Ethiopia rings in Millennium with fireworks, prayers
36831
Fireworks exploded and the faithful knelt in prayer as Ethiopia finally greeted a new Millennium on Wednesday.
623653
Ethiopia, a country more often associated by Americans with drought, famine and conflict, has become a hot spot for international adoption.
681519
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder launched a year of celebrations to mark 100 years since Albert Einstein made the first of his discoveries that changed the way we look at the world.
303754
Ghana celebrates 50 years of independence, a move that sparked similar changes across Africa.
352582
Thousands of Rastafarians gather in Ethiopia for a month of events to remember Bob Marley.
611969
Ethiopian royals paid tribute to late reggae icon Bob Marley at his 60th anniversary celebrations for championing their cause long after the ouster of Emperor Haile Selassie ended centuries of imperial rule.
462843
Religious, secular, inclusive, traditional: It's turning out to be an intense year in the debate over how to celebrate.
89867
Celebrations are taking place to herald the enlargement of the Schengen zone to include nine more EU countries.
741672
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia  - A reggae concert in honor  of musical legend Bob Marley, which drew an audience of more  than 200,000 Ethiopians to Addis Ababa, could become an annual  fixture across Africa, its organizers said Monday.
525087
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia  Â Beyonce Knowles began her world tour in front of an audience of 5,000 fans in Ethiopia, a country usually unimpressed by Western music.
280657
It was something not seen in Baghdad since before the 2003 invasion Â people publicly welcoming a new year with singing, dancing and alcohol-fueled revelry. The ballrooms of two landmark hotels Â the Palestine and the Sheraton Â were full of people for the first New Year's Eve celebrations after four years of violence that has bloodied Iraq.
367772
The traditional clash between Ethiopia and Kenya in distance running is also a contest between competing visions of sport
273975
Britain's cities are preparing to mark the New Year with firework displays, concerts and sports events, but the celebrations will be overshadowed by the Asian tsunami disaster.
42605
President John Kufuor led Ghana's people on Tuesday in an exuberant celebration of their country's independence 50 years ago, which changed the face of Africa.
623143
Eritrea and Ethiopia are given a year to physically mark out their shared border or face having it set for them.
306538
Ghana celebrates 50 years of independence, a move that sparked similar struggles across Africa.
559620
BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Hundreds of millions around the world prepared Friday to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, a Christmas festival of religious joy for many and commercial excess for others, against a backdrop of continuing global security