Reporting from Ypres, Belgium — “In Flanders fields,” the old poem says, “the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row.” And in the middle of those fields stands Ypres (pronounced ...

The massed ranks of empty chairs at the Belgian World War One exhibition - one for each country and region that sent soldiers to die here a century ago - have been replaced by just two to mark the ...

In the First World War centenary year, Iain Mayhew says the restored Belgian town of Ypres is an ideal base for visiting poignant battlefield sites ...

Instead of digging into Belgium's Ypres Salient, archaeologists used lidar laser scanners to map the war zone and turn up some remarkable finds.

Accuracy of the German fire near Ypres is credited officially for breaking down the. attempts of the Allies and recapturing the lost territory. Germans Renew Bloody Drive To those outside the war ...

Police handout A photo shared by Ypres police showed dozens of rusty unexploded shells piled on top of one another close to the roadside.

The grave of a missing soldier from the First World War has been identified more than 100 years after he fell in battle near Ypres, Belgium. Private ...

Princess Anne has joined forces with Princess Claire of Belgium to lead the reopening ceremony of Menin Gate in Ypres after a ...

Princess Anne successfully accomplished an important task assigned by the Buckingham Palace as she travelled to Belgium on ...

Ninety years after the battle of Passchendaele the fields of Ypres still harbour World War I secrets.

The grave of a missing soldier from the First World War has been identified more than 100 years after he died in a battle in ...

Poppies became a symbol of sacrifice because of the war poem “In Flanders Fields,” written by the Canadian physician, Lt. Col. John McCrae.