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Knesset Celebrates 63 Years in an Open House Event - Jerusalem

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...

by Nir Alon in Israel on 08/02/2012

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Carrion flower blooms in home garden

Residents look at a carrion flower (Amorphophallus titanum) at a house garden in Solo, in Central Java province. The flower attracted attention...

by rudianto a in Indonesia on 09/10/2011

Our World

Provincial Plowing Match in New Brunswick

The art and skill of competitive plowing are on display with the New Brunswick Provincial Plowing Match using tractors with conventional and/or...

by Jamie Roach in Canada on 16/09/2011

BREAKING NEWS

08/02/2012 - Knesset Celebrates 63 Years in an Open House Event - Jerusalem - Israel - Thousands of Israelis visit the Knesset...
09/10/2011 - Carrion flower blooms in home garden - Indonesia - Residents look at a carrion flower (...
16/09/2011 - Provincial Plowing Match in New Brunswick - Canada - The art and skill of competitive...
16/05/2011 - No end to nuclear power in Bulgaria - Kozloduy - Bulgaria - Despite safety concerns in the West,...
16/04/2011 - Lions Club dedicates Sensory Garden at Santee Lakes - United States - The Rancho Santee Lions Club dedicated...
04/02/2011 - Stubborn Blaze in West End Neighbourhood - Toronto - Canada - Toronto Fire were called Friday evening...
22/01/2011 - Tu Bishvat in Israel - Israel - Tu Bishvat is a Jewish holiday...
04/12/2010 - Activists replant a garden destroyed for Cafeteria Expansion - Greece - Yesterday a public garden in Korai...
30/11/2010 - MAHA 2010 Agriculture Show, Malaysia - Malaysia - The MAHA 2010 show is pertinently...
25/09/2010 - Portland protests palm oil power plant - United Kingdom - Organised by the Campaign Against...

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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...
Knesset Celebrates 63 Years in an Open House Event - Jerusalem
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...
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...
Palestinians and activists plant olive seeds on confiscated land
Palestinian demonstrators along with Israeli and foreign activists plant olive seedlings in the area, which Israeli forces confiscated for the construction of a national park. Jerusalem...
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...
Russian eco-activists protest against nuclear pollution
Russian eco-activists in Novosibirsk protest against plans by the Russian government to move 22.000 tonnes of nuclear waste from central Russia to the Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia. Nov...
BPDB-NTPC sign deal without fixing electricity tariff - Dhaka
Bangladesh Power Development Board has signed a joint venture deal with National Thermal Power Company of India to set up a coal-based power plant at Rampal without settling the power t...
Urban garden supporters plant lettuce on BBVA bank doorstep - Valencia
Benimaclet neighbors have protested at BBVA headquarters in defense of urban gardens, planting a small garden with lettuce on the doorstep of the bank, claiming the bank is on a parcel ...
Palestinians plant trees and pray in Issawiya - Jerusalem
Palestinians hold Friday prayers and plant olive seedlings in Issawiya. Currently, Issawiya is being zoned for the construction of an Israeli national park. Israel. 27th Janurary 2012
Continued occupation of the Waste Transfer Station in Thessaloniki
The indefinite occupation of the area where operations are performed on the construction of the Waste Transfer Station in the Efkarpia, continue by residents and institutions of Western...
President Obama Meets with Public - Chandler
US President Barack Obama visited a $5.2 billion fabrication plant, set to open in 2013, which will produce microchips for servers and personal computers. Afterwards, the President made...
Barack Obama's Phoenix trip brings out supporters and detractors
Two groups stood outside the Chandler Intel plant hoping the US President would see their signs. One group bitterly opposed Barack Obama and the other strongly supported him. The presid...
President Obama on the Campaign Trail in Arizona - Chandler
US President Barack Obama visited a US$5.2 billion fabrication plant, set to open in 2013 that will produce microchips for servers and personal computers. Obama wished to highlight indu...
Eco-Friendly Boardwalk Set to Open on Youghal’s Blue Flag Beaches
Youghal’s reputation as ‘Ireland’s Finest Coastal Resort’ will be significantly enhanced with the completion of the first phase of the long-anticipated 2000mm-wide mobility-disabled acc...
Design Hotel Silken Puerta America - Madrid
The Hotel Silken Puerta America in Madrid, a five-star hotel built between 2003 and 2005, was conceived as a collective project of 18 international architects and designers of internati...
Colin Duffy holds press conference 24 hours after release from prison
Colin Duffy holds a press conference 24 hours after being acquitted of the murders of two soldiers in Antrim, 2009. Belfast, Ireland. 21st January 2012
Protesters march to be free of nuclear power
More than 2,000 protesters march through Yokohama’s port side area calling for an end to nuclear energy in the wake of the nuclear disaster following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and ensu...
The Eggplant is honoured in Villasis for the Talong Festival
"Talong" (eggplant) takes center stage in the northern part of Luzon, holds its seventh Talong Festival coinciding with the town fiesta. Pangasinan, Philippines. 20th January ...
Funeral for two Palestinians in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip
Palestinian mourners and relatives react during the funeral of Mohammed Abu Odeh and Ahmad Al Zaanin in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. 18th January 2012
Pernik: The EU's Most Polluted City
The lignite-fired 'Republika' thermal power plant near the city of Pernik in western Bulgaria is considered the largest emitter of sulfur oxides in the EU, making Pernik one o...