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Queen Elizabeth marks WWII anniversary at London service
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attended a thanksgiving service at London's Westminster Abbey on the final day of commemorations.
11 May 2015
Attempts to distort history of World War II are unacceptable: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev criticized attempts of certain politicians and countries to rewrite the history of the World War II and emphasized the necessity to preserve the truth about those years.
11 May 2015
Kazakhstan celebrates 70th anniversary of Victory
Today Kazakhstan celebrates one of the most important holidays – the Victory Day, which commemorates the end of the Great Patriotic War, as the WWII is known in the former Soviet states, and the win of the Soviet Union over the Nazi Germany.
10 May 2015
German FM marks WWII anniversary at site of Stalingrad battle
Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier laid a wreath at the site of the Battle of Stalingrad.
08 May 2015
Counter attempts to glorify Nazism: Heads of CIS
Heads of the CIS countries have delivered an address dedicated to the celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Victory Day calling the international community to counter attempts to glorify Nazism.
07 May 2015
Russia to roll out Red Square military parade on unprecedented scale
Russia is pulling out all the stops for celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany with 16,000 troops marching in a Red Square parade.
06 May 2015
Russia raises Stalin's ghost amid nostalgia for past glories
Law student Mikhail Kosyrev used to have a negative view of Stalin but his attitude has drastically changed in recent years, he said, insisting the wartime tyrant meant well.
05 May 2015
Ten Russian bikers reach German border ahead of WWII rally
Ten pro-Kremlin Russian bikers, part of a larger group on a controversial World War II victory ride through Europe, reached the German border.
04 May 2015
Copy of 'Enola Gay' pilot's log fetches $50,000 at auction
A copy of a deeply moving pilot's log, written during the top-secret Enola Gay mission was auctioned in New York on Wednesday for $50,000.
30 April 2015
War of words as Armenians fight for genocide recognition a century on
Armenians are still battling to get the World War I slaying of their ancestors recognised as a genocide.
17 April 2015
Historic Summit of Americas starts with Obama, Castro
US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro stood with other regional leaders at the start of a historic Summit of the Americas.
11 April 2015
Artists place Snowden statue in New York park
A group of artists installed a bust of fugitive US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden on a war memorial in a New York park.
07 April 2015
'Car park king' Richard III's tomb revealed
The stone tomb covering the grave of Richard III was unveiled, the last act in the reburial of the 15th-century king found beneath a car park.
28 March 2015
Cavalry procession to grace Astana streets on May 9
A cavalry procession will grace the streets of Kazakh capital to commemorate the 106th Cavalry of the Soviet Army in the fight against Nazi Germany.
26 March 2015
England's Richard III finally gets burial fit for a king
England's slain king Richard III, exhumed from an undignified grave beneath a car park, will finally be buried with honour on.
26 March 2015
Kazakhstan celebrates Central Asian New Year - Nauryz
21st March is the beginning of the celebration of the oldest holiday in the Kazakh Steppe - Nauryz, the day of rebirth and new beginning.
22 March 2015
Kazakh-Spanish documentary wins Jakarta film festival award
A Kazakh-Spanish film about Soviet-era Spaniards held prisoners in a labor camp on the territory of present day Kazakhstan has won an award at the Jakarta Film Festival.
10 March 2015
200 years on, Napoleon returns to southern France
Napoleon landed in southern France, announcing "It's good to be back!"
02 March 2015
Bulgaria bids farewell to 'democracy hero' Zhelev
Bulgaria bid farewell to its first non-communist president Zhelyu Zhelev, hailed as a hero of freedom and democracy in the Balkan country.
02 February 2015
'I'm not an enemy': Moscow exhibit showcases Gulag letters
Entitled "The Right of Correspondence," the exhibition is organised by Russia’s top rights group, Memorial, and displays hundreds of letters sent by Gulag.
28 January 2015