A group of temporary workers, gathered under the name "Platform for the basic income and rights", has occupied the headquarters of 'INPS (National Institute of Social Security), to claim an income and new social welfare.
FBI shoot dead a potential friend of Boston bombing suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Chechen man Ibragim Todashev was reportedly interviewed by FBI for three hours prior to his death, near Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla.
Robert Irvine attended the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago where he signed his new book "Impossible to easy" and demonstrated the preparation of several dishes.
Bikram Yoga is a system of yoga that Bikram Choudhury synthesized from traditional hatha yoga techniques and popularized in the early 1970s. Bikram Yoga is ideally practiced in a room heated to 105°F (≈ 40.6°C) with a humidity of 40%.
The Bluth Banana Stand hits Los Angeles at the Grove as part of the Netflix's Arrested Development World Tour. After a long hiatus Arrested Development will debut new episodes exclusively on Netflix.
The 61st Bergen international festival opening ceremony was held at festplassen in central Bergen hosting guests like Trude Drevland Mayor of Bergen, Jens Stoltenberg Prime minister of Norway, Hadia Tajik Norways cultural minister and former preside.
Tate Britain presents the new chronological layout of the world’s greatest collection of British art, allowing visitors to experience the national collection of British art in a continuous chronological display from the 1500s to the present day.
The Eu Council leaders discussed tax evasion and energy during an EU Council one day meeting held in Brussels. European leaders discussed how to prevent the tax evasion by multinational companies and rich executives.
The Braga Romana Festival, Portuguese for Roman Braga, starts with a ceremony and a parade of thousands of Roman like citizens, musicians, soldiers, gladiators, slaves, senators and the Emperor.
Thailand women’s national team practice at the Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Krira Chokra Club Ground in Dhaka for their next match against the Philippines in the AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifying round.
College girls cover their faces with cloth & wearing sunglass to get some respite from the heat when they going to their home as the mercury rise 45ºc on a hot & humid day at Bolpur in Birbhum district.
German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schäuble and Portuguese Finance Minister, Vitor Gaspar meet to discuss the German support to the SMEs in Portugal. The two ministers were assembled before with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Supporters and families fill the small streets of Newtown, CT to support the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting. On December 14, 2012, a gunman killed twenty children and six adult staff members at the school before killing himself.
An Italian business is taken down from the dome of St. Peter after two days of protest. The man staged the demonstration against against the misapplication of Bolkestein law to the Italian seaside sector.
The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, closed for five days by border Egyptian security officers angered at a kidnapping, was reopened early. Two of the captives had worked at the crossing.
Don Andrea Gallo (Genoa, 18 July 1928) is an Italian presbyter, founder and leader of the community of San Benedetto al Porto of Genoa. He often call himself "priest of sidewalk", referring to his activity of help to poor and needy people.
The economic crisis in Portugal becomes more and more visible in the streets where many closed down shops with rolled down shutters are to be seen. More and more people lose their jobs and remain unemployed and elderly have their pensions reduced.
As many as 10,000 people marched through the streets carrying banners and placards demanding that the government provide free public education on a day when Chile's President Sebastian Pinera's gave his final state of the nation speech.
A local schoolgirl desperate to help fellow victims of the tornado in Moore, received an overwhelming load of donations from other local well wishers in the area. She plans to distribute the aid in the coming days.
Kerala Forest department in association with Indian Railway department has come up with celebrate bio - diversity fortnight from 22 May 2013 to 05 June 2013.
Meeting of heads of state, former heads of state, and the Asia-Pacific leaders discussed 21 agreements including peace and economic development in the Asia Pacific region.
This small city, settled on the river Seine bank, is considered as the French main-city of inland water transport. Lot of barges stop there while sailing down to Le Havre, or up to Paris. Other barges, definitely moored at the pier, are used as home.
Palestinians wait to travel over the Rafah crossing point with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip. The Rafah border crossing point between the Gaza Strip and Egypt was closed due to a kidnapping of police, which have since been released.
Violent incidents took place in Valparaiso after protesters clashed with police during an attempt to reach Chile's Congress. Two motorcycles were set on fire and a number of police officers and at least four soldiers suffered minor injuries.
Copacabana is a bairro (Neighbourhood) located in the Zona Sul (Southern zone) of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is known for its 4 km balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the world.
The 7th traditional Strongman Night took place in Kranj this Sunday. After being a part of Teden Mladih festival for the past six years, it became a standalone event and expanded its program. MMA fights joined in and a concert ended the show.
Estonian police have pulled over 15 cars and detained seven drivers taking part in Gumball 3000, an internationally followed road trip featuring celebrities and exotic cars. Estonian Court will have decided the destiny of those Gumballers on May 22.
"Emerging from the Crisis: Transformation of Companies in Europe" presented by the University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business in Prague, Czech Republic. Jane Gilson, COO Microsoft DE; Hannu Kasim ABB and Josef Kotrba, Deloitte.
A rock band made up of young Tunisians musicians, played Guitars, piano and percussion instruments on the Avenue Habib Bourguiba in Tunis under the applause of bystanders.
Last year, Jean-François Carenco, Region Prefect based in Lyon, a town where four Romas died this week, gave identity cards to about 100 Romas. At the moment, he is trying to avoid a backlash from the extreme-right wing.
Luxury silk industry made the reputation of Lyon, but the know-how and the right gestures are now mainly in old workmen’s hands and the tradition runs the risk of ending with them. At Velours Blaffo, a worker makes precise hand adjustments on a loom.
Beppe Grillo, founder of Italy's anti-establishment Five Star movement delivered a speech in Brescia for the election of the mayor and gave his support for the local candidate Laura Gamba.
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