"Several thousand people gathered Tuesday evening to celebrate the new law opening marriage and adoption to homosexual couples for a festive and free concert in Paris".
Police attended an incident at HMP Kirklevington Grange in Yarm. One male was detained although details regarding the nature of the incident were still unclear.
Authorities announced a state declaration for the protected natural area in Cerro Viejo-Chupinaya-Los Sabines that sees 23,176 hectares of forest protected by law. Jalisco ranks seventh nationally in natural protected areas.
The RHS Chelsea Flower show celebrates 100 years. The show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London.
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.
Desmond Tutu, the former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and 1984 Nobel Peace prize winner, has been awarded the 2013 Templeton Prize for his life-long work in advancing spiritual principles such as love and forgiveness.
A rock band made up of young Tunisians musicians, played Guitars, piano and percussion instruments on the Avenue Habib Bourguiba under the applause of bystanders.
A Blue plaque was unveiled for Stephen Lawrence at the Stephen Lawrence Centre. Stephen was stabbed to death by a racist gang of five at a bus stop in south-east London in 1993.
Opening of the Bolivian Filmfestival at the Freie Museum in Berlin with the ambassador of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Germany, Elizabeth Salguero Carrillo. The movies will represent the diversity of the Andean state.
From May 16 on a hundred students have occupied the Rector of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Students are asked to not take the 3,500 students who could not pay the tuition fee rise imposed.
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.
The International Book Fair of Torino is the largest fair for books in Italy. Joining a commercial and a cultural festival and hosting writers and personalities, the fair has recorded a growing success with more than 300,000 visitors every year.
The International Book Fair of Torino is the largest fair for books in Italy. Joining a commercial and a cultural festival and hosting writers and personalities, the fair has recorded a growing success with more than 300,000 visitors every year.
Former Spice Girl Gerri Halliwell outside the Piccadilly Theatre in Denman Street, Soho after watching a performance of Spice Girls musical 'Viva Forever'.
A young man pedestrian drowned himself to the tracks at the path of a train line San Martín near the level crossing at Honduras street in Palermo neighbourhood. Train service was interrupted for two hours during rush hour before.
Protest in front of Leinster House under the slogan "Our forests are not for sale" to try to raise awareness about the negative effects in nature that Fracking would suppose.
The Woodland League organised the 'Our Forests are not for sale' rally outside Dail Eireann (Irish Parliament), to protest against the planned selling off of harvesting rights of Coillte owned forests by the Irish Government.
During the commemoration of Defence of President Venustiano Carranza in 1920, Academy cadets of Cavalry from Heroico Colegio Militar re-enact this incident in the presence of Mexico´s President Enrique Peña Nieto.
Tea Party and FairTax groups gathered at the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, GA to express their disapproval of the way the IRS delayed the processing of applications submitted by various conservative groups for non-profit status.
Stacey Nesbitt the Canadian motorbike racer competed in the Asia Dream Cup 2012 as a wild card rider. The Asia Dream Cup is sponsored by Honda, being a single make championship with all riders using the Honda CBR500R.
A building in Mooca, a district of São Paulo city, burned up in flames. Smoke, flames and the smell of burned rubber were the major concern for the São Paulo fire department. 17 people were evicted from their homes following the tragedy.
The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is a world famous festival held before Lent every year and considered the biggest carnival in the world with two million people per day on the streets.
Demonstration of young Bangladeshis in front of Montecitorio forprotest against the raids of immigrant minors Bengali carried out by the municipal police of Rome, in the centers for smaller foreigners because they are considered older.
World ranked 29th Thailand women’s national team beat host Bangladesh 9-0 in their first match of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
Around 200 supporters of Christian Concern, a fundamentalist Christian organisation, sung, preached, waved, prayed and spoke in tongues at Parliament against the government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. Two young women opposed them.
900 pieces, including a Bronze Age ax and spearhead, hundreds of medieval coins, went on display in Dublin following a tip-off from the British Museum to the National Museum of Ireland, ahead of being stored for research.
A Palestinian man stands on the rubble of his house after it was demolished by Israeli bulldozers in the neighborhood of al-Tur in Israeli-occupied east Jerusalem.
An Israeli bulldozer, working under police protection, demolishes a Palestinian house in the neighborhood of Jabal Mukabbir in Israeli-occupied east Jerusalem.
Philippine women's national football team wins their first match against Iran women’s national team in the AFC women's Asian Cup qualifiers group B match at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.
The match between the Palestinian (Full Dress Red) team and Chinese Taipei (Full Dress Blue) in the AFC Asian Women's Cup 2014 qualification at A-Ram Stadium north of Jerusalem, 21 May 2013. Chinese Taipei won 6-0.
An Israeli bulldozer, being operated under police protection, is used to demolish a Palestinian house in the neighborhood of Jabal Mukabbir in Israeli-occupied east Jerusalem.
Garments workers are protesting in front of M & M Shirts ltd. They want to increasing their attendance wage per month. Workers are standing outside of the factory for all the day. Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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