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Broome grandmothers handcuffed before court appearance

Environment

Broome grandmothers handcuffed before court appearance

62-year-old Julie Wegulin and 65-year-old Ali Batten, both grandmothers from Broome, halted work on the proposed James Price Point gas hub by locking themselves to a vehicle on 18 May 2...
by Ingetje Tadros, on 19th of May 2012
May Day Occupy Protest in Downtown San Francisco

Politics

May Day Occupy Protest in Downtown San Francisco

A May Day protest and rally was held in downtown San Francisco by a diverse group, including members of the Occupy movement and various unions and labor groups. San Francisco, USA. 01/0...
by Nick Chapman, on 1st of May 2012
Truck plays pinball with Renault car on B5404 at Tamworth

Society

Truck plays pinball with Renault car on B5404 at Tamwor...

Emergency services attend road accident on the A5 at Fazeley, Tamworth. A small Renault Car glanced off a truck, and went through the hedge on the opposite side of the road. The police ...
by Chris Hills, on 27th of April 2012
The Young Cricketers of Dhaka

Sports

The Young Cricketers of Dhaka

Children and teenagers gather to play cricket at the Bashabo playground, in Dhaka. Cricket is an extremely popular sport in Bangladesh, with local heroes like Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqb...
by Tahasin Ahmed, on 28th of April 2012
Hostage situation in Tottenham Court Road

Society

Hostage situation in Tottenham Court Road

Hostage situation in Tottenham Court Road. Police sent a hostage negotiator to an office block in central London and evacuated the area around the building after a man threw computer eq...
by Matthew Aslett, on 27th of April 2012
Opposition blocks the lectern of the Parliament - Kiev

Politics

Opposition blocks the lectern of the Parliament - Kiev

MPs demand to summon General Prosecutor Viktor Pshonka on reports of Yulia Tymoshenko being beaten. Tymoshenko has been on hunger strike since 20 April 2012.
by Sergii Kharchenko, on 26th of April 2012
Islami Andolan wants Caretaker Government restored - Dhaka

Politics

Islami Andolan wants Caretaker Government restored - Dh...

Charmonai peer Sayed Md Rezaul Karim, also amir of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, asked the government to accept the ‘people’s demand’ for restoration of the caretaker government system to ...
by firoz ahmed, on 21st of April 2012
Protest against government disability cuts- London

Politics

Protest against government disability cuts- London

Disabled activists and supporters chained wheelchairs across the road at Trafalgar Square in protest against benefits cuts, unfair fitness assessments, loss of employment opportunities,...
by Peter Marshall, on 18th of April 2012
Inter-ethnic tensions rising in Macedonia

Politics

Inter-ethnic tensions rising in Macedonia

Ethnic Albanians make up a quarter of Macedonia's population of 2.1 million. Tensions with the Macedonian majority have simmered since a 2001 uprising by ethnic Albanian rebels.
by Vedat Xhymshiti, on 17th of April 2012
Slum dwellers cling onto homes to prevent demolition by developers

Our World

Slum dwellers cling onto homes to prevent demolition by...

The Phnom Penh Borei Keila community was, prior to 2003, a poverty dwelling for around 1800 households. Only a handful of residents have escaped eviction from the slum situated on prime...
by Stephen Ford, on 17th of April 2012
Last remaining squatters in the Borei Keila slum again avoid eviction

Our World

Last remaining squatters in the Borei Keila slum again ...

Police Officers and district officials failed to evict the final inhabitants living in the Borei Keila slum in Phnom Penh. Strong opposition from the tent dwellers on the derelict site ...
by Stephen Ford, on 16th of April 2012
Inauguration of the French Cultural Centre - Surabaya

Arts & Entertainment

Inauguration of the French Cultural Centre - Surabaya

French Ambassador to Indonesia, Bertrand de Hartingh inaugurated the use of the Institut Francais de Indonesie new name and new location in AJBS complexes, Ratna 14 street, 2nd floor, b...
by Robertus Pudyanto, on 15th of April 2012
Jean Luc Melenchon holds a rally on the beach of Marseille

Politics

Jean Luc Melenchon holds a rally on the beach of Marsei...

Jean Luc Melenchon, the presidential candidate of the "Front de Gauche" succeeded to conquer the beach of Marseille as well. 50,000 people came to listen to him in an expensiv...
by amit mendelsohn, on 14th of April 2012
A bomb kills an ethnic Albanian as tensions rise in northern Kosovo

Politics

A bomb kills an ethnic Albanian as tensions rise in nor...

An apparent bomb planted outside an apartment window killed an ethnic Albanian man and wounded two of his children on April 8, 2012 in the ethnically tense city of Mitrovica.
by Vedat Xhymshiti, on 9th of April 2012
Seven Crew Rescued as Freighter Runs Aground - Llanddulas

Environment

Seven Crew Rescued as Freighter Runs Aground - Llanddul...

Seven Polish crewmen were lifted to safety after their German vessel Carrier ran aground whilst loading gravel.
by Geoff Abbott, on 4th of April 2012
Banksy style rat found in an office block basement

Arts & Entertainment

Banksy style rat found in an office block basement

A Banksy style rat has been drawn on a wall next to some rat poison bait in an office block in central London.
by Craig Shepheard, on 29th of March 2012
Occupy London Movement - St Paul's Cathedral

Our World

Occupy London Movement - St Paul's Cathedral

The Occupy movement outside St Paul's Cathedral in central London is the British version of this global protest against anti-capitalism. Pictures from October - November 2011.
by will Hilton, on 26th of October 2011
IVAW San Francisco marks the 9th anniversary of the Iraq war

Politics

IVAW San Francisco marks the 9th anniversary of the Ira...

On the 9th Anniversary of the start of the Iraq War, Iraq Veterans Against the War and their supporters set up the Eyes Wide Open memorial to the 481 California soldiers killed in Iraq ...
by Steve Rhodes, on 19th of March 2012
The congressional cemetery - J. Edgar Hoover's final resting place

Our World

The congressional cemetery - J. Edgar Hoover's final re...

J. Edgar Hoover's final resting place is in the little known Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC, is not on any tourists map. The men and women buried here though helped make thi...
by Jerry Nelson, on 11th of March 2012
Mayor Visits Preparations for International Ice Festival – Jerusalem

Arts & Entertainment

Mayor Visits Preparations for International Ice Festiva...

Jerusalems Mayor Nir Barkat checks out preparations for Jerusalem’s first International Ice Festival set to open March 6th at the Old Train Site featuring Fairytale World, an ice bar, s...
by Nir Alon, on 28th of February 2012

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