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Russian designers present new collections at London Fashion Week
The Russian Fashion show was held at the Victoria & Albert museum as a part of the London Fashion Week with a variety of the latest designs being paraded down the catwalk.
Anti-violence demonstration in support of Valencia students - Girona
About 300 students from the University of Girona demonstrated in support of students from Valencia after a recent education cuts protest saw baton charges by riot police leaving several...
Topman presents his new collection at London Fashion Week
Topman presents his new Autumn/Winter 2013 at London Fashion Week at The Royal Opera House. Models walked on the catwalk in the latest fashions.
Small scale austerity demonstration in Athens
No more than 500 people from the public and private sector unions gather under rainy weather in the afternoon in Athens in front of the Greek Parliament to protest against the new auste...
Nigerians attend church on Ash Wednesday - Abuja
Christians receive ash made in the sign of a cross on their heads to mark the beginning of the lenten season at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Nigeria.
H2: The Jewish neighborhood inside Hebron
The Palestinian city of Hebron contains approximately 120,000 Palestinians. In H2, where more than 500 Jewish settlers live among 30,000 Palestinians. The Palestinian populations' ...
Mock bombing and security services response held in London Underground
Thousands of emergency service crews and actors have been staging a terrorist attack on an underground station in London. The operation was called Forward Response.
Met Police Commissioner admits same mistakes made as 7/7
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe admits same mistakes were made as the 7/7 bombings during today's security response drill, Operation Forward Defense, at the unu...
Train crash in Argentina leaves 49 killed and 600 injured
A train crash at the Once Station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has killed 49 people with at least 600 more injured.
Teresa May at the Operation Forward Defensive Drill
Teresa May, Home Secretary, met with fire officers, police men, ambulance crew and dog handlers at the Operation Forward Defensive Drill at the unused Aldwych Tube Station.
In pictures: The disputed West Bank city of Hebron
The Palestinian city of Hebron contains approximately 120,000 Palestinians. In H2, where more than 500 Jewish settlers live among 30,000 Palestinians. The Palestinian populations' ...
Train crash leaves 49 dead and 600 injured - Buenos Aires
Forty-nine people are killed and 600 injured after a train crashed this morning while pulling into Once Central Station, officials confirmed. A 7-year-old boy was among the first report...
Lisbon carnival lives on despite reform crisis
The streets of the capital, this weekend, show the best of the city with thousands of people expected to attend street parades in honour of Carnival despite government crisis reforms.
Carnival 2012 parade is underway in Sesimbra
Brazilian-style carnival parade is underway in Sesimbra. Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February.
Human powered railway carts may become obsolete in Jakarta
This transportation known by locals as 'lori', operates on the inactive railways, located just behind the central business Mangga Dua. The government's plan to reactivate...
John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City
New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport's passenger volume grew 2.5 percent in 2011 to 47.7 million. Overall passenger volumes increased last year at all four of...
Teresa May at the Operation Forward Defensive Drill
Teresa May, Home Secretary met with Fire Officers, Police Men, Ambulance Crew and dog handlers at the Operation Forward Defensive Drill at the disused Aldwych Tube Station.
Saakashvili praises Georgian reforms in Maastricht
Mikheil Saakashvili, president of Georgia, praises reforms in his country since he came to power in 2004. On a lecture for students of the Maastricht University he says, "Radical r...
Daily life in the Jabaliya Refugee Camp
Daily life of the palestinians people in the Jabaliya Refugee Camp in the northern Gaza Strip on 22nd February 2012.
The funeral of Nasruldeen Barhek in Alqameshli
The funeral of the martyr Nasruldeen Barhek in Alqameshli. He had been killed in Qamishli by Assad's militia.