In 1974, Ghana pioneered a new system which would help in the roll-out of the immunisation of serious diseases across... more

More than 10,000 Russian workers built the first line of the Moscow Metro which opened in 1935 to great fanfare.... more

At the London 2012 Olympics, the Somali sprinter Zamzam Farah became a crowd favourite after finishing last in her 400m... more

After being designed in one night, Shuss, the cartoon skier, debuted at the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble, France. Instead... more

The last time Paris held the Olympic Games was 100 years ago in 1924.More than 3,000 athletes from 44 nations... more

In the 1990s, Ayia Napa, in Cyprus, went from quiet fishing village to party resort.The Kool Club was one of... more

Between 1963 and 1974, more than 2,000 people in Cyprus went missing during clashes, a coup and the Turkish invasion.... more

In April 2003, the people of Cyprus were allowed to cross the ceasefire line for the first time in 29... more

On the 20 July 1974, a young pilot was preparing to land passenger flight CY317 into Nicosia Airport in Cyprus,... more

On 15 July 1974, the Greek military dictatorship in Athens sponsored a coup on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus,... more