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Japan commemorates 80 years since World War II surrender, paying tribute to over 3 million war dead. National ceremony contrasts with visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, raising tensions with Asian neighbours and highlighting concerns over fading historical memory.

Victory Day celebrations mark 80th anniversary of defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II  

The mock drill will be conducted in the city within ORR. A total of 12 civil defence services will largely undertake the drill.

Women were hired for spying during World War-II, and were the only ones allowed to take on a combatant role by the British Army. However, many of them have been forgotten

Girone was one of about 245,000 survivors still living across more than 90 countries, according to a study. Their numbers are quickly dwindling, as most are very old and often of frail health, with a median age of 86

Prioritising congenial intermingling above other aspects of humanity such as racial, religious will ensure safety of all

The emergence of BRICS Plus signifies a movement towards economic freedom from the hegemonic domination of the West

An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long.

Historians have long been divided about Pius' record, with supporters insisting he used quiet diplomacy to save Jewish lives while critics say he remained silent as the Holocaust raged

Quit India Movement, also known as the "Bharat Chodo Andolan", was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 9, 1942.

Texas: Six people are feared dead after a B-17 heavy bomber collided with another aircraft and crashed during an airshow in Dallas, Texas, a local affiliate of ABC News broadcaster reported on Saturday. The incident occurred during “America’s Premier World War II Airshow,”, which was reportedly Veterans Day weekend, where guests were to see more […]

Imphal: Security forces on Saturday destroyed a World War II vintage bomb, found during digging, in eastern Manipur, defence officials said. Defence spokesman Lt Col A.S. Walia said that the bomb was recovered by locals during digging work in Kamjong district, bordering Myanmar. On receipt of the information, security forces, with the assistance of local […]

Jacques Derrida writes in his Sovereignties in Question: The Poetics of Paul Celan: ‘There is a holocaust for every date, and somewhere in the world at every hour. Every hour counts its holocaust’

Canberra: Australia’s prime minister conceded defeat after an election on Saturday that could deliver a minority government. Scott Morrison acted quickly despite millions of votes yet to be counted because an Australian prime minister must attend a Tokyo summit on Tuesday with US, Japanese and Indian leaders. “I believe it’s very important that this country […]

Nonalignment may be sensible policy for individual states, but it could spell trouble for international security

Washington: From the earliest days of his first presidential campaign, Donald Trump aggressively challenged the pillars of Republican foreign policy that defined the party since World War II. He mocked John McCain’s capture during the Vietnam War, validated autocrats with his platitudes, questioned longtime military and security alliances and embraced an isolationist worldview. And to […]

This 109-year-old man from the UK, named John Tinniswood, has a whole new angle to living a long life

Field experts say that the remains could be of at least 500 people and the crime could be linked to the horrific 'Pomeranian Crime' that took place in Poland's Pomerania province.

The August 9, 1945, bombing came three days after the United States made the world's first atomic attack on Hiroshima, killing 140,000.

The Super Snipe model was derived by combining the four-litre inline six-cylinder engineer from the larger Humber Pullman, with the chassis and body of the three litre Humber Snipe.