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›

BRAZIL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AIRS HOMOPHOBIC RANT DURING TV DEBATE

The penultimate televised debate before next weekend's presidential election was overshadowed by the homophobic rant of one of the fringe candidates... READ MORE›

NO, THE GREEK AGREEMENT IS NOT A COUP AND IF YOU THINK IT IS, YOU'RE AN IDIOT

And are the negotiations slanted against Greece, because Germany has more money and political clout within the EU than Greece?... READ MORE›

'PEOPLE HAVE LOST HOPE': YOUNG AUSTRIANS ON THE RISE OF THE FAR RIGHT

A Vienna city councillor since leaving parliament in 2012, the staunchly pro-European Van der Bellen led the Austrian Greens from 1997 to 2008... 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›

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›

Soviet submarine sightings caused Cold War security alerts in Sweden in the 1980s... 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›

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›

PM STEFAN LOFVEN WANTS TO CURB FLOW OF FOREIGN WORKERS

Lofven said there were 100,000 jobs available and 300,000 people unemployed in Sweden... 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›

'RACIST' ADVERT FOR FAR-RIGHT SWEDEN DEMOCRATS ON STOCKHOLM METRO PROMPTS HUGE PROTEST

Racist advert for far-right sweden democrats on stockholm metro prompts huge protest... 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›

FEAR OF MIGRANTS AND LOATHING OF ELITES DRIVE A SMALL AUSTRIAN TOWN TO FAR RIGHT

In Vienna, we Austrians beat the Turks in 1683, but now the Turks rule Vienna like it's theirs... 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›

IN AUSTRIAN ELECTION FAR-RIGHT CANDIDATE IS DEADLOCKED WITH RIVAL

Speaking for an hour, Mr. Strache denounced Mr. Van der Bellen as the epitome of a worn-out establishment whose welcome culture for migrants endangered Austria... 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›

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›

EU CALLS EAST UKRAINE VOTE OBSTACLE TO PEACE, WON'T RECOGNIZE IT

I consider today's 'presidential and parliamentary elections' in Donetsk and Luhansk 'People's Republics' a new obstacle on the path toward peace in Ukraine... 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›

TRUMP REFERENCE TO NONEXISTENT SWEDEN TERROR INCIDENT HAS STOCKHOLM ASKING 'WHAT HAS HE BEEN SMOKING?'

During a rally in Florida on Saturday, Trump said look what's happening last night in Sweden as he alluded to past terrorist attacks in Europe... 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›

HUNDREDS OF PAIRS LOCK LIPS TO RE-ENACT 'V-J DAY IN TIMES SQUARE' SMOOCH

Photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt took the photograph as news broke that Japan had surrendered on Aug... READ MORE›

SWEDISH EX-PRIME MINISTER THORBJORN FALLDIN DIES AT 90

As head of the agrarian Center Party, Mr. Falldin led a center-right coalition to power in 1976, ending 40 years of Social Democratic government... READ MORE›

CHINA HOLDS REHEARSAL FOR KEY MILITARY PARADE MARKING DEFEAT OF JAPAN IN WORLD WAR II

Fighter jets flew low over Beijing on Sunday as thousands of soldiers from China, Russia and other countries rehearsed for a military parade next month com... READ MORE›