memories

Health news

Do our lives flash before our eyes when we die? A new study thinks so

The brain activity of an 87 year-old man was accidentally recorded by scientists as he died providing a unique insight into what happens when we pass away.

23/02/2022

The Cube

'Auf Wiedersehen Angela!' Merkel's best moments of 16 years in office

The 67-year-old hasn't disclosed any future plans but said earlier this year that she will take time to "read and sleep" and "then let's see where I show up".

09/12/2021

World News

What Nazi family albums and propaganda images tell us today

A selection of archive photographs shows the suffering of Jewish victims at the hands of their Nazi persecutors during the Holocaust in WWII.

27/01/2021

USA

New trove of father's letters released to mark Anne Frank's 90th birthday

New trove of father's letters released to mark Anne Frank's 90th birthday

12/06/2019

Belarus

Belarus: Opposition commemorate victims of Stalin's Great Terror

Belarussian protesters march through Minsk to commemorate the thousands of who were executed and buried during Stalin's "Great Terror".

06/11/2017

Germany

Dresden: Syrian anti-was sculpture faces wrath of far-right protesters

An anti-war sculpture by a Syrian-born artist has provoked protests by far-right supporters in the German city of Dresden.

08/02/2017

Poland

On World Holocaust Day, leaders warn against the rise of bigotry and intolerance

'Memory and Truth are our responsibility, they are our weapons against evil,' said Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo as she paid homage to the victims of the Holocaust.

27/01/2017

Japan

Japanese PM in Hawaii ahead of rare visit to Pearl Harbour

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in Hawaii ahead of a visit to Pearl Harbor later today alongside President Barack Obama.

26/12/2016

Thailand

Thailand: memorial events held for victims of 2004 Asian tsunami

Memorial events were held on 26 December in several parts of Thailand, including in Phuket, Phang-nga and Krabi, for the victims of the 2004 tsunami.

26/12/2016