One of the last survivors of World War Two's most famous prison break, known as the Great Escape, dies aged 101.

The wreckage of a World War II Soviet plane and the remains of two crew members have been retrieved in Poland.

A Belgian nurse who helped save hundreds of American soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge at the end of World War II has died.

Police are investigating claims that Hollywood star Mel Gibson allegedly shoved and verbally abused an Australian photographer.

Two men in Poland claim they have found a legendary Nazi train that according to local lore was loaded with gold, gems and valuable art.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expresses "profound grief" over his country's actions in World War Two.

From the ashes of World War II, Germany and Japan became global economic powerhouses in a few decades, but how did they achieve this remarkable feat so quickly, and what is the legacy of these parallel economic "miracles" today?

As World War II progressed, Japan’s military power started to wane. With only a few lead ships left, the navy had no choice but to transfer the command centre to land.

Just weeks before the US dropped the most powerful weapon mankind has ever known, Nagasaki was not even on a list of target cities for the atomic bomb.

The Japanese city of Nagasaki is marking 70 years since the dropping of an atomic bomb by the United States.

One of the few remaining trams which survived the Hiroshima bomb is restored to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the attack.

Residents in the Japanese city of Hiroshima commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb being dropped by a US aircraft.

Sir Nicholas Winton, organiser of the rescue of 669 children from Nazi concentration camps dies aged 106.

Philippines Justice Secretary Leila de Lima says her country is ready to shelter the “boatpeople” from Bangladesh and Myanmar should the migrants land on Philippine shores.

The remains of nearly 400 US servicemen killed at Pearl Harbor are to be exhumed so they may be identified and given individual burials.