A World War Two veteran has been presented with a letter of thanks by the first minister of Wales.

Seeds from a tree which survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima have taken root in Leicester ahead of the 80th anniversary ...

How can we celebrate the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, knowing that victory was bought by the dropping of atomic bombs? For ...

On August 6, 1945, the US bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in military combat on the Japanese city of ...

As Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the country's postwar identity is shifting.

When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago on Aug. 6, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to a small rural ...

Hiroshima is marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. Many aging survivors ...

Thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Wednesday, as the city's mayor warned world leaders about the nuclear warheads that still exist.

The 80th anniversary of this pivotal event in history is a particularly notable one, as it will be the last milestone for most of the few remaining survivors.

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 resulted in Japan's surrender, ending World War II and ushering in the Atomic Age.