Orthodox Easter weekend from around the world

May 3, 2013

Orthodox Easter weekend from around the world

Robert Hamilton 2 Comments Nation, The Baltimore Sun Bulgaria, Easter, Ethopia, Greece, Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, Orthodox Easter, Serbia, Sofia, Ukraine

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Eastern Orthodox countries celebrate their foremost religious celebration, Easter, this weekend. In Romania, for Maudry Thursday incense is burned in front of graves of relatives. In Jerusalem, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Metropolitan Theophilos washes feet at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. In Bulgaria, candles are lit in a traditional Good Friday mass at Alexander Nevski cathedral. And in Greece, the faithful pay their respect in front of a figure of a crucified Jesus Christ at Penteli monastery north of Athens.

May 2 Photo Brief: Bikini shopping in Stockholm, Drug gangs in Brazil and it’s a dog’s life in Germany

May 2, 2013

May 2 Photo Brief: Bikini shopping in Stockholm, Drug gangs in Brazil and it’s a dog’s life in Germany

Robert Hamilton 0 Comment Daily Brief, The Baltimore Sun Baghdad, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bucharest, China, Didier Burkhalter, England, Ethiopian, European lobster, Florentijn HofmaFlorentijn Hofman, gangs, Germany, Holocaust Museum, Holy Sepulchre, Holy Thursday, Hong Kong, Jerusalem, Kiev, law students, London, London Zoo, lowland gorilla, Olympics, protest, Qingdao, Rana Plaza, Romania, Salvador, Siberia, South Korea, Spain, Stockholm, Sweden, Ukraine

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Bikini shopping in Stockholm, Brazilian special forces train to control drug gangs as violence soars, European lobster farming in Germany, a doggy gets a lift in a doggy bag and more in today’s daily brief.

March 28 Photo Brief: Pope Francis leads Chrismal mass, a supersized bottle of Czech wine and a cute baby elephant

Mar 28, 2013

March 28 Photo Brief: Pope Francis leads Chrismal mass, a supersized bottle of Czech wine and a cute baby elephant

Robert Hamilton 0 Comment Daily Brief brown bears, Budapest, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, elephant, fashion, France, Google, Greece, guinness, India, Israel, Japan, Jerusalem, Korea, Kurds, Oxford, pension, Pope, protest, Queen Elizabeth II, Sevilla, Spain, Stealth bomber, Washington DC

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Pope Francis leads the Chrismal mass at the Vatican, the Czech Republic unveils their supersized bottle of wine, a baby Asiatic elephant shows of his cuteness and more in today’s daily brief.

Jan. 25 Photo Brief: Murray beats Federer, a hair from Prophet Mohammad’s beard, Egyptians violently mark revolution two years ago

Jan 25, 2013

Jan. 25 Photo Brief: Murray beats Federer, a hair from Prophet Mohammad’s beard, Egyptians violently mark revolution two years ago

Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief abortion, Brazil, coal mine, Egypt, Eid-e-Milad, France, Germany, Holocaust, homosexual propaganda, Hosni Mubarak, Jerusalem, Kashmir, lesbian, Lucha Libre, Mexico, Mohamed Morsi, painting, Prophet Mohammad, Roe v. Wade, Russia, Spain, Students Day, Syria, Velazquez, Washington DC, whale

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Andy Murray defeats Roger Federer at the Australian Open tennis tournament, protesters mark the second anniversary of the January 25th revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak, Kashmiri Muslims celebrate Eid-e-Mila, or the Prophet Mohammad’s birthday, by observing a relic believed to be a hair from the Prophet’s beard and more in today’s daily brief.

Jan. 10 Photo Brief: Whales trapped under Canadian ice, dog sled races in Poland and orthodox snowman in Israel

Jan 10, 2013

Jan. 10 Photo Brief: Whales trapped under Canadian ice, dog sled races in Poland and orthodox snowman in Israel

Robert Hamilton 0 Comment Daily Brief Amman, Argentina, artist, Border Rush Race, Canary Wharf, Dakar, frigate, Hugo Chavez, Javier Perez, Jerusalem, Killer Whales, Kurdistan, lions, London, Mebourne, Quebec, Sri Lanka, Venezuela, Western Wall

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Killer whales trapped under Canadian ice, Border Rush dog races along the Czech-Poland border, a Jewish boy makes an orthodox snowman next to the Western Wall in Jerusalem and and more in today’s daily brief.

Dec. 16 Photo Brief: Angel memorial for victims in Connecticut, Corinthians celebrate victory over UEFA Champion Chelsea, Tungurahua volcano awakens

Dec 16, 2012

Dec. 16 Photo Brief: Angel memorial for victims in Connecticut, Corinthians celebrate victory over UEFA Champion Chelsea, Tungurahua volcano awakens

Stokely Baksh 0 Comment Daily Brief Brazil, Chelsea, Colour Run, Connecticut, Corinthians, Cyprus, deep brain stimulation, FIS World Cup, France, Jerusalem, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, soccer, Somalia, Spain, Tungurahua volcano, Typhoon Bopha, Yukhovichi

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Angel memorial for victims in Connecticut, Corinthians celebrate victory over UEFA Champion Chelsea, Tungurahua volcano awakens in Ecuador and more in today’s daily brief.

July 16 Photo Brief: A misfire by French president, Hindu devotees and Canary Island wildfire

Jul 16, 2012

July 16 Photo Brief: A misfire by French president, Hindu devotees and Canary Island wildfire

Robert Hamilton 0 Comment Daily Brief Adeje, Athens, Beijing, Beruit, Canary Island, car bomb, fisherman, France, Germany, Greece, gymnastics, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Jerusalem, Kashmir, model, Nepal, Paris, President Francois Hollande, protest, Qinghai, Shimon Peres, Somolia, Spain, Tibetan, wildfire

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The french president attempts archery, a cave formed from a airplane in China, protests heat up in Spain and more in today’s daily brief.