World news about “Anniversary” published by euronews.
Palestinians mark ‘Nakba’ anniversary Hundreds of people have joined a march in the West Bank city of Ramallah to mark this year’s “Nakba” anniversary. “Nakba” means “Catastrophe” and is the… 15/05/2013
Fine weather adds Victory Day sparkle to Moscow’s Red Square Parade Recent weeks have seen a certain political tension between Russia’s President Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev – but differences were put aside as… 09/05/2013
Anniversary of Poland’s May 3 constitution Poland is celebrating the anniversary of its constitution – the first in Europe and the second in the world after the United States. The 222-year-old… 03/05/2013
The assassination that shook the world Fifty years after his assassination, the glamorous US president John F. Kennedy continues to fascinate. His life and death are the focus of an exhibition… 27/04/2013
Work on new sarcophagus continues as Chernobyl marks 27 years With the 27th anniversary of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, it is a time to reflect, but also a time to look to the future. Construction on a new… 27/04/2013
Ukraine remembers Chernobyl Ukraine has marked the 27th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster with thousands attending a ceremony in Slavutych. The 1986 accident released a… 26/04/2013
Portugal: 39th anniversary of revolution turns into austerity protest The celebrations for the 1974 “Carnation Revolution” in Portugal have taken on a poignant tone this year. People from all walks of life who gathered for the… 26/04/2013
ANZAC Day ceremonyA man plays the bagpipes in a cemetery during the dawn service to mark the 98th ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) commemoration ceremony at the… 25/04/2013
Duchess of Cambridge at Queen’s Scout parade – nocomment The Duchess of Cambridge attends the Queen’s Scout Award parade at Windsor Castle which honours the high achievements of hundreds of youngsters. 21/04/2013
‘The Little Prince’ who never grows old ‘The Little Prince’ may be aging fast, but its youthful idealism remains as pertinent as ever. First published in 1943, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s popular… 17/04/2013
Back in the Day: Soviets win the space raceApril 12, 1961: The Soviet Union wins the space race against the USA when Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space. Gagarin was launched into orbit on the… 12/04/2013
Iraq, ten anniversaries of pain Yesterday in history: ten years ago, after US forces had invaded Iraq, a giant statue of Saddam Hussein was torn down in central Baghdad, on 9 April. American… 09/04/2013
French film icon Belmondo turns 80 A major figure in French New Wave cinema of the 1960s, Jean-Paul Belmondo, is celebrating his 80th birthday. He is an icon of post-war France having worked… 09/04/2013
Ten years on: a look back at the fall of Saddam HusseinTen years ago, on April 9, 2003, the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square in central Baghdad was torn down while the international media filmed. It was… 09/04/2013
10th anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein’s statue in BaghdadUS Marine Corp Assaultman Kirk Dalrymple watches as a statue of Iraq’s President Saddam Hussein falls in central Baghdad April 9, 2003. In scenes reminiscent… 09/04/2013
150th anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address The people of Gettysburg in the United States are readying themselves for a busy year ahead. 2013 is the 150th anniversary of both the American Civil War’s… 08/04/2013
Douglas-Hamilton flies over Everest 80-years after first flight On the 80th anniversary of the first manned flight over Everest by British pilot Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, his grandson Charles repeated the journey. On… 03/04/2013
Reflecting on 12 years of gay marriage in the NetherlandsWhile many countries hotly debate the issue of same-sex marriage, it has been 12 years since its legalisation in the Netherlands. Twelve countries* have… 01/04/2013
Claudio Rocco on euronews: “I learn and grow each day” When I came to Lyon twenty years ago, right at the start of euronews, there was a bunch of us, newly-arrived colleagues, and the whole thing felt like a high… 27/03/2013
Ten years after: The Iraq War in 10 figuresFour days after the 10-year anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War, US Secretary of State John Kerry’s unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday is a reminder… 25/03/2013
Baghdad, 10 years onAn explosion rocks Baghdad during air strikes on March, 21 2003. The United States-led forces unleashed a devastating blitz on Baghdad triggering giant… 20/03/2013
Baghdad: 10 years after the US-led invasion March 2013 marks ten years since the United States led an invasion of Iraq to remove leader Saddam Hussein. Investment has increased since Hussein’s… 19/03/2013
Blair defends Iraq invasion, calls for Syria actionFormer British Prime Minister Tony Blair has once again defended his decision to go to war in Iraq ten years after it happened. In an interview on British… 19/03/2013
France marks first anniversary of Merah killings Sunday was a day of mourning in the southern French city of Toulouse. One year after self-declared jihadist Mohamed Merah shot dead three members of the… 17/03/2013
Japan marks 2nd anniversary of triple disaster – nocomment Japan marked the second anniversary of a devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing and more than… 11/03/2013
