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Russian communists celebrate Bolshevik Revolution

Thousands of Russian Communist Party members marched across downtown Moscow to mark the centenary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.

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100 years on from the October Revolution that changed the world

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Russia avoids ostentatious celebration on 100th anniversary of Bolshevik Revolution

Our chronology revisits the events in 1917 that shook the world

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Russians reflect on the centenary of the revolution

Russians remember a revolution that redefined the country, its leadership and its people.

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Legends of Space, ep 9: Voyager

The Voyager probes are deeper into space than any man-made object has ever gone before

Cuba

Fifty years after his death, Cuba honours Che Guevara

Cuba is remembering Che Guevara on the 50th anniversary of his murder in Bolivia.

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Sixty years since Sputnik - the satellite that changed the world

Sixty years ago, Sputnik became the first satellite in space and changed the world forever.

Mexico

Mexico quake: evacuation drill may have saved lives

Mexico holds evacuation drills to mark the anniversary of the 1985 deadly quake

Italy

Ferrari celebrates 70 years

North Korea

Fears North Korea could launch ballistic missile to mark birthday

Italy

Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni marks anniversary of Amatrice quake

Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni marks anniversary of Amatrice quake

USA

Nine key figures that define Elvis Presley's life

40 years since the king of rock's death, here are some key figures that outline his career and legacy.

USA

Presley family leads tribute to The King on 40th anniversary of Elvis's death

Forty years after his death the legend of Elvis Presley can still draw thousands of fans to his former home in memorium, but The King is losing his subjects to age and indifference.

Pakistan

Mash-up of India and Pakistan's national anthems goes viral

A peace anthem that mashes-up the national anthems of India and Pakistan has become a viral hit

Japan

Facts about Nagasaki bombing

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Japan remembers victims of Hiroshima

Japan has marked the anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing in Hiroshima, 72 years on

Japan

Japan marks 72nd anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe led the tributes to victims at a sombre ceremony

United Kingdom

Princess Diana: 'Her legacy is William and Harry'

As the 20th anniversary of her death nears, Diana's former butler Paul Burrell has been reflecting on her legacy

Turkey

Turkey purge continues with 7,000 public sector workers dismissed

France

'The price of our freedom': Nice Bastille day attack remembered a year on

French Presidents new and old gather in the South of France to commemorate the truck attack that killed 86 people.