Military ending for historical cities festival
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The Malta Tourism Authority's first edition of the Valletta Military Tattoo, in St George's Square on Saturday and Sunday at 6.30 p.m., will mark the close of the Malta Historic Cities Festival, an 11-day ...
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Athens: An hour-long no-frills closing ceremony dedicated to the victims of this week&#39;s school bus crash brought to an end the Paralympic Games in Athens yesterday.
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Athens prepares to bid farewell to the 2004 Olympic Games at Sunday's closing ceremony.
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A major parade is to be held to mark the disbandment of the Royal Irish Regiment's home service battalions.
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It was a good choice to end the Brooklyn Philharmonicâs little concert at the South Street Seaport on Saturday night with Handelâs âMusic for the Royal Fireworks.â
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Some wars end in peace treaties or surrender ceremonies. The Iraq war appears destined to end in a noxious mixture of metaphors.
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Porcelain producer Royal Worcester ends production in its namesake city after more than 250 years.
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Tycho:  The enforced revelry period has finally come to a close.  Thank Christ.
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India will stage celebrations to mark the 350th anniversary of the Taj Mahal but archeological concerns have forced organisers to shift the event away from the monument.
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LONDON, Oct 17  (IPS) - Several thousands joined an anti-war rally Sunday  to mark the end of the three-day European Social Forum.
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The traditional post-Christmas hunt in England and Wales is being held for what may be the last time before a ban.
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The A-9 connects government and rebel territory. The government closed it Aug. 12 due to fighting.
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PARIS In somber ceremonies on Thursday, world leaders and war veterans paid tribute to their war dead on the anniversary of the end of World War I. Armistice Day commemorations are held on the eleventh hour
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A Soviet-style military parade shut down the streets of Kiev yesterday as Ukraine entered the final stretch of a tense election campaign marred by allegations of dirty tricks and intimidation tactics.
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ATHENS - The 2004 Olympic Games officially came to an end in Athens with a spectacular closing ceremony yesterday. Greek music and dance kicked off an evening of celebration before the flame was extinguished and the flag lowered.
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BERLIN, Oct 16 (IPS) - The 4th International Literary Festival ended in   Berlin at the weekend (Oct 2). For 12 days,150 writers and poets  from 46  countries participated in more than 350 book readings,  poetry recitals  and literary debates staged in a variety of  different venues, including  theatres, cafes, schools, libraries,  cemeteries and city prisons.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Soldiers patrolled Bangladesh's towns and cities yesterday to end weeks of often violent opposition protests, a deployment that prompted unease over the country's democratic future.