Divisions remain over Stalin 60 years after his death Hundreds of people have gathered in the Red Square to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Joseph Stalin’s death. The Russian communist leader Gennady… 05/03/2013
Libyan revolution: close watch on celebrations – nocomment Celebrations for the second anniversary of the anti-Gaddafi revolt take place in Libya. However, the authorities seem worried and promise to accelerate… 17/02/2013
Libya celebrates the second anniversary of its revolutionA girl, wearing a mask and holding the national flag, smiles as she marks the second anniversary of the country’s revolution in Benghazi. Celebrations for the… 17/02/2013
North Korea marks former leader’s birthday – nocomment Kim Jong-Il would have been 71 years old on February, 16. North Koreans gathered in Pyongyang to his birthday.Two new statues of Kim Jong-Il and his father… 16/02/2013
Prince Charles celebrates Tube’s 150th birthday – nocomment Prince Charles and his wife Camilla took a ride on a London Underground train as part of celebrations marking 150 years of the subway network – better known… 31/01/2013
Austen still nice little runner 200 years on Two hundred years ago the public first got their hands on Jane Austen’s classic novel, “Pride and Prejudice” and centuries later its popularity endures. At… 29/01/2013
Holocaust survivors mark Auschwitz liberation – nocomment Survivors of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz gathered to commemorate the 68th anniversary of its liberation by Soviet troops in 1945. 28/01/2013
EU debates citizenship, identity amid economic gloom If you are worried about finding a job or your family is struggling to pay the bills, the European Year of Citizens might have passed you by. The European… 22/01/2013
Coming of Age Day celebration in JapanA Japanese woman in a traditional kimono attends a ceremony celebrating Coming of Age Day in heavy snowfall at Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo. Youths… 15/01/2013
London Tube steams to 150 – nocomment One hundred and fifty years ago London became the first city in the world to dig tunnels and run railways underground, in an effort to quicken transport that… 15/01/2013
euronews: 20 years of storytelling The new year means a birthday for euronews, which started life 20 years ago. It was born out of war. The European Broadcasting Union saw how the US 24-hour… 01/01/2013
“Light up Phuket” – nocomment Residents and tourists gather in Phuket, Thailand, to remember the thousands of victims lost in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. 27/12/2012
North Korea: first anniversary of Kim Jong-Il’s death – nocomment North Korea staged a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il. 17/12/2012
Clashes during Hamas’s 25th anniversary – nocomment Clashes between Palestinian security and hundreds of Palestinian protesters in West Bank. Demonstrators were celebrating Hamas Islamic group’s 25th… 15/12/2012
Thailand celebrates King’s 85th birthday – nocomment The Thai government organized a gala reception for foreign dignitaries and senior officials to honor King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the occasion of His Majesty’s… 09/12/2012
Hamas leader homecomingExiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal kisses a poster depicting late Hamas military commander Ahmed Al-Jaabari pasted on the remains of the car that he was… 08/12/2012
Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal arrives in Gaza on first ever visit – nocomment The exiled Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal broke into tears as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for his first-ever visit, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the… 08/12/2012
The Rolling Stones celebrate their music’s golden jubilee in LondonThe Rolling Stones took to the stage on Sunday at the O2 Arena in London after a five-year hiatus to celebrate the golden jubilee of one of the most… 26/11/2012
Greece commemorates the 1973 student uprising – nocomment Greeks went to lay wreaths and flowers at the site of the 1973 Athens Polytechnic student uprising that helped lead to the fall of the military junta. 17/11/2012
Smile! you’re in ChinaInternational students walk past a display board covered in photos of smiling faces at the campus of Jiangsu University in Zhenjiang. The university pieced… 02/11/2012
Stevie Wonder concert for UN anniversary – nocomment Musician Stevie Wonder brought a message of peace and music to the United Nations during a special concert to celebrate the world body’s 67th anniversary. 26/10/2012
Putin shouldn’t celebrate – critics Friends of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya – murdered six years ago – continue to demand that the authorities uncover the truth in the unsolved case… 08/10/2012
Pop art birthday for Vladimir Putin – nocomment Russian pop artist Alexei Sergiyenko, who draws inspiration from iconic images of Russian President Vladimir Putin, exhibits his portraits on Putin’s 60th… 07/10/2012
Bond celebrates golden anniversary on silver screen It is 50 years since Ian Fleming’s secret agent James Bond appeared in the first 007 movie, Dr No. In 1962, few cinema-goers had heard of Sean Connery, the… 03/10/2012
