Buildings damaged after WWII bomb detonated in Exeter Structural damage has been caused to a number of properties in Exeter following the detonation of a World War II-era bomb, police in England said. UK • 28 Feb
Divers find WWII Enigma machine at bottom of Baltic Sea German divers searching the Baltic Sea for discarded fishing nets have stumbled upon a rare Enigma cipher machine used by the Nazi military during World ... News Lens • 04 Dec 20
Nagasaki commemorates 75 years since atomic bombing The Japanese city of Nagasaki has commemorated the 75th anniversary of its destruction by a US atomic bomb, with its mayor and the head of ... World • 09 Aug 20
Japanese court recognises more Hiroshima bomb survivors A Hiroshima court issued a rare ruling expanding the designation of atomic bomb survivors to include more people hit by radioactive "black rain", 75 years ... World • 29 Jul 20
Ex-Nazi concentration camp guard on trial in Germany The prosecution's closing arguments will be heard today in the trial of a 93-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard for complicity in the murder of ... World • 06 Jul 20
Russia stages grand WWII parade ahead of reform vote Columns of tanks and troops paraded through Moscow as Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over grand World War II commemorations to stir up patriotic fervour ... News Lens • 24 Jun 20
Protests against mass remembering Nazi collaborators Thousands of people have marched in Bosnia to protest against a Mass being held to honour Croatia's Nazi collaborators and civilians killed after World War ... Europe • 16 May 20
At a glance: Worldwide cases pass 4 million There are now at least 4,001,437 cases of coronavirus worldwide, according to an AFP tally at 9:45pm Saturday, based on official sources. Coronavirus • 09 May 20
Europe marks 75 years since end of WWII Europe will mark 75 years since the end of World War II in a sombre mood as the coronavirus pandemic forces the cancellation of elaborate ... World • 08 May 20
Vatican opens archive on pope's silence during WWII Historians have begun combing the archives of the world's most contentious pope, hoping to glean why Pius XII stayed silent during the Nazi extermination of ... World • 03 Mar 20
Dresden bombing continues to cast shadow across Germany German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has urged people to "defend democracy" on the 75th anniversary of the destruction of Dresden in World War II, as the ... News Lens • 13 Feb 20
Auschwitz survivors mark 75 years since liberation President Michael D Higgins joined leaders from around 60 countries at Auschwitz in Poland to honour the more than 1.1 million Jewish victims of the ... World • 27 Jan 20
Grave of Nazi Heydrich dug up in Berlin The grave of Reinhard Heydrich, who helped plan the Holocaust and was assassinated by British-trained agents during World War II, has been dug up in ... World • 16 Dec 19
8,000 bars of WWII gold returned to Poland Eight thousand gold bars, worth around €4.5bn, have been returned to Poland from London after being spirited from the Eastern European country at the start ... News Lens • 05 Dec 19
German President asks for Poland's forgiveness for WWII German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has asked Poland's forgiveness for history's bloodiest conflict during a ceremony in the Polish city of Wielun, where the first World ... World • 01 Sep 19
Germany remembers heroes in Hitler assassination bid Germany has paid tribute to Claus von Stauffenberg and others who sought to assassinate Adolf Hitler 75 years ago, a plot that was recognised only ... World • 21 Jul 19
Dutch railway to compensate Holocaust survivors The Dutch national railway NS said it would offer financial compensation to survivors and families of Holocaust victims who were transported via Dutch rail to ... World • 26 Jun 19
World War II bomb in central Berlin forces evacuation An unexploded American aerial bomb from World War II has been found during construction work in central Berlin, forcing the evacuation of surrounding areas. Europe • 14 Jun 19
The Irish pigeon who played a vital role in D-Day An Irish pigeon played a small but vital part in bringing the news of the Normandy landings on D-Day 75 years ago. Ireland • 06 Jun 19
Veterans join world leaders to mark D-Day landings Hundreds of veterans have joined world leaders and royalty to honour those who fought in the D-Day landings 75 years ago at a commemoration ceremony ... World • 05 Jun 19
Last known survivor of Sobibor Nazi death camp dies Semion Rosenfeld, the "last known survivor" of the Nazi death camp Sobibor, has died aged 96. World • 03 Jun 19
Microscopic remains of Nazi victims to be buried More than seven decades after World War II ended, over 300 tiny pieces of human tissue from political prisoners executed by the Nazis will be ... World • 13 May 19
790 bodies found in WWII-era mass grave in Belarus Construction on the site of a former Jewish ghetto in a Belarusian city has unearthed the remains of hundreds of people in WWII-era mass graves, ... World • 27 Feb 19
Word War II bomb defused in German city of Ludwigshafen A German bomb disposal team has successfully defused an unexploded World War II bomb that had forced the evacuation of 18,500 people in the city ... News • 26 Aug 18
US deports accused former Nazi guard to Germany A 95-year old New York City man believed to be a former guard at a labour camp in Nazi-occupied Poland arrived in Germany after being ... World • 21 Aug 18
