
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s campaign invoked the war crimes of Adolf Hitler to justify her position that the United States should take in thousands of Syrian refugees.
by Patrick Howley22 Nov 2015, 7:57 PM PST0

The recent discovery by two men of a Nazi gold train carrying valuable property said to have been looted in World War II has prompted a debate over who has a legal claim to ownership. Now the EU has been pulled into
by Sarkis Zeronian2 Sep 2015, 4:55 AM PST0

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Friday, adapted from their forthcoming book “Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America,” in which they compare President Obama’s Iran deal to the infamous act of capitulation that launched World War 2.
by John Hayward31 Aug 2015, 8:47 PM PST0

A recent claim by two men that a Nazi train laden with gold has been found buried beneath a Polish castle has gained significant credibility, with Poland’s deputy culture minister stating that he is “99 per cent certain” the story is
by Donna Rachel Edmunds28 Aug 2015, 8:09 AM PST0

Governor Greg Abbott presented two Texas Legislative Medals of Honor to the families of two great Texas heroes on Wednesday. The families of Army Air Corps Lt. Colonel William Edwin “Ed” Dyess and Navy Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle accepted the honor from the state of Texas.
by Bob Price26 Aug 2015, 2:27 PM PST0

A family on vacation in Wales discovered that their trip to the beach might have been their last vacation on earth after they discovered that the “beach buoy” they were playing with was actually an unexploded bomb from WWII.
by Warner Todd Huston22 Aug 2015, 11:02 AM PST0

Two men claim to have found a train laden with Nazi gold and gems which has been the subject of rumours and myth for decades. The duo have hired a lawyer and are asking for 10 per cent of the value
by Donna Rachel Edmunds20 Aug 2015, 8:02 AM PST0

(Reuters) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will include the words “apology” and “aggression” in his statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, NHK public TV said, an apparent nod to critics who fear he will dilute past apologies.
by Reuters10 Aug 2015, 12:52 PM PST0

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — The military and a private organization have brought home the remains of 36 Marines killed in one of World War II’s bloodiest battles.
by AP28 Jul 2015, 6:40 AM PST0

The Pentagon is actively searching for the missing remains of several hundred Marines killed in the World War II bloody Battle of Tarawa in the Pacific, according to the Department of Defense (DoD) agency charged with recovering missing U.S. service members.
by Edwin Mora23 Jul 2015, 4:53 AM PST0

PARIS (AP) — The remains of Jewish gas chamber victims subjected to Nazi anatomy experiments have been traced to a medical research facility in the western French city of Strasbourg.
by AP20 Jul 2015, 6:35 AM PST0

Doctors and staff at a Japanese university dissected at least eight U.S. prisoners of war (POWs) while they were still alive during World War II, acknowledges a museum at the university, the Daily Mail reported.
by Edwin Mora16 Jul 2015, 8:24 PM PST0

A non-governmental organization (NGO) is leading the efforts to recover the remains of several hundred U.S. Marines lost and left behind by the military more than 70 years ago in a remote island in the Pacific after the bloody World
by Edwin Mora13 Jul 2015, 10:22 AM PST0

The remains of 36 U.S. Marine heroes of a bloody World War II battle were found on an isolated island in the Pacific more than 70 years after they died, various news outlets report.
by Edwin Mora8 Jul 2015, 6:31 PM PST0

In the wake of the growing financial crisis, thousands of Greek nationals are fleeing their homeland. Tens of thousands have ended up in Australia. It is the largest wave of migration from Greece to Australia since hundreds of thousands fled the march of fascism in World War II.
by Michael Lucchese2 Jul 2015, 9:10 PM PST0

The French National Assembly voted on Wednesday to distribute $60 million to non-French victims of the Holocaust. The fund is set to be administered by the United States. It will be distributed to foreign nationals who were deported from France to Nazi death camps, especially Auschwitz, on French rail lines.
by Michael Lucchese25 Jun 2015, 5:50 PM PST0

Japan has finally lifted a 67-year-old ban on dancing in bars and clubs after midnight. The now-nullified law prohibited dancing in public spaces, unless the venue had a license. Even then, bars and clubs had to stop dancing at midnight.
by Michael Lucchese24 Jun 2015, 6:25 PM PST0

Sunnyside Memory Gardens cemetery in Charles City, Iowa is removing military markers by veterans’ headstones in the cemetery. When one family asked why, they were told it was because the markers are “too hard to mow around.”
by AWR Hawkins10 Jun 2015, 1:58 PM PST0

Actor Al Pacino is being praised for removing himself from the stage adaptation of a novel written by Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun, after becoming aware of the author’s support for Nazi Germany during the Second World War.
by Kipp Jones29 May 2015, 5:30 PM PST0

Since rising to popularity in the 1990s, reality TV shows have evolved and adapted to meet the changing tastes of culture. For every Bachelor there is a Boy Meets Boy or a Dating Naked to up the ante.
by Kipp Jones21 May 2015, 11:04 AM PST0

There was a significant absence in Moscow on May 9. Even though it was the 70th anniversary of the official end of the European front of World War II, the leaders of the victorious allied powers decided not to attend the Victory Day parade due to increasing tensions with Russia over Ukraine.
by Mary Chastain10 May 2015, 9:10 PM PST0

The Women of World War II memorial in Whitehall has been defaced by anti-democratic protestors spraying the words “F*** Tory Scum” on it in bright red paint. Downing Street has condemned the graffiti as “despicable”. As the Conservatives prepare for
by Donna Rachel Edmunds10 May 2015, 5:01 AM PST0

It is Victory Day in Europe and Russia, but Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping instead of celebrating with his World War II allies. The talks include agreements on the economy and energy as Russia continues to suffer under sanctions for the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
by Mary Chastain8 May 2015, 7:35 PM PST0

May 8, 2015 is the 70th anniversary of VE Day, Victory in Europe, May 8, 1945. There were over 8 million Americans in World War 2 military service. Daily there are fewer and fewer WWII veterans.
by Peter Maffitt8 May 2015, 5:34 AM PST0

German President Joachim Gauck has stirred his government by remarking in an interview that Germany should at least “consider” demands by leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that the nation pay billions of euros in reparations for the Nazi occupation of Greece.
by Frances Martel5 May 2015, 8:15 AM PST0