Russia holds grand WWII parade ahead of vote on Putin reforms
by Jonathan BROWN Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Columns of tanks and troops will parade through Red Square on…
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Anti-racism protests turn spotlight on icons of US history
by Cyril JULIEN Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — As the wave of anti-racism protests rocking the United…
6 years ago
Lenin statue unveiled in western Germany after legal battle
by Tom BARFIELD Agence France-Presse GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AFP) — A divisive new monument to Soviet leader Lenin was unveiled in…
6 years ago
De Gaulle statue vandalised in northern France
LILLE, France (AFP) — A bust of France's wartime resistance leader and later president Charles de Gaulle has been vandalised…
6 years ago
French city adds info plaques to slave trader street names
BORDEAUX, France (AFP) — As statues of slave traders and colonial figures tumble worldwide in a wave of anger against…
6 years ago
US Army pressured to rename bases named after pro-slavery generals
WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) — A handful of US Army bases named for Civil War generals of the pro-slavery…
6 years ago
DNA research uncovers Dead Sea Scrolls mystery
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — DNA research on the Dead Sea Scrolls has revealed that not all of the ancient manuscripts came…
6 years ago
UK plans mass singalong for locked-down VE Day
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britons will be urged to join a national singalong from their doorsteps and hold 1940s-style…
6 years ago
Thousands sign Hiroshima petition to save A-bomb buildings
TOKYO Japan (AFP) -- Thousands of people have signed an online petition against the planned demolition of two early 20th-century…
7 years ago
Japan urged to sign UN nuke ban on Hiroshima anniversary
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The mayor of Hiroshima urged Japan to sign a landmark UN treaty banning nuclear weapons as…
7 years ago
‘Majestic’ WWII Spitfire takes off on round-the-world flight
by Robin MILLARD © Agence France-Presse CHICHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) -- An original Spitfire plane took off from Britain on…
7 years ago
‘One giant leap’: US marks Apollo mission 50 years on
by Leila Macor with Issam Ahmed in Washington CAPE CANAVERAL, United States (AFP) -- Fifty years after a…
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