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Religious Extremists Target The Holy Cross - Jerusalem

In an intensifying wave of religious intolerance, two cars belonging to members of the Monastery of the Cross were vandalized overnight. Car tires...

by Nir Alon in Israel on 07/02/2012

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Wang Kang festival Commences

The Wang Kang festival, also known as the King Barge festival by many, a religious Hokkien event, which involves a barge procession that is later...

by Nur Hisham Ang in Malaysia on 06/02/2012

Arts & Entertainment

Clowns gather for Joseph Grimaldi service

The annual service in which clowns, dressed in full costume, gather to honour the king of the clowns, Joseph Grimaldi took place at The Holy Trinity...

by Nelson Pereira in United Kingdom on 05/02/2012

BREAKING NEWS

07/02/2012 - Religious Extremists Target The Holy Cross - Jerusalem - Israel - In an intensifying wave of religious...
06/02/2012 - Wang Kang festival Commences - Malaysia - The Wang Kang festival, also known as...
05/02/2012 - Clowns gather for Joseph Grimaldi service - United Kingdom - The annual service in which clowns,...
28/01/2012 - On Vasant Panchami Saraswati Puja rings in Spring - Bangladesh - Heralding the season of Spring,...
28/01/2012 - Tsuhsih Temple pigs of God festival - Sanxia - Taiwan - On the 6th day of the Chinese lunar...
27/01/2012 - The birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad celebrated in Hyderabad - Pakistan - Seminary students hold green flags...
26/01/2012 - Bedouin Market Day - Beersheba - Israel - Every Thursday, Bedouins and others...
25/01/2012 - Orthodox Christians pray in Mariinsky Park - Kiev - Ukraine - Orthodox Christians can frequently be...
23/01/2012 - Last Portrait: Painting for Posterity Opens at Yad Vashem – Jerusalem - Israel - Exhibition, “Last Portrait: Painting...
21/01/2012 - Thousand Buddhist monks in 365 kms walk to purify the land - Thailand - Thailand - Over 1,000 Buddhist monks joined in a...

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Getty Images Gallery's EAST Exhibition preview
Westfield Stratford City is host to the Getty Images Gallery's EAST Exhibition preview. The pop-up gallery on The Street is devoted to Getty Images' archival collections of L...
Symposium for Bishops and Religious Superiors on Sexual Abuse
A meeting on child abuse brought together representatives of national bishops' conferences and the leaders of 33 religious orders as well as abuse victim Marie Collins, a leading v...
Graffiti left by extremists on the walls of 'Peace Now'  - Jerusalem
Religious Jewish extremists allegedly left graffiti on the walls of 'Peace Now,' reading 'There is no left-wing = The absence of terrorist attacks." Israel. 9th Febr...
Demo at Ofer Prison Junction in support on Khader Adnan - Ramallah
Approximately 30 people gather in front of Ofer Prison Junction in support of Khader Adnan, a Palestinian activist, on hunger strike since mid-December in Israeli jails. Palestinian Ter...
ETPB Chairman, Syed Asif Hashmi addresses a ceremony in Peshawar
Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Chairman, Syed Asif Hashmi addresses a ceremony arranged by Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (PSGPC). Pakistan. 9th February 2012
Hundreds attend the funeral for murdered Zhou and Joy - Rome
Harrowing scenes at the funeral of Zhou and Joy, the Chinese merchant and his daughter were killed a month ago during a robbery in Rome. The funeral was at a Buddhist ceremony in Rome, ...
Nawam Perahara - Sri Lanka Annual Buddhist Procession
Hundreds of traditional dancers, drummers, decorated elephants and Buddhist monks took part in the procession that was held on the full moon. 7th February 2012
Annual Thaipusam festival celebrated - Kuala Lumpur
The Hindu festival of Thaipusam, which commemorates the day when Goddess Pavarthi gave her son Lord Muruga an invincible lance with which he destroyed evil demons, was celebrated by som...
Attack on CNG pump station in Charsadda
Unknown assailants believed to be linked with Alamzeb Umarzai who was gunned down two years ago, attacked a CNG pump station allegedly belonging to the MP Shakil Bashir. Pakistan. 8th F...
Orthodox Jewish children visit the Wester Wall - Jerusalem
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded ...
Tibetan protest outside the Chinese Embassy - London
After an ethnic Tibetan has set himself on fire in southwestern China in protest against Chinese rule, an exiled rights group said, Tibetans protest in front of the Chinese Embassy. UK....
In Pictures: The religious sites of Israel and Palestinian Territory
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world. Al-Aqsa Mosque also known as al-Aqsa, is the third holiest site in Sunni Islam...
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...
African immigrants in Israel
Since 2006, Israel has seen a steep rise in the number of migrants arriving from Africa, in particular from Eritrea, Sudan and Ivory Coast. It is estimated over 20,000 entered illegally...
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...
Thaipusam Festival celebrated at Batu Caves - Malaysia
Hindu devotees celebrated Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur as thousands of Hindus, who comprise over eight percent of the population, participated in the annual thanks...
Thaipusam Celebration in Penang
The Hindu festival of Thaipusam, celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon day in the Tamil calendar, took place in honour of the deity Lord Murugan. Georgetown, Malaysi...
Trafalgar Square wardens flex potential photography by-law - London
In an example of the enforcement of potential by-laws governing Trafalgar Square, a group of friends making a birthday film for themselves were ordered to stop filming and told to leave...
Hard stone worker women in the village of Moramo
For some people, breaking stones for rubble is a mans work. However, the opinion seemed indisputable in the presence of a number of women breaking stones in the village of South Konawe,...
Thaipusam Celebration in Penang - Malaysia
Reports of a million people turned up in Penang as the procession starts on the morning before Thaipusam. 6th February 2012