Donald Trump slams Barack Obama for not mentioning Pearl Harbour attack
Obama did not publicly mention the surprise 1941 attack that pulled the US into World War II while on his historic trip to Japan this week, during which he became the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima.
May 29, 2016, 20:49 PM IST
Russia mulls creating navy base on Kuril Islands
Russia is considering the possibility of basing units of its Pacific Fleet on Matua Island in the Kurils chain, the media reported on Friday.
May 27, 2016, 15:02 PM IST
Barack Obama lays wreath at Hiroshima Memorial, says death fell from the sky and the world changed
“In the image of a mushroom cloud that rose in these skies we are starkly reminded of humanity's core contradictions."
May 27, 2016, 14:40 PM IST
Obama looks to Hiroshima visit; Abe won't go to Pearl Harbor
President Barack Obama said today he plans to use his historic visit to Hiroshima with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to reflect on the suffering of war and the need to take steps to prevent it.
May 25, 2016, 23:29 PM IST
Greece starts evacuating squalid Idomeni migrant camp
Hundreds of Greek police on Tuesday began clearing the squalid Idomeni camp, a migrant flashpoint on the Macedonia border where thousands of people have been camped out for more than three months.
May 24, 2016, 12:12 PM IST
Russia marks WWII victory anniversary with military parade – In Pics
An estimated 27 million of the former Soviet Union`s soldiers and civilians were killed in World War II.
May 09, 2016, 14:33 PM IST
84 migrants still missing after boat sinks off Libya: International Organization for Migration
The additional migrant flow from the Syrian conflict has put further pressure on search and rescue operation efforts.
May 01, 2016, 00:51 AM IST
World War II aerial bomb found at Austrian construction site
A 250-kg aerial bomb from World War II was discovered during construction work in Vienna, Austria, on Monday morning.
Apr 19, 2016, 07:32 AM IST
Shahid Kapoor wraps up 'Rangoon' shoot
Actor Shahid Kapoor has finished shooting for "Rangoon", a period romance drama film set during World War II.
Apr 17, 2016, 15:22 PM IST
US gets remains of World War II soldiers after 70 years, thanks to Modi govt
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter oversaw a repatriation ceremony of US World War II remains from India to the United States.
Apr 13, 2016, 11:39 AM IST
John Kerry apology for Hiroshima bombing not on table: US official
John Kerry will not apologise for the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima during his visit to the city for weekend G7 talks, a State Department official said on Sunday.
Apr 10, 2016, 23:41 PM IST
International court didn't declare Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose war criminal: Documents
The government in 1964 could not confirm reports which alleged that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was declared a war criminal by an international court in Tokyo after World War II, it was revealed on Tuesday.
Mar 29, 2016, 23:18 PM IST
Europe a magnet for terror, says Chinese daily
Europe is becoming a magnet for terrorism, said a state-run Chinese daily which added that not since the end of World War II has Europe been "so disturbed and confused".
Mar 23, 2016, 12:38 PM IST
Israeli Holocaust survivor world`s oldest man: Guinness
A 112-year-old Israeli Holocaust survivor who lived through both world wars is now the world`s oldest living man, Guinness World Records said on Friday.
Mar 11, 2016, 19:54 PM IST
EU, Turkey leaders seek to realise `game-changing` migrant plan
Hungary`s hardline anti-migration Prime Minister Viktor Orban may veto the resettlement deal.
Turkey ramps up demands for helping EU on migrant crisis
In Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticised the EU for a four-month delay in disbursing an original three billion euros in aid for 2016-17 under a deal agreed in November.
Mar 07, 2016, 23:15 PM IST
Migrant killed in brawl at Swedish asylum centre
Police declined to release the nationalities of the casualty or the three suspects.
Mar 04, 2016, 18:34 PM IST
World War II veteran to reunite with his love this Valentine’s Day after 7 decades-Watch
Following a seperation of almost seventy years, the World War II veteran Norwood Thomas will be celebrating this Valentine’s Day with his pre-World War II girl friend Joyce Morris, 88.
Feb 12, 2016, 12:35 PM IST
Japan`s Akihito to visit Philippine WWII cemetery
Japan`s Emperor Akihito will on Wednesday visit a cemetery for tens of thousands of Filipino World War II dead, as he uses a historic visit to the Philippines to promote his pacifist agenda.
Jan 27, 2016, 10:56 AM IST
American tourist gang-raped on PNG jungle trek: Report
An American woman hiking in Papua New Guinea with her London-based boyfriend was gang-raped and three of her fingers slashed in a brutal attack along a famous World War II trail, a report said Wednesday.
Jan 13, 2016, 13:24 PM IST
