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.
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.
Hundreds of fans turned out to watch an open British and Irish Lions squad training session at Carton House ahead of their British and Irish Lions Tour 2013.
Coach Graham Rowntree answered questions from the media 10 days ahead of their first match. Only 22 of the 37-man squad are on board, for the moment, with players from Leinster, Ulster, Northampton and Leicester set to join.
The national football champions FC Porto shared a press conference with champions of both the handball and roller hockey teams at meeting with the media at the Pavilion Dragon Box.
A match took place between the Palestinian team and Chinese Taipei in an AFC Asian Women's Cup 2014 qualification game at A-Ram Stadium north of Jerusalem. The Chinese Taipei won the match 6-0.
Several dozen students demonstrated before the Supreme Court building in Brno on arrival of the Czech President Milos Zeman. They were demonstrating against the decision not to appoint historian Martin C. Putna as college professor.
Jabbawockeez, an international hip-hop dance crew known for their exceptional dance routine, performed at Glorietta, Ayala, Makati. Hundreds of fans flocked the mall's activity center and welcomed the popular group with loud cheers.
Several thousand people gathered in Paris to celebrate a new law that opens up marriage and adoption for homosexual couples at a festive and free concert in the capital.
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.
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.
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