Poland’s state Institute for National Remembrance (INR) has urged regional authorities to dismantle 500 Soviet monuments in the country's territory.

Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar on Sunday for his leading role in the film "The Revenant."

It was announced that Lady Gaga will pay tribute to David Bowie in a special segment at the Grammys. The singer will play a medley of Bowie songs in homage to a famous figure in popular music who inspired her at the ceremony.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia should not politicize the doping scandal involving Russian athletes but should react promptly to the World-Anti-Doping Agency's recommendations. Moreover, Putin blamed Russian sports officials for failing to warn athletes that meldonium was being banned by WADA.

UEFA Secretary General was elected on Friday the new president of FIFA following the second round of voting, where he received the majority of votes from 207 eligible members associations, TASS informs. Gianni Infantino won 115 votes, beating his nearest rival Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa, from Bahrain, who claimed 88 votes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill to congratulate him on the anniversary of his enthronement as head of the Russian Orthodox Church on February 1.

Former first lady Nancy Reagan's funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. ET, said Melissa Giller, spokesperson for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Ukrainians have chosen a Crimean Tatar singer, Susan's Jamaladinova (Jamala), and her song about the mass deportation of Tatars under Josef Stalin as the country's entry for this year's Eurovision song contest.

Sweden is planning to expel nearly 80,000 refugees and migrants who arrived in the country in 2015, Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said, adding that their applications for asylum had been rejected. As RT reports police and local authorities have been tasked with organizing the departures by charter flights. The countries of origin of the rejected asylum seekers have not been disclosed.

The use of drones by journalists for newsgathering purposes falls under the right of the media to publish news as well as the public’s right to receive information and ideas, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said on March 3 as she presented a set of recommendations on drone journalism.

Pope Francis will hold a historic first meeting with Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church in Cuba next week.

Thousands of people have marched in cities across Italy, demanding legal recognition for same-sex couples. According to BBC, the rallies were held as lawmakers are due to debate the deeply divisive issue next week. Opponents of the bill are going to hold their own demonstration next Saturday. Protesters are also defending their parental rights that should be enshrined in law.