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Iraq

ISIL video 'confirms destruction' of Nimrud in Iraq

The self-proclaimed Islamic State has released a video apparently confirming the destruction of Nimrud, one of Iraq’s greatest archaeological

12/04/2015

USA

America commemorates end of Civil War 150 years on, as healing continues

10/04/2015

Cinema

'In the Crosswind' - an historical reflection on the annexation of Crimea by Russia

A black and white requiem to the Baltic people deported to Siberia by Stalin.

10/04/2015

Culture news

A replica of France's Grotte Chauvet and its prehistoric art opens to the public

A replica of France’s famed Grotte Chauvet – a vast cave which contains the world’s oldest prehistoric art. – will be opened to the public this

10/04/2015

Culture news

Napoleon's love affair with Paris on show in the French capital

A major Parisian exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo with a look at the monumental impact Napoleon had on the life

09/04/2015

Japan

School text books fuel South Korea-Japan island dispute

South Korean protesters gathered outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul on Monday (April 6). They are angry at Japan for approving school textbooks

06/04/2015

Japan

94-year-old Japanese battleship attack survivor finds his shipwreck

A 94 year-old survivor of the Japanese battleship Musashi is certain the wreckage found by a US research team is that of the ship he was aboard 71

13/03/2015

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

12/03/2015

Greece

Greece threatens to seize German state-owned property in compensation for Nazi massacre

Greek court ruling allows for seizure of German state-owned property to compensate victims of Nazi massacre in Greek village of Distomo

12/03/2015

Philippines

[Watch] Japanese WW2 battleship found off coast of the Philippines

05/03/2015

Culture news

Brussels exhibition highlights Ottoman influence

A new exhibition in Belgium aims to highlight the influence of Ottoman culture on western artists. “The Sultan’s World: The Ottoman Orient in

04/03/2015

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

22/02/2015

Germany

70 years on Germany remembers Allied firebombing of Dresden

A special service has been held in the eastern German city of Dresden to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied bombardment. Candles for peace were

13/02/2015

Greece

The eternal embrace: 6,000-year-old couple unearthed in Greece

13/02/2015

United Kingdom

Outcry after London museum retires Dippy the dinosaur

29/01/2015

Poland

Holocaust survivors tell the world what happened in Auschwitz

Survivors of the Holocaust visited the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz on Monday (January 26), one day ahead of ceremonies marking the 70th

27/01/2015

France

Auschwitz prisoner's tattoo like a tomb stone

Auschwitz survivor Elie Buzyn reflects on the marks of inhumanity that untold millions of people suffered from 70 years ago. He eventually settled in

26/01/2015

Poland

[As it happened] Remembering the Holocaust at Auschwitz, 70 years on

26/01/2015

Poland

Holocaust Memorial Day: some key facts and figures

Holocaust facts and figures The Holocaust was the killing of around six million Jewish people by the Nazi regime from 1933 up to the end of the

26/01/2015

Greece

Greece again calls for return of Elgin Marbles

A demonstration was held outside the Acropolis Museum in Athens on Sunday to demand the return of the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin

19/01/2015