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World War II shipwreck discovered in UK

Learn more about its history.

8 Oct 2017 1:12 PM GMT

The shell of a building stands amid acres of rubble in this view of the Japanese city of Hiroshima. (Photo: AP)

It's time to treat India as a N-weapons state

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was devastated and three days later, on August 9, Nagasaki was decimated.

24 Nov 2017 11:26 PM GMT

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Holocaust survivor reunites with newly discovered nephew

The rate of reunions has trickled significantly in recent years as elderly survivors have passed away.

20 Nov 2017 2:08 PM GMT

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, listens to reporters questions during a TV interview on ballot counting for the lower house elections at the party headquarters in Tokyo. (Photo: AP)

Confident of progress in amending Japan's constitution: Shinzo Abe

Abe wants to change the wording of the document to affirm Japan's right to have a full-fledged military.

17 Nov 2017 1:43 PM GMT

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Born with 1917 Revolution, centenarian recalls its impact

The Bolsheviks confiscated their livestock as part of their campaign to force peasants to join collective farms.

16 Nov 2017 9:00 PM GMT

The first exhibition of Cornelius Gurlitts collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Bern, on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

Exhibitions lift veil on Nazi-era art hoarding

Hildebrand Gurlitt, worked as an art dealer for the Nazis starting in 1938.

2 Nov 2017 1:18 AM GMT

The bomb was dropped by Britains Royal Air Force during the 1939-45 war, city officials said. (Photo: AFP)

Frankfurt defuses massive 'Blockbuster' WWII bomb after evacuating...

The evacuation area included two hospitals, care homes, the Opera House and Germany's central bank, the Bundesbank.

4 Sep 2017 10:10 AM GMT

For the first two years of the war, Hepburn had to contend with the fact that her father was a Nazi agent and her mother was pro-Nazi. (Photo: Pixabay)

Audrey Hepburn had a secret life as a Nazi fighter

A new book shockingly reveals that Hollywood actress worked for the Dutch Resistance before gracing the silver screen.

29 Oct 2018 8:29 AM GMT

Love in the time of war

Daman Singh speaks about setting World War II as the backdrop for her novel Kitty's War.

16 Oct 2018 7:22 PM GMT

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2 US WWII aircrash victims identified after N-E recovery

Tour operators of the region are of view that memories of World WarII can turn the region into a major tourist...

12 Oct 2018 7:35 PM GMT

The exhibition space is divided into different galleries for areas like encryption, deception, hacking, cyberwarfare, intelligence. (Photo: Pixabay)

I, spy: New Manhattan attraction offers espionage history

The exhibition space is divided into different galleries for areas like encryption, deception, hacking, cyberwarfare,...

15 Feb 2018 8:00 AM GMT

The experts cut a large hole through the shell to burn off explosive materials inside before a crane lifted the earth-covered bomb off the site on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

WWII bomb defused in Hong Kong after thousands evacuated

It was the second time within a week that an American bomb dropped during WWII had been discovered.

1 Feb 2018 11:46 AM GMT