Jessica PhelanApril 3, 2013 08:28

"The engineers are trained but if something goes wrong they're history, because they're directly next to the bomb," said one not very reassuring police spokesman.

Long-lost Nazi submarine U-486 found off coast of Norway

Jessica PhelanMarch 26, 2013 10:24

The U-486 last sailed on April 12, 1945, when she came under attack from a British submarine. A torpedo broke the German vessel in two, sending her and all 48 crew onboard to the bottom of the seabed.

Bomb Sight: Interactive map shows where Blitz bombs fell on London

Jessica PhelanDecember 7, 2012 13:22

A British university has mapped the location of every bomb that fell on London during eight months of World War II.

Indian WWII "spy princess" is honored with a London monument

Faine GreenwoodNovember 9, 2012 10:23

Noor Inayat Khan was a young and bookish Indian children's writer when World War II broke out—and then decided to dedicate her life to the fight against fascism. serving as a radio operator in Paris under German occupation. Now, a monument has been unveiled in her honor in London, 68 years after her execution at Dachau.

Raymond Aubrac, French resistance hero, dies aged 97

Jessica PhelanApril 11, 2012 07:48

"These underground heroes, who saved France's honor when it seemed to have been lost, are disappearing one after the other," said a statement from the office of President Nicolas Sarkozy.

German Veterans' Day sparks concerns about honoring Nazis

Amy SilversteinApril 6, 2012 11:25

"If the defence minister wants to do something for former soldiers, he should get some money and improve their social security."

Amy SilversteinMarch 30, 2012 12:09

Tombstone of Hitlers' parents removed after attracting neo-Nazi visitors

The grave of Adolf Hitler's parents in Austria had become a tourist destination for neo-Nazis.

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The signature of Adolf Hitler on one of his paintings, entitled 'Farmstead,' before being auctioned off in the southern German city of Nuremberg in 2009. (Timm Sschamberger/AFP/Getty Images)

"The grave...kept being misused for gatherings of sympathizers."

Michael GoldfarbFebruary 27, 2012 09:32

Battersea Power Station up for sale again

Iconic building's dereliction is a symbol of the limits of free market capitalism

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If you've got a couple of hundred million bucks and access to mortgage finance Battersea Power Station in London could be yours. (MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images)

London - Got a spare billion or two and want to buy into the London property market? Then you might want to consider bidding for Battersea Power Station situated on Thames, a mile and half west of Parliament due south of Chelsea.

It's current owners, Irish property company Treasury Holdings are in receivership and being forced to sell the property on the open market.

Let's let real estate agent, Stephan Miles-Brown, Head of Residential Development, Knight Frank, put what you'd be buying into hyperbolic perspective: “Battersea Power Station is as iconic as the Chrysler Building in New York or the Eiffel Tower and familiar to people who may have never even been to London."

Amy SilversteinFebruary 2, 2012 15:23

Canned lard safe to eat after 64 years

A can of lard left over from Germany's post-World War II days is still edible.

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Canned food are piled up in a market in Cabinda on January 19, 2010. (ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images)

A lab found that an aging can of food is "gritty," but still technically edible.

Michael GoldfarbJanuary 6, 2012 04:44

Happy 600th Birthday, Joan of Arc

French presidential candidates rush to claim the Maid of Orleans for themselves

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Joan of Arc looks down on far-right National Front leader Marine le Pen at a rally last spring in Paris. France's presidential candidates are scrambling to claim St. Joan's blessing for their campaigns on her 600th birthday. (Franck Prevel/AFP/Getty Images)

What a useful coincidence. France is in the midst of a presidential election season (first round of voting is in April) and Joan of Arc turns 600 today.

There is no one like her in French history as Le Monde notes, "The name Joan of Arc is one of the six most common street names in France. The Maid of Orleans is the only medieval figure known by all French people."

What better way to get headlines and score points with the voters for prospective candidates than to honor this unique symbol of France?