THERE have been hundreds of intra-state conflicts since the second world war, ... Of the roughly 20 ongoing conflicts noted in the chart, all but a handful began well over two decades ago.

The truly enormous scope of World War II is almost impossible to understand in hindsight. The war devastated vast swathes of Europe, East Asia, the Pacific, and North Africa, while its influence ...

He used to get Rs 15 as pension in 1949, but now he will get around Rs 4600 per month, reports Bhartesh Singh Thakur. This Second World War veteran has won a battle and will get his pension ...

Adamo Aduku, a 104-years old World War ll Veteran of the Nigerian Army has said he is yet to receive his pension since 1957, when he was discharged as a Private from the Nigerian Army.

While the Tamil Nadu Ex-servicemen Welfare Department has also been providing grants of Rs. 4,500 to World War II veterans and Rs. 2,500 to their widows, many claim that it is difficult to get the ...

Blitz, Lee and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare are probably the most prominent World War 2 films to release in cinemas this year. Yet occasionally a hidden gem with a lower budget goes under ...

Germany approved the requisite legislation back in 2002, but many of those who worked in Jewish ghettos during World War II are still waiting for their pensions. Indeed, up to 90 percent of ...

Jaipur: The record office of the Rajputana Rifles has written to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to sanction the war disability pension to a 97-year-old World War II veteran from Jhunjhunu, who lost ...

The widow of a World War II army officer has been trying to avail the Maharashtra’s pension scheme for the past eight years. The Bombay high court on Saturday came to the rescue of a 79-year-old ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Department of Veteran Affairs’ latest decision on a World War II veteran’s denied pension claim left the door open for success but also made it “more difficult ...

Another stark disparity is the rate of U.S. fatalities in today's conflicts as compared to those in even the recent past. In Vietnam, Waldman writes, there was one death for every 58 soldiers deployed ...

When we think of World War II heroes, we remember leaders and soldiers, and tales of strategic genius and sacrifice on the battlefield. But people like 93-year-old Marie Desmier who served as a ...