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Italian city evacuates 54,000 people to defuse WW2 bomb
Around 54,000 people were evacuated from the southern Italian city of Brindisi on Sunday as experts worked to defuse a World War Two bomb, authorities ... World News -
World War II-era bomber crashes; at least seven reported dead
A World War II-era plane with 13 people aboard crashed and burned at the Hartford airport after encountering mechanical trouble on takeoff Wednesday, ... World News -
Japan halts exhibit of S. Korea’s ‘comfort women’ statue
A Japanese exhibition featuring a controversial South Korean artwork depicting a wartime sex slave has been cancelled after threats of violence as ... Art and culture -
Japan to toughen restrictions on exports to South Korea
Japan will tighten curbs on exports of high-tech materials used in smartphone displays and chips to South Korea amid a growing dispute over South ... Technology -
Trump says bond between war allies ‘unbreakable’
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the bond between America and its allies “forged in the heat of battle” of World War II was ... World News -
Poland cancels Israeli visit over WWII property restitution row
Poland on Monday said it had cancelled a visit by Israeli officials over their intention to raise the issue of the restitution of Jewish properties ... World News -
Russia, Japan say differences remain over disputed islands
Russia and Japan’s top diplomats said Friday there was a way to go before their countries could resolve a World War II-era dispute over a chain ... World News -
One of the last French D-Day soldiers dies at 95
France announced Tuesday the death of one of the few surviving members of the legendary unit of French resistance soldiers who fought alongside ... Variety -
IN PICTURES: 70 years on, Berlin remembers Airlift ‘Candy Bombers’
Germany marks 70 years Tuesday since the start of the Berlin Airlift, a spectacular humanitarian rescue mission amid the first major Cold War crisis ... Features -
IN PICTURES: How German women suffered largest mass rape in history by Soviets
Between the months of January and August of 1945, Germany saw the largest incident of mass rape known in history, where an estimated two million ... Features -
Louvre displays art looted by Nazis in hope to find owners
The Louvre Museum is putting 31 paintings on permanent display in an effort to find the rightful owners of those and other works of art looted by ... Variety -
Tunnel with nuclear waste collapses in Washington state
A portion of an underground tunnel containing rail cars filled with radioactive waste collapsed Tuesday at a sprawling storage facility in a remote ... World News -
Would you buy Hitler’s ‘destructive’ wartime phone?
Adolf Hitler’s personal telephone, which the Fuehrer used to dictate many of his deadly World War II commands, will hit the auction block this ... Variety -
WWII vet, 93, ends run across America with toes in Atlantic
After two years and 10 months, 93-year-old Ernie Andrus has made it across America Variety -
Revealing the Muslim world’s ‘forgotten’ role in European history
Debunking the popular myth that the heritage of Europe is exclusively Judeo-Christian Features -
Ex-Auschwitz guard appeals accessory to murder conviction
A German court says a 94-year-old former SS sergeant who served as an Auschwitz guard is appealing his conviction World News -
Where has the US intervened historically?
It is in Eurasia and its periphery where Washington is most assertive, and will continue to be. Blogs -
South Korea, Japan reach landmark deal on WWII sex slaves
The accord ould begin to reverse decades of animosity and mistrust between the two thriving democracies Gulf -
Hitler’s book ‘Mein Kampf’ returns to German market
‘Mein Kampf’ is the notorious anti-Semitic book in which Adolf Hitler set out his ideology Variety -
WWII bomb discovered at German airport, 7 flights cancelled
Flights at the hub were interrupted for an hour in the morning while the 125-kilogramme bomb was neutralized World News -
At 70, the United Nations is a necessary talking shop
Seven decades is a long time, and 192 states is a big mosaic representing race, religions and regions. Peace is not a common practise. The struggle ... World -
Australian survivor of WWII ‘Great Escape’ dies aged 101
Paul Royle died Sunday at a Perth hospital following surgery on a hip fracture Variety -
Seventy years after WWII, conflicts continue to rile the globe
Seventy years after the Second World War came to an end, a string of deadly conflicts continue Features -
Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday Asia -
German city evacuates 20,000 people to defuse WWII bomb.
The unexploded US-made device, which lay five meters (16 feet) underground, was discovered on Friday. World News -
London-bound traveler causes Paris chaos with world war shell
Gare du Nord station in Paris was evacuated on Monday after a passenger attempted to board a London-bound train with an artillery shell in his backpack Variety -
Russia marks Victory Day
Russia marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe on Saturday with a military parade, showcasing new military hardware at a time ... Features -
Putin takes swipe at U.S. in Victory Day speech
The tightly scripted parade marks the surrender of Nazi Germany and the Red Army’s key role in the defeat World News -
The shameful politicization of Russia’s WWII Victory Day
The responsibility for the politicization of Victory Day lays on the shoulders of the Russian leaders too World -
Russia jails women for twerking in front of a World War II memorial
A Russian court has sentence three women for performing a twerking dance in front of a World War II memorial, saying the “erotic and sexual ... Reports