Orthodox Easter weekend from around the world

May 3, 2013

Orthodox Easter weekend from around the world

Robert Hamilton 3 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.

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May 1 Photo Brief: May Day protests around the globe, the patron saint of snakebites, body paint to ward of evil, an atomic movie, haystack as art

May 1, 2013

May 1 Photo Brief: May Day protests around the globe, the patron saint of snakebites, body paint to ward of evil, an atomic movie, haystack as art

Jerry Jackson 0 Comment Daily Brief China, England, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, protest, Russia

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May Day protests around the globe, the patron saint of snakebites, body paint to ward of evil, an atomic movie, haystack as art and more in today’s daily brief. |

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April 19 Photo Brief: Manhunt in Boston, Ramnavmi festival in India and gay rights in France

Apr 19, 2013

April 19 Photo Brief: Manhunt in Boston, Ramnavmi festival in India and gay rights in France

Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief Bahrain, bird flu, Boston, Boston Marathon, China, Egypt, fashion, France, gay marriage, Greece, Guatemala, Hinduism, India, lemur, London, Muslim Brotherhood, Ramnavmi festival, Rio de Janeiro, Wallace & Gromit

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Much of Boston is on lockdown, gay marriage vote sparks violence in France, Hindus prepare for the festival commemorating the birth Rama and more in today’s daily brief.

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April 4 Photo Brief: Catherine takes her best shot, a flying automobile and it heats up in Germany

Apr 4, 2013

April 4 Photo Brief: Catherine takes her best shot, a flying automobile and it heats up in Germany

Robert Hamilton 0 Comment Daily Brief Afghanistan, Athens, Australia, Bhaktapur, Boeing, Bogota, British Airways, Calgary Flames, Chechnya, China, Cologne, Colombia, Edmonton Oilers, flamingos, Germany, Grand National Metting, Greece, Grozny, Juba, Liverpool, NHL, Palestinian, protest, Shanghai, South Korea, Sudan, Sydney, Syria, tigers, Vienna, West Bank, zoo

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Catherine, Countess of Strathearn shoots some hoops, a 1989 flying Ford Fiesta returns to the roof of Cologne’s city museum, temperatures in Germany expect to take a turn to the warm side and more in today’s daily brief.

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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.

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Feb. 22 Photo Brief: Chingay Parade, Purim celebrations, Irish dancing competition and Hyderabad prayers

Feb 22, 2013

Feb. 22 Photo Brief: Chingay Parade, Purim celebrations, Irish dancing competition and Hyderabad prayers

Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief 21 And Over, All Scotland Irish Dance Championship, China, Chingay Parade, dancers, flooding, Germany, Greece, Hyderabad, India, Judaism, Lunar New Year, Madhav Narayan, North Korean, Nostalgic Ski Race, nuclear, pigs, Purim, Scotland, Singapore, skiing, snake, Sochi, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, terrorism, Winter Olympics

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Hyderabad twin bombing victims remembered, dancers compete in the 29th All Scotland Irish Dance Championship, the Jewish holiday of Purim is celebrated in Israel, the “Fire In Snow” Chingay Parade weaves through the streets of Singapore and more in today’s daily brief.

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Jan. 11 Photo Brief: A panda in Snow World, Golden Power acrobats, a wolf man in London and Kate Middelton’s natural painting

Jan 11, 2013

Jan. 11 Photo Brief: A panda in Snow World, Golden Power acrobats, a wolf man in London and Kate Middelton’s natural painting

Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief acrobatic, Australia, Belarus, Britain, butterflies, China, Chuy, Circus of Horrors, cricket, dust storm, Dutchess of Cambridge, Germany, Greece, Hungary, ice sculpture, India, Kate Middleton, kittens, marigolds, panda, priest, puppies, Russia, snake, Vladimir Putin, wolf man, zoo

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Kate and Will think her new official portrait is beautiful but critics disagree, the Circus of Horrors rehearses in London, the Harbin International Ice and Snow World festival draws a crowd in China, the Hungarian ‘Golden Power’ acrobats rehearse for the Grand Circus of Budapest and more in today’s daily brief.

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Jan. 8 Photo Brief: Betty White’s early birthday surprise, Alabama’s Nick Saban gets dunked and is Hugo Chavez dead?

Jan 8, 2013

Jan. 8 Photo Brief: Betty White’s early birthday surprise, Alabama’s Nick Saban gets dunked and is Hugo Chavez dead?

Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief Alabama, Anderson Cooper, Australia, Belarus, Betty White, China, Czech Republic, Disney, football, geese, Greece, homeless, Hugo Chavez, India, Islamabad, Lebanon, marmoset, Notre Dame, Orthodox Christmas, Pakistan, rhinoceros, Russia, shark, slum, snow, Ukraine, vaccination, Venezuela, Vladimir Franz

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Betty White gets a hunky 91st birthday surprise on Anderson Live, head coach Nick Saban is dunked with Gatorade following Alabama’s win over Notre Dame in the 2013 BCS Championship, speculation abounds about the health status of Venezuela’s cancer-stricken president and much more in today’s daily brief.

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Jan. 6 Photo Brief: Assad peace plan angers opponents, 14,833 drummers attempt record, Epiphany Day, inauguration preparations underway

Jan 6, 2013

Jan. 6 Photo Brief: Assad peace plan angers opponents, 14,833 drummers attempt record, Epiphany Day, inauguration preparations underway

Stokely Baksh 0 Comment Daily Brief Barack Obama, Bashar al-Assad, Bulgaria, China, Epiphany Day, Germany, Greece, Haiti, India, Pakistan, Ravens, Serbia, Syria

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Speech by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad angers opposition, 14,833 drummers attempt world record, Epiphany Day celebrations, inauguration preparations underway for President Barack Obama and more in today’s daily brief.

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