The United States was dragged unwillingly into World War II by the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, ...

The most famous Australian photograph of World War II in New Guinea might never have seen the light if prime minister John ...

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This horrific eruption is said to have released 100,000 times the thermal energy of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Tourists still hike ... on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. This region is ...

For decades, Americans have been able to keep a comfortable distance from the disturbing visuals captured after the dropping ...

When the design was debuted at a beauty pageant on July 5, 1946, the name “Bikini” first went public as a hat-tip to the atoll where the United States begun Operation Crossroads days before. It ...

As the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Nihon Hidankyo – the organisation of Japanese atomic bomb survivors – Michiko Kodama’s experiences are testimony to the horrors and long-term effects ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan >> Having survived the atomic bomb that flattened his hometown of Hiroshima when he was nine months old, Kunihiko Sakuma has never forgotten the stain it left on him in the eyes ...

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Papua New Guinea struggles to contain escalating tribal violence and civil unrest in remote regions and has a long-term aim to increase its police numbers from 6,000 officers to 26,000. Related News ...

On the 60th anniversary of the country's first atomic bomb test, China reiterated its call for nuclear-weapons nations to make a declaration on no-first-use of nukes. During a regular press ...