British helped Chinese admiral escape in WW II

Last Updated: Sunday, December 18, 2011, 15:37

During World War II, more than 60 British servicemen and a one-legged Chinese admiral, Chan Chak, managed to slip out of the island to freedom.

Massive WWII bomb succesfully defused in Germany

Last Updated: Sunday, December 4, 2011, 17:10

Firefighters say a massive British World War II-era bomb that triggered the evacuation of half of Germany`s western city of Koblenz was successfully defused.

Germany: 45,000 evacuated to defuse WWII bomb

Last Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2011, 19:16

Officials in Germany`s western city of Koblenz say some 45,000 residents have to be evacuated as officials try to defuse a World War II era bomb.

Nazi’s WW II ‘Enigma’ code machine up for grabs

Last Updated: Monday, September 19, 2011, 00:47

An encoding machine used by Nazis during the Second World War to encrypt messages will be auctioned later this month.

Great Australian WWII heroine dies at 98

Last Updated: Monday, August 8, 2011, 14:02

Australian PM said Nancy Wake was a devastatingly effective saboteur and spy.

Israel mourns 6 mn Jewish Holocaust victims of WWII

Last Updated: Monday, May 2, 2011, 11:57

Israeli PM has warned that the nation must not dismiss Iran`s threats to its existence.

WWII hero dies in Nepali village home

Last Updated: Friday, April 22, 2011, 09:35

Tul Bahadur Pun was awarded Victoria Cross for his heroics in Burma in 1944.

Japanese leader visits WWII battle site Iwo Jima

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 15:34

Making a rare trip to Iwo Jima, Japanese PM Naoto Kan paid his respects Tuesday to the more than 21,000 soldiers who died in one of World War II`s bloodiest battlegrounds.