News
A flame that survived Hiroshima now heads to Pearl Harbour in poignant tribute
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (356+ words) FUKUOKA, April 26 " A symbolic flame kept alive since the aftermath of the 1945 US atomic bombing of Hiroshima will be installed at a memorial in Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, at a ceremony next month, a family member of an iconic atomic-bomb…...
Singapore disposes of 250kg WWII bomb near future Changi Terminal 5, no impact on flights (VIDEO)
3+ week, 1+ day ago (347+ words) SINGAPORE, April 4 " A 250kg World War II bomb unearthed at a construction site in Changi East has been safely disposed of in a tightly controlled operation, with authorities stressing there was no disruption to airport operations. The device, discovered at about…...
Hide, find water: US ex-pilot details how to survive being shot down
3+ week, 1+ day ago (564+ words) WASHINGTON, April 4 " As American forces race against time and Iran's military to locate a missing fighter jet crew reportedly shot down yesterday, a retired Air Force general told AFP what it takes to hide and survive if parachuted into enemy…...
MAF sergeant killed in Machang crash laid to rest with military honours
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) KOTA BHARU, Dec 12 " The remains of a Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) personnel who was killed in a collision involving an MAF truck and a car in Machang yesterday were laid to rest today with military honours at the Nibong Muslim…...
The Imitation Game" lives on: Ultra-rare Enigma M4 WWII cipher machine cracks RM2. 3m at Paris auction
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (240+ words) PARIS, Nov 20 " An extremely rare and operational Nazi Enigma encryption machine, famously cracked by Allied codebreakers during World War II, has sold for nearly half a million euros in Paris, double its expected price, auction house Christie's said yesterday. Based…...
WWII explosives, ancient graves discovered at Johor flood mitigation project sites
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (242+ words) ISKANDAR PUTERI, Nov 18 " Unexploded World War II-era ordnance and hundreds of ancient graves have been unearthed during Johor's massive RM2. 6 billion flood mitigation project, a state official said today. Despite these unforeseen challenges, State Public Works, Transport, and Infrastructure Committee chairman…...
Eighty-eight years on, a daughter fights to bring her father home from a civil-war grave
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (680+ words) PARIS, Nov 12 " At 88, Maria Jesus Ezquerra is racing against time to recover the remains of her father, killed at the start of the Spain's 1936-1939 civil war and buried in a mass grave, so she can finally lay him to rest…...
Thank you for coming back to us: Six-year-olds remains returned to family 14 years after Japan tsunami
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (374+ words) TOKYO, Oct 19 " Fourteen years and seven months after a tsunami triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake swept her away, the family of six-year-old Natsuse Yamane finally received her remains on October 16, bringing a bittersweet closure to years of uncertainty....
2025 JETOUR Media Alliance Tech Tour Kicks Off: Defining a New Future for Off-Road Technology
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (42+ words) WUHU, CHINA - Media Out Reach Newswire - 14 October 2025 - Under the theme 2025 JETOUR Media Alliance Tech Tour Kicks Off: Defining a New Future for Off-Road Technology The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. You May Also Like...
Life finds a way on weapons of death: Nazi cruise missiles now home to countless sea creatures
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (523+ words) PARIS, Sept 26 " Marine life is thriving on unexploded Nazi bombs sitting at the bottom of a German bay, a submersible has discovered, even capturing footage of starfishes creeping across a huge chunk of TNT. The discovery, which was revealed in…...