Ragging at Sabaragamuwa university has resulted in the loss of another student’s life and there is another incident of ...

One of the most important dates in World War II, is May 9, 1945, when the Soviet red flag with the hammer and sickle emblem ...

After almost six years of hardship, loss and separation, it was time for people to celebrate and look forward to a brighter future. It is exactly ...

The war between the US and Japan had started with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The ...

The attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki cost at least 200,000 lives but almost certainly saved many millions more and brought ...

President Donald Trump’s announcement that he planned to change the name of Veterans Day, on Nov. 11, to “Victory Day for World War I” prompted a backlash from some veterans’ groups, which complained ...

Like A Shot West, part of Argonon, has introduced a new documentary strand, 24 Hours That Changed the World, charting the ...

During World War II, the Japanese forced thousands of women into sexual slavery. Known as the ‘comfort women’, their story is one of the ...

Emperor Hirohito's scratchy penmanship will be on show for the first time with a collection of rare handwritten “waka” poems he composed in his waning years. The special exhibition at the ...

McCook, Carlin and Burke's remains were not recovered after World War II ended. All three were declared missing in action. More details about how the three mens' remains were found and identified ...

Construction of the world’s tallest unoccupied skyscraper may resume as early as next week, almost 10 years after work ground to a halt, according to Chinese state media. The 597-meter-tall ...