Located on an island off the coast of San Francisco, Alcatraz has been shut for decades. But now Donald Trump says he wants ...

The US president said a "substantially enlarged and rebuilt" Alcatraz would "serve as a symbol of law, order, and justice".

Counter-terror police arrested five men in one investigation and a further three in another. Both operations concerned ...

Pat, who had learnt German from refugees taken in by her family, spent the Second World War using those skills to translate ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has so far failed to achieve his goal of destroying Hamas or returning all the hostages, ...

Timothy Spall reads Winston Churchill's speech made as prime minister delivered in the House of Commons and broadcast in London on May 8 1945.

Layton Carr, 14, was found dead near the site of a fire at Fairfield industrial park in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead on ...

The Romanian presidential election was initially held at the end of last year. However, following allegations of Russian ...

A military procession and flypast are among the events lined up for today - the start of a four-day celebration on the 80th ...

The parade features a display of military history, including marching units, military vehicles, and ceremonial elements, ...

Second World War veteran Colin Bell, who took part in 50 bombing raids across Germany, reflects on the moment he found out the war was over.

The US Coast Guard said that crew from a Miami Beach station responded after a 20-metre (63ft) boat began taking on water ...