World War II
Auschwitz survivors to sound alarm 75 years after liberation
World
January 27, 2020
Auschwitz survivors to sound alarm 75 years after liberation
Seventy-five years after the liberation of Auschwitz, a dwindling number of elderly Holocaust survivors gathered at the former German Nazi…
How the world discovered the Nazi death camps
World
January 27, 2020
How the world discovered the Nazi death camps
Images of what the Allies found when they liberated the first Nazi death camps towards the end of World War…
Survivors, dignitaries to mark Auschwitz liberation 75 years on
World
January 25, 2020
Survivors, dignitaries to mark Auschwitz liberation 75 years on
Elderly Holocaust survivors will gather in Auschwitz on Monday, some for the last time, to mark 75 years since Soviet…
World leaders rally in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism
Middle East
January 23, 2020
World leaders rally in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of world leaders descended upon Jerusalem on Thursday for the largest-ever gathering focused on commemorating the…
Ageing Japan bomb survivors back pope’s anti-nukes call
Life & Style
November 24, 2019
Ageing Japan bomb survivors back pope’s anti-nukes call
Kenji Hayashida thought about committing suicide in the years after an atomic bomb was dropped on his hometown of Nagasaki.…
In Hiroshima, pope assails ‘crime’ of nuclear weapons
World
November 24, 2019
In Hiroshima, pope assails ‘crime’ of nuclear weapons
Pope Francis Sunday described the use of nuclear bombs as “a crime”, as he took his appeal for an end…
Egypt, Switzerland sign agreement on demining North West Coast
Egypt
November 16, 2019
Egypt, Switzerland sign agreement on demining North West Coast
Egypt and Switzerland on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on mine clearance and development of Egypt’s northwestern coast. The…
Holocaust survivors meet their saviour 75 years later
World
November 4, 2019
Holocaust survivors meet their saviour 75 years later
Eyes brimming with tears, 92-year-old Melpomeni Dina Gianopoulou was reunited Sunday with Jewish siblings she had helped hide from Nazis…
Uniqlo ad sparks protest, parody as South Korea-Japan dispute flares
World
October 22, 2019
Uniqlo ad sparks protest, parody as South Korea-Japan dispute flares
SEOUL (Reuters) – A commercial by Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo has stirred a consumer backlash in South Korea amid accusations…
Former SS guard, 93, on trial in Germany for complicity
World
October 17, 2019
Former SS guard, 93, on trial in Germany for complicity
A 93-year-old former SS guard goes on trial in Germany on Thursday for complicity in the murder of more than…