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Mahatma Gandhi 02.10.2009, 11:05 1 comment

Gandhi continues to inspire 60 years on

Friday marks 140 years since the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. Widely considered as the “Father of India”, he remains a powerful symbol in his homeland and abroad.

India, Mumbai : An Indian woman holds up candles outside the Taj Mahal Hotel during a vigil in memory of the victims of last year's terror attacks in Mumbai on November 25, 2009 (AFP Photo / Pal Pillai) 26.11.2009, 09:20

Memories of Mumbai horrors still fresh in minds one year on

It has been a year since the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai left 180 dead. Now the main question the Indian public is putting to its authorities is whether the police is able to protect them from new atrocities.

25.03.2010, 18:35

Russian culture makes its mark in India

The Russian Center of Science and Culture in New Delhi celebrated its 45th anniversary recently by organizing a gala event. A dance troupe from Siberia performed their folk dances in front of a cheering audience.

Paper lanterns float in the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima on August 6, 2009.  AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro Nogi 06.08.2009, 00:38 7 comments

Japan split over nuclear armament ban

America’s dropping of two nuclear bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 64 years ago contributed to Japan's non-nuclear weapons policy. But calls are growing in Japan to rethink the anti-nuclear stance.

CHINA, Beijing : Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) sailors march pass Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. (AFP Photo / Frederic J. Brown) 01.10.2009, 16:50 4 comments

China celebrates 60 years of communism

Beijing is holding its largest ever military parade to mark sixty years since the People's Republic of China was founded.

Doves fly around the Peace Statue of the Peace Memorial Park after being released in the Memorial Ceremony for atomic bomb victims in Nagasaki, western Japan on August 9, 2010 (AFP Photo / Jiji Press) 09.08.2010, 09:04 3 comments

Japan urges ban on nukes 65 years after Nagasaki bombing

The Japanese city of Nagasaki has remembered those killed by the second atom bomb dropped by the US in 1945. A minute of silence was observed on Monday to commemorate the moment when the bomb wiped out most of the city.

Dimitry Medvedev (L) and Nguyen Minh Triet (AFP Photo / Pool / Hoang Dinh Nam) 31.10.2010, 08:21 6 comments

Russia signs deal to build Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant

Russia and Vietnam have cemented their relations by signing a deal to construct Vietnam’s first ever nuclear power station.

26.10.2010, 16:10 12 comments

China marks 60 years since Beijing entered Korean War

Chinese leaders have met with veterans of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Beijing entering the Korean war of 1950-53. This date has been marked by China since 1951.

RIA Novosti / Aleksey Nikolskiy, STF 29.10.2010, 15:51 7 comments

No Korean groom for Putin’s daughter

Claims that one of Vladimir Putin’s daughters is engaged to the son of a South Korean retired top brass are false, the prime minister’s spokesman has said.

Planting down standard on Khalkhin-Gol river, 1939. Image from victory.rusarchives.ru 26.08.2009, 08:47

Decisive Battle of Khalkhin-Gol remembered

Russia and Mongolia are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the battle of Khalkyn-Gol, when the Soviet Union and Mongolia defeated Japanese forces, preventing Japan from possible invasion of Russia’s Far East.

India’s Iron Lady still an icon 25 years after death

Published: 31 October, 2009, 09:01


Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Indira Gandhi – one of India's most influential and most controversial leaders, as she was the country's first and only ever female prime minister.

 
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