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Poland remembers Smolensk air crash five years on

Poland is commemorating the fifth anniversary of its worst national tragedy since World War II – the plane crash in Russia that killed the president

Sport

Marathon des Sables celebrates its 30th birthday

There were celebrations for a 30th birthday in the desert. But it was no play time in the sand. It was the start of what has often been called,“the

Greece

Greece commemorates National Day

Thousands of Greeks braved rainy weather to line the streets of Athens for National Day commemorations. March 25 marks the start of Greece’s 1821

World News

Ebola virus one year after disease declared in Guinea

It has killed more than 10,000 and on Monday Ebola celebrated a grim anniversary. It is one year since the disease was first recognised in Guinea

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Tunisia

Tunisia marks independence day in defiance of attacks

Thousands of Tunisians have turned out to mark Independence day showing their defiance against the militants who attacked the Bardo museum earlier this week.

Japan

Japan remembers the deadly metro sarin attack 20 years on

Twenty years ago the normally bustling Tokyo metro was brought to a standstill when a deadly sarin attack struck the city's underground system.

France

Cinema celebrates its 120th birthday

It is exactly 120 years since the filming of what is widely considered the first motion picture in history. “Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory” was

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Russia celebrates Crimea takeover

Russia

Russia holds day-long celebrations on Crimea annexation anniversary

Thousands turned out for a fireworks display in the Crimean city of Sevastopol ending a day of celebrations marking the first anniversary of Russia’s

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbia arrests Srebrenica massacre suspects

The Serbian authorities have arrested eight men suspected of taking part in the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica in Bosnia. They were detained in various

Italy

Italy celebrates 154 years of unity

Italy has been marking the 154th anniversary of its unification as a single state. Events in Rome included tributes paid at the Tomb of the Unknown

France

2 French police officers on trial over electrocution of 2 youths

Two police officers have gone on trial in France over the deaths of two youths that detonated an explosion of violence nearly a decade ago. Officers

Europe News

France spends diplomatic capital by blocking commemorative Waterloo coin

The Battle of Waterloo in 1815 was one of France’s worst military defeats. Napoleon Bonaparte’s men were defeated by the allied forces of Britain and

Lithuania

Lithuania marks 25th anniversary of Soviet pullout

A march to mark 25 years of independence: Lithuanians turned out for commemorations of the Soviet exit amid warnings their freedom could once again

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Palestinian children fly kites to mark anniversary of Japan Tsunami

Japan

Japan's 2011 earthquake disaster still reverberates

Four years ago on 11th March the earth shook Japan. The magnitude nine quake went on for six minutes, the strongest the archipelago had ever

Russia

Annexation of Crimea: One year on

Celebrations have begun in Crimea, almost a year on from Russia’s annexation of the peninsula. Following a referendum on March 16, 2014, Crimea was

USA

Thousands march on Selma to mark 'Bloody Sunday'

Fifty years ago a march by black Americans in the town of Selma in Alabama marked a turning point in the US civil rights movement. Calling for equal

Brazil

Brazil's president inaugurates new Rio road tunnel

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has inaugurated a new road tunnel in Rio de Janeiro’s central port area as part of the city’s 450th anniversary

USA

Malcolm X remembered

A day before the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X, the activist’s daughter joined actors and politicians in publically