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Wet Eid al-Adha prayers after a night of rain. The wet ground thinned the crowds but the faithful prayed on. Jogjakarta, Indonesia. 6th November 2011

Roads surrounding Buckingham Palace were closed today, reopening around 11:50am. A police woman declined to provide any more information other than a suspicious package was found at a t...

Cows being slaughtered during the Eid Ul Adha Celebration (Festival of Sacrifice). Selangor, Malaysia. 6th November 2011

Activists in London protest in solidarity with the Anti Tar Sands protests in the United States with a mini White House outside the U.S. Embassy in London, United Kingdom. 6th November ...

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall end their stay in South Africa with a service at St. Georges Cathedral in the presence of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Cape Town, So...

Muslims in Malaysia perform the Eid Ul Adha prayer during the annual celebration after the conclusion of the Hajj, Baling Kedah. 6th November 2011.

Libyans mark the first post-Gaddafi / post-war celebration of Eid Ul Adha in Martyr's Square. Tripoli, Libya. 6th November 2011

People return home with cattle to sacrifice during Eid Ul Adha, the second largest religious event for the Muslim community worldwide. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 6th November 2011

Peter Tatchell, Bruce Kent and the Green Party Leader and MP for Brighton Caroline Lucas address the St. Pauls's protest camp before a march to the Houses of Parliament. London, UK...

Anti-capitalist demonstrators marched from their camp outside St. Paul's Cathedral to Parliament. The protestors had a number of minor confrontations with the Police who blocked st...

An anti-capitalist campaign group from the St. Paul's campsite marched through London and protested outside the Houses of Parliament. Thwarting the Police blockades, they eventuall...

Milan Games Week, the official video games fair in Italy, takes place at Milano Congressi. The exhibition is organized by AESVI, Italian Association of Videogames Software Editors, and...

At least 4 arrests were made as police blocked access to Parliament following an Occupy London 'March on Parliament'. Arrests were made under the Serious Organised Crime and P...

National demonstration called 'Reconstruction in the name of the Italian people' organized by the Democratic Party to express public outrage against the Berlusconi's gove...

Occupy Finsbury Square, the sister location to the OccupyLSX encampment at St Pauls, entered its third week with support from ex-servicemen. London, United Kingdom. 5th November 2011

Syrian nationals protest opposite Downing Street against the continued rule of Bashar al-Assad. London, United Kingdom. 5th November 2011

Festival of Military History "Give Kiev!" commemorates the 68th anniversary of the liberation of Kiev. Over 900 participants attend the reenactment of the battle between the G...

A day of protest on Guy Fawkes Day as Jarrow youth walk 330 miles for work and Occupy London's march on Parliament. London, UK. 5th November 2011

People gather in Plymouth City Center at the Jigsaw gardens situated between The Money Centre and the Drakes Circus shopping mall for the start of Occupy Plymouth. Plymouth, United Stat...

Rangers supporters protest biased broadcasting by BBC at the BBC Scotland Office. Glasgow, Scotland. 5th September, 2011