NICHOLAS WINTON IS DEAD AT 106 SAVED CHILDREN FROM THE HOLOCAUST

He was showered with encomiums the Czech Republic's highest award, honorary citizenship of Prague, an American congressional resolution, letters of appreciation from President George W... READ MORE›

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS EVOKES EUROPES DARKEST HOUR

In Europe, we benefited from humanitarian assistance and the acceptance of refugees after the disaster that was World War II, Mr. Roth said... READ MORE›

EUROPE'S CURRENT ANTI-MIGRANT RHETORIC CARRIES ECHOES OF 1930S ANTI-SEMITISM

Even during World War II, let alone before it started, antisemitism was rife in American political and public life... READ MORE›

BODY FOUND IN RIVER THAMES COULD BE EIGHT VICTIM

London attack Body found in River Thames could be eight victim... READ MORE›

70 YEARS LATER HOW WORLD WAR II CHANGED AMERICA

Even as World War II was ending 70 years ago, Americans already knew it had transformed their country... READ MORE›

'WE CAN DO IT!' HUNDREDS DRESS UP AS WWII ICON ROSIE THE RIVETER

They'd just tentatively broken the Guinness World Record for most Rosies in one place since WWII... READ MORE›

WWII TANK WAS STASHED IN 78-YEAR-OLD'S CELLAR

Prosecutors meanwhile are investigating whether possession of the tank torpedo anti-aircraft gun and other weapons violates Germany's War Weapons Control Act... READ MORE›

HUNDREDS EVACUATED IN BETHNAL GREEN AFTER SECOND WORLD WAR BOMB DISCOVERY

The hazard zone was extended to 200 metres meaning more families were evacuated to a Bethnal Green academy where Tower Hamlets council set up a rest centre... READ MORE›

11am Two hours before Germany's deadline to France expired, Baron von Schoen, the Kaiser's ambassador in Paris, presented himself to Viviani to receive France's reply... READ MORE›

V-J DAY: RARE COLOUR ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE CELEBRATING END OF WORLD WAR II

Video V-J Day rare colour archive footage shows people celebrating end of World War II... READ MORE›

KINDERTRANSPORT ORGANIZER NICHOLAS WINTON DIES AT 106

LONDON AP -- Nicholas Winton, a humanitarian who almost single-handedly saved more than 650 Jewish children from the Holocaust, earning himself the label Britain's Schindler, has died... READ MORE›

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE GREECE TO RUSSIA

Never mind that the peril of having fallen the wrong side of the Iron Curtain are all too clearly exemplified by Greece's neighbours... READ MORE›

'IRISH' TOURIST TAKES ON ANGRY MOB OF TURKISH SHOPKEEPERS

An action-packed video of a man described as an 'Irish tourist' street-fighting a mob of angry shopkeepers has surfaced in Turkey... READ MORE›

Related Stories More than 50 tall ships have arrived in London for the start of the Tall Ships Festival on the River Thames... READ MORE›

THE REAL WORLD SMALL ARMS THAT INSPIRED THE WEAPONS OF 'STAR WARS'

Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side Han Solo aboard the Millennium Falcon enroute to Alderaan... READ MORE›

FORGOTTEN WORLD WAR TWO TUNNELS UNDER WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER TO REOPEN

He was born in London and previously worked at the Press Association news agency... READ MORE›

NAZI UNDERGROUND SHELTER FOUND IN GOLD TRAIN TUNNELS

His conference was hosted by Walbrzych regional authorities, who said they have officially registered his information and are seeking state funds for the exploration... READ MORE›

16 FREE DAYS OUT WITH YOUR KIDS IN THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS

Free Things To Do In Summer Holidays Days Out With Children... READ MORE›

AS THE WORLD'S DANGERS ESCALATE, BRITAIN'S WORLD VIEW IS SHRINKING

George Shultz with then-German Finance Minister Helmut Schmidt Although President Obama has not sought formally to dismantle this system, he has disrespected it... READ MORE›

A WW2 BOMB FOUND IN LONDON HAS BEEN EXPLODED AFTER 70 YEARS UNDER A PENSIONERS' CENTRE

A Royal Logistic Corps Bomb disposal expert checks the fuse on the Second World War bomb found by construction workers in Bermondsey, south-east London... READ MORE›

THE PICTURE THAT MOVED A WORLD

The tragic pictures of little Aylan Kurdi are certainly different... READ MORE›

HOW PEACE WAS NEGOTIATED WITH JAPAN TO END WORLD WAR II , IN PICTURES

VJ Day How peace was negotiated with Japan to end World War II, in pictures... READ MORE›

FATHERS4JUSTICE FOUNDER MATT OCONNOR

The secrecy of the family courts - one of the group's angriest complaints - began to be questioned... READ MORE›

U.S. VET, 93, RECALLS SEPT. 2, 1945, SURRENDER DAY WELL, HELPED WIRE SERVICES SPREAD THE NEWS

Stephen Dennis remembers Sept. 2, 1945, well. It was the day the Japanese officially surrendered in World War II and the day he helped news organizations g... READ MORE›

DID YOU KNOW WALT DISNEY DESIGNED THE WORLDS WEIRDEST GAS MASK?

When World War II broke out, were Washington school children issued gas masks?... READ MORE›

70 YEARS LATER HOW WORLD WAR II CHANGED AMERICA

Even as World War II was ending 70 years ago, Americans already knew it had transformed their country... READ MORE›

GROUP TO SEEK APOLOGY FROM BRAZIL FOR WARTIME OPPRESSION OF JAPANESE

SAO PAULO A nongovernmental organization in Brazil plans to demand that the government apologize for wartime oppression of Japanese members said Monday... READ MORE›

TOKYO PHOTO EXHIBITION SHOWS THE MANY FACES OF CHILDREN SINCE WORLD WAR II

A photo exhibition about postwar Japan opened at Tokyo International Forum on Saturday showcasing children at home and abroad from the end of World War II... READ MORE›

WHAT IS CHINA'S 'PEACE DISEASE'?

They put on military uniforms but in fact they don't know tactics, strategy, or war, they don't know how to fight a war, Colonel Liu says... READ MORE›

SHOT DOWN OVER FRANCE IN '40, NOW FLYABLE, SPITFIRE TO BE AUCTIONED FOR CHARITY

The wreckage of the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1A was recovered in 1980 from a beach at Calais northern France... READ MORE›