Politics
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The 6th Panhellenic 2013 cyclists pressure group bicycle protest, organised by podilates. Gr, started its cycle ride at 12:00 in various cities of Greece. Northern Aegean, Lemnos island cyclists gathering.
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The Save Shaker Campaign completed its nine days of vigil at Parliament in solidarity with the Guantanamo hunger strikers, now on the 104th day of their protest, and demanded urgent Government action to bring Shaker Aamer back home to London.
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by rajput yasir
Recovered NATO vehicles with trailers stand at Hattri police station at National Highway. Police claim that trailer drivers and mechanics are trying to steal parts.
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At a plenary meeting, Zoo workers organized in a trade union voted for a strike in May. It would be the first strike in the 169 years of history of the Zoo in Berlin. As today, normal operation of the Zoo continues.
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Taxi drivers from Berlin protest for higher salaries in front of the Brandenburg Gate. The main demand is a wage floor of 8,50 Euro per hour, while according to sources current salaries are about 5 Euros, or even less.
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by Abid Bhat
Strike called to mark anniversaries of two slain leaders Molvi Mohammad Farooq, who was assassinated on 21 May 1990 and Abdul Gani Lone killed on the same day in 2002 hit normal life in Indian Kashmir.
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by Majdi Fathi
Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja attends a ceremony where he was honoured at Palestine University in Gaza City.
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Palestinian police assess the graduation ceremony of the military in Gaza City.
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Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again for four days, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travellers, witnesses said, while checks are made.
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The fourth anniversary of the most painful event to afflict the Tamil people in living memory. 18th May 2009 marked the peak of several weeks of indiscriminate violence that left tens of thousands of Tamil civilians dead.
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by Saso Domijan
Slovenian president Borut Pahor greets Hungarian president Janos Ader with military honour guard on an official visit in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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by Majdi Fathi
Palestinian members of Hamas national security forces march during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City.
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President of Hungary Janos Ader visits president of Slovenia Borut Pahor. The reception was held at Kongresni and after the reception they went together to the president palace.
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Labourers use a hydraulic drill as they work on foundations of a new complex (L) of Jerusalem's Old City with the Dome of the Rock mosque and Al Aqsa mosque compound in the background.































































