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Germany

Munich massacre at 50: What happened at the 1972 Olympics?

Today marks 50 years since a massacre at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. Here's all you need to know about what happened.

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.

Ukraine

European delegation visits Babi Yar ahead of Holocaust remembrance day

Around 34,000 Jews were killed by Nazi German soldiers on September 29, 1941, at the Babi Yar ravine in Ukraine.

Sweden

Prison massacre accused to give evidence at landmark trial in Sweden

Charged with more than 100 murders and grave war crimes, Nouri is expected to give evidence that allegedly implicates Iran's current president Ebrahim Raisi.

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Kosovo

Kosovo upholds Serb MP conviction for denying 1999 massacre

Ivan Todosijevic was jailed in 2019 for claiming that a massacre of Kosovo Albanians by Serbian forces was fabricated.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Senior Bosnian official bans denial of Srebrenica genocide under law

The head of Bosnia’s Office of the High Representative has imposed changes to the country’s criminal law, introducing prison sentences for anyone who denies the genocide at Srebrenica.

Serbia

Serbia's Vucic hits back as Montenegro bans Srebrenica genocide denial

Montenegrin lawmakers on Thursday ousted a pro-Serb government minister who denied the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica was genocide.

USA

Tulsa massacre: Biden decries 'horrific' injustice in centenary speech

The US President said he had "come to fill the silence" about one of the nation’s darkest — and long suppressed — moments of racial violence.

China

Tiananmen Square museum in Hong Kong shut after three days

A Hong Kong museum commemorating the 1989 killings in China’s Tiananmen Square was shut after three days, as Chinese authorities continue to tighten control on the city.

Ethiopia

Civilians massacred amid fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Many civilians, possibly hundreds, were stabbed to death in a town in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, Amnesty International said.

Italy

Italy commemorates Bologna Massacre victims 40 years on

Italy commemorates the victims of the Bologna Massacre - the most deadly attack on its soil since the end of the Second World War.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Srebrenica: World leaders urged to counter Serbian genocide denial

In the 25 years since the Srebrenica massacre, some Serb leaders haven't fully accepted responsibility and deny that genocide took place in Bosnia in 1995.

China

Tiananmen Square anniversary: Chinese social media censorship rises

More than 3,400 search terms have been restricted on some websites in China as the world marks the 30th anniversary of the massacre.

China

Thirty years on: what led to the Tiananmen Square massacre?

June 4th marks 30 years since a pro-democracy protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square ended in bloodshed.

USA

Remembrance service for those killed in Columbine High School massacre

Twenty years ago, 13 people were killed when two teenage boys dressed in black trench coats killed a teacher and 12 students and wounded dozens of others.

USA

Trump says California gunman was 'a very sick puppy'

US President Donald Trump has said the gunman who killed 12 people in a South California bar this week was a "very, very sick guy"

Yemen

Britain calls UN Security Council meeting over Yemen

Fears over massive civilian casualties, and a breakdown in aid supplies if latest Arab coalition offensive against Houthis' main port goes unchecked.

USA

Parkland Deputy captured riding in a golf buggy

Authorities in Florida have released CCTV footage capturing the only armed Parkland Deputy assigned to Stoneman High riding in around outside in a golf buggy whilst the massacre was being committed inside the school.

Vietnam

My Lai massacre: Vietnam prepares to mark 50th anniversary

Hundreds of men, women and children were killed in the worst recorded US war crime committed in the Vietnam war

USA

Parkland's teachers return to work with heavy hearts

Back to school and back to business for the school's staff, but life will never be the same for this Floridan community after 17 of its young people lost their lives.