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Voters in a British contest named George Washington enemy number one followed by Ireland's Michael Collins, France's Napoleon, German Marshall Rommel and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey.
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Vancouver -
Wednesday December 7, 2011 was the 70th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that thrust America into World War Two. In this video report, survivors recounted the horrific day.
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Should we fear Comet Elenin, Nibiru and other celestial phenomena and speculation? Is there a scientific basis for fear and fearlessness? Richard Hoagland claims the comet represents another plot like 9/11 to create mass fear (video).
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High tides and buffeting winds have scuppered plans by the Royal Navy to detonate a World War Two mine found dredged up on the Essex coast in east England on Friday.
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Lima -
In an effort to help reduce poverty in Peru, the Japanese government has reiterated its partnership with the South American country.
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London -
After being classified for over 70 years, the British government has released reports on Nazi Germany's preparations for a planned invasion of the United Kingdom, with plans to use chemical weapons.
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New York -
A Jewish human rights organization has unveiled a document by Adolf Hitler believed to contain his first anti-Semetic writings.
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Toronto -
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and several members of City Council commemorated the 67th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, otherwise known as D-Day. Hundreds gathered at Nathan Phillips Square to honour the fallen heroes.
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Here is the wonderful and hitherto little-known story of how many Corsicans risked their lives to save most of the thousands of Jews who fled there from Nazi-occupied mainland France in order to escape deportation and death. It’s the irony of Omertà.
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The recent discovery of a document which proves the direct involvement of French WWII collaborationist leader Philippe Pétain in the Holocaust is forcing the French to see the truth. But that doesn’t mean they have to accept it, and many of them don't.
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Can the two Sudans afford to escalate their border battles?
 Canada is welcoming a decision by the United Nations Human Rights Council that presses Sri Lanka to properly investigate alleged war crimes in connection with the country's two-and-a-half decade civil war.
At least two people die in a raid on a camp housing the opposition leader's bodyguards - the first direct exchange of fire between police and ex-rebels since the civil war.
Sudan's president says his goal is to liberate South Sudan's people from their government, as fears grow of an all-out war between the two countries.
 Sudanese warplanes bombed a market and an oilfield in South Sudan, killing at least two people after Sudanese ground forces had reportedly crossed into South Sudan with tanks and artillery, elevating the risk of all-out war between the two old enemies.
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