That’s how it looked like just after the Second World War in Berlin! Fascinating moving pictures in color show the situation of the city in summer 1945, just after the Second World […]
Berlin still detonating live WWII bombs buried deep underground
Unexploded World War II bombs haunt Germany, 70 years after the war ended. Every year, more than 2,000 tonnes of live bombs are found and stockpiled. Police explosive expert Detlef Jaab has […]
Remembering the War: WW2’s most powerful weapons
The Second World War challenged countries to create hundreds of new weapons, triggering a wave of technological innovation. RT’s Murad Gazdiev looks at the most powerful weaponry developed by the Allied forces.
Agent Orange chemical continues to claim victims in Vietnam
Seventy-five million litres of toxic chemicals were dispensed by US forces in Vietnam and many there are still living with the legacy of that contamination.A warning – you may find images in […]
‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ goes on trial
A former Nazi death camp officer dubbed the “bookkeeper of Auschwitz” goes on trial in Germany Tuesday, with almost 70 Holocaust survivors and victims’ relatives expected in the courtroom.Oskar Groening, 93, will […]
Norway: Difficult past
On January 1st, 2015, Norway’s national archives opened up long-sealed court files dealing with tens of thousands of Norwegians accused of treason during the Second World War. Any Norwegian can now find […]
Nazi hideout discovered deep in Argentine jungle
Deep in Argentina’s northern jungle, archaeologists have come across the unexpected….! In among the lush vegetation – the ruins of a house-like structure, isolated and abandoned, but only five minutes from the […]
When the music’s over: Abandoned ballroom in Berlin filmed by drone
Ruptly’s drone captured one of Berlin’s many fascinating abandoned buildings, the ballroom in Berlin Gruenau, Saturday. Located on the Dahme, a tributary of the Spree, the ballroom opened in 1898 and hosted […]
Japan remembers the deadly metro sarin attack 20 years on
Twenty years ago the normally bustling Tokyo metro was brought to a standstill when a deadly sarin attack struck the city’s underground system. On Friday, once again the metro was hushed to […]
50 year Selma March anniversary
Fifty years ago on this day unarmed protesters rallied for the right to be treated fairly only to be attacked by police. Their march galvanized public support for the civil rights movement. […]