Second World War

World War-II bomb find in Britain, explosion felt up to 24KM

A World War 2-era bomb was found in a residential area of Exeter city near London, the capital of Britain. A video of the explosion of this bomb is also becoming increasingly viral.

Feb 11, 2023, 14:46 PM IST

World War 2-era bomb find in a residential area of Exeter city near London

A World War 2-era bomb was found in a residential area of Exeter city near London, the capital of Britain. A video of the explosion of this bomb is also becoming increasingly viral.

Feb 11, 2023, 13:40 PM IST

Italy left guessing over election outcome

Italy is used to living with political uncertainty thanks to the more than 60 governments it has piled through since the republic was established after the Second World War.

Mar 04, 2018, 10:30 AM IST

South Korea starts review of `comfort women` deal with Japan

But the move threatens to complicate relations with Tokyo, even as the two countries, both of them security allies of Washington, face threats from nuclear-armed North Korea.

 

Jul 31, 2017, 15:11 PM IST

Narendra Modi pays homage at St Petersburg's WWII cemetery

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid homage at the Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery here, a reminder of the hundreds of thousands of people who lost their lives during the nearly 900-day Siege of Leningrad, as St Petersburg was then known, during the Second World War.

Jun 01, 2017, 15:26 PM IST

Nurse kissed in iconic World War II photo dies

Greta Friedman, the woman kissed by a sailor in the iconic picture taken in New York city's Times Square after the Second World War ended in 1945, has died, a media report said.

Sep 11, 2016, 09:02 AM IST

Volkswagen headquarters searched for Second World War bombs

The headquarters of German carmaker Volkswagen were being searched by explosive disposal experts on Friday after construction workers found signs of potentially unexploded bombs dating from the Second World War.

Jul 08, 2016, 16:43 PM IST

DNA : Some interesting facts about German autocrat Adolf Hitler

Watch complete news story of DNA showing some of the hidden stories about German autocrat Adolf Hitler for getting detailed updates!

May 10, 2016, 23:49 PM IST

WWII plane crash: India to send back US soldiers' remains today

The excavated remains of soldiers and artefacts of a US Air Force B-24 bomber that had crashed in present-day Arunachal Pradesh during the World War II will be sent to the US on Wednesday, in what would be an emotional closure for the families of the fallen men.

Apr 13, 2016, 09:04 AM IST

Migrant crisis: EU seeks to close Balkan route at summit

The EU aims to stem the flow of migrants and plans to declare the route north through the Balkans closed.

Mar 07, 2016, 16:35 PM IST

Events moving towards World War III: Ahmadiyya Muslim community

The Ahmadiyya Muslim community has warned that events across the world in recent times were moving towards a third World War.

Dec 25, 2015, 00:44 AM IST

Pearl Harbour attack remembered in US

A memorial service was held at the National World War II Memorial in Washington to honour the dead in the Japanese bombing on Pearl Harbour 74 years ago.

Dec 08, 2015, 15:22 PM IST