Protesters clash with police in Mexico City demo
Protesters clashed with riot police in Mexico City on Wednesday, leaving dozens injured as thousands of people marched to mark the anniversary of the 1968 massacre of students.
National Bank releases 5 000 coin dedicated to tenge's 20th anniversary
The National Bank of Kazakhstan put into circulation two new commemorative silver coins of 500 and 5 000 tenge nominal value.
Skype marks 10 years of shrinking the world
If David Huang had left his native Taiwan for Sweden a generation ago, he would have taken a giant leap into the unknown.
One year on, tough times for fragile Somalia government
Hopes that Somalia may soon turn the page on decades of anarchy have been dealt a string of blows, giving the internationally-backed government little to cheer as it marks its first birthday.
Nagasaki marks 68th anniversary of US atomic bombing
Nagasaki on Friday marked the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing by the United States during World War II that turned the Japanese city into an inferno.
Hiroshima marks anniversary of US atomic bombing
Tens of thousands gathered at a peace memorial park in Hiroshima on Tuesday to mark the 68th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city, as anti-atomic sentiment runs high in Japan.
Putin joins Orthodox leaders for religious anniversary in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin travels to Ukraine on Saturday to mark the 1025th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in Kievan Rus.
N. Korea stages largest parade to mark war anniversary
North Korea mounted its largest ever military parade Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War.
Solomons peacekeeping force pulls back after 10 years
The largest military operation in the Pacific since World War II wound up in the Solomon Islands on Wednesday after a decade working to end deep-seated ethnic violence in the poverty-stricken nation.
N. Korea kicks off mass games with war victory theme
North Korea has launched its annual Arirang festival, featuring tens of thousands of performers in a highly-choreographed display of patriotism and support for the ruling Kim dynasty.
N. Korea awards late leader new order ahead of anniversary
North Korea has awarded late leader Kim Jong-Il a new medal, as Pyongyang gears up to mark 60 years since the Korean War ended.
One year on, Bulgaria still hunts for anti-Israeli bus bomber
A year after an anti-Israeli bus bombing killed six people, Bulgaria is struggling to identify the attacker or confirm his suspected links to Hezbollah or Iran.
Bosnia to bury hundreds at Srebrenica massacre site
Bosnia will bury 409 victims of the Srebrenica massacre, including a newborn baby, the 18th anniversary of Europe's worst post-war atrocity in which Bosnian Serb forces slaughtered some 8,000 Muslims.
Nazarbayev cuts 600kg cake on Astana Day
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev took part in the cutting of the 600kg Astana birthday cake baked specially for the anniversary.
China Xinjiang security tight on riot anniversary
Chinese authorities imposed tight control in the capital of Xinjiang, the fourth anniversary of ethnic rioting which killed around 200 people, said state media and exile groups.
Martin Luther King remembered in Washington exhibit
Civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr is being remembered in a Washington, D.C. exhibition held to tie-in with the 50th anniversary of his famous march on the US capital.
US warns on Egypt travel after American among three killed
Washington warned against travel to Egypt after an American was among three people killed during rival demonstrations for and against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.
Deaths in China Xinjiang riot raised to 35: Xinhua
The death toll in one of the worst riots in China's restive Xinjiang area has been raised to 35 from 27, state media said Friday, amid reports of tightened security ahead of a sensitive anniversary.
Football: Zinedine Zidane is invited to Kazakhstan
Famous former footballer of Madrid’s Real and France national football team Zinedin Zidane might visit East Kazakhstan oblast.
No foreign stars to perform at Astana anniversary
No foreign and even no Russian singers will participate in the concerts dedicated to the Astana Day this year.
