3+ hour, 52+ min ago   (527+ words) Whether the pro-Russian AfD becomes the first far-right party to take control of a regional parliament in Germany since the Second World War or not, its victory creates a large political headache for the country's leaders, report Chris Stevenson and…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (395+ words) The waters of the river are so low that vessels can no longer get in or out because of sandbars. “Last year, we could swim across, but now the water only comes up to our chests,” said 71-year-old fisherman Doru,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (379+ words) For the eeriest UK day trip, AMY JONES discovers Imber, which is open to the public this weekend MORE than 80 years ago, on November 1, 1943, a letter from the War Office told residents of the village of Imber to leave their…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (451+ words) For the eeriest UK day trip, AMY JONES discovers Imber, which is open to the public this weekend More than 80 years ago, on November 1, 1943, a letter from the War Office told residents of the village of Imber to leave their…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (247+ words) A WORLD War Two veteran who fought in the Normandy campaign after lying about his age has died aged 101. Donald Turrell, from London, was just 17 when he enlisted in the Army, having forged a letter from his parents saying he…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (500+ words) Ratko Mladic, the bullish Bosnian Serb general whose forces rained shells and snipers’ bullets on Sarajevo and carried out the worst massacre in Europe since World War II, has died while serving a life sentence for his crimes, U.N. officials…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (389+ words) D-Day veteran Don dies aged 105 - GILES SHELDRICK Chief Reporter TRIBUTES have been paid to humble D-Day hero Don Howkins who saw death “in such a way I have never discussed it”. Don, who has died aged 105 at a care home…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (622+ words) This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Passive Resistance Campaign, a landmark protest against racial injustice led by the Natal Indian Congress. Dr Kreesen Naicker, the son of Dr Monty Naicker, reflects on the inspiring legacy of his dad and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (429+ words) Whenever a question was asked about Japanese leaders visiting or making offerings to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, China’s Foreign Ministry would refer to it by its name, describe it as a place that houses World War II war criminals…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (456+ words) Once a venue for lavish parties attended by Charlie Chaplin and Winston Churchill, during the Second World War Trent Park served as a jail where Jews spied on Hitler's high-ranking officers. Now it’s opened its doors to the public for…...