Japan marks a year since former PM Abe was gunned down
Tokyo, JapanReuters Japan on Saturday marked one year since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down during an election speech by a man angry at his links to the Unification Church. The death of Japan’s longest serving Prime Minister, which was caught on video, rattled a nation unused to gun violence. Mourners offer flowers […]
Myanmar junta extends emergency as coup anniversary marked by ‘silent protest’
Reuters Myanmar’s junta extended the country’s state of emergency by another six months, the acting President said at a leadership meeting broadcast on state TV on Wednesday, as protesters marked the anniversary of a 2021 military coup with a “silent protest”. Junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing, in a meeting on Tuesday with the army-backed […]
A year after Biden’s Afghanistan exit, accountability in short supply
Washington DC, US Reuters As weary US military planners wrapped up the evacuation and pullout from Afghanistan one year ago, officials across the government steeled themselves for intense public scrutiny into how America’s longest war ended in shambles with the Taliban retaking power. But as the United States marks the first anniversary of the withdrawal […]
Beirut silo collapses, reviving trauma ahead of blast anniversary
Beirut, LebanonReuters Part of the grain silos at Beirut Port collapsed on Sunday just days before the second anniversary of the massive explosion that damaged them, sending a cloud of dust over the capital and reviving traumatic memories of the blast that killed more than 215 people. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Dust […]
North Korea celebrates founder with dance, music but no military parade
Seoul, South KoreaReuters North Korea celebrated the 110th anniversary of the birth of late founder Kim Il-sung on Friday with fireworks, a procession, and an evening gala in Pyongyang’s main square, with thousands of people in colourful traditional dress singing and dancing. “The Day of the Sun” is North Korea’s biggest annual public holiday. Kim, […]
Forty years after Falklands conflict a “battle for memory” goes on
Buenos Aires, Argentina Reuters Argentine army veteran Luis Poncetta has travelled twice to the Falkland Islands to pay tribute to comrades who fell in a 74-day conflict with British forces 40 years ago. The divisions, he has found, still linger. Argentina and Britain have long disputed the sovereignty of the British-run group of islands in the […]
Essay: Remembering 6th January on its ‘anniversary’ is not enough
In an article published on Religion News Service, CHERYL TOWNSEND GILKES, a professor of African American studies and sociology, pastor and author, says the frightening realities exposed on that day should have our constant attention…
Lebanese demand justice on port blast anniversary
Beirut, LebanonReuters Lebanon’s leading Christian cleric said there could be no immunity from prosecution over the catastrophic Beirut port blast and that officials were evading investigation, as many Lebanese marked the first anniversary by demanding justice. As Lebanon suffers a crippling economic collapse, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai also criticised the ruling class for failing […]
Essay: Srebrenica, 25 years later – lessons from the massacre that ended the Bosnian conflict and unmasked a genocide
In an article first published on The Conversation, US history professor TOM MOCKAITIS says the criminal indictments that followed the massacre of up to 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the Bosnian city of Srebrenica in 1995 show why the perpetrators of wartime atrocities must be held accountable…
New Zealand calls off Christchurch attack commemoration amid coronavirus fears
Christchurch, New ZealandReuters New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during a news conference prior to the anniversary of the mosque attacks that took place the prior year in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 13th March. PICTURE: Reuters/Martin Hunter New Zealand on Saturday called off a national remembrance service marking the one-year anniversary of the attack […]