School children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi to celebrate his 143rd birth anniversarySchool children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi participate in the celebrations to mark the 143rd birth anniversary of Gandhi, next to India’s national flag in the… 02/10/2012
Everton pays tribute to Hillsborough victimsChildren wearing Everton (L) and Liverpool jerseys pay their respects to the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster before the English Premier League soccer… 18/09/2012
Sabra and Shatila massacre, 30 years on The worst massacre ever suffered by the Palestinian people took place in Lebanon 30 years ago. In the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, women, children and… 17/09/2012
The September 11 attacks, 11 years laterThe 9/11 Memorial can be seen from the 90th story of One World Trade Center in New York. The addition of iron columns to the 100th story pushed the height of… 11/09/2012
Munich Olympics disaster in 1972 The Munich games in 1972 were the first organised in Germany nearly three decades after the Second World War. The Germans wanted a pacifist event, unlike the… 05/09/2012
Commemorating 15th anniversary of Diana’s death – nocomment Tourists and Parisians gathered at a makeshift memorial near Paris’s Alma Bridge to mark the 15th anniversary of the death of Lady Diana, Princess of Wales. 01/09/2012
Tributes paid to ‘The King’ – nocomment Hundreds of Elvis Presley fans traveled to Memphis to pay tribute to the King on the anniversary of his death. It has been 35 years since the “King of Rock… 18/08/2012
Independence Day celebrations in IndiaSchoolchildren take part in Independence Day celebrations in front of the historic Red Fort, where Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to address the… 16/08/2012
67th anniversary of the Nagasaki bombingThe Japanese city of Nagasaki marks the 67th anniversary of the dropping of a US atomic bomb. The catastrophic event forced Japan’s World War II surrender. As… 09/08/2012
Gentlemen prefer blondes She was quite simply THE blonde of her time and even 50 years after her death, her flame burns just as brightly. Norma Jeane Mortenson – or Marilyn Monroe… 02/08/2012
Gymnastics for Kim Il-sung – nocomment Around 100,000 North Koreans took part in the country’s latest synchronised dance and gymnastics show at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium. These so-called… 02/08/2012
Don Giovanni the great seducer: bonus interview More excerpts from our interviews (in English and Italian) with bass-baritone Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, soprano Carmen Giannattasio and tenor Saimir Pirgu. 26/07/2012
The Rolling Stones – 50 YearsSex, drugs, rock and roll! Today The Rolling Stones are pensioners but 50 years ago to the day, with their first gig in London, they changed the landscape of… 12/07/2012
Srebrenica’s yearly burial of atrocity victims Seventeen years after the Srebrenica massacre, trucks are still carrying remains through Sarajevo, on the way to the Potocari memorial cemetery, for mass… 11/07/2012
Algeria’s hard-won liberty On July 5, 1962, Algeria celebrates its new national independence. It followed eight years of war with France and more than 130 years as a French… 05/07/2012
UK Queen’s Diamond Jubilee festivities end – nocomment Four days of celebrations in the UK to mark the Queen’s 60 years on the throne have drawn to a close. Elizabeth II appeared on the balcony of Buckingham… 06/06/2012
Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary – nocomment Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hong Kong and Taipei in Taiwan to mark the 23rd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown against… 05/06/2012
Queen’s Jubilee: waiting for the pageantA flotilla of 1,000 boats gather on London’s River Thames for a spectacular highlight of four days of nationwide celebrations marking the Diamond Jubilee of… 03/06/2012
UK Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – nocomment Queen Elizabeth II launched four days of celebration to mark her 60 years on the throne with one of her favourite pastimes – horse racing. The 86-year-old… 02/06/2012
Special birthday song for Mandela – nocomment A special birthday song was recorded by members of the public in Johannesburg’s Sandton Square on Tuesday for Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday on July 18. 30/05/2012
Golden Gate Bridge turns 75 – nocomment Fireworks lit up the San Francisco sky to celebrate the Golden Gate Bridge turning 75. 28/05/2012
Falcone loosened Mafia’s grip Ceremonies in Italy have been marking 20 years since the murder of anti-Mafia prosecutor Giovanni Falcone. Prime Minister Mario Monti joined thousands… 23/05/2012
Lyon lets its hair down for urban festival Nuits Sonores The French contemporary music festival Nuits Sonores has got people dancing in the streets of Lyon. The 10th edition has just begun, watched over by… 18/05/2012
The ‘Indignados’ mark one-year protest anniversaryAn image of Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is seen during a demonstrators’ march commemorating the 15M movement in central Oviedo in northern Spain, May… 13/05/2012
WWII Victory Day Following its battle for the presidency, France commemorated victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. For the first time, the outgoing and the new head of state… 11/05/2012
Celebrating Europe In this edition of Utalk Leah from Paris asks, “I want to know what Europe Day is on May 9 and what is the purpose and role of the Europe Direct information… 03/05/2012
