Hiroshima

Court denies medical aid to Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors' children

A court in Japan rejected a demand by a group of children of the 1945 US atomic bombing, saying that it is up to the government to decide whether to expand financial support to include second-generation survivors.

Live blog: UN's nuclear watchdog condemns shelling at Ukraine nuclear plant

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of shelling Europe's biggest nuclear power plant as fighting rages again in the crucial border region of the Donbass on the 164th day.

Hiroshima marks 77th anniversary of world's first atomic bombing

Around 140,000 people were killed when Hiroshima was bombed by the US on August 6, 1945 –– a toll that includes those who perished after the blast from radiation exposure.

India-Pakistan nuclear war could kill 100 million, trigger global winter

Worldwide food shortages and mass starvation will follow the deaths as Earth enters a new period of cooling, with temperatures not seen since the last Ice Age, researchers in a new paper say.

Hiroshima marks 74th anniversary of US atomic bombing

Hiroshima is stepping up efforts to keep the memories of the calamity alive, as the survivors of the bombing, known as hibakusha, get older.

Japan marks 73rd anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, whose government has chosen not to participate in the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons ,said at the official ceremony his country's responsibility was to bridge the gap between nuclear and non-nuclear nations.

Japan prime minister says death toll from floods tops 100

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says unprecedented rains and landslides cause tremendous damage even as 73,000 personnel are now involved in rescue and relief efforts across western Japan.

'Race against time' to save Japan flood victims as death toll climbs to 76

Officials put the toll at 48 with 28 others presumed dead after unprecedented rain forced several million people from their homes, media reports say, with more rain set to hit some areas for at least another day.

Nuclear war is 'a tantrum away'

The Nobel peace laureate group ICAN's warning comes amid increasing tension in the Korean Peninsula over Pyongyang's nuclear ambition.

Atomic bomb survivors band together to collect Nobel Peace Prize

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) which brings together more than 450 organizations, was a driving force behind an international treaty on banning nuclear weapons that passed this year.

Nobel peace laureate group urges US, North Korea to negotiate

Tensions have risen in recent months over Pyongyang's development in defiance of repeated rounds of UN sanctions.

Wreckage of lost ship USS Indianapolis found after seven decades

The ship was hit in the final days of World War II just after completing a secret mission delivering parts of the atomic bomb used in Hiroshima.