World War II certainly brought the strands of world history together, with its global reach and its acceleration of the end of colonialism across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Yet despite sharing ...

Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city's biggest evacuation ...

In this Cold War-era documentary, we examine the root causes of the First Arab-Israeli War of 1948. From the aftermath of ...

Authorities in Cologne closed off a large section of the city center Wednesday, evacuating homes and businesses and ...

Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its wartime sacrifice. But it’s also used by the Kremlin to bolster patriotism and regain the superpower ...

Three unexploded US bombs were successfully defused on Wednesday in Cologne, after more than 20,000 residents were evacuated ...

This year marks the 80th anniversaries of the end of World War II and the establishment of the United Nations. The UN Charter ...

As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the ...