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11 Feb 2023

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.

11 Feb 2023

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.

13 Sep 2022

DNA: A Story of Noor Inayat Khan, a British Indian-origin spy

Indian-origin British spy Noor Inayat Khan spied for Britain in Germany during World War II. She was assassinated by the Nazis on 13 September 1944.

19 Jul 2022

Why Taiwan is important for China - Key factors and strategic importance

Amid an ongoing war in Ukraine, it`s crucial to keep an eye on yet another conflict that could erupt at anytime China`s intent on Taiwan and the US` stake in it. Taiwan is 8th in the world and first in Asia in the democracy index 100 miles from the coast of China, Taiwan is an island, that is located in the "first island chain"

30 Apr 2022

Germany takes Italy to UN court over World War II reparation dispute

Germany has brought a complaint against Italy before the ICJ of the United Nations The case is regarding a long-running dispute over World War II reparations The case concerns a long-running dispute over WW2 reparations

08 May 2020

World War II Victory Day: UK marks 75th anniv with tributes to Indian martyrs

With 2.5 million men, the Indian Army of the Second World War during the British Raj era in the 1940s was the largest volunteer Army in history.

27 Jan 2020

World marks 75 anniversary of Auschwitz death camp liberation by Soviet troops

Set up by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland in 1940, at first to house Polish political prisoners, Auschwitz became the largest of the extermination centres where Adolf Hitler`s plan to kill all Jews - the "Final Solution" - was put into practice.

01 Sep 2019

World War Two veteran breaks own scuba diving record at 96

World War Two veteran Ray Woolley, who turned 96 on Aug. 28, plunged to a depth of 42.4 metres for 48 minutes, the event organisers said.

05 Jun 2019

Bravery and sacrifice: World leaders gather in south England to remember D-Day

French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and leaders and senior figures from 10 other countries are also due to attend.

06 Aug 2018

Japan marks 73rd anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

Japan needs to lead the international community toward "dialogue and cooperation for a world without nuclear weapons", Hiroshima's mayor has said.

Dakota DC-3 aircraft

25 Apr 2018

IAF welcomes World War II-era Dakota DC-3 plane as it lands in Gujarat

A large fleet of Dakota DC-3 served in the IAF till 1988.

20 Apr 2018

World War 2 bomb forces mass evacuation in central Berlin

Trains, trams, buses and even some flights at the city`s Tegel airport will be halted when a police bomb squad starts defusing the British 500-kilogramme (1,100-pound) bomb unearthed on a building site.

15 Aug 2017

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sends ritual offering to war dead shrine on WW2 surrender anniversary

Tensions in the region weighed on the minds of many who visited the shrine.

29 Jul 2016

Pope Francis to pay `silent` visit to Auschwitz

Pope Francis was set to meet Holocaust survivors at the former Auschwitz death camp in Poland on Friday, as well as people who risked their lives to save Jews from the Nazis.

26 Jul 2016

Pope Francis faces tepid welcome in migrant-wary Poland

A portrait of Pope Francis hanging in Warsaw`s St. Saviour Church is flanked by another, much larger one, showing the smiling late Polish-born pontiff and saint, John Paul II.

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