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North Korea

Party in Pyongyang: North Korea celebrates 70 years of Worker's Party

Pyongyang parties: North Korea celebrates 70 years of the ruling Worker's Party with a military parade and a warning to the US.

10/10/2015

Culture news

Arvo Pärt: the most performed living composer

He is the most performed living composer in the world. A devout Russian Orthodox, Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, who turned 80 this year, is often

22/09/2015

Focus

Heirs of the Great Steppe: 550 years of the Kazakh khanate

Kazakhstan is celebrating its ancient roots with around 100 events across the country marking the @550th anniversary of the Kazakh

14/09/2015

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Kazakhstan: 550th anniversary of Kazakh Khanate

12/09/2015

Chile

Still searching for justice, Chile marks the 42nd anniversary of military coup

Remembering a painful past, Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet said the truth must be told and justice be served for thousands of victims of the

12/09/2015

Spain

Huge crowds pack Barcelona for Catalonia Day

Huge crowds lined the boulevards of Barcelona on Friday for Catalonia’s National Day, which also marked the start of campaigning for the September 27

11/09/2015

Spain

Catalan National Day may mark start of road to independence from Spain

Catalonia marks its national day and the start of election an campaign, which secessionists hope will open the door to independence from Spain.

11/09/2015

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Elizabeth II: En route to new British record

10/09/2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan marks 14 years since the killing of Ahmad Shah Massoud

Afghanistan is marking fourteen years since the death of national hero Ahmad Shah Massoud .. with a ceremony attended by high-ranking officials and

09/09/2015

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth II set to become Britain's longest-reigning monarch

Queen Elizabeth II is set to reach a remarkable milestone this week – becoming Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. The 89-year-old has notched up

07/09/2015

China

China-Japan war pain still festers

China’s role defeating Japan in the Second World War it feels has never adequately been recognised in the West, and it is taking steps to address

03/09/2015

China

China shows off military force in parade marking Japan's WWII defeat

Commemorating victory over Japan in World War Two, China demonstrated its military prowess with a lavish parade in the capital Beijing on Thursday

03/09/2015

USA

New Orleans: march in memory of Hurricane Katrina

A march of remembrance has taken place in New Orleans as part of a day of events commemorating ten years since Hurricane Katrina struck. The

30/08/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine commemorates anniversary of 'massacre' at Battle of Ilovaysk

The first anniversary of one of the most important battles in Ukraine’s eastern conflict has been commemorated in Kyiv. A Ukrainian parliamentary

29/08/2015

USA

From natural to 'man-made disaster': Obama remembers Hurricane Katrina

US President Barack Obama visits New Orleans to view the work done to rebuild areas destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

28/08/2015

USA

New Orleans recovery entrenches inequality critics say

New Orleans has been resurrected since Hurricane Katrina struck the US Gulf Coast, ten years ago. Nearly 2,000 people lost their lives in the

25/08/2015

World News

What you need to know about Left Handers' Day

13/08/2015

Russia

Russia remembers Kursk disaster

Cities across Russia have held ceremonies remembering the 118 sailors who died when a nuclear submarine sank in the Barents Sea 15 years ago. Twelve

12/08/2015

USA

Ferguson rally to mark first anniversary of the shooting of black teenager Michael Brown

Hundreds of people in Ferguson, Missouri have marked the first anniversary of the death of an unarmed black teenager who was shot by police. The

10/08/2015

Singapore

Singapore celebrates five decades of independence

Singapore has been celebrating 50 years of independence, with a weekend of events. President Tony Tan was among those marking the landmark. A fly

09/08/2015