Algeria: 50 years of independence Just 50 years ago, Algeria turned the darkest page in its history. Half a century later, euronews is back on the trail of the architects of… 20/04/2012
Europe remembers the doomed liner, RMS Titanic One hundred years after the tragedy the Titanic continues to fascinate. For many years the number who perished was the highest total of deaths in a peacetime… 13/04/2012
Poland’s Smolensk tragedy still smoulders Two years ago, on 10 April 2010, the plane carrying Poland’s President Lech Kaczyński crashed while attempting to land at Russia’s Smolensk airport. None of… 10/04/2012
Titanic memorial cruise sets sail – nocomment On April 8, relatives, enthusiasts and historians set sail on a memorial cruise to the site of the sinking of the Titanic. Passengers from 28 countries were… 09/04/2012
Titanic sails back to big screen for 3D release Titanic has once more been raised from the waves. Director James Cameron and a team of 3D specialists have spent 18 months painstakingly converting the 1997… 03/04/2012
Sarajevo and Bosnia-Herzegovina live legacy of pain In the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 6 marks 20 years since the beginning of the siege of Sarajevo in 1992. It was the longest siege in the history… 02/04/2012
Titanic Belfast ‘symbolises new Northern Ireland’ It took three years to build the ill-fated liner and three times that long to plan and construct the Titanic Belfast, a state-of-the-art museum dedicated to… 02/04/2012
North Korea ends 100 days of mourning for Kim Jong-il – nocomment North Korea observed the end of the 100-day mourning period following the death of leader Kim Jong-il last December. Tens of thousands of people gathered in… 26/03/2012
Japan: Nuclear winterA day ahead of the one year anniversary, buddhist monks offer prayers for victims of the earthquake and tsunami at Kitaizumi beach in Minamisoma, some 25 km… 10/03/2012
The fight for women’s equality Last Thursday was International Women’s Day, celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women. In contrast, it also made clear the… 09/03/2012
Egypt ‘fed up with military, not afraid of Islamist rule’ The scene in Egypt, after Mubarak has been gone for one year, is of political confusion, fury over military rule – during which dozens of lives have been… 10/02/2012
Egypt’s Islamist-military ‘coup’ Some critics of the Egyptian Revolution are saying it never really happened. Demonstrators in the country celebrated the downfall of President Mubarak, and… 10/02/2012
Maastricht with hindsight European figures have been commemorating the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Maastricht Treaty, which led to the creation of the euro, in spite of many… 07/02/2012
Enter the world of Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’ is one of English author Charles Dickens’ most famous stories. Sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge’s emotional transformation after the… 06/02/2012
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II marks 60 year reign – nocomment Sixty years ago today, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne on the death of her father King George VI. She is the second longest-serving British… 06/02/2012
Tahrir Square, one year onDemonstrators take part in a protest marking the first anniversary of Egypt’s uprising at Tahrir square in Cairo January 25, 2012. REUTERS/ Mohamed Abd… 25/01/2012
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe marks 40 years on the throne – nocomment Tens of thousands of Danes braved freezing temperatures on Saturday to cheer Denmark’s popular figurehead monarch as she celebrated 40 years on the throne. 17/01/2012
Tunisia, stagnant, future of justice still not in sight In Tunis, on 14 January 2011, thousands of ordinary people packed Habid Bourguiba Avenue in the Tunisian capital. Men and women, students, street cleaners… 13/01/2012
Haiti rebuilding falters Two years ago an earthquake devastated Haiti and outside help poured in. First people had to be saved from the crushed buildings. Some owe their survival to… 13/01/2012
Amnesty International protesters mark 10 years of Guantanamo – nocomment Amnesty International staged a demonstration in Brussels, marking ten years since the first 20 detainees arrived at the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 12/01/2012
Jacob Zuma sings for ANC’s 100th anniversary – nocomment South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma sings during the African National Congress’ centenary celebration in Bloemfontein. 09/01/2012
Jungfrau railway marks 100-year anniversaryA giant light installation of the flag of Switzerland, by Swiss artist Gerry Hofstetter, illuminates the north face of the Jungfrau mountain, in the Bernese… 03/01/2012
A decade of the euro On new year’s day 2002 euro notes and coins hit the streets for the first time. They were introduced with much enthusiasm and optimism as a currency that… 02/01/2012
Thailand: tsunami anniversary – nocomment Residents and tourists gathered in the Thai resort of Phuket to remember victims of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. 27/12/2011
Bowing down to the King of Thailand on his birthdayThailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pays her respects to Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn during the royal party in Bangkok to celebrate the 84th… 09/12/2011
