A U.S. Internet genealogy company that ran a newspaper ad featuring a picture of a German soldier rather than an Allied one has angered Canadian veterans.

Using new research and photographs, along with contemporary film and newspapers, the Monty Python star-turned-travel writer and presenter embarked on a quest to unravel what happened to soldiers who fought to the last minute and beyond.His sombre film reveals how there were thousands of casualties in the hours after the Armistice was signed 90 years ago.Nine million soldiers lost their lives in the 1914-1918 conflict "the war to end all wars".The amateur historian uses the research to tell the stories of four men - British, French, Canadian and American - who died shortly before the 11am ceasefire on November 11, 1918.In a sobering personal odyssey, Palin visited the battlefields of northern France and Belgium and also discovered the grave of his great-uncle Harry who died in the Battle of Somme in 1916.Palin's film, for the BBC Timewatch series and co-produced by the Open University, will be shown on BBC2 at 8pm on November 1 as part of a season of BBC programmes marking the annivers

J. Russell Coffey, the oldest known surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, has died. The retired teacher, one of only three U.S. veterans from the "war to end all wars," was 109.

A court in Istanbul ordered access to video website YouTube to be blocked on Wednesday over a clip which allegedly portrayed the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, as gay. (c) 2007 Daily Record; Glasgow (UK). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights Reserved.

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