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More than 150 people claim a free public transport ride in Barcelona

More than 150 people are gathered in the underground of Barcelona before public transportation tickets rise in cost. People protest and enjoy a free...

by Pau Barrena in Spain on 01/02/2012

Environment

Puerto Prinsesa Underground River - Official New7Wonders of Nature

Bernard Weber, founder-president of New7Wonders announced that Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) is now officially one of the New7Wonders of...

by Sherbien Dacalanio in Philippines on 29/01/2012

Politics

The Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv

Jabotinsky was a revisionist Zionist who passionately advocated a Jewish state in an area both west and east of Jordan River. Jabotinsky's...

by Pixsmedia Images in Israel on 26/01/2012

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01/02/2012 - More than 150 people claim a free public transport ride in Barcelona - Spain - More than 150 people are gathered in...
29/01/2012 - Puerto Prinsesa Underground River - Official New7Wonders of Nature - Philippines - Bernard Weber, founder-president of...
26/01/2012 - The Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv - Israel - Jabotinsky was a revisionist Zionist...
17/01/2012 - Fifth day of protests against austerity cuts in Bucharest - Romania - The fifth day of protests in Bucharest...
08/01/2012 - London participates in No Pants Subway Ride - United Kingdom - London leg of the No Pants Subway Ride...
08/01/2012 - Successful “No Pants Subway Ride” in Madrid despite the hitches - Spain - The No Pants Subway Ride in Madrid was...
08/01/2012 - No Trousers Underground Ride Goes Overground - United Kingdom - A group of participants in the 3rd...
08/01/2012 - No Trousers Day Tube Ride - United Kingdom - Hundreds of people gathered in...
08/01/2012 - First No Pants Subway Ride in Warsaw - Poland - For the first time ever Warsaw...
08/01/2012 - No Trousers tube ride - London - United Kingdom - About 150 people divided into groups...

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The underground tunnels of the Western Wall - Jerusalem
The Western Wall tunnel is an underground tunnel exposing the Western Wall in its full length. The tunnel is adjacent to the Western Wall and is located under buildings of the Old City ...
Eggs cooked at air temperature -16 in Kiev
Kiev activists fry eggs on home heating ducts in the street. The air temperature was -16, with it taking 10 minutes to cook them. Kiev, Ukraine. 8th February 2012
German Minister Friedrich discusses Nazi Terrorism - Berlin
German Federal Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich and members of a Federal-State Commission discuss right-wing extremist terrorism. Berlin, Germany. 8th February 2012
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.
More than 150 people claim a free public transport ride in Barcelona
More than 150 people are gathered in the underground of Barcelona before public transportation tickets rise in cost. People protest and enjoy a free ride before the price hike. Spain. 1...
Puerto Prinsesa Underground River - Official New7Wonders of Nature
Bernard Weber, founder-president of New7Wonders announced that Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) is now officially one of the New7Wonders of Nature. Philippines. 29th January 201...
Elderly and disabled protestors close Oxford Circus
Diasabled protestors took to the streets supported by the protest group UK Uncut and brought traffic to a standstill at Oxford Circus. London, United Kingdom. 28th January 2012
The Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv
Jabotinsky was a revisionist Zionist who passionately advocated a Jewish state in an area both west and east of Jordan River. Jabotinsky's legacy is carried by Israel's Herut ...
Museum of the Underground Prisoners - Jerusalem
Museum of Underground Prisoners is a museum in Jerusalem, Israel, commemorating the activity of the Jewish underground - Haganah, Irgun and Lehi - during the period leading up the estab...
Fifth day of protests against austerity cuts in Bucharest
The fifth day of protests in Bucharest against austerity cuts and falling living standards in the country. Hungary. 17th January 2012
The Lehi museum in Tel Aviv
Lehi was the smallest and most radical of Mandatory Palestine's three Zionist paramilitary groups and was described as a terrorist organization by the British authorities. Israel. ...
First No Pants Subway Ride in Warsaw
For the first time ever Warsaw participated in Annual No Pants Subway Ride. Participants rode between Wilanowska and Ratusz-Arsenal metro stations. This global event was started by Impr...
'No Trousers Day' 2012 on the London Underground
Passengers on the London Underground take part in 'No Trousers Day'. This is the third annual event, which sees the world commuters commute with no trousers. UK. 8th January ...
No Trousers Underground Ride Goes Overground
A group of participants in the 3rd annual London No Trousers Tube Ride took an impromptu walk through the capital's West End followed by possibly the first ever no-trousers bus rid...
Successful “No Pants Subway Ride” in Madrid despite the hitches
The No Pants Subway Ride in Madrid was scheduled to start from Chamartin station but after a control by the police and the presence of security guards the organizers decided to start th...
No Trousers tube ride - London
About 150 people divided into groups and stripped to their underwear, as part of an annual event held in several cities worldwide. The No Pants Subway Ride is a global event started by ...
London participates in No Pants Subway Ride
London leg of the No Pants Subway Ride on the Bakerloo line, on the London tube network. The No Pants Subway Ride is a global event started by Improv Everywhere in New York in 2002. Lon...
No Trousers Day Tube Ride
Hundreds of people gathered in Trafalgar Square to join in the "No Trousers Day Tube Ride". The No Pants Subway Ride is a global event started by Improv Everywhere in New York...
'Coronation Street' actress Pattie Clare on the Underground - London
'Coronation Street' actress Pattie Clare, also known as character Mary Taylor, was seen on the Underground at Euston Station. She works in Manchester but lives in London. 5th ...
The Hagana museum in Tel Aviv
Haganah was a Jewish paramilitary underground organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces....