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70 bodies of victims, killed by Nazis, found in mass graves under Austrian football pitch

Two mass graves containing about 70 bodies of people killed by the Nazis during the Second World War have been discovered underneath a football pitch belonging to the Austrian army in the southern city of Graz, Austrian government officials said on Friday.

Poland, Russia at odds over WWII outbreak

Russian Premier Vladimir Putin has blamed Britain and France for the outbreak of WWII while skipping an apology for ex-Soviet's invasion of Poland in 1939.

Leaders mark 70th anniversary of World War II

At least 20 world leaders gathered Tuesday in Poland to commemorate the start of World War II 70 years ago -- a conflict in which 6 million Poles died.

German veteran, 90, jailed for life for Nazi war crimes committed during World War II

A 90-year-old German former army officer has been found guilty of ordering the executions of 14 Italian villagers during the second world war, in one of Germany's last Nazi war crimes trials.

Poll finds American support for World War II atomic bombs

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A majority of Americans surveyed believe dropping atomic bombs on Japan during World War II was the right thing to do, but support was weaker among Democrats, women, younger voters and minority voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.

Japanese wartime files show Allied prisoners toiled in mine of current leader's family

TOKYO: The Japanese government has acknowledged for the first time that Allied prisoners during World War II were made to work at a coal mine owned by the family of Prime Minister Taro Aso, contradicting longstanding denials by the Japanese leader.