As the world marks "Education for All Week", United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged policy makers to recognize the growing demand of trained teachers in order to provide quality education to all children in Pakistan.
Friday marks World Press Freedom Day, and this year the is emphasis is on securing freedom of expression in all media, including a free and open internet -- something Seifi can identify with.
Tuesday marks World Food Day, a movement focused on bringing attention to malnutrition and the nearly 900 million people around the globe who go hungry every day, and on alleviating global hunger.
Phosphor Reveal marks the world's first mechanical digital watches utilizing its proprietary Micro-Magnetic Mechanical DigitalTM (M3D) technology.
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It was the first to be granted World Heritage status and marks its 125th anniversary this year.
Steven and Margret are unlikely friends, living and working half a world apart, but are united by a common desire to facilitate all of the good things people are doing in the world to build self-reliance through financial empowerment and education, and in so doing, they are leaving their marks on the world.
Christians around the world are celebrating Christmas, which marks the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem.
And an 80-foot crater now marks the spot where 2 World Trade Center once stood, Angeli says.
His landing in America on 12 October 1492 marks a seminal event in world history, opening up a New World for Europeans.
"It is also a symbol that marks the doorway between the world of the living and the world of the dead that is offered as our acknowledgement of the dead, " he told the BBC.
The News of the World's admission to Ms Miller marks a new chapter in a scandal which dates back to 2006, when the paper's former royal editor Clive Goodman and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire were jailed for hacking into the mobile phone voicemails of royal aides.
For Taylor, 30, a former undisputed middleweight king, his clash with Froch marks a chance to become a world champion once more.
But in the crazy world of apparel seasons, the 4th traditionally marks the start of sales on summer clothes and the beginning of the reset to show fall styles.
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The exhibition boasts computer-generated "fly-throughs" of the new Corn Exchange, the new Exchange Square and the centrepiece of Manchester's rebuilt shopping area - the biggest Marks and Spencer store in the world.
The deal announced by the Vatican marks the latest move by the world's smallest state in response to international pressure to better police the Holy See's finances, which for decades were considered opaque.
Next year marks 100 years since the outbreak of World War I and events are being held across the world to remember those who died.
In the future, when people search eBay for items, the site could present results in two different ways: online listings from sellers located anywhere in the world and local listings from nearby stores, said Marks.
This year's Veterans Day, originally called Armistice Day, marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I.
Meanwhile, the Pinochet arrest marks a modest step towards the sort of world in which powerful people think twice before they do evil.
He became the youngest race-winner in F1 history when he won the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix, and its youngest world champion in 2005, though he has lost those marks to Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.
"Our union with Jawbone marks a major step toward revolutionizing the way the world thinks about health, " said Massive Health founder Aza Raskin.
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It marks Sony's first plunge into a new wireless world that blends Web, video and communications--a foray aimed at pulling the electronics giant out of a stubborn slump.
January 27th marks the 131st birthday of one of the most revolutionary, world-changing invention of all time.
In pre-World War II Germany, hyperinflation required householders to fill wheelbarrows with devalued marks to buy a loaf of bread.
For Blake, who recorded the year's leading time over 200m and a personal best in Friday's 100m, it marks another significant step in his rise to prominence after clinching World Championship 100m gold in Daegu, South Korea last year, after Bolt was disqualified from the final after a false start.
Emoticons, which represent moods and facial expressions using a combination of punctuation marks, numbers and letters, are the darling of the texting world.
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The tournament also marks the return to action of Roger Federer, who took the world number one spot from Nadal with his Wimbledon triumph.
There are, however, question marks over the future of the scheme, because some rich-world businesses and politicians are beginning to argue against handing over such large sums of money to Asia.
Every third Monday of April, the world's oldest and most prestigious marathon coincides with Patriots Day, which marks the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord and signals the onset of spring.
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