Major Mike Atkinson, who has died aged 67, was a bomb-disposal officer who dealt with more than 1,000 explosive-related incidents in a career which saw him defuse bombs in Northern Ireland, as well as ...

The defusing of three unexploded World War II bombs is keeping Cologne on edge on June 4. In the largest evacuation operation since World War II, residents had to leave their apartments and houses.

COLOGNE, Germany — Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city’s biggest evacuation since the end of the war. More than 20,000 residents ...