US to open new embassy in Jerusalem in May

The US Department of State has announced plans to open a new embassy in Jerusalem this year.

Kim Jong-un presides over military parade to mark army anniversary

North Korea's leader Thursday presided over a military parade staged to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army, one day before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.

Over 120,000 New Yorkers take to streets on one-year anniversary of Trump presidency

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in New York City on Saturday to show support for groups including women, immigrants and people of color as many of them pointed their fingers directly at the US President Donald Trump's policies.

Cuba hails 59th anniversary of revolution

Cuba marked the start of the New Year with a 21-gun salute in honor of the 59th anniversary of the 1959 Revolution and the quality of life accomplishments made since.

Pro-Gov't Rallies Vow Vigilance against US Plots to Stir Dissent in Iran

Iranian people in Tehran and other cities across the country underlined in resolutions issued at the end of their gatherings and rallies (held to commemorate the 8th anniversary of mass rallies held on December 30, 2009) on Saturday that they would not allow the US to stir unrests and protests in Iran.

Clashes reported during Maidan anniversary rally in central Kiev

Clashes have taken place in the Ukrainian capital city of Kiev between the police and the participants in the rally to mark the anniversary of the Maidan tragedy, the Public TV reported on Tuesday.

Le Japon commémore la fin de la guerre du Pacifique

Le Japon commémorait mardi sa capitulation qui, il y a 72 ans, marqua la fin de la sanglante guerre du Pacifique, le Premier ministre ayant pour sa part fait une offrande au sanctuaire Yasukuni où sont honorés les morts pour la patrie.

Chinese aircraft carrier formation returns from HK visit

China's Liaoning aircraft carrier formation has returned to a military port in Qingdao in east China Sunday.

Iran condemns US shooting down of passenger plane

Foreign Ministry in a statement condemned US cowardly act in shooting down of an Iranian passenger plane on July 3, 1988.

Worldwide rallies mark anniversary of 1915 Armenian genocide

Thousands around the world on Monday marked the 102 anniversary of the 1915 Armenian genocide in Turkey's Ottoman Empire with protest gatherings and marches.

DPRK celebrates Kim Il Sung's 105th birth anniversary

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Saturday kicked off grand celebrations marking the 105th birth anniversary of its founder, Kim Il Sung.

US marks 75th anniversary of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

The United States on Wednesday marked the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii that claimed more than 2,400 American lives.

Castro's ashes wind way to E. Cuba on final journey

The car carrying the ashes of Cuba's revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, left the city of Camaguey at 7:00 am on Friday and continued its journey toward eastern provinces.

Anti-US sentiments resurface as Iranians mark anniversary of embassy seizure

Tens of thousands of Iranians held nationwide demonstrations on Thursday to mark the 37th anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran, a continuation of their decades-long protests against the United States.

Hungary marks anniversary of 1956 event with opposing demonstrations

Hungarian officials marked the 60th anniversary of the 1956 uprising on Sunday with a government rally by parliament and an opposite rally at a main Budapest crossroads.

Far-right protests overshadow German Unity Day

Far-right demonstrators booed Chancellor Angela Merkel, calling her a “traitor” during national unification celebrations in Dresden on Monday.

United States marks 15th anniversary of 9/11

The United States marks the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sunday with solemn services to commemorate the victims of the deadliest terror strikes on US soil, which changed the world forever.

Obama on 9/11 anniversary: 'We're still the America of heroes'

U.S. President Barack Obama mourned those killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the 15th anniversary and, in his weekly radio address, reassured the nation "we are still an America of heroes who ran into harm's way."

Tributes, fireworks as Cuba marks Fidel Castro’s 90th birthday

Thousands partied along Havana's Malecon seafront into the early hours of Saturday, celebrating retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro turning 90 to the tune of Latin beats as an electric storm in the distance lit up the night sky.

Nagasaki urges world to draw on wisdom to abolish nuclear weapons

Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue on Tuesday urged the international community to draw upon its "collective wisdom" to realize a world without nuclear weapons, as the southwestern Japan city marked the 71st anniversary of its atomic bombing by the United States in the final stages of World War II.