The appeal of vacations linked to sites connected to death, destruction and atrocities is a fast growing global sector known as 'dark tourism'.

The notorious sign that once spanned the main gate at Auschwitz will not return to its original spot after being recently repaired from the damage it suffered during a 2009 theft.

THE red brick barracks that housed starving inmates are sinking into ruin. Time has warped victims’ leather shoes into strange shapes. Hair sheared to make cloth is slowly turning to dust.

Polish police and border guards stepped up security checks at airports and border crossings today as the search intensified for the infamous sign stolen from the Auschwitz death camp memorial.

DOZENS of people who lived near Auschwitz and risked their lives to help inmates at the Nazi death camp were honoured on Saturday, the 62nd anniversary of the camp’s liberation.