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Europe marks anniversary of WWII beginning

World
2009-9-2

ON a wind-swept peninsula where shells lobbed from a German battleship ignited World War II 70 years ago, European leaders vowed yesterday never to forget the lessons of the 20th century's bloodiest conflict. Evidence...

Poland marks anniversary of WWII beginning

World
2009-9-1

POLAND marks anniversary of WWII beginning Officials from across the Europe and the US gathered in northern Poland on Tuesday to mark the outbreak of World War II 70 years ago, in a ceremony bringing together...

Former Japanese prime ministers visit war-related shrine

World
2009-8-15

FORMER Japanese prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzo Abe visited Tokyo's war-related Yasukuni Shrine this morning on the 64th anniversary of the end of World War II. Prime Minister Taro Aso has indicated...

Hitler oak may get the axe

World
2009-7-8

AN oak tree planted in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II to mark Adolf Hitler's birthday may face the axe if the local mayor has her way. Authorities in Jaslo in rural southeastern Poland investigated...

Obama marks 65th D-Day anniversary in Normandy

World
2009-6-6

US President Barack Obama today marked the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings on France's Normandy beaches, an important World War Two breakthrough in the battle against Nazi Germany. Residents in Normandy...

Russia stages military parade on Red Square

World
2009-5-9

RUSSIA staged a military parade on Moscow's Red Square today to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin,...

Japan joins Somalia mission

World
2009-3-15

TWO Japanese navy destroyers left a port in southern Japan yesterday to join an international anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia. The five-month deployment marks the first policing action overseas for...

Slave laborers lose suit

World
2009-3-10

A LAWSUIT filed against the Japanese government and two Japanese companies by 45 Chinese who were forced to work as laborers in Japan during World War II was turned down by the Fukuoka High Court yesterday. The...

Land mine explodes in Japan

World
2009-1-15

A POWERFUL explosion shook a small Japanese town yesterday when a construction crew accidentally set off what may have been a land mine from World War II. The blast sent chunks of asphalt and concrete flying and...

'Comfort women' tell their story

National
2008-12-15

A BOOK recording 67 survivors of Japan's sexual slavery during World War II has just been published. The book, with more than 400 photos of survivors and more than 100,000 words of text, documents the painful...