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Ukraine

Ukraine reflects on deadly 'Revolution of Dignity'

Ukrainians are holding several days of events to mark the third anniversary of the end of what they call the ‘Revolution of Dignity’.

19/02/2017

North Korea

North Korea celebrates the anniversary of the late leader's birth with sports events

Sporting events have been held in Pyongyang to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the birth of the late leader, Kim John Il.

16/02/2017

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North Korea: dancing in the street

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been holding a series of activities to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the birth of the late leader Kim Jong Il, which falls on…

16/02/2017

Iran

Iran celebrates the 38th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Iran's President Rouhani warns "newly elected" western leaders that his country is united and will not be cowed by threats on the 38th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.

10/02/2017

World News

EU health check - how are bloc's vital signs 25 years since Maastricht?

It’s 25 years since EU leaders signed the Maastricht Treaty, the agreement that paved the way for the modern-day European Union.

08/02/2017

Europe News

Brussels locals unaware of Maastricht milestone

Brussels has been celebrating the treaty that created the EU and the single currency.

07/02/2017

Netherlands

Twenty five years on, the Maastricht Treaty looks hopelessly optimistic

The legacy of the Maastricht treaty, 25 years after it created the European Union and laid the foundation for the single European currency.

07/02/2017

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth celebrates sapphire Jubilee

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth celebrates her Sapphire Jubilee today commemorating 65 years on the throne.

06/02/2017

Cult

The Pompidou Centre in Paris celebrates its 40th birthday

The Pompidou Centre in Paris is instantly recognisable.

31/01/2017

Cult

Interactive questions for Holocaust survivors a the UK National Holocaust Centre

From beyond the grave the harrowing stories of the Holocaust are being told.

27/01/2017

Cult

'No Plan' a new video from the late David Bowie

Echoes from the grave and what has been called one last transmission from the Bowie universe.

13/01/2017

World News

Erasmus at 30: what it is and how it works

The flagship EU mobility initiative is 30 years old. Research has suggested it is the best way to get a good job - and a partner.

10/01/2017

Cult

Sixties rock band The Doors mark 50th anniversary in Los Angeles

A musical memory from the sixties thanks to the iconic rock band The Doors.

06/01/2017

France

Two years after tragedy, "Charlie Hebdo" remains reassuringly rabid

French satirical weekly "Charlie Hebdo" is marking the second anniversary of the terror attack that nearly destroyed it. Unbowed and defiant, the paper is stronger than ever.

05/01/2017

Iraq

A decade after Saddam Hussein's hanging what has changed in Iraq

Pictures of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with a noose around his neck were broadcast by Iraqi national television.

30/12/2016

USA

Pearl Harbor: America marks 75-year anniversary of Japan attack

Americans across the country have commemorated the December 7th 1941 attack on the military base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

07/12/2016

USA

US honours Pearl Harbor victims - 75 years on

December 7, 1941, was a date that President Franklin Roosevelt said “will live in infamy”.

07/12/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine marks Day of Dignity and Freedom

Thousands of Ukrainians have marked the third anniversary of the deadly Euromaidan protests.

21/11/2016

World News

Remembering the fallen of Vukovar 25 year on

A silent march was led by the veterans and family members of the victims of the siege in 1991.

18/11/2016

Serbia

Croatia marks 25th anniversary of Vukovar massacre

A quarter of a century on, Croatia is commemorating one of the ugliest episodes of the wars that led to the break-up of Yugoslavia.

17/11/2016