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Year of the Dragon celebrations are held in Trafalgar Square

Year of the Dragon festivities are held throughout the day on the 10th anniversary of Chinese New Year celebrations to be held at one of the main...

by Graham Lawrence in United Kingdom on 29/01/2012

Sports

Chorley beats Nantwich Town 1-0 after week of turmoil

Chorley overcame Jimmy Quinn's Nantwich Town with a smart volley by striker Steve Foster. After a week of turmoil, in which it was revealed...

by FOOTYPIXSPORTS Colin Shorrock in United Kingdom on 10/12/2011

Arts & Entertainment

Bridport Christmas Festival

The Bridport Christmas Festival is an annual event in West Dorset, which includes live music, fairground rides, market stalls and late closing times...

by Stephen Banks in United Kingdom on 07/12/2011

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29/01/2012 - Year of the Dragon celebrations are held in Trafalgar Square - United Kingdom - Year of the Dragon festivities are held...
10/12/2011 - Chorley beats Nantwich Town 1-0 after week of turmoil - United Kingdom - Chorley overcame Jimmy Quinn's...
07/12/2011 - Bridport Christmas Festival - United Kingdom - The Bridport Christmas Festival is an...
06/11/2011 - San Antonio Palopo: The birthplace of ancient traditions - Guatemala - Nestled on the shores of Lake Atitlan,...
06/11/2011 - Santa Catarina Palopo: The smallest municipality in Guatemala - Guatemala - Santa Catarina Palopó is a municipality...
11/09/2011 - Pasban hold a protest for missing son of Dr. Aafia - Pakistan - Pasban Pakistan held a protest at...
21/08/2011 - Otomi Indian cultural Festival - Actopan - Mexico - A cultural festival was held to promote...
05/08/2011 - Fans pay tribute outside Amy Winehouse's house- London - United Kingdom - Thirteen days after her death, Amy...
06/06/2011 - Daily life in Morocco - Morocco - Daily life in Morocco. A view of some...
25/05/2011 - The aftermath of the volcanic eruption in Grimsvotn - Iceland - Iceland - The aftermath of the volcanic eruption...

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Il Divo performing in South Africa - Cape Town
Internationally acclaimed operatic pop group Il Divo have included South Africa in their 4th World Tour schedule spanning 6 continents. In Cape Town they performed at the Grand West...
China financed Thika super-highway almost complete - Kenya
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Destroyed houses in Rankous, a Damascus neighbourhood
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Heavy Snow in Ain Drahem
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150,000 public sector workers protest in Madrid
More than 150.000 people gather in Madrid for a marching protest against the budget cuts that the regional government established for public services. Spain. 7th February 2012
Palestinians hold a sit-in protest at the Red Cross - Ramallah
Families of Palestinian prisoners, held in Israeli jails, hold their relatives pictures during a protest in front of the International Committee of the Red Cross offices in the West Ban...
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Wang Kang Festival or The King Barge Festival - Kuala Lumpur
Taoist Devotees held a "Wang Kang" procession through Malacca Town, south of Kuala Lumpur. The procession is held around town to collect lost souls, for them to rest in peace ...
Spring Festival Taiwan 2012 - Argentina
The Spring Festival or Chinese New Year celebration in China town by Taiwanese residents in Argentina. Buenos Aires. 5th February 2012.
Views of Mexico's archaeological zone of Tula
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Reclaiming Tabor City with prayer
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Mass funeral for civilians killed during Khalydiah bombing
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The Daraa daily freedom rally draws hundreds in Syria
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The town of Thala, forgotten, battered, now ignored
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Orthodox Christmas Mass lead by Archbishop Torkom Manoogian.
For the Armenian Christmas in the Holy Land, the Patriarch in Jerusalem, priests, and a marching band, will make a procession from the Old City of Jerusalem to Bethlehem. Israel. 18th ...
Armenian Christmas Mass preparations in the Cathedral of Nativity.
Services take place throughout the night including a midnight service at the Grotto of the Nativity. Jerusalem, Israel. 18th January 2011
Orthodox Armenian midnight Christmas mass in Grotto of the Nativity
Midnight Christmas mass in the Grotto of the Nativity lead by Archbishop Torkom Manoogian in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Israel. 18th January 2011.
People receive agricultural produce offered for free - Thessaloniki
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Madhav Narayan Festival celebrations
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Street dancers highlight the second Sigay Festival - Binmaley
Local high school and elementary students participate in a dance competition that is part of the two-week long Sigay Festival, which celebrates the Pangasinan region's fishing and ...