Gorbachev says Germany’s reunification ‘only right choice’

Ex-Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev has said in an interview on occasion of the 25th anniversary of the German reunification that event was the only right decision.

Chinese media voice moderate criticism of Abe's WWII statement

China's state media on Friday moderately criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's remarks in a statement he issued to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

The Japanese city of Nagasaki is marking 70 years since the dropping of an atomic bomb by the United States.

A ceremony at the Nagasaki Peace Park observed a minute's silence, followed by speeches by the Nagasaki mayor and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Hiroshima 70th A-bomb anniversary will draw officials from record 100 countries

The Hiroshima Municipal Government said it expects representatives from a record 100 countries to attend its annual ceremony on Thursday to mark the U.S. atomic bombing, as peace activists gathered in the city.

Countries mark 10th anniversary of UNESCO Convention on Diversity of Cultural Expressions

Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Convention during their biannual Conference, which will take place at UNESCO in Paris from 10 to 12 June. The anniversary will be an occasion to take stock and plan ways to build on the achievements of the 2005 Convention in its first decade.