Iran mourns on anniversary of earthquake
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Mourning Iranians have flocked to the southeastern city of Bam in recent days to mark the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake which killed tens of thousands and left the ancient Silk Road city in ruins.
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The celebration of the birthday of Imam Mahdi, the savior of the Shiite faith, is receiving plenty of attention from the government of Iran.
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A YEAR after one of the worst earthquakes in modern history, residents of the Iranian city of Bam are to pay their final respects to the 30,000 dead and bring an end to the traditional 12 months of mourning.
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Spain is marking the third anniversary of the Madrid terror bombings that killed 191 people on Sunday with the unveiling of a towering glass monument bearing messages of condolence left written in the days after the attacks.
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Spain is marking the third anniversary of the Madrid terror bombings that killed 191 people on Sunday with the unveiling of a towering glass monument bearing messages of condolence left written in the days ...Comment
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Domestic violence and drug addiction mar the Iranian city of Bam as residents suffer psychological problems one year after a massive earthquake killed more than 26,000 of their relatives, friends and neighbours, the Red Cross federation said.
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Iran, facing mounting U.S. pressure over  its nuclear program, promised Thursday a "burning hell" for any  aggressor as tens of thousands marched to mark the 26th  anniversary of its Islamic revolution.
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For the survivors, the many bodies that lay strewn among the debris in this provincial capital provide a constant reminder of the havoc wrought by the earthquake
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Exactly two years after terrorist bombs killed 202 people on the Indonesian island of Bali, families and friends of the victims and survivors have gathered to remember their fallen loved ones.
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Iran marked the 28th anniversary of its revolution on Sunday seeking to show unity over its nuclear policy, but Western pressure and cautious voices at home dampened prospects for a major statement on atomic progress.
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The sliding doors of the battered Soviet railroad car that Artak Akopian calls home reveal a small space almost as icy as the outdoors. The makeshift quarters are decorated by little but an old photograph of his mother, who was killed in the earthquake that devastated Armenia in December 1988.
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In the aftermath of a suicide bomb which killed over 80 people, mourners gather in Kandahar to pay their respects
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Several thousand Iranians burned US flags and George W. Bush effigies Wednesday, marking the 25th anniversary of the storming of the US embassy in Tehran just as the US presidential race neared its climax.
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President Bush comforted this city that lost so much in Hurricane Katrina and has regained so little in the year since. Amid the raw sorrow of Tuesday's anniversary, the president selected a few beacons of hope to give a lift to struggling Gulf communities and his own still-smarting presidency.
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New Orleans will mark the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Wednesday with candle light vigils, prayer services and a new memorial to the 1,500 or so people who died in her floodwaters and fury.
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In Tehran Monday, tens of thousands celebrated the 29th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
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President Bush spent part of Monday at his Texas ranch monitoring devastation from a deadly earthquake in Southeast Asia &#151; a replay of his post-Christmas vacation last year when he was monitoring damage from an earthquake in Iran.