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December 23, 2018

Warsaw ghetto uprising fighter Simcha Rotem dies at 94

Simcha Rotem, an Israeli Holocaust survivor who was among the last known Jewish fighters from the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising ...

December 23, 2018

Japan emperor marks last birthday on throne, prays for peace

Japan's Emperor Akihito, marking his 85th birthday — his last before his upcoming abdication — said he feels relieved that ...

December 19, 2018

Late Yugoslav leader Tito gets monument in Montenegro

Hundreds of people gathered in Montenegro Wednesday as authorities unveiled a monument to the late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz ...

December 14, 2018

Historian lays out vision for new Holocaust museum in Warsaw

The Warsaw Ghetto Museum should be an ambitious state-of-the art facility —"the major Holocaust museum in Poland" — when it ...

December 08, 2018

Pearl Harbor survivor and Navy veteran recalls 1941 attack

Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Don Long was alone on an anchored military seaplane in the middle of a bay across the island from ...

December 08, 2018

Survivors gather at Pearl Harbor for attack remembrance

About 20 survivors gathered at Pearl Harbor on Friday to pay tribute to the thousands of men lost in the Japanese attack 77 ...

December 07, 2018

The Latest: Silent moment to remember Pearl Harbor attack

The Latest on the 77th anniversary remembrance ceremony at Pearl Harbor (all times local): 9 a.m. Pearl Harbor survivors, ...

December 02, 2018

Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94

George H.W. Bush played many prominent public roles in nearly a century of life, from when he was a 20-year-old World War II ...

November 29, 2018

Pentagon IDs remains of Tuskegee Airman killed in WWII

The remains of a New York pilot killed during World War II are the first of the 27 Tuskegee Airmen listed as missing in ...

November 22, 2018

Oldest US military survivor of Pearl Harbor dies at age 106

Ray Chavez, the oldest U.S. military survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor that plunged the United States into ...

November 22, 2018

AP Explains: Dispute between Seoul, Tokyo over WWII brothels

South Korea's decision to dissolve a foundation funded by Japan to compensate South Korean women who were forced to work in ...

November 21, 2018

Seoul says it will close Japan-funded sex slavery foundation

South Korea said Wednesday it will dissolve a foundation funded by Japan to compensate South Korean women who were forced to ...

November 16, 2018

Japan's Abe lays wreath in Australia city bombed in WWII

Shinzo Abe became the first prime minister of Japan to visit Darwin since the northern Australian city was bombed by Japanese ...

November 11, 2018

World leaders gather in Paris a century after WWI armistice

World leaders with the power to make war but a duty to preserve peace solemnly marked the end of World War I's slaughter 100 ...

November 09, 2018

Japanese TV cancels BTS show over band member's A-bomb shirt

A Japanese broadcaster canceled a live TV appearance of the Korean band BTS after a photo went viral of a band member wearing ...

November 03, 2018

Mari Hulman George, Indy's quiet pioneer, dies at 83

Mari Hulman George, the "quiet pioneer" of auto racing who was instrumental in the expansion of Indianapolis Motor Speedway ...

October 31, 2018

AP Interview: Okinawa leader wants Americans to stop US base

The bicultural, newly elected governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa plans to visit the United States with a ...

October 31, 2018

Court orders Japan company to pay 4 Koreans for forced labor

In a potentially far-reaching decision, South Korea's Supreme Court ruled that a major Japanese steelmaker should compensate ...

October 24, 2018

Abe vows to bolster ties with China day before Beijing trip

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to bolster cooperation and friendship between Japan and China in a key policy speech ...