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Italys Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano (left) welcomes US secretary of state Rex Tillerson for a meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised countries in Lucca, Tuscany on Monday. (Photo: AFP)

US vows to protect innocents, rallies G-7 support

Rex Tillerson declares that the United States needs to stand up to aggressors who harm civilians.

11 April 2017 3:21 AM IST

When the 40-year-old Star Wars franchise could change hands at $4 billion, one can well imagine the real costs of actual technological advances to build a missile shield that can destroy a threatening missile both inside and beyond the Earths atmosphere. (Representational image)

A signal achievement

It is a post-World War II curse that nations are forced to spend greater and greater amounts of their GDP on defence.

13 Feb 2017 2:24 AM IST

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Hitler's phone sells for more than $2,40,000

Hitler used it to give most of his orders during the last two years of World War II.

20 Feb 2017 11:31 AM IST

Newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

S Korean Prez says sex slave deal with Japan flawed amid victims'...

Thousands of women were sent to front-line military brothels to provide sex to Japanese soldiers during World War II.

28 Dec 2017 12:04 PM IST

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Jake Gyllenhaal to play World War II hero Arthur Meyerowitz in The...

Gyllenhaal will team up with John Lester for the upcoming movie 'The Lost Airman,' a true-life World War II adventure...

7 Jun 2017 11:35 AM IST

Interior of the Skrilje bunker located in a forest 90 metres bellow the ground on a sealed-off military base near town of Kocevje, Slovenia. (Photo: AFP)

Slovenia hideouts spill Cold War secrets

Until recently, the existence of the 800-square-metre labyrinth had still been a secret, albeit not a very good one.

14 Jun 2017 2:29 AM IST

An ordinary life in a century of great change

In an interview, Anand talks about his book, and the process behind penning it.

8 Feb 2017 12:30 AM IST

Austrias chancellor Christian Kern lays a wreath during remembrance day ceremony at Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Sirens, silence as Israel remembers Holocaust

Drivers exited their cars and buses ground to a halt, while students at schools marked the two minutes of silence.

25 April 2017 2:52 AM IST

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Book traces Delhi's journey through maps

The book touches on aspects like the seige of Delhi, structures during World War II, key memorials and marketplaces.

23 Jun 2017 3:50 AM IST

The ceremony began with a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m. in honour of those who lost their lives the same time the attack began. (Photo: AP)

On its 76th anniversary, Pearl Harbor survivors remember fellow...

About 20 survivors attended the event at a grassy spot overlooking the harbour and the USS Arizona Memorial.

8 Dec 2017 5:13 PM IST

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and visiting President Andrzej Duda of Poland laid flowers on Wednesday at a monument to Polish soldiers killed by Soviet security forces in 1940. (Photo: AFP)

Ukraine, Poland meet, attempt to end post-WWII hostility

Introducing peacekeepers will bring an end to armed conflict between Ukranians and Russians,' says visiting President...

14 Dec 2017 1:31 PM IST

A photo of Anne Frank at the opening of the exhibition: Anne Frank, a History for Today , at the Westerbork Remembrance Centre in Hooghalen, northeast Netherlands. (Photo: AP)

Anne Frank caught by chance', not betrayed?

The August 1944 police raid in which Frank was arrested may have been staged to investigate illegal activity.

18 Dec 2016 5:56 AM IST