Showing posts with label Commemoration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Commemoration. Show all posts
Monday, May 8, 2017
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Saturday, November 28, 2015
France honors victims of Paris attacks in national ceremony
Under a cloudy, wintry sky, the French tricolor was displayed outside public buildings and homes on Friday. Government officials, politicians from left and right camps and leaders of different religious groups gathered at the military museum Les Invalides to pay tribute to the 130 people killed during the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
UNESCO's Nanjing massacre documents anger Japan
Japan's government may halt funds for UNESCO over a UN decision on including documents of the Nanjing massacre.
Yoshihide Suga, Japan's chief cabinet secretary, described on Tuesday the decision as biased and "problematic" and criticised UNESCO for going ahead despite the conflicting views of Japan and China.
Yoshihide Suga, Japan's chief cabinet secretary, described on Tuesday the decision as biased and "problematic" and criticised UNESCO for going ahead despite the conflicting views of Japan and China.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Armenia Leads UN Effort to Designate Dec. 9 International Genocide Commemoration Day
UNITED NATIONS—The Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations lead an effort for the body’s General Assembly to pass resolution Friday proclaiming December 9 as the annual “International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime.” The resolution, adopted by consensus, had the support of over 80 member countries, including the United States.
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Five million of our brothers: It is Turks who will shape Europe's future
Europe's future depends on the Turks who live there, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a large public rally on Thursday.

