On September 2, 1945, the second world war ended when Japan officially surrendered. Today, on the 80th anniversary, the ...

The USS Hornet was sunk in fierce fighting during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. A converted farm tractor went down it.

A Taiwanese deputy minister said Beijing's parade would in effect cost more than 36 billion yuan (S$6.48 billion). Read more ...

The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 511 in Athens is looking to raise funds for war memorials honoring veterans of World War I, World War II and the War on Terror to be added at the Alabama ...

Yet the legacy of Sino-American partnership is one to mark as Free China, now on Taiwan, launches a defense buildup amid Beijing’s threats.

China will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with a military parade in Beijing on 3 September. The Peoples ...

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He'll be buried in Scranton. “We’re very happy that there’s closure,” his niece, who never got to meet her uncle, said.