Demotix Snapshot Photo Blog
16/05/2012
A fire which broke out in slums in the Shyamoli area in Dhaka has affected around 150 homes, many were destroyed and 10 people were injured in the fire, the fire brigade said.
12/05/2012
The "Motherland" and "Front of Changes" parties provide a forum for opposition forces to declare a common program of action for the elections to the Verkhovna Rada.
13/05/2012
Levante UD, the team with the lowest budget of the Liga BBVA, has finally achieved its goal of participating in the Europe League; the first time in the club's history that they have qualified in a European competition.
13/05/2012
The HSBC World Series comes to a close at Twickenham Stadium London as New Zealand are crowned the overall champions in the tournament. The gathered 167 points in the 2011/12 of the rugby sevens season to secure the all important win.
12/05/2012
Around twelve Occupy protesters were arrested for public order offences in the shadow of the Bank of England. City of London police snatch squads entered the group targeting some activists following a day of protests over corporate greed.
12/05/2012
After marching from St Pauls to various financial institutions in the city hundreds of people close to the Bank of England on an international day of action. Police arrest some of the protestors in a long operation lasting a few hours.
12/05/2012
Occupy London on M12 day of Global Action started with a teach out at St Pauls; supporters of Occupy and Occupy London rally then march down Ludgate Hill to the Royal Excahnge.
12/05/2012
On the anniversary of the indignados protesting in southern Europe Occupy London took to the streets of London to 'Meet the 1%'. The protest settled at the Bank of England. Later a "snatch squad" of City of London police was employed to make arrests.
06/05/2012
Supporters of President Nicolas Sarkozy attend an election day event for France's presidential elections in the House of the Mutualité. Sarkozy would go on to lose the election to Francoise Hollande.
12/05/2012
Protesters hold a rally in support of Nabeel Rajab, a human rights activist and President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, who was arrested by Bahraini police after returning from a trip to Beirut.
