South Africa marks 50th anniversary of massacre
South Africans gathered in Sharpeville on Sunday, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the massacre that brought the country`s black rights movement to the world`s attention.

Sonia`s leadership led to a resurgent party: Congress
The Congress on Monday hailed Sonia Gandhi, who completed 12 years as party president, saying her leadership has been marked by a resurgent Congress with focus on values and moral dimensions in politics.

Dotcom domain name turns 25 today!
The biggest of revolutions in the internet space turned 25 on Monday.

Chandra X-ray observing telescope celebrates 10th anniversary
The Chandra X-ray observing telescope is celebrating ten years of its launch, during which it has made a number of significant achievements.

Tibetans rounded up ahead of crackdown anniversary
Chinese paramilitaries have rounded up hundreds of Tibetans in advance of the anniversary of the fatal riots that took place in 2008.

Procession marks birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad
Religious procession Madh-e-Sahaba was taken out in the old city area to mark Eid-e-Milad ul Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad on Saturday.

B`desh remembers lost soldiers on 1st BDR mutiny anniversary
Prayers, tributes and tears marked the first anniversary of the deadly BDR mutiny in Bangladesh as the nation remembered the 57 Army officers who were killed by rebelling paramilitary troops here last year.

Protests on Dresden bombing anniversary
Thousands of far-right supporters and counter-demonstrators are expected to converge on Dresden on the 65th anniversary of deadly Allied bombing at the end of World War II.

Haitians hold day of mourning on quake anniversary
Atop the rubble of destroyed churches, in parks and on sidewalks, thousands of Haitians prayed on Friday in a national day of mourning, one month after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed more than 200,000.

Kashmir paralysed on JKLF founder`s death anniversary
A complete shutdown and strict curfew-like restrictions here Thursday paralysed life across Kashmir, where the pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) had called a strike on the death anniversary of its founder.