South Koreans celebrate the 105th anniversary of independence from Japan, with many opposing Seoul's policy of patching up relations with Tokyo.

“What to the slave is the Fourth of July," asked Frederick Douglass in his scathing speech at the US Independence Day function on July 5, 1852. These words of a former slave turned author and orator who spearheaded a popular movement to abolish slavery in the US ring true even 171 years on.

The Ukrainian president seeks victory, not peace, as he vows on Independence Day to take back Crimea.

Students of an Indian Holy Seminary of Shahide Salis gathered to celebrate their 75th Independence Day in Qom, Iran.

Kashmir, the only Muslim majority region in India, is set to witness the 75th Independence Day celebrations.

The United States has just celebrated the 4th of July. The event is seen as a turning point in the history of Western civilization. But the celebrations leave behind an untold story. Slavery and the annihilation of Native Americans were institutionalized following 1776.

Independence Day shooting causes fear and chaos as crowds flee from horrific attack on July 4 festivities in Philadelphia, USA.