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Isabel Coixet at the Madrid premier of her documentary Marea Blanca

Isabel Coixet and Coronita Save The Beach premiered the documentary directed by Coixet, Marea Blanca (White Tide), as a homage to the volunteers who...

by Lawrence JC Baron in Spain on 16/05/2012

Politics

Citizens peacefully protest outside MEGA TV - Athens

Citizens protest outside the offices of the MEGA TV station, a major station in Greece known for being governmentaly driven in displaying propaganda...

by Stathis Kalligeris in Greece on 16/05/2012

Our World

Organisation holds 'No More Traffik' protest against human slavery

To highlight worldwide human slave trafficking, members from the organisation 'No More Traffik' held a silent protest outside Belfast City...

by Sean Harkin in United Kingdom on 16/05/2012

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16/05/2012 - Isabel Coixet at the Madrid premier of her documentary Marea Blanca - Spain - Isabel Coixet and Coronita Save The...

16/05/2012 - Citizens peacefully protest outside MEGA TV - Athens - Greece - Citizens protest outside the offices of...

16/05/2012 - Organisation holds 'No More Traffik' protest against human slavery - United Kingdom - To highlight worldwide human slave...

16/05/2012 - Residents of Kensal Rise protest as council removes books - United Kingdom - Protesters barricade the doors of...

16/05/2012 - Andrew Lansley heckled at NICE Conference in Birmingham - United Kingdom - At the end of his keynote address to...

16/05/2012 - Labour workers start harvesting in Dhaka - Bangladesh - A group of migrant labour workers walk...

16/05/2012 - Fire breaks out in Agargaon slum in Dhaka - Bangladesh - A fire which broke out in slums in the...

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Isabel Coixet at the Madrid premier of her documentary Marea Blanca

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Isabel Coixet at the Madrid premier of her documentary ...

Isabel Coixet and Coronita Save The Beach premiered the documentary directed by Coixet, Marea Blanca (White Tide), as a homage to the volunteers who helped clean up the oil spill in Gal...

by Lawrence JC Baron, on 16th of May 2012

Massive crowd says final farewell to Carlos Fuentes - Mexico City

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Mexico

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Massive crowd says final farewell to Carlos Fuentes - M...

The casket with the remains of author Carlos Fuentes was placed in the Bellas Artes Palace in Mexico City where members of the political and intellectual community of Mexico as well sev...

by Oscar Ocelotl Aguirre, on 16th of May 2012

Falconers on the Asiago Plateau - Veneto

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Falconers on the Asiago Plateau - Veneto

Falconers fly their falcons in the Asiago Plateau for the delight the audience. A falcon is any species of raptor in the genus Falco.

by Ferdinando Piezzi, on 12th of May 2012

Arab Media Forum II underway in Palestine - Ramallah

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Ramallah

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Arab Media Forum II underway in Palestine - Ramallah

The second Arab Media Forum in Palestine is underway and the opening of the first forum for Arabs photographers takes place in the presence of President Mahmoud Abbas, President of the ...

by Mahmoud illean, on 16th of May 2012

Citizens peacefully protest outside MEGA TV - Athens

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Greece

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Athens

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Citizens peacefully protest outside MEGA TV - Athens

Citizens protest outside the offices of the MEGA TV station, a major station in Greece known for being governmentaly driven in displaying propaganda. A MEGA TV representative came to ta...

by Stathis Kalligeris, on 16th of May 2012

Organisation holds 'No More Traffik' protest against human slavery

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Belfast

Our World

Organisation holds 'No More Traffik' protest against hu...

To highlight worldwide human slave trafficking, members from the organisation 'No More Traffik' held a silent protest outside Belfast City Hall. Each member of the group wore ...

by Sean Harkin, on 16th of May 2012

Andrew Lansley heckled at NICE Conference in Birmingham

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Birmingham

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Andrew Lansley heckled at NICE Conference in Birmingham

At the end of his keynote address to delegates at the NICE conference in Birmingham, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley was heckled by an audience member about the NHS Risk Register and pr...

by H Delle, on 16th of May 2012

Man drowns in Humber River misadventure - Toronto

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Toronto

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Man drowns in Humber River misadventure - Toronto

In what Toronto Police are describing as a death by misadventure, a man was found in the Humber River near The Humber Marshes Park north of The Queensway and Parklawn Road. The man was ...

by Victor Biro, on 15th of May 2012

Police and members of the Population Welfare Development clash

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Lahore

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Police and members of the Population Welfare Developmen...

Clashes Between Police and the Population Welfare Development over cuts to workforce, pensions and to demand better working conditions.

by Sultan Dogar, on 16th of May 2012

Gallerie Apex launches ‘Fashion Street’ at Banani 11

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Dhaka

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Gallerie Apex launches ‘Fashion Street’ at Banani 11...

The exclusive retail outlet was inaugurated by Mr. Syed Manzur Elahi, Chairman, Apex Adelchi Footwear Limited, in the presence of distinguished members of the board and senior executive...

by Bayazid Akter, on 16th of May 2012

15-M anniversary demonstrations continue

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Barcelona

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15-M anniversary demonstrations continue

The outraged in Barcelona meet again for a third day to protest over cuts, austerity and evictions, with different actions in different parts of the city.

by Mario Roldan, on 15th of May 2012

Fire breaks out in Agargaon slum in Dhaka

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Dhaka

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Fire breaks out in Agargaon slum in Dhaka

A fire which broke out in slums in the Shyamoli area in Dhaka has affected around 150 homes, many were destroyed and 10 people were injured in the fire, the fire brigade said.

by Bayazid Akter, on 16th of May 2012

Labour workers start harvesting in Dhaka

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Dhaka

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Labour workers start harvesting in Dhaka

A group of migrant labour workers walk on the footpath in front of the Secretariat to go home to Manikganj after harvesting season.

by firoz ahmed, on 16th of May 2012

Residents of Kensal Rise protest as council removes books

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London

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Residents of Kensal Rise protest as council removes boo...

Protesters barricade the doors of Kensal Rise Library in a bid to stop the council clearing the shelves of books, looking to close the library permanently.

by Rowan Williams, on 16th of May 2012

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Italy

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Rome

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Nakba commemoration in Rome

The 64th anniversary of the Palestinian "catastrophe". During the 1948 Palestine War. An estimated 700,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled or fled, and hundreds of Palesti...

by Cristina Mastrandrea, on 15th of May 2012

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United Kingdom

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London

Politics

Residents of Kensal Rise protest as council removes boo...

Protesters barricade the doors of Kensal Rise Library in a bid to stop the council clearing the shelves of books, looking to close the library permanently.

by Rowan Williams, on 16th of May 2012

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India

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Kolkata

Society

Empowerment behind the burqa - Kolkata

Muslim women live with many social restrictions that may seem conservative to most modern people. Twin sisters fought against the social restrictions and became role models in their loc...

by arindam Mukherjee, on 5th of August 2010

Trial against right wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik - Week 5

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Oslo

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Trial against right wing extremist Anders Behring Breiv...

The trial against terrorist Anders Behring Breivik on the last day of the fifth week in Oslo court house. Anders is responsible for the killing of 77 people on 22 July 2011.

by Alexander Widding, on 16th of May 2012