Kazakhstan celebrates Independence DayTengrinews.kz - Independence Day is traditionally celebrated on December 16 in Kazakhstan. The holiday date was established 33 years ago.
Memphis pays final tribute to blues legend B.B. KingThe city where B.B. King got his musical start paid final tribute to the blues guitar master, as thousands walking in the rain with his hearse shouted, "long live the king!"
Cocoa clue to reversing memory lossBioactive ingredients found in cocoa sharply reversed age-related memory decline in a group of volunteers, scientists reported.
Limping N. Korea leader leads memorial for Kim Il-SungA visibly limping Kim Jong-Un presided over an official memorial in Pyongyang on Tuesday for the 20th anniversary of the death of his grandfather and North Korea's founder, Kim Il-Sung.
08 July 2014
Dolphins remember friends' whistles for decades: study Bottlenose dolphins can remember each other's signature whistles for more than 20 years, a study said Wednesday -- the longest social memory ever observed in an animal.
Bosnia youth honour victims of Prijedor camps Hundreds of youth gathered Friday to mark the 1992 ethnic cleansing against non-Serbs in Prijedor, one of the deadliest episodes of the Bosnian war.
03 June 2013
Bayreuth pays homage to Wagner on 200th birthdayBayreuth paid tribute to composer Richard Wagner on what would have been his 200th birthday here Wednesday with a rare concert in the town's legendary Festpielhaus theatre.
23 May 2013
On arms, legs, and breasts, Chavez lives for eternity The body of Hugo Chavez may not have been embalmed and put on display for eternity but on the arms, legs and breasts of devoted Venezuelans, "el Comandante" will live on forever.