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World War II bomb turned into church bell

The shell of an unexploded bomb of the World War II has been used as a church bell for the past many...

Japan asks US to remove memorial to Korean sex slaves

A team of Japanese officials recently visited New York to ask the US to remove a plaque outside a pu...

Allied forces ‘planned to arm Vichy France in World war II`

The British Army decided to take such a drastic step despite the fact they were fighting for enemy f...

Debris of WW II US aircraft found in Tripura

Fragments of a US military aircraft, used during World War II, have been recovered in northern Tripu...

Belgian nurse of WWII honored by US Army

The US ambassador says there was a 67-year delay in presenting the award because it was assumed that...

Massive WWII bomb succesfully defused in Germany

Firefighters say a massive British World War II-era bomb that triggered the evacuation of half of Ge...

Poland reopens investigation into Auschwitz crimes

Nazi Germany opened Auschwitz in 1940, months after it invaded and occupied Poland.

WWII ship sunk off US coast to be searched for oil

A Japanese submarine shot a torpedo at an American oil tanker, sinking it and sending 3 mn gallons o...

Journalist famed for World War II scoop turns 100

The veteran journalist also witnessed the horrors of war in Vietnam, Algeria, the Middle East, Indi...

Old World War II bomb kills 7 in Myanmar

The seven found the bomb floating in a river in Rakhine state on Wednesday.

Japan marks World War II surrender anniversary

The ceremonies come as Japan struggles to recover from this year`s earthquake and tsunami.

Pearl Harbor skull could date to World War II

The skull was discovered during a dredging operation in April under 40 feet of water.

Hitler tried to win WW II with army of talking dogs

Hitler believed that animals were almost as intelligent as humans and tried to win World War II with...

US World War II tank displayed in Czech zoo

The tank was used by US Army in liberating the Czech city of Plzen in 1945.

Winston Churchill`s first painting after WW2 up for sale

UK`s ex-PM Winston Churchill`s painting will be sold in London and can fetch upto 300,000 pounds.

Japan facing worst crisis since World War II: Japanese PM Naoto Kan

The estimated death toll from Japan`s disasters climbed past 10,000 as authorities raced to combat t...

Thousands evacuated over an unexploded WWII bomb in Paris

An unexploded World War II bomb led to 6000 people`s evacuation from a town.

Japan protests BBC jokes about atomic bomb survivor

The host called Tsutomu Yamaguchi as "The Unluckiest Man in the World".

Heil Hound: Nazis dogged by Hitler-mocking mutt

Newly discovered documents have revealed a bizarre footnote to World War II.

1,500 World War II-era shells found

Divers have found a cache of roughly 1,500 live ammunition more than 50 yrs old.

Asia stops to remember end of World War II

Asia paused on Sunday to remember Japan`s surrender to the allied forces.

Srebrenica massacre memorial to point finger at UN

Phillip Ruch`s monument to Srebrenica is a huge jumble of worn shoes, more than 16,000 of them, each...

France to expose Nazi collaborators from WWII: Report

France is to expose thousands of its nationals who collaborated with the Nazis during World War II...

Western troops to march on Russia`s Red Square

Troops from four NATO states will march through Red Square for the first time as Russia marks victor...

India remembers World War II soldiers

Marking the 65th anniversary of the end of the World War II, India has paid tributes to the soldie...

Moscow not to attempt to reconsider WWII results

Moscow will not put up with attempts to revise results of the WWII, a top government official has ...

WW-II bomb in Berlin park

A six-year-old boy found an unexploded World War II incendiary bomb while on a walk in a Berlin wood...

Russia may free 45,000 prisoners of World War II

Russia could release 45,000 people imprisoned in the country since the World War II and grant amnest...

Hitler and Freud might have known each other: Report

A painting by Adolf Hitler, which may have belonged to Jewish-Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud, wi...

Sunken vessel was US WWII submarine; 78 perished

The Navy on Tuesday confirmed the sunken wreckage of a vessel found in the Philippines` Balabac St...

Mussolini envied Hitler

Though Benito Mussolini regarded Adolf Hitler as a "very kind man, he was "jealous" of the Nazi le...

Gorbachev claims he prevented World War III

Gorbachev says he prevented W W III in 1989 by not ordering troops to crush protests that preceded B...

Europe marks 70 years since start of World War II

Europe was on Tuesday paying solemn tribute to victims of World War II as Angela Merkel lamented the...

Leaders recall WWII, Europe`s `most tragic chapter`

German leader Angela Merkel recalled World War II as the "most tragic chapter" in European history o...

Blaming Soviets for World War II a `lie`: Medvedev

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has slammed attempts to equate USSR with Germany as the initiato...

Europe marking anniversary of start of World War II

Wreath laying and remembrance ceremonies are to be held throughout Europe on September 1 to mark the...

Americans upset with UK for not giving Indians self-governance

Americans were very much upset with Britain during World War II for not allowing Indians to have s...

French homes evacuated as World War II bomb defused

Two thousand people were evacuated on Friday from their homes in the French port of Le Havre as mi...

Fresh records on Japanese detainees in Russian camps found

Casting new light on a major tragedy involving Japanese in the aftermath of war, records of about 76...

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