• Occupy London encampment outside St. Paul's Cathedral cleared

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    A protester meditates in front of a statue of Buddha as bailiffs dismantle the frame of his tent behind him during the eviction of the encampment outside St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Feb.28, 2012. Bailiffs, backed by riot police, evicted British anti-capitalism activists from a protest camp outside the cathedral in London in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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    Leaflets are left on the ground as protesters are removed by the police from the encampment in front of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Feb. 28.

    There was no violence as the camp was cleared of protesters who've been camped out there since October. Full story.

    Police in London evicted protesters from an Occupy encampment at St. Paul's Cathedral. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.

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  • Little voices fill St. Paul's Cathedral for Christmas

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    Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral practice in the choir stalls at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on Monday, Dec. 12. The 30 choristers and eight probationers join twelve adult singers comprising the Vicars Choral to form the Cathedral Choir.

    By Jonathan Woods, msnbc.com

    Cities across the world are decking the halls for the holidays. From New York to Paris to Berlin, see how folks are showcasing their festive seasonal displays in our slideshow.

  • Protests force London's St. Paul's Cathedral to close

    AP reports:

    LONDON — London's landmark St Paul's Cathedral closed its doors on Friday because of hazards posed by hundreds of protesters encamped in front of it in a demonstration inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement.

      Dean Graeme Knowles, a senior cleric, wrote an open letter to protesters asking them to leave the square peacefully, which they have occupied since last Saturday after initially targeting the nearby London Stock Exchange.

      "We have done this with a very heavy heart, but it is simply not possible to fulfill our day to day obligations to worshippers, visitors and pilgrims in current circumstances," Knowles said in a statement.

      Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images

      A girl listens at the closed west door of St Paul's Cathedral on October 21 in London, England. The Dean of St Paul's has closed the cathedral and requested that the Occupy London protestors leave the area where they have set up camp in protest against the global financial system.


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      Protestors tents are seen in the church yard of St Paul's Cathedral in the city of London on October 21. St Paul's Cathedral said Friday it was closing its doors to the public for the first time in modern history because of anti-capitalist demonstrators camping outside the London landmark.