The opposition holds a mass rally to protest election results. The Election Committee is alleged to have cheated and committed fraud during the recent election.
Police were called to a bank robbery in the early hours of thursday may 23rd. The perpetrators gained access to the back of the bank and then broke into the cash machine at the Birkdale branch in Santander. Forensic's were still at the scene at 5pm.
The 5th annual graffiti abatement summit was held at Montgomery Park in Portland with speeches by Portland Police Bureau graffiti investigators Matt Miller and Anthony Zanetti. Members of local business and the community attended.
Artists as felons protested outside the 5th annual graffiti abatement summit in Portland to create a visual spectacle against the criminalisation of aerosol art in public spaces and to call on the police to re-examine heavy handed policies.
Officers arrived at the scene of an 'artists as felons' protest against the criminalisation of public art. They were on scene over an alleged report of a break in at a nearby food cart, shortly after Pat Bell interrupted the summit indoors.
The Italian, Danilo Di Luca, 37, of Vini Fantini-Selle Italia team, failed an out-of-competition test before the race. He has already served a ban for testing positive for the blood-boosting drug Cera.
The 5th Annual Vivid Sydney kicked off at 6pm today by lighting the sails of Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. Vivid Sydney takes over the city after dark from 24 May - 10 June 2013.
The President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Evo Morales, attended the high concentration of social movements at Plaza Villarroel, which demonstrated the support to back it up for reelection.
Maria van der Hoeven from IEA in the press conference in Ministry of Economics and Technology in Berlin says "further action is needed in Germany's energy transition is to maintain a balance between sustainability, affordability and competitiveness".
Graduation ceremony at the Feinberg Graduate School, the educational arm of The Weizmann Institute, founded in 1958 and charted as a higher education institute in the State of New York and accredited by the Israel Council for Higher Education.
Five Euro notes has been circulating in Ireland since the 2nd May but are still new and unpopular to its residents. The banknote has been designed by the Austrian designer Robert Kalina.
On the occasion of tourism day of Madhya Pradesh tourism department organized kite competition & rowing boat race in upper lake Bhopal on Friday 24th May 2013.
Dee Why and Long Reef beaches were closed, and rescue helicopters called in after it was reported that a shark attacked a surfboard. Danny Sheather was in the water when he felt a hard bump allegedly leaving a large gash on the bottom of his board.
The New South Wales Government body Road and Maritime Services is currently rolling out new alphanumeric road names that the RMS claims will make navigating easier. This is the first time in 30 years that the road signs in NSW have been reviewed.
After one month, family members of lost loved ones remain crowded around the site where Rana Plaza used to stand. Loved ones of missing and dead victims as well as survivors gather to offer flowers on the barbed wire erected around the scene.
Femen activists’ party at the Lavoir Moderne Parisien! This was the first donation party for Femen activists supporters welcoming around 300 supporters at the Femen center.
For the fifth night in a row there were riots with fires and vandalism at several places around Stockholm. Several Swedish cities have been subjected to vandalism and fires during the early hours of Friday.
Bollywood star Raj Babbar, his wife and his son Arya Babbar paid obeisance at Golden Temple on the release day of Arya's movie 'Jatts in Golmaal'. Raj Babbar is also expected to fight for Member of Parliament seat from Amritsar.
A Buddhist monk set himself on fire outside the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, protesting over the slaughter of cattle, police said. The monk was admitted to the Kandy Hospital with critical burn injuries.
Workers and policemen are preparing for the visit of China's Premier Li Keqiang in Switzerland's capital Bern by blocking the access to the Swiss federal parliament building with fences and barbed wire.
Bakarwal is a nomadic tribe based in Pir Panjal range of mountains. For 6 months of winter season these nomadic people migrate to warmer areas when the temperature in higher reaches of some areas in Kashmir falls below zero degrees.
London based worldwide renowed sculptor Anish Kapoor opens his exhibition in Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. Anish Kaapo´s exhibition with about 70 works will provide a survey of the abstract poetic work from 1988 to present.
Metropolitan Police search a flat in Greenwich, SE London, where one of the murder suspects of the killing of an Armed Forces man apparently lived. Two men with alleged Islamic connections remain in hospital after police shot them shortly after.
Counter-terrorism officers and police forensics continue to search and remove items from a Greenwich flat in London. Neighbours confirmed that it was the flat of one of the attackers seen in the original Woolwich attack video.
Extreme-right groups, including "Hommen" protested against gay marriage and demanded the demission of President Hollande for his support of gay marriage, at the Sorbonne University. "Printemps français".
The Australian Defence League held a rally in Martin Place Sydney before marching the short distance to Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bob Carr’s offices. They were protesting about the murder of soldier Lee Rigby and other Muslim issues.
Lemnian secondary school teachers federation OLME organised an anti-violence and informative student activist protest event on Alexis Grigoropoulos shooting to raise awareness and question the facts at local society grounds. December 20, 2008.
A large number people, who were clearly moved by the tragedy, placed floral tributes and messages d at the location where drummer Lee Rigby was murdered.
Malaysia hosts its 13th General Election on 5th May 2013. The election saw BN retains its power although it had the worst result ever under the leadership of Datuk Seri najib.
Wesak Day marks the birth, enlightenment and passing of Gautama Buddha. Buddhists all over the country celebrate this day with religious offerings and rituals which are usually held at Buddhist temples. Be awed by the grand processions that take plac
The Gumball 3000 luxury car race, which takes place this year for the fifteenth time, took place on the 23rd May 2013. The race went all over the Czech Republic, including Silesia and Moravia.
Commonly called "Buddha's birthday," Vesak Day is a time for Buddhists worldwide to come together and celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha.
Every year in Calgary at Coca Cola Covert Concert, stars for Coke stage at Stampede are being announced. This year one of the stars is Down With Webster, Canadian rap rock band. The rock Flames Central venue.
Spectators were stunned and sadden when they heard the jury in the Jody Arias murder could not reach a verdict in the penalty phase of the trial. Arias, 32, was convicted of the brutal 2008 murder of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander.
Salt with more than 900 heritage buildings is the most historic town of Jordan. For years Salt's tourism potential was forgotten by residents and visitors. In 2009 Salt Heritage Trail has been launched, the first hotel has been opened in March 2013.
Manila is the gates of hell. That’s how American author Dan Brown described the capital of the Philippines in his latest novel, "Inferno." Manila officials expressed disappoint over Brown's descriptions. One official even sent a letter to Brown.
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