11+ hour, 52+ min ago  (443+ words) The Polish flag is flying over the ruins of the ancient Italian monastery which has been a symbol of German resistance since the beginning of the year. Polish troops entered the hill-top abbey this morning, six days after the latest…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (524+ words) The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has finally ruled on a case pitting the government against a building contractor regarding renovation works at the Sports Bureau (ID) in 2008. According to the ruling, the TUI upheld the lower courts" previous decision, siding…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (246+ words) Police officers prepare to defuse a large U. S. -made bomb left over from World War II that was discovered at a construction site in Hong Kong Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Hong Kong overnight so experts could…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (529+ words) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of festivities commemorating the end of World War II, state media reported yesterday. Kim attended a Chinese military parade in Beijing a day earlier, alongside…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (459+ words) The commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War has provided the world with an opportunity to reflect on the lessons of history. The military parade…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (679+ words) President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech during a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (307+ words) China's missiles, fighter jets and other military hardware " some on public view for the first time " are being displayed in a major parade today in the nation's capital. Troops will march in lockstep by President Xi Jinping, who leads the…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago  (590+ words) Japanese people kneel in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo as Emperor Hirohito announced on radio that Japan was defeated in the World War II, on Aug. 15, 1945 Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago  (430+ words) Genshitsu Sen XV, grand tea master of the Urasenke School of Tea, performs a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony on the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, July 19, 2011, in Honolulu Genshitsu Sen, a former Kamikaze pilot trainee and grand master of…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago  (475+ words) Japan has surrendered to the Allies after almost six years of war. There is joy and celebration around the world and 15 August has been declared Victory in Japan day. The end of war will be marked by two-day holidays in…...