Thousands of Palestinians gathered, draped in green to celebrate the 24th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist movement Hamas in Gaza.

The Lipovans Russians settled in the Romanian Danube Delta perpetuate their language, their religion and their way of life to preserve their culture.

The group of hackers known as Anonymous manifesto against the ACTAdeals and the limitation of individual freedoms on the Internet.

Leprosy is probably the disease most oldest and most feared by humanity. 

Approximately 280,000 persons, mostly foreign workers have fled Libya since Feb. 21, mostly to the Tunisian border and Egyptian.

The Carnival of Venice is a traditional celebration dating back to the Middle Ages. It takes place twelve days before Mardi Gras.

India is a country with a culture that has built up over centuries by the union of different arts to live and many traditions.

The Ramblas offer mime artists, musicians and artists a place of choice. Some pay a subscription to the year for a specific location.

The Quichua de la Sierra and the Pachamama. The Indian communities of the Ecuadoran "sierra" are named Quichuas because of the language which joins them: the quichua.

The infantry Marine in charge of ship security and defense ratings in Russia. Created in 1705 by the first Russian emperor the regiment is considered an elite corps that includes more than 9500 men.

The Yi ethnic group, home language Tibeto-Burman, a population of 6.5 million people, located mainly in the provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou as well as in the autonomous region of Guangxi Zhuang China .

God the elephant-headed son of Goddess Parvati and the great lord Shiva is worshiped in India and in much of Asia.