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Animal Rights activists protest the mass murder of stray animals

Animal activists, human rights activists, pet owners and several dogs picketed the Cabinet of Ministers in protest of the government's killing...

by James S. Southers in Ukraine on 25/01/2012

Environment

Egrets gather to eat from Rubbish Dump

A flock of egrets seen gathered around a rubbish dump looking for food at one of the waste landfill sites in Lhokseumawe, some 300 kilometres north...

by mosista pambudi in Indonesia on 29/11/2011

Environment

'Frack Off!' Environmentalists stage flash mob protest - London

Environmentalists staged a flash mob protest against the contraversial drilling technique known as Fracking. The Protest took place outside the...

by Pete Maclaine in United Kingdom on 02/11/2011

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25/01/2012 - Animal Rights activists protest the mass murder of stray animals - Ukraine - Animal activists, human rights...
02/11/2011 - 'Frack Off!' Environmentalists stage flash mob protest - London - United Kingdom - Environmentalists staged a flash mob...
02/03/2011 - Shivaratri Festival Celebrated in Karachi - Pakistan - The minority Hindu community celebrated...
19/01/2011 - Pig Protest at the Chancellor's Office in Berlin - Germany - As a symbol of peasant agriculture and...
18/01/2011 - Political action against agricultural factories - Germany - Demonstrators protest against...
21/10/2010 - Protesters target HLS investors - United Kingdom - Protesters hit up investors in...
01/10/2010 - Two women die in Putney suicide pact - United Kingdom - Two women committed suicide in Putney,...
27/07/2010 - Boycott Umpqua Bank - United States - A banner drop was made today opposite...
02/12/2009 - Bhopal - 25 Years of Shame - United Kingdom - The Bhopal Medical Appeal held a...

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Animal Rights activists protest the mass murder of stray animals
Animal activists, human rights activists, pet owners and several dogs picketed the Cabinet of Ministers in protest of the government's killing of stray animals in preparation for E...
Mohammed Nasiri found hung after eating rat poison in Rome
The body of Mohammed Nasiri was discovered in a shed used by airsoft players. The body was hanging from a rope attached to a hook. Nasiri was allegedly connected to two murders of Chine...
 Amy Winehouse look-a-like Amy Margarida grows in popularity
Amy Winehouse look-a-like Amy Margarida (aka Cynthia Richter from Brazil), made an appearance at Floridita. She met with friends and family of Amy Winehouse and watched Mitch Winehouse ...
Bhopal Survivor calls on London Olympics to drop Dow Sponsorship
With 200 days to the Olympics, Farah Edwards, a survivor of the Bhopal Disaster, asked Lord Coe and Boris Johnson to taste Bhopal drinking water, bottled as B’eauPal mineral water, and ...
Barry Gardiner MP calls for an end to Dow sponsorship of the Olympics
Barry Gardiner MP and Labour Friends of India held a protest in Trafalgar Square to urge The London Organising Committee of the Olympic to drop the Dow sponsorship. United Kingdom. 9th ...
Fasting Swami forces Government to end mining on India’s sacred river
Swami Shivanand, the founder of Matri Sadan Ashram near Haridwar, ended his hunger strike after 11 days when the government agreed to stop mining on the Ganges river, pending an environ...
Egrets gather to eat from Rubbish Dump
A flock of egrets seen gathered around a rubbish dump looking for food at one of the waste landfill sites in Lhokseumawe, some 300 kilometres north east of the city of Banda Aceh. Indon...
Tannery pollution in Hazaribagh - Dhaka
Tannery workers in Dhaka, have been suffering from severe skin diseases, allergy and chest pain due to high volumes of pollution, with medication making no difference. On the site they ...
Romanian Parliament votes to euthanize stray dogs
Romanian lawmakers passed a bill allowing local authorities to euthanize stray dogs, although previous attempts to control the street dog population through euthanasia proved ineffectiv...
 Food items on display for Goa Day
Goans are connoisseurs fine food. They take delight not only in what they eat but also in how they cook it. The local cuisine is known for its exotic seafood and meat preparations. Doh...
Sabine Lisicki reaches semi-finals after defeating Hantuchova
Sabine Lisicki was the last to reach the semi-finals after defeating Hantuchova 7-5 6-2. Bali, Indonesia. 4th November 2011
'Frack Off!' Environmentalists stage flash mob protest - London
Environmentalists staged a flash mob protest against the contraversial drilling technique known as Fracking. The Protest took place outside the Copthorne Tara hotel were energy companie...
Qat is the daily bread of people in Yemen
Qat occupies an important space in the lives of Yemeni people of all ages. Shabwa, Yemen. 29th October, 2011
The Auschwitz complex
The Auschwitz complex was divided into three camps. The estimated number of deaths: 2.1 to 2.5 million killed in gas chambers, of whom about 2 million were Jews, the rest were Poles, Gy...
The Underwater Realm of Mauritius
Magic and wonderful insights into the underwater world of Mauritius island. Port Louis. 2009-2011
National Anti-Vivisection Alliance March in London
Supporters of the National Anti-Vivisection Alliance visited the statue of the Brown Dog, commemorating the campaign against vivisection in 1900s, then marched to Downing St calling for...
Ethnic Composition Through Orchestra
The presence of the music group Orchestra Sa’ Unine of Jogyakarta in Surabaya is part of learning the introduction of ethnic compositions in Indonesia. Surabaya. 23rd September 2011
E-waste - Leftovers of an irresponsible technological advance
Electronic waste corresponds to the major large-scale residue production, with the fastest-growing rate in the category. Agbogbloshie has become the world’s newest electronic dumping gr...
Peter Robinson - DCI Banks detective author at book signing
Peter Robinson, author of the DCI Banks detective series, at a book signing in the Waterstones store in St. Albans. The next three DCI Banks TV adaptations are going to air on ITV1. Un...
Pakistanis commemorate the anniversary of  Imam Ali's death
During Ramadan people remember Imam Ali, the son-in-law of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. Shi’it Muslims gathers in mosques and homes to remember the day. Karachi. 22nd August 2011