Flowers, music and silence mark 20th anniversary of Madrid train bombings
Madrid, Spain Reuters Spain on Monday marked the 20th anniversary of Europe’s deadliest Islamist militant attacks with flowers, music and silence in several ceremonies to remember the train bombings in Madrid. Ten bombs hidden in sports bags exploded on four packed commuter trains at the height of morning rush hour in Madrid on 11th March, […]
Prayers, wreaths mark 20th anniversary of Bali bombing
Updated: 6:15pm (AEST)Kuta, Indonesia/Sydney, Australia Reuters Survivors of the Bali bombing, alongside families and friends of the victims, prayed and laid wreaths on Wednesday to mark the 20-year anniversary of the attacks, joining gatherings held near the site of the blasts in Indonesia and across Australia. A total of 202 people, including 88 Australians and 38 […]
Twenty years on, US commemorates those lost during 9/11 attacks
New York/Shanksville, Pennsylavania/Washington DC, USAP The 9/11 anniversary commemoration at ground zero began with a tolling bell and a moment of silence, exactly 20 years after the start of the deadliest terror attack on US soil. President Joe Biden, former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, members of Congress, and other dignitaries joined a crowd […]
ESSAY: THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL – HAS EUROPE LEARNED NOTHING?
As Europe celebrates the 20 year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, MAL FLETCHER warns that European governments may be in danger of once again ignoring the will of the people..
ESSAY: RECALLING THE “OVERWHELMING SCENES” OF FAMILIES REUNITED ON THE DAY THE WALL FELL
Born of German parents, NILS VON KALM remembers the day the wall came down and his own emotional visit to Berlin some time later…