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World War II in the Pacific
In July 1945 the Allied powers asked Japan to surrender unconditionally. It refused, and US military forces then dropped two atomic bombs - on Hiroshima and Nagasaki - to force Tokyo to comply. -
World War II in the Pacific
Finally, on 15 August, Japan agreed to the Allied terms. A few weeks later, senior officials signed an official document declaring the end of the war. -
World War II in the Pacific
Across the Allied nations, people ran out into the streets to celebrate victory and the end of fighting. -
World War II in the Pacific
Thousands of prisoners of war being held across Asia were finally released, and could make their way back home. -
World War II in the Pacific
In Japan as elsewhere, the end of the war marked the beginning of years of struggle to rebuild their lives and communities. -
AFP - Thu Aug 11, 5:57 PM ET
On the move : Christine Arron of France competes during the women's 200m semi-final at the 10th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Helsinki. (AFP/Adrian Dennins) -
AFP - Thu Aug 11, 5:37 PM ET
Giving thanks : Gold medalist Justin Gatlin celebrates during the men's 200m final at the 10th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Helsinki. (AFP/Sven Nackstrand) -
AFP - Thu Aug 11, 5:53 PM ET
Faster! : Athletes are seen during the men's 5000m qualification round at the 10th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Helsinki. (AFP/Olivier Morin) -
AFP - Thu Aug 11, 5:55 PM ET
Imminent evacuation : Israeli settlers join hands in a human chain in a show of support for the Gush Katif settlers as the southern Gaza Strip settlement of Neve Dekalim looms in the distance. (AFP/David Furst) -
AFP - Thu Aug 11, 5:45 PM ET
In the sand : Palestinian boys living in the Mawasi enclave inside the Israeli Gush Katif settlement bloc run along a sand dune near their homes. (AFP/Roberto Schmidt) -
AFP - Thu Aug 11,12:25 PM ET
Waiting for a home : Turtles for sale in Rabat where some superstitious Moroccans buy them at four dollars a piece to place them into their gardens or houses as a protection against the evil eye. (AFP/Abdelhak Senna) -
AFP - Thu Aug 11,12:23 PM ET
Just dropped in : A Dalmatian Pelican, an endangered species, is seen in the garden of a restaurant in Fier, some 110 kms south of Tirana. (AFP/Gent Shkullaku) -
AFP/DDP - Thu Aug 11,12:28 PM ET
Sharing space : Two striped mountain zebras are seen behind a dotted giraffe in the zoo of the northern town of Hanover, where they live together in one area. (AFP/DDP/Jochen Luebke) -
AFP - Thu Aug 11,12:16 PM ET
Off the tee : Tiger Woods of the US tees off on the 15th hole during the first round of the 87th PGA Championship at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey. (AFP/Timothy A. Clary) -
AFP - Thu Aug 11, 2:10 PM ET
Against the plan : Tens thousands of Israeli opponents to Israel's disengagement plan from the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank settlements, demonstrate at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv. (AFP/Nicolas Asfouri) -
School's out
Children make their way home amid thick haze in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Schools in Kuala Lumpur, Port Klang and Shah Alam have been ordered shut temporarily as the air pollution index soared to extremely hazardous levels on the west coast of Malaysia on Thursday. -- AP -
For Earth's sake
Greenpeace activists rally outside a power station in La Trobe Valley, east of Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday. They were calling on the state government to shut down the station and invest in clean, renewable energy. -- AFP -
Paper bones
A papercraft book, titled Bony, complete with a life-size skeleton, is on sale in Tokyo. Published by Japan's medical book publisher Nishimura Shoten and priced at 4,410 yen (S$66), the book is now a smash hit among summer vacationers looking to pass time. -- AFP -
Super Duck
The Livestock Research Institute in Taiwan has unveiled a new breed of duck on Thursday. The Brown Tsiya Duck can lay as many as 260 eggs a year, about a third more than the average local ducks of other breeds. It has taken the institute 21 years to breed the new duck. -- AFP -
Early Christmas?
A man dressed as Santa Claus skims across freshly fallen snow in the Victorian town of Korumburra on Wednesday. Expanses of coastal southern Australia have been blanketed in snow, in what weather forecasters described as a 'once-in-50-years' event. -- AP -
Heathrow in chaos
BA was forced to ground more than 100 flights and faced cancelling 550 flights on Friday after ground staff staged wildcat strike action in support of sacked catering workers. -
Heathrow in chaos
An estimated 1,000 passengers spent the night in the airport. -
Heathrow in chaos
British Airways has unreservedly apologised and said it will consider compensation on a case-by-case basis. -
Heathrow in chaos
Customers are being offered refunds or rebooking as Heathrow staff try and get travellers on other flights. -
Heathrow in chaos
Many passengers complained that they were kept poorly informed by BA and airport staff.