mexico City - Mexico - During a visit at the Military Air base...
08/02/2012 - Syrians protest at the Chinese Embassy in Westminster - London - United Kingdom - Syrians protest outside the Chinese...
08/02/2012 - Destroyed houses in Rankous, a Damascus neighbourhood - Syria - President Assad's militias...
07/02/2012 - King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery arrives at Woolwich barracks - United Kingdom - The King's Troop Royal Horse...
07/02/2012 - Human chain against war crimes trial by a 14-party alliance - Bangladesh - The 14-party ruling alliance formed a...
07/02/2012 - Assad continues his assault on Baba Amro - Homs - Syria - Reports that Assad militias used more...
06/02/2012 - Palestinians protest in front of Red Cross headquarters - Gaza City - Palestinian Territory - Palestinian women hold pictures and...
06/02/2012 - 41 Gun Royal Salute held in honor of Queen Elizabeth II - London - United Kingdom - A 41 Gun Salute is held in Hyde Park to...
05/02/2012 - Mexican army promotes coexistence between Soldiers and Civilians - Mexico - The Secretary of National Defense (...
04/02/2012 - Occupy Berlin protest at US Embassy against aggressive Iran policy - Germany - Occupy movement held a rally in front...

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Rehearsals for Mexican Air Force celebrations - Mexico City
During a visit at the Military Air base No. 1 of the Mexican Air Force, pilots and ground personnel made their last practice rehearsal prior to celebrations for 97th anniversary of the ...
Palestinians protest in front of Red Cross headquarters - Gaza City
Palestinian women hold pictures and posters of their imprisoned relatives during a protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails outside the Red Cross offi...
Mexican army promotes coexistence between Soldiers and Civilians
The Secretary of National Defense (SEDENA) made a public invitation to the public for civilians and soldiers to get to know each other better ahead of anniversary celebrations for the A...
Clashes on Mansour Street
Clashes near the Ministry of the Interior in Cairo continued, as protestors sought the resignation of the generals ruling the country, and accountability for the Port Said stadium disas...
Clashes on Mansour Street
Clashes on Mansour St, near Tahrir Square follow the deaths of more than 70 fans at a football match in Port Said. The clashes are close to the Interior Ministry, which has authority o...
Clashes between security forces and Egyptian demonstrators
Egyptian police fire tear gas as thousands of demonstrators outside the Interior Ministry protest the security forces' failure to prevent a soccer riot that killed more than 70 peo...
Britain's William Hague in landmark Mogadishu visit
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has called for renewed pressure against Islamist militants during the first visit to Somalia for 20 years. He also met with Somali President, Sha...
Indignant movement holds Metro Fare Protest - Madrid
Spain's indignants protested once again in an action termed 'Yo No Pago' (I do not pay) against increases in the price of metro tickets. The protests were characterized b...
Tuesday of Determination protests in Cairo
Thousands of Egyptian civilian protesters marched in the streets on a day they termed the 'Tuesday of Determination' demanding a quick transfer of power from the ruling Suprem...
Mexican army battles drugs by destroying marijuana plantation
During a terrestrial incursion by the Mexican army in the mountains of Sinaloa was discovered, secured and destroyed a plantation of marijuana as part of the actions in the fight agains...
The National Union of Police organise a protest march
A protest march outside the headquarters of the constituent assembly was organised by the National Union of Tunisian security forces, following the violent acts of agents of the police ...
War against drug trafficking in Mexico - Culiacan
As part of the war on drug trafficking and 'Operation Culiacan Navolato Guamuchil' the Mexican army mentioned that drug traffickers in Sinaloa and Durango are now producing mo...
Expatriate Egyptians protest on anniversary of revolution
As protesters crammed Tahrir Square, expat Egyptians abroad organised protests in many world cities in solidarity with Egypt's unfinished revolution. London, UK. 25th January 2012 ...
Family of 'Blind Sheikh' maintains vigil at US Embassy
For the past five months family members of Dr. Omar Abdel Rahman have maintained a sit-in at the U.S. Embassy calling for release of the 'Blind Sheikh'. Cairo, Egypt. 25th Jan...
India Celebrates 63rd Republic Day - Agartala
India celebrated its 63rd Republic Day as members of the security forces held a mass parade in the country's northeastern capital of Agartala. 26th January 2012
Anniversary of Egyptian revolution - Cairo
Thousands of Egyptians turned out to commemorate the first anniversary of their country's revolution and demand that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces hand over power to an e...
Egyptians Protest in London on Anniversary of Revolution
On the first anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, Egyptians in London protested outside their embassy in solidarity with their countrymen and against the ruling Supreme Council of th...
Egyptians hold January Revolution Anniversary Rally
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians protested in huge rallies against SCAF (the Supreme Council of Armed Forces) and celebrated the first anniversary of the January 25th 2011 Egyptian re...
The Egyptian Revolution continues one year later - Cairo
More than 100,000 Egyptians take to the streets to mark the one-year anniversary of the Egyptian uprising, which led to the departure of President Mubarak. Marches are organized across ...
Romanian austerity cuts protest at London embassy
Around 200 Romanian nationals protested outside their embassy in Kensington to demonstrate their anger and frustration at recent austerity cuts imposed on the Romanian people by the gov...