ON her sixth birthday 80 years ago, Shizuko Nishio clung to her mother as US B-29 bombers started a firestorm that turned ...

Vladimir Putin has rejected a proposal for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine but agreed to halt attacks on energy and infrastructure. After what the Kremlin called a “frank” phone call with Donald ...

Which makes the economy offerings from the two UK players serving the route, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic (which has five daily services from Heathrow), absolutely crucial. This is the ...

Tokyo on Monday marked the 80th anniversary of a U.S. air raid during World War II that killed around 100,000 people amid concern over fading memories of the devastating bombing. A memorial service ...

A photograph authentically depicts then-British ... during World War II wearing a "siren-suit"— a one-piece jumper designed ...

Shizuyo Takeuchi, 94-year-old Tokyo raid survivor, shares her experience in front of a map of the areas damaged during the 1945 Tokyo Firebombing at the Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage on ...

Five months before the United States dropped atomic weapons on Japan’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the nighttime raid on March 9-10, 1945 was World War II’s deadliest using ... it reminded her of the ...

As a pilot with the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) between 1940 and 1945, Ms Curtis was said to have flown "13 days on, two days off" for 62 consecutive months, in a range of aircraft.

Five months before the United States dropped atomic weapons on Japan's Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the nighttime raid on March 9-10, 1945 was World War II's deadliest using ... it reminded her of the ...

British Airways offers sales and discounts on flights and package holidays throughout the year, and some of the best deals can save you hundreds if you catch them in time. Although their biggest ...