World War II

Los Angeles, Dec 29: Filmmaker Christopher Nolan will direct the upcoming film “Dunkirk”, which focuses on the evacuation of the retreating British troops from the beaches of the northern French city during World War II. According to…

Seoul, Dec 28: South Korea and Japan on Monday reached an agreement on Japan's wartime sexual slavery of Korean women during World War II as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an official apology for the atrocities. Japanese Foreign…

Kuala Lumpur, Nov 9: Hundreds of World War II soldiers, including Indians, were honoured at the World War II Remembrance Day ceremony in Borneo -- an island in Asia's Malay Archipelago, media reported. Malaysian senator Yunus Kurus on…

The Charter of the United Nations came into force on October 24, 1945, 70 years ago to this day. Addressing the General Assembly, on September 25 2015, Pope Francis reminded leaders of the founding purpose of the United Nations: "saving…