COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) - Commemorations of the 69th annniversary of D-Day have begun with the stars-and-stripes being raised in a quiet ceremony at the American cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Stephen Addison LONDON (Reuters) - A fanfare of trumpets and cheering crowds greeted the Queen on the 60th anniversary of her coronation on Tuesday, with a service in Westminster Abbey featuring a priceless crown that has adorned the heads of Brit... [Full Article]
By Todd Benson CARACAS (Reuters) - Hugo Chavez loyalists celebrated on Saturday a milestone in the late leader's socialist revolution ahead of Venezuela's presidential election, irking the opposition that complained of a campaign tipped in ... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - Ten years ago, a statue fell in Baghdad's Firdous Square. Joyful Iraqis helped by an American tank retriever pulled down their longtime dictator, cast as 16 feet of bronze. The scene broadcast live worldwide became an icon of the ... [Full Article]
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis prayed Tuesday before the tomb of Pope John Paul II on the eighth anniversary of the beloved pontiff's death in what the Vatican said was evidence of Francis' "profound spiritual continuity" with p... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - On the second anniversary of Syria's uprising, there were only small protests and a few firecrackers defiantly popping in the capital of Damascus - a grim contrast to the early days when crowds of demonstrators danced to the drums ... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Activists say Syria's regime is beefing up security measures in Damascus on the second anniversary of the country's uprising. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - Clashes have erupted in Bahrain as anti-government protesters mark the second anniversary of the intervention by a Saudi-led force in the Gulf island's crisis. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TOKYO (AP) - Japan is marking the second anniversary of its earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe. More than 300,000 people are still displaced and virtually no rebuilding has begun. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]