Looking back through history, it’s often difficult to see passed events that have so shaped our modern world. The story of Japan in World War II for example has often left those in the west with an ...

Although they acknowledge there were two theaters of war—at sea and on land ... But the British cabinet was buoyed by the fact that the Royal Navy still ruled the seas, and as long as it ...

The United Kingdom’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier is set to embark on a Western Pacific deployment later this month.

It was hand-forged for an old British man-of-war ... Germany’s English Channel fleet. The sub first took to sea in March 1916. At the helm was Herbert Pustkuchen, who was to become one of ...

The doughboys hated British chow (not to mention drinking tea instead of coffee). They got along better with the Australians, ...

American naval ships use USS before the ship's name, but with British ships it's HMS. There's a reason, and a lot of history, behind the designation.

LONDON, April 15 - The UK government's seizure of British Steel from Chinese company Jingye on national security grounds suggests extending North Sea oil and gas production is now a no-brainer.

The British tourists were caught by strong currents on Sunday and dragged out to sea while swimming at a beach in a renowned tourist spot at the southern extremity of the Great Barrier Reef.

A British father and son have drowned after being swept out to sea during a family holiday in Australia. The bodies of a 46-year-old man and 17-year-old boy, who have not been named, were ...

A 37-year-old Australian man from Monto, a town some 150km inland, was also swept into the sea during the incident. He was rescued and airlifted to the Bundaberg Hospital with serious head injuries.