Sri Lanka marks 75th Independence Day amid unprecedented economic woes
• 2 years agoPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe presided over the ceremony which featured a military parade with a 21-gun salute
Brazil celebrates 196th anniversary of independence from Portugal; President Michel Temer attends military parade
Fp Staff • 7 years agoBrazil president Michel Temer attends a parade celebrating the country's Independence Day in Brasilia.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says they killed mastermind of parade attack that left 25 dead in September
• 7 years agoThe Guards said in a statement published on state media their forces had killed a man named Abu Zaha and four other militants in Diyala province in Iraq. One news website run by Iran's state television said Abu Zaha was a member of Islamic State.
Hassan Rouhani vows 'crushing' response after attack on Iran military parade kills 29; Islamic State claims responsibility
• 7 years agoHassan Rouhani vowed a "crushing" response after assailants sprayed a crowd with gunfire, shooting dead at least 29 people including women and children Saturday at a military parade.
Attack on Iran military parade kills 9, injures 20; state media blame Sunni militants for incident
• 7 years agoFour militants carried out the attack and two of them were killed, according to Iran state media. There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack in the city of Ahvaz.
Donald Trump wants a military parade in Washington: US set to join France, Russia and China with show of strength
Aashray Hariharan • 7 years agoDonald Trump, that most Russian of all US presidents, has a new idea, one that seems straight out of a closed door meeting at the Kremlin during the Cold War: Holding a military parade to showcase the armed forces' muscle
Donald Trump asks for military parade to underscore role as commander-in-chief, says White House
• 7 years agoTrump has asked for a military parade to showcase American muscle and underscore his role as commander-in-chief, the White House said on Tuesday
Pakistan to hold military parade after 7 years, Xi Jinping likely to be chief guest
Fp Archives • 10 years agoAfter a gap of seven years, Pakistan will hold a joint military parade of its armed forces on its national day next month where Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to be the chief guest.