the Japanese government finally surrendered on 14 August 1945. The longest British and Commonwealth Campaign of World War Two was over.

'I was woken aged 5 by Nazis coming for my family - forgetting risks it all happening again' ...

Introduced under U.S.-led occupation in the wake of World War II, Japan’s postwar ... as well as policies to adapt to climate change. The growing military power of Japan’s neighbors raises ...

World War II ended 75 years ago, but not all countries commemorate it on the same day. Wednesday is the anniversary of the formal Sept. 2, 1945, surrender of Japan to the United States ...

The Battle of the Somme was one of the most significant campaigns of World War One, as the Allied forces ... This interactive map shows the victories, defeats and painful stalemate, and how ...

60 Minutes, Sunday. A U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday. Japanese officials said the incident caused 80 flight cancellations, but no injuries.

An unexploded bomb dropped during World War II and subsequently buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday morning. This ...

Selected from 14 entries, the firm’s winning proposal will seemingly float atop an existing World War II bunker and house the offices of a joint Danish, German and Netherlandish corporation ...

The apparently pristine Gerardmer lake in the Vosges mountains of eastern France conceals a bleak legacy of 20th-century conflict -- dozens of tonnes of unexploded ordnance from the two world wars.

During World War II, Japan occupied ... Under its constitution, Japan can only defend itself and had neglected the military. A previous Japanese leader, Shinzo Abe, started to change things ...

Sao Paulo--The Brazilian government on Thursday apologized for human rights violations in the persecution and incarceration of Japanese immigrants in the years during and after World War II.