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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›
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›
AS ECONOMY FALTERS MILITARY PARADE OFFERS CHANCE TO BURNISH CHINAS IMAGE
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DRAMATIC HOSPITAL REUNION OF FRAIL SECOND WORLD WAR VETERANS MOVES CHINA
Mr Zhuang, who was admitted to a hospital in Shenzhen on April 15, told doctors of his military past last Thursday, setting in motion the dramatic reunion... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S EMPEROR STRIKES MORE APOLOGETIC TONE THAN ABE OVER SECOND WORLD WAR
Beijing says Japan has yet to confront atrocities it committed after invading parts of China in the 1930s... READ MORE›
OVER 6,000 OFFER PRAYERS AT TOKYO EVENT HELD ON 72ND ANNIVERSARY OF JAPAN'S WORLD WAR II SURRENDER
In their respective speeches, Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered messages that were almost identical to those given in last year's ceremony... 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›
EMPEROR OFFERS REMORSE FOR JAPANS WAR ROLE
Emperor Akihito, whose father announced his exhausted country's surrender in World War II, expressed "deep remorse" ..... 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›
'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›
PICTURES OF WORLD WAR II IMPERIAL SHELTER RELEASED TO PUBLIC FOR FIRST TIME IN 50 YEARS
The Imperial Household Agency on Saturday released the first images in half a century of an air-raid shelter where Emperor Hirohito and his ministers made... 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›
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›
JAPAN'S ABE TO INCLUDE WORD 'APOLOGY' IN SECOND WORLD WAR ANNIVERSARY SPEECH
Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, will include the words apology and aggression in his much-anticipated war anniversary statement later this week according to reports... 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›
JAPAN MARKS 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF SURRENDER
The problem is that Yasukuni Shrine has been "stolen" by those who want to politicise the nation's history... 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›
JAPAN PM EXPRESSES SECOND WORLD WAR REMORSE, BUT SAYS NEXT GENERATION NEED NOT APOLOGISE
The statement has been top news in Japan as media outlets speculated on whether Mr Abe would follow a landmark 1995 statement issued by then-premier Tomiichi Murayama... 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›
SECRET AUSTRALIAN WWII INTERROGATION CELLS FOR SALE
Japanese and German prisoners-of-war were questioned and enemy documents decoded at the once top-secret defence department site in Brisbane... 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›
TOKYO PROTESTS BEIJING EDITORIAL CALLING FOR EMPEROR TO APOLOGIZE OVER WARTIME ACTIONS
An editorial by Chinas official news agency, demanding an apology from Emperor Akihito over Japans wartime actions, is very discourteous, Tokyo 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›
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›