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›

MEN WHO STOPPED TRAIN ATTACKER AWARDED LEGION D'HONNEUR

French President Francois Hollande awarded France's highest honor Monday to three Americans and a Briton who tackled a gunman on a train from Amsterdam to Paris... READ MORE›

PARIS ATTACKS: WHAT WE KNOW NOW

-- French President Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency, mobilized the military and closed France's borders... 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›

FRENCH COUPLE 'HAVING SEX' ON A CASTLE DIE AFTER PLUNGING 40FT INTO MOAT

French couple 'having sex' on a castle die after plunging 40ft into moat... READ MORE›

REFUGEES KEEP STREAMING INTO EUROPE AS CRISIS CONTINUES UNABATED

At Budapest's fin-de-siecle train station Saturday, many asylum-seekers were matter-of-factly moving on to Western Europe... 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›

FIRST TRAINLOADS OF SYRIAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS REACH GERMANY

The chaos in Hungary opens our eyes to how far the situation has proceeded in Europe, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said Saturday... READ MORE›

REFUGEE CRISIS IN EUROPE PROMPTS WESTERN ENGAGEMENT IN SYRIA

To aid refugees fleeing the Central African Republic, for instance, he has to dip into a pot of United Nations money not earmarked for specific crises... 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›

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›

'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›

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›

THE PARIS TERROR ATTACKS: WHAT WE KNOW NOW

The world watched in horror as a series of attacks erupted in Paris Friday, At least 127 are dead... READ MORE›

FRANCE VOWS 'MERCILESS' RESPONSE TO UNPRECEDENTED ATROCITY

France has vowed a merciless response to an unprecedented terrorist atrocity six co-ordinated attacks that stained Parisian streets with blood and left more than 120 people dead... 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›

GOVT FACES PRESSURE ON SYRIA REFUGEE HELP

The Anglican Church in Australia on Friday wrote to the prime minister and the immigration minister pleading for them to allow another 10,000 Syrian refugees before Christmas... READ MORE›

HOW ORDINARY PEOPLE ACROSS EUROPE ARE HELPING THE MIGRANTS

Video How ordinary people across Europe are helping the migrants... READ MORE›

MARINE LE PEN ACCUSES FRENCH GOVERNMENT OF PERSECUTION

Le Pen's remarks in 2010 came while she was campaigning to take over the party's leadership from her father and FN founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen... 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›

'TERRORIST' GUNMAN OVERPOWERED AFTER WOUNDING THREE ON AMSTERDAM-PARIS TRAIN

'Terrorist' gunman overpowered after wounding three on Amsterdam-Paris train... 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›

SEVERAL GROUPS URGE ABE TO PLEDGE TO ACCEPT SYRIAN REFUGEES

As of Monday, Japan had accepted only three Syrian refugees out of 63 applicants since the crisis began in 2011... 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›

FRANCE ROAD CRASH KILLS MORE THAN 40 PENSIONERS

The accident is the worst in France since 1982, when 53 people, among them 44 children, died in a bus crash in Burgundy... READ MORE›