A big red shoe, the Vatican’s elite Swiss Guard, Earthquake in Thailand, Israeli Independence Day | May 6
A big red shoe, the Vatican’s elite Swiss Guard, Earthquake in Thailand, Israeli Independence Day and more in today’s daily brief.
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Israeli Memorial Day, laughing senior citizens, cheese rolling competition | May 5
Israel commemorates its fallen soldiers on Memorial Day, a group of Indians attempt to break a world record of the largest gathering of laughing senior citizens, teams of four in England race by rolling wooden “cheese,” and more in today’s daily brief.
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Filipinos continue to protest Obama, new Star Wars cast, World Team Table Tennis Championships | April 29
Filipinos continue to protest Obama’s new defense agreement with the Philippines, the cast for ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ is announced, Tokyo hosts the World Team Table Tennis Championships, and more in today’s daily brief.
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Indian elections, Merkel in Greece, protests over annexation | April 10
India’s elections are underway, Angela Merkel is conducting a visit to a paired-down Greece, and sovereignty questions are disrupting lifestyles at borders from Rafah to Rubizhne. Those are some of the stories in Friday’s daily photo brief.
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Demolition in Glasgow, Brussels pouts, a look back | April 4
Protests in Belgium, an imploding Scottish apartment building and a remembrance of Rwandan genocide are among the contents of Friday’s daily photo brief.
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Twin polar bear cubs, million dollar dogs, activists take over Taiwan’s parliament, an Easter apple tree | March 19
Twin polar bear cubs, million dollar dogs, activists take over Taiwan’s parliament, an Easter apple tree and more in today’s daily brief.
Vigil for Malaysia Airlines passengers, Oscar Pistorius’ trial, protesting Israeli government | March 10
A vigil for missing Malaysia Airlines passengers is held in Kuala Lumpur, thousands of Orthodox Jews gather in Manhattan to protest against the current effort by the Israeli government to pass a law to draft religious Jews into its army, the trial of Oscar Pistorius and more in today’s daily brief.
Feb 27 Daily Brief: Paris fashion, Shivaratri festival, Costa Concordia’s captain returns, Ukraine and Venezuela seek calm
Paris fashion, Shivaratri festival, Costa Concordia’s captain returns, Ukraine and Venezuela seek calm and more in today’s daily brief.
Feb. 19 Daily Brief: Baby race in Amsterdam, Blustery day at the Vatican, Ultra-orthodox Jewish wedding, midwives strike, Beirut bombing
Baby race in Amsterdam, Blustery day at the Vatican, Ultra-orthodox Jewish wedding, midwives strike, Beirut bombing and more in today’s daily brief.
Ariel Sharon, former Israeli Prime Minister, lies in state
One day after former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died at age 85, his body lay in state outside the parliament in Jerusalem. Thousands of Israelis reportedly showed up to pay their last respects to the statesmen, who will be buried Monday.