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Poland's Holocaust bill: The 'Polish death camps' controversy explained

Poland's president says he will sign a bill outlawing suggestions the Polish nation or state was complicit in Nazi crimes.

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp [Graphic images]

Set up in 1940, Auschwitz became the centrepiece of Nazi Party dictator Adolf Hitler's "final solution" plan to exterminate the Jews.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day exhibition: Photography during the Holocaust

A powerful new exhibition at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem explores the power of photography during World War II.

In pictures: The Second Sino-Japanese War and Nanjing Massacre

China is marking the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre in which it says Japanese troops killed 300,000 people.

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Photos of the brief but bloody anti-Soviet Hungarian Uprising of 1956

More than 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed and 200,000 Hungarian refugees fled the country. Though the uprising was crushed, its impact was lasting.

The Life Of Diana, Princess Of Wales In 100 Photographs

Her life was lived in the spotlight, soundtracked by the click and whirr of a million cameras.

VJ Day in Japan: Treading a fine line between honouring the dead and atoning for atrocities

Every 15 August, Japan upsets its neighbours by holding a memorial service at a shrine honouring its dead, including war criminals.

The history of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany told in a novel way

The Third Reich in 100 objects, from the swastika and Nazi salute to a Hitler action figure and the Fuehrer's personal moustache brush.

The legacy of Partition: 70 years of tensions between India and Pakistan

As we reach the 70th anniversary of partition, relations between the two nations are as broken as ever.

Partition 70th anniversary: The violent birth of independent India and Pakistan in pictures

Partition triggered devastating sectarian violence, rape, abductions, and looting, resulting in the deaths of up to two million people.

Prince Philip retirement: An affectionate pictorial tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh

His role as Queen's consort obliged him to spend his public life literally one step behind his wife, but he was impossible to ignore.

Battle of Passchendaele: The horror of World War One in the soldiers' own words and photographs

A new book tells the story of Passchendaele through the words and photographs of soldiers in the trenches.

Battle of Passchendaele centenary: Photos show the horrors of the First World War

The Battle of Passchendaele, one of the longest, bloodiest and most controversial battles of World War One, began 100 years ago.

Lovely photos of Princess Diana with her sons Princes William and Harry

A new documentary is being released to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Dunkirk evacuation: Photos of 1940 rescue of Allied troops from beaches of northern France

Operation Dynamo saw some 338,000 British, French and Belgian soldiers rescued between 27 May 27 and 3 June 1940.

Spanish Civil War: 50 powerful photos of the horrific conflict

The new medium of photojournalism brought horrifying images of the conflict into homes around the world.

Naturally preserved brains and heart discovered in Spanish Civil War mass grave

The brains were preserved by heavy rains seeping into bullet holes in their skulls, turning them into a soap-like substance.

Eadweard Muybridge: Fascinating photos taken in 1887 show animals and humans in motion

Pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge created early time lapse photos of humans and animals walking, running and jumping.

Hong Kong: 20 years of Chinese rule, 20 years of the fight for democracy

IBTimes UK takes a look back at the territory's tumultuous times since 1997, including outbreaks of deadly diseases and pro-democracy protests.

Nazi holiday resort commissioned by Adolf Hitler is converted into luxury apartments

Prora was designed to accommodate 20,000 holidaymakers in huge buildings which extend almost five kilometres along Ruegen Island's Baltic Sea coast.

D-Day Landings anniversary: Poignant scenes as World War Two veterans return to Normandy

World War Two veterans return to the battlegrounds of Normandy, the location of the D-Day landings.

Six Day War in pictures: 50th anniversary of 1967 Arab-Israeli conflict

In six days of war, seized control of Sinai and the Gaza Strip from Egypt, East Jerusalem and the West Bank from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria.

D-Day landings: Powerful photos of Allied troops storming Normandy beaches in June 1944

On 6 June 1944, British, US and Canadian soldiers descended on Normandy, turning the tide of the Second World War against the Nazis.

Manchester still united: 25 powerful photos of a city coming to terms with grief and shock

Mancunians say their city, although united, is still coming to terms with its grief after a suicide bomber struck the Ariana Grande concert.

Joyous scenes in Taipei as Taiwan becomes first country in Asia to recognise same-sex marriage

Taiwan is the first government to legalise such unions in Asia, where socially conservative attitudes largely hold sway.

Six Day War: Interactive photos show Jerusalem today and at time of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War

Jerusalem then and now. Move your mouse/finger over each image to switch between 1967 and 50th anniversary of Six Day War.

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