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Paris terror victims honoured in national memorial service

France has paid tribute to the 130 people killed in the terrorist attacks in Paris, exactly two weeks ago today. At a solemn ceremony at the city’s

Sport

Sporting world mourns victims of Paris attacks

The victims of the Paris attacks have been honoured at sporting events across the globe over the weekend. Sportsmen and women along with spectators

France

Parisians united in grief hold vigils at scene of attacks

Paris is a city in mourning, gripped by fear and shock following the brutal killing of innocent lives in Friday night’s series of attacks across the

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbia announces five million aid package for Srebrenica

Serbia is to donate five million euros to help rejuvenate the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica in a bid to atone for war atrocities. Some 8,000

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United Kingdom

How Remembrance Day poppy pins came to be

In the UK and Canada many wear red poppies on their jackets and clothing to commemorate Remembrance Day. Why do members of the public do this an how did the tradition start?

Sport

A 'royal' welcome home in Kansas City for Baseball's World Series champions

In America hundreds of thousands lined the streets of Kansas to welcome home the Baseball World Series champs – the Kansas City Royals. And

Sport

Crowds welcome home All Blacks rugby world champions at Auckland airport

From the heights which they achieved in the Rugby World Cup to touch down in New Zealand. There was a traditional ‘Haka’ welcome from the airport

Italy

The Trevi Fountain and the Dolce Vita!

A fountain in the Trevi district in Rome Designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft)

Mexico

Mexico remembers killed journalists

Journalists murdered in Mexico between 2005 and 2015 are being remembered on All Saints Day this year in the country. The Museum of Memory and

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France: Friends and relatives pay homage to victims of bus crash

At a ceremony in the small village of Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps in France hundreds of people mourn the victims of the bus crash that left 43 dead.

Sweden

Sweden school attack: sword attacker had racist motive, say police

The masked swordsman who stabbed two people to death at a school in Sweden had a racist motive and had planned the attack. That is according to

Turkey

Erdogan visits scene of Ankara twin bomb attack for first time

Turkey’s president has visited the scene of a twin bomb attack in Ankara for the first time. Recep Tayyip Erdogan laid flowers where 97 people were

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USA: International Balloon Fiesta

Turkey

Turkey buries its dead after Saturday's deadly terror attack

As Turkey continues to bury its dead after Saturday’s double suicide bombing , people want to know who to blame. The government is targeting

Germany

Merkel makes migrant plea as Germany marks 25 years of reunification

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country is facing “big challenges,” as it marks 25 years of reunification. Speaking on the sidelines of

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Tennis: Djokovic and Nadal give racquets to Thai PM

USA

Obama leads 14th commemoration of 9 -11

President Barack Obama and wife Michelle have led the 14th commemoration of the September 11 attacks on the White House lawn. Staff members joined

Afghanistan

Afghanistan celebrates 96th Independence Day

Afghanistan has been celebrating the 96th anniversary of its independence under tightened security. Kabul has summoned Pakistan’s ambassador to

China

China: Tributes paid to Tianjin chemical blast victims amid pollution fears

Ships at Tianjin docks sounded their horns, as ceremonies were held in the northeastern Chinese port for the victims of last week’s explosions at a

Italy

Migrants mourned by Sicilian locals after more bodies are recovered

Forty-nine balloons are released to honour the 49 migrants who suffocated in the hold of a ship as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea.. Sicilian locals used their annual feast day to mourn