Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, has died. He was 97.
Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, more than 1 million Japanese war dead are scattered throughout Asia, where the legacy of Japanese aggression still hampers recovery efforts.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the COVID-19 pandemic is the most challenging crisis since the Second World War as it represents a threat to everybody.
The Akagi was found in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument resting in nearly 18,000 feet (5,490 meters) of water more than 1,300 miles (2,090 kilometers) northwest of Pearl Harbor.
The Parliament is today holding a special session to mark the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement
The bomb was dropped using a parachute from an American B29 Bomber at 1102 local time. It exploded 1,652 ft above the ground and completely devastated the city.
People were evacuated on Thursday after a massive unexploded bomb was found buried on a building site in north-west London. Schools, businesses and homes were evacuated and roads closed as experts from the Army’s Royal
The bombs of the World War II era, that lasted from 1939 to 1945, has been recovered from PR Hill Colony in Kohima, officials said. The bombs were found from an ongoing construction site by
The bombs of the World War II era, that lasted from 1939 to 1945, has been recovered from PR Hill Colony in Kohima, officials said. The bombs were found from an ongoing construction site by
Explorers have spotted a sunken World War II-era aircraft carrier, once used in atomic tests in the Pacific, along the California coast in an underwater expedition.
London: Britons have voted to leave the European Union, their concerns about immigration and what some saw as the ever-increasing power of the 28-member bloc trumping the attraction of being part of a single market
Tokyo: What gives a person the indomitable will to live is the constant urge of realising his/her dream. And when this passion takes over, no hurdle seems to be big enough, not even that of
London: A World War II-era machine — used to send personal messages between Hitler and his generals by encrypting plain German text into secret code — has been found on eBay for 9.50 pounds! Volunteers
London: A British World War II hero who split up from his fiancee after suffering post-traumatic stress is finally getting married to her - more than 70 years later. Roy Vickerman has proposed to 89-year-old
Warsaw, Poland: The remains of a Soviet fighter-bomber plane and two crew members shot down by Germans in 1945 have been found in a river in central Poland, a museum official said.Explorers made the find
Tokyo: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday said that Japan's past "heartfelt apologies" for World War II will remain unshakeable in the future, but stopped short of apologizing again in a statement marking the 70th
Tokyo: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged Friday that Japan inflicted "immeasurable damage and suffering" on innocent people in World War II, but stopped short of offering his own apology and said future generations of Japanese
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday described the ties between India and Russia as "all comprehensive" and said it will be an honour to be part of the 70th anniversary commemoration of World War
Tokyo: A former crewmember on a Japanese battleship that sank during World War II said Thursday he recognized photos of wreckage discovered this week off the Philippines by a team led by Microsoft co-founder Paul
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen has located a Japanese battleship that was considered one of the world's largest and most technologically advanced warships when it was sunk off the Philippines during World War II.The
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