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Mourning ritual in Karbala ahead of Ashura

Shiite Muslim pilgrims flaggelate themselves in a mourning ritual during Ashura, a 10-day period commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein.

08/08/2022

Spain

Spain marks 25th anniversary of ETA murder of Miguel Ángel Blanco

The kidnapping and killing marked a turning point in Spain's fight against the Basque separatist group.

11/07/2022

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Candles lit as St Petersburg remembers WW2 invasion

STORYLINE: Some 150 volunteers arranged 50-thousand candles in St Petersburg early on Wednesday to commemorate the 81st anniversary of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.

22/06/2022

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Everything you need to know about Paul McCartney on his 80th birthday

The singer has won an Oscar, a Grammy and received a knighthood, but what's next in his 8th decade?

17/06/2022

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People lay flowers for the victims of Grenfell Tower

The names of the 72 people who perished in Britain's worst residential fire since World War II were read out on Tuesday at a church service marking the fifth anniversary of the blaze.

14/06/2022

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Protest in Taipei marks Tiananmen anniversary

Over 500 people gathered in Taipei City to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown.

04/06/2022

North Korea

Kim Jong Un attends parade honouring grandfather's birthday

North Korea's Kim Jong Un attends parade honouring grandfather's birthday

16/04/2022

Culture news

Singin' in the Rain is 70: how the musical's legacy endures

To celebrate the anniversary of the classic Gene Kelly musical, we speak to the actor taking on Kathy in the current stage adaption.

11/04/2022

France

France marks 10th anniversary of antisemitic shootings in Toulouse

Seven people — including three children — were killed in a series of shootings in southwestern France in March 2012.

20/03/2022

Culture news

'The Godfather' turns 50, but was it always set for success?

50 years on 'The Godfather' is still a cult classic, but did director Francis Ford Coppola always feel that way?

14/03/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina marks 30th anniversary of independence

The ceremonies in the capital Sarajevo are not observed by Bosnian Serb officials.

01/03/2022

Ukraine

Ukrainians mark eighth anniversary of Maidan revolutionary protests

Maidan revolution: Ukrainians mark anniversary of 2014 protests that ousted pro-Russian leader

20/02/2022

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North Korea marks anniversary of Kim Jong Il's birth

North Korea marks anniversary of Kim Jong Il's birth

16/02/2022

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Neil Young 'Harvest' tribute concert to take place in Paris

The event will bring together a host of French musicians, singers, and composers, all fans of Young's 1972 chart-topping album 'Harvest'.

07/02/2022

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Queen Elizabeth goes platinum, but who are the other long rulers?

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor has smashed records in British history, but she needs a few more months to be the outright longest-ruling monarch. Here's the rest of the field.

05/02/2022

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland marks 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday massacre

Hundreds made their way to the Bloody Sunday Monument for the annual memorial service and wreath-laying ceremony, carrying pictures of the victims and flowers in their memory.

30/01/2022

Culture news

Rolling Stones honoured with UK stamps featuring iconic perfomances

The Stones celebrate their 60th anniversary this year, after their drummer Charlie Watts died in August 2021, aged 80.

11/01/2022

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Molière at 400: French high school students celebrate the great poet

At the Lycée Montaigne in Paris, students are re-enacting excerpts from his plays in a show highlighting violence against women, and Molière's modernity.

10/01/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Republika Srpska 30th anniversary marked amid serious political crisis

The Serb political leader Milorad Dodik’s increasingly aggressive rhetoric along with his plans to start withdrawing from the Bosnian government has cast a large shadow over this year’s banned holiday.

09/01/2022

Russia

Alexander Litvinenko died of radiation poisoning 15 years ago

The European Court of Human Rights recently backed a UK inquiry that said Russia was responsible for the killing.

23/11/2021