65 Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing: US Attends for First Time

US Sends John Roos to Hiroshima Memorial Event US ambassador John Roos visited Hiroshima as the city marked the 65th anniversary of its destruction. Delegates from 75 different countries, as well as UN...

Making a nuke-free world

"Making a nuke-free worldBy Asad Latif, august 13th, 2009 When Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were attacked by nuclear weapon, there was massive destruction of civilian lives and...

Hiroshima Charms with More Than Memorials

There is probably a weight of pilgrimage about Hiroshima that might make the decision to go there a mix of dread and obligation.  Given its distance from Tokyo’s bustling glamour and the meditative calm of...

'Little Boy' Reminds the World of Unnecessary Atrocities

Today Hiroshima is mourning the 64th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city by United States forces during World War II. Nuclear weapon Little Boy's blinding blast and its infamous mushroom cloud doomed the...

"A Part of Hiroshima in New York" by Ace Preston

There were no newspaper reports in Hiroshima from August 7-8, 1945 because of the atomic bomb.  "The Hiroshima Tokuho" published August 6, 1980 reflected on the news collected by 3 reporters and a cameraman who...

What is Terrorism and who are the terrorists??

" By Dr. Perwazekhudi Dispute on this issue has been going on throughout the world, especially since 9/11. The world’s leading Scholars, thinkers and politicians, have not yet; come UP with a one Single most definition of terrorism or terrorist which will be acceptable to...

Islamabad Children Observe International Peace Day

Despite the massive bomb blast that ripped across Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Saturday evening in which scores of people lost their lives or got injured, the commitment and resilience of some citizens who...

Kissinger: Nuclear Iran to Change World

" Kissinger: Nuclear Iran to Change World TEHRAN (PressTV) - Former US secretary of state, Henry Kissinger, has stated that a future with a nuclear armed Iran would represent a change in the world...

Fidel Castro says Gustav like atomic bomb on Cuba

" 2008-09-03 18:45:03 - HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro likened Hurricane Gustav's destruction in Cuba to an atomic explosion, saying Wednesday it could mean billions of dollars in losses for the communist...

Who Will Light the Olympic Flame?

"As the most controversial torch relay in Olympic history comes to an end, folks here wonder: Who will light China's fire? Guessing the person who will light the huge flame inside the National Stadium has become...

Give Peace A Chance

Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, CanadaGive peace a chance was the theme of the lantern ceremony held Wednesday August 6 at the harbour.  This was the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima with an atomic...

I Am Become Death: Atomic Bomb Dropped 8/6/1945

"Am Become Death: Atomic Bomb Dropped 8/6/1945 Posted on 06 August 2008 by Kevin Today in history, on this day August 6, 1945, U.S. bomber, the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima...

Japan marks 1945 Hiroshima atomic bomb

Amidst the race to acquire Nuclear weapon today Japan is paying homage to residents of Hiroshima who died in the first atom bomb attack in the world war  Two. US Army pounded atom bomb on Hiroshima...

Tunguska Blast Bigger than Hiroshima Still a Mystery 100 years Later

Sometime in the early morning of June 30, 1908, some sort of massive explosion shook central Siberia. Witnesses at the time said they saw a fireball detonate in the sky above a desolate, forested region. What occurred during this time isn't exactly known, but the...

AUSTRALIA: Rudd urges abolition of nuclear arms

Good to hear Australian PM Kevin Rudd speaking out against nuclear weapons during his recent visit to Hiroshima. According to a report on int'l military spending from the Stockholm International Peace Research...

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