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Families interned in WW2 China

A first-hand account of being sent to a Japanese internment camp in Shanghai as a child

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When the Queen 'jumped out of a helicopter'

For the 2012 London Olympic Games the Queen appeared to jump out of a helicopter

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Wounded Knee siege

Fifty years ago, indigenous American activists staged a protest against the US authorities

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Pink Triangles: Gay men in Nazi concentration camps

In 2009, Rudolf Brazda returned to the former concentration camp he was in for being gay

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Grenada's underwater sculpture park

In 2004, Jason deCaires Taylor built the worlds first underwater gallery in Grenada

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The museum at the end of the world

In 1992, a zoologist opened one of the world's most remote museums, on an Atlantic island

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Zoran Djindjic: The murder of Serbia's prime minister

In 2003, Serbia's prime minister was assassinated in Belgrade

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Octavia E. Butler: Visionary black sci-fi writer

She received numerous Hugos and Nebulas - top writing prizes for sci-fi writing

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Mexico's first female presidential hopeful

In 1982, Rosario Ibarra became the first woman to stand for president in Mexico

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From a goddess to a graduate

The journey from goddess to graduate in Nepal.

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First all-women peacekeeping unit

In 2007, the UN deployed its first all-female contingent of peacekeepers in Liberia

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Monica McWilliams鈥� role in the Northern Ireland peace process

Monica McWilliams played a pivotal role in the Northern Ireland peace process

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Iraq War: The beginning

In March 2003, the Iraq War began as the United States bombed the capital, Baghdad

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Iraq War: Refugees escaping

In March 2003, millions of citizens tried to flee Iraq after the US invasion began

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Iraq War: 'Most wanted' playing cards

In April 2003, playing cards were given to US troops to help them identify Iraqi targets

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Iraq War: The capture of Saddam Hussein

On 13 December 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by United States forces

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Iraq War: US security guards killed my son

In 2007, private US Blackwater security guards opened fire on Iraqi civilians

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Kieu Chinh: A real Hollywood story

In 1974, actress Kieu Chinh found herself on a farm cleaning up after chicken

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Alcatraz: The strangest escape

Three prisoners escaped from the maximum security US jail, Alcatraz in June 1962

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DDLJ: India鈥檚 longest running movie

The longest running film in India was released in 1995

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The man who lived in an airport

From 1988, Mehran Karimi Nasseri, from Iran, spent 18 years living in a Paris airport

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Keiko: Freeing 'Free Willy'

In 1998, Keiko the Hollywood killer whale was released back into the wild

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The windmill that revolutionised wind power

In 1978, a group of volunteers in Denmark built their own wind turbine to power a school

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How Bengaluru became India鈥檚 Silicon Valley

Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys, describes the city's technology revolution

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Godfather of manicures

In 1975, Minh Nguyen left behind his macho military life and re-trained as a manicurist

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The first photo sent from a phone

In 1997, French engineer Philippe Kahn shared the first ever photo from a mobile phone

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A Brief History of Time

A Brief History of Time, written by Prof Stephen Hawking, was published in March 1988

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Escaping national service in Eritrea

The story of one young Eritrean woman鈥檚 attempt to escape compulsory national service

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Pan-European picnic

In 1989, a picnic was held as demonstration for European integration

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Awaji Kannon: One of the world's tallest statues

In 1982, a Japanese businessman unveiled the World Peace Giant Kannon in Japan

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