Today marks 80 years since the first use of a nuclear weapon during wartime — the American atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. Co-hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman encapsulate the history that led ...

Today marks 80 years since the first use of a nuclear weapon during wartime — the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. Also, political parties in Israel who represent the Ultra-Orthodox, known as ...

When Hiroshima became the site of the first-ever use of a nuclear weapon in war, two-thirds of the city was destroyed. Today, it’s a lively city of over a million people. And scattered throughout are ...

During Wednesday’s commemorations in Hiroshima, Japan, marking 80 years since the first atomic bomb strike in history, the city’s mayor Kazumi Matsui called on the Japanese government to sign the ...

Lack of rain and soaring temperatures have stressed Tehran’s infrastructure to the breaking point. Authorities shuttered government offices in the capital and in about half of Iran’s provinces today ...

In the 1970s and ’80s, Teresa Teng was the big pop star in Asia. The Taiwanese singer released hit after hit, recording in several languages including Mandarin and Japanese. But her untimely death in ...

Orthodox, known as Haredim, are threatening to bring down the prime minister’s government. They’re incensed over a piece of legislation forcing Haredi men to join the Israeli army, which they have ...

The cost of sick leave in France has risen 40% over the last decade, to around $17 billion a year. As the country struggles with a fiscal deficit, it wants to reduce payouts to the ill, and to get ...

It’s dark, it’s icy and there’s no margin for error. That’s what a crew from New Zealand’s air force was up against when it evacuated three people from a US research base in Antarctica overnight. The ...

A lot is happening internally in Israel, as the cabinet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ponders what to do next in Gaza. At the same time, aid organizations have resumed dropping aid into the ...

Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid from food distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Near-daily casualties since the joint US-Israeli operation launched in ...

Elephants, primates and wild tigers are beloved. But one native species is not loved: the water monitor, a dog-sized lizard with snake-like fangs. Now, a group has formed to convince Thai society to ...