Tag: WWII
Poland cancels Israeli visit over WWII property restitution row
WARSAW: Poland on Monday said it had cancelled a visit by Israeli officials over their intention to raise the issue of the restitution of Jewish...
Russian WW2 veteran, 100, calls for peace on Victory Day
MOSCOW: Centenarian World War Two veteran Nikolay Bagayev will be among Russians across the country commemorating the anniversary of the war’s end on Thursday....
WWII aircraft carrier USS Lexington’s wreckage found
WASHINGTON: Wreckage from the USS Lexington, a US aircraft carrier which sank during World War II, has been found in the Coral Sea, a...
London City Airport closed after WWII bomb found
LONDON: London City Airport announced its closure on Sunday after a World War Two bomb was discovered in the nearby River Thames.
The ordinance was...
WWII bunker is hidden under Paris train station
It lays hidden deep beneath Paris's bustling Gare de l'Est railway station, its sprawling subterranean rooms and sparse furniture pristinely preserved if a little...
4,000 people are evacuated as WWII bomb is defused in Hong...
WAN CHAI: A wartime bomb was defused in Hong Kong on Thursday after forcing a busy commercial district into lockdown, with roads closed and...
Hong Kong: Dozens evacuated after WWII bomb discovered
HONG KONG: Dozens of people were evacuated on Monday after a World War II bomb was discovered at a construction site in Hong Kong,...