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He flew seaplanes for scout observation over the Gulf of Mexico and was a flight instructor at a base in Corpus Christi, Texas (Photo: AP)

World War II veteran will graduate over two decades after leaving...

Barger was a pilot in the Navy, enlisting after seeing an advertisement that said join the Navy and get an education.

30 April 2018 7:25 PM IST

A monument dedicated to Soviet Red Army soldiers stands next to a truck on the grounds of a warehouse in the Polish town of Legnica, where the monument is being mothballed, on March 24, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Poland consigns communist-era monuments to dustbin of history

Dozens of communist monuments still stand across Poland and their removal has rankled Russia.

30 April 2018 4:36 PM IST

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WW-II era Amarda airstrip in Odisha cries for attention

Locals are demanding an extensive research to unearth the mystery of the bunker which now remains sealed.

29 April 2018 1:08 AM IST

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A rising from the shadows of war

The book ends on a sweet and romantic note, with Juliet and Dawsey (who is a pig farmer on the island), falling in love...

19 July 2018 12:09 AM IST

Nakasone was known for trying to integrate the nation defeated in World War II as a full-fledged member of the West during the Cold War era. (Photo: File)

Ex-Japanese PM Yasuhiro Nakasone passes away at 101

He was in office for five years from November 1982 to November 1987,

29 Nov 2019 1:00 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow had grounds to appeal a decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency to bar Russia from major sporting events, a move he said violated the Olympic charter. (Photo: AP)

Polish PM accuses Putin of lying about WWII, says attempt to 'conceal'...

'President Putin has lied about Poland on numerous occasions, and he has always done it deliberately,' Prime Minister...

30 Dec 2019 9:11 AM IST

Presumably, the records imply that the women referred to as geisha might have come on their own, as opposed to sex slaves, who were coerced. (Photo: File | Representational)

Japan asked for 1 sex slave for every 70 soldiers in WW2 to 'prevent...

The sex slaves issue has been a source of a painful dispute between South Korea and Japan.

8 Dec 2019 11:37 AM IST

France concerned over increasing anti-Semitic sentiment

France concerned over increasing anti-Semitic sentiment

Anti-Semitism worst since WWII, Macron tells Jewish group.

21 Feb 2019 5:31 PM IST

The iconic photo taken at the Times Square right after the end of WWII in 1945, the statue was modellled on. (Photo: ANI)

Statue depicting non-consensual kiss defaced

Iconic WWII statue of sailor kissing nurse non-consensually vandalised.

21 Feb 2019 5:07 PM IST

Akihito, 85, was the first Japanese monarch to take the throne under a post-war constitution that defines the emperor as a symbol of the people without political power. (Photo: AP)

Japanese Emperor Akihito to abdicate after three decades on throne

Akihito, who has had treatment for prostate cancer and heart surgery, said that his age would make it hard for him to...

30 April 2019 11:26 AM IST

Indian ambassador to Italy, Reenat Sandhu and a group of Indian, Italian and other foreign officers at the Urn Presentation ceremony.

Italians are grateful to Indian soldiers who had helped them in World...

Almost 50,000 Indian troops, mostly between the ages of 19 to 22, fought for Italy's liberation during World War II.

11 Jun 2019 1:17 AM IST

Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat pays homage to the Martyrs, on the occasion of Infantry Day, at the Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Mortal remains of WW-II soldiers brought home

Sepoys Palu Ram and Hari Singh were part of 4th Battalion of the 13th Frontier Force Rifles under the British Indian...

4 Jun 2019 1:17 PM IST