WWII

Four injured after old WWII aircraft bomb explodes in Munich

BERLIN: Four people were injured when an old aircraft bomb exploded at a bridge near… Read More

Family finds out they had a picnic next to a live WWII bomb

David and Karen Hibbert were enjoying a picnic at Thoresby Park in Newark, with their… Read More

Sisters separated during WWII reunited after 78 years

In footage of their meeting late last month provided by the interior ministry, Yulia and… Read More

Moscow and Warsaw feud over who was to blame for WWII

Poland and Russia have again clashed over who was to blame for unleashing World War… Read More

Risk of nuclear war now highest since WWII, says UN expert

Arms control landscape is changing, partly due to strategic competition between China and the US Read More

Animated film to spotlight bear that served in WWII

WARSAW, Poland: During World War II, Wojciech Narebski and his fellow Polish servicemen had to… Read More

French fishing trawler nets WWII bomb

RENNES, France: A French fishing trawler netted a World War II bomb containing nearly a… Read More

Frankfurt to evacuate 60,000 people to defuse British WWII bomb

FRANKFURT: Around 60,000 inhabitants of Germany's financial capital Frankfurt will be ordered to leave their… Read More

Hiroshima hopes Obama visit will revitalise anti-nuclear push

TOKYO: Barack Obama's trip to Hiroshima this month is a chance for him to see… Read More

Russia stages huge military parade, Western leaders boycott

MOSCOW: Thousands of Russian troops marched across Red Square, tanks rumbled through the streets and… Read More

German couple pays Greece 875 euros in WWII 'damages'

ATHENS: A German couple visiting Greece were hailed as heroes by the local press Wednesday… Read More

British WWII veteran who 'escaped' for D-Day events dies

LONDON: A British World War II veteran who secretly slipped out of his care home… Read More

Ukraine economy shrank 7.5pc in 'worst year since WWII'

KIEV: Ukraine's central bank chief said on Tuesday that the strife-torn country's economy contracted by… Read More