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Russia has jailed three young women for 'twerking' at a WWII memorial
Moscow (AFP) - A Russian court has sentenced three young women to up to 15 days imprisonment after they performed a dance with "twerk" moves in front of a war memorial and posted a video online,...
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WWII Japan had a top-secret submarine that doubled as an aircraft carrier
A new expedition has filmed the wreck of a top-secret submarine built by Japan during the Second World War that was designed to launch bombers against the west coast of the United States.The last...
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Putin's favorite biker gang rides into Germany ahead of WWII celebration
Police say a small group of nationalist Russian bikers has entered Germany, part of a ride from Moscow that is due to end in Berlin on May 9.Bavarian police said the group entered Germany from Austria...
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95-year-old World War II veteran fights off robber with his cane
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Police say a 95-year-old World War II veteran used his cane to fight off a would-be robber in Manchester, New Hampshire.Arthur Kamberis was leaving a pharmacy on Saturday when a...
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Here's amazing color footage of Berlin from just after the Nazis were defeated
For nearly a month from April to May 1945, Berlin was the site of the last major offensive in the European theatre of World War II. The Battle of Berlin, which was fought between Soviet and Nazi...
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6 things the US stole from the Nazis during WWII
The Germans in WWII were at the forefront of industrialized warfare.They produced the first jet-powered bomber, developed the first tilt-rotor plane, and discovered fission. In most cases, Allied...
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America's oldest World War II veteran is turning 109, and he still smokes 12...
America's oldest-living veteran is on the cusp of turning 109 years old, and he still smokes 12 cigars a day. Richard Overton, an Army veteran of World War II now living in Austin, Texas, still enjoys...
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China wants to prevent a 'repeat of World War II'
China is building a stronger military as insurance against the country suffering the kind of disaster that befell it during World War II, the army's paper said Friday as President Xi Jinping headed to...
View ArticleWorld War II planes flew over Washington DC to celebrate the 70th anniversary...
A number of vintage World War II military planes took to the skies and flew over the monuments in Washington, DC on the morning of May 8 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Third...
View ArticleRussia reveals new high-tech weapon vehicles in a rehearsal for the country's...
Russians are gathering on the streets of Moscow to catch a glimpse of rehearsal for a military parade which will mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Sources say the...
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China's official newspaper slammed Japan for not showing enough contrition...
BEIJING (Reuters) - German contrition over World War Two stands in contrast to Japan's failure to reflect on its past, the official newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party said on Sunday, following...
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America's oldest World War II veteran has turned 109, and he still smokes 12...
America's oldest-living veteran has turned 109 years old, and he still smokes 12 cigars a day. Richard Overton, an Army veteran of World War II now living in Austin, Texas, still enjoys his whiskey...
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Why Hitler was such a successful orator
"I know that men are won over less by the written than by the spoken word, that every great movement on this earth owes its growth to great orators and not to great writers."—Adolf Hitler, "Mein...
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What it was like to fight the Japanese Kamikaze
Seventy years ago Britain rejoiced. War in Europe was over. The British Army and the RAF were still fighting against the Japanese in the jungles of Burma, but for other British forces, peace finally...
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The latest sign that Shinzo Abe is trying to dilute the past
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 450 mostly Western scholars have urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to confront boldly Japan's wartime past, the latest sign that the conservative leader has not erased concern...
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BREMMER: 'The last time we've seen something like that was after WWII'
It's been decades since the geopolitical state of the world was what it is today, according to Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer."I happen to believe that we are entering into this period of...
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20,000 people evacuated from Cologne after 440 pound WWII bomb discovered
More than 20,000 residents told to leave the city after 440-pound bomb discovered near Rhine RiverSome 20,000 residents in the western German city of Cologne are being forced to evacuate their homes...
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A former nazi who allegedly helped kill hundreds of people will not be...
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Germany will not prosecute a former Nazi SS soldier who allegedly helped kill more than 300 people in Italy during World War Two because he has dementia and is unfit to stand trial,...
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There's a new rival to Kickstarter — but it only funds modelling kits
Model railway maker Hornby is launching its own crowdfunding platform, purely to fund small plastic models of airplanes, historical figures, birds, and more.KitStarter will let model enthusiasts bring...
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One of the most important batttles of World War II was captured on film by a...
On June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway kicked off between the US and Japan. When it was all over on June 7, it was hailed as a decisive American victory — and much of it was captured on film.That’s all...
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