One priority, Supiot suggests, would be to produce an international-legal definition of terrorism that could encompass the deliberate extermination of civilian populations for political purposes ...

In the hold was an experimental bomb, codenamed Little Boy. The target: Hiroshima. In Hiroshima the air raid sirens had sounded twice that morning already. On both occasions the all clear followed ...

Members of Nihon Hidankyo, a group of hibakusha, made a visit Wednesday to a cenotaph for deceased victims in Hiroshima to mark its receipt of this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Toshiyuki Mimaki ...

They will be flying in the early morning, but the crew still do not know which of three cities will be their target: Hiroshima, Kokura or Nagasaki. Tibbets and bombardier Tom Ferebee have ...

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Epitaphs come in all sorts of formats, depending on the person they are written for, and by whom. There are some famous dead people who have pretty unique epitaphs craved on their headstones, from ...

Credit: Diana, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons His memory was honored by the pope himself, who went so far as to compose an epitaph about him. Even the famous painter Raphael, whose studio was ...

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This observational documentary tracks four families living in poverty in the capital of Lebanon. By Nicolas Rapold This film by Sally Aitken follows a hummingbird rescue center and the woman who ...

Glass ceilings comprising gender norms and practices can prevent women from advancing in organizational hierarchies, but glass fences may also be limiting—especially to Japanese female faculty ...