When the decision to commemorate the day was made in the UNGA, Jacek Czaputowicz, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland, had said that any acts of violence 'against people belonging to religious minorities cannot be accepted'.

The number coding scheme will not be in effect on Wednesday, August 21, as the nation commemorates Ninoy Aquino Day, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Tuesday.

The day is also a landmark to celebrate Youth Day which commemorates the contribution of youth in Morocco.

The company held an open house for employees and their families at the facility on June 8, to commemorate the anniversary.

Also through Facebook, Lita Rubina was able to see how other communities commemorate Holy Week.

The Act of Commitment was read and then everyone placed a pebble on the memorial stone which was placed in the park in 2001 "to commemorate the victims of genocide in every time and every place."

DUBAI: UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed received Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed on Sunday at the capital's Al-Bateen palace to commemorate UAE's 47th national day, state-news agency WAM reported.

In his message to Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, President George Manneh Weah, on behalf of Liberia, extends heartfelt congratulations to the German leader, and through him, to the Government and people of Germany, as they commemorate this historic landmark in their national existence.

Erico Aumentado is proposing to declare February 26 a national special working holiday to commemorate the Treaty of Friendship signed between the Philippines and Israel six decades ago and further strengthen the bilateral ties between the two countries.

Army chief General Bipin Rawat, who took part in the centenary celebrations to commemorate the day in Jaipur on September 22, said that Indian Army has potential to deal with any situation.

The 19th century US journalist Ambrose Bierce defined a monument as "a structure intended to commemorate something which either needs no commemoration or cannot be commemorated" -- and he is only partially right as quite a few historical events need more remembrance these days.

Classes in all levels in Quezon City are suspended on Monday to commemorate the 140th birth anniversary of former president Manuel Quezon.

"Today is Memorial Day, on which we commemorate people who sacrificed themselves for the sake of national defense," the singer wrote.