BOMBS
Inside the US Effort to Clear Millions of Vietnam-Era Bombs in Laos
The effort to clear Laos of war-era bombs goes on.
How Scared Should I Be of Terrorism?
If we all get super scared of the Islamic State, can we make it go away?
We Asked a Military Expert What the Hell Putin Is Up to in Syria
Sure, we'd all like to see Putin take on the Islamic State in a steel cage—but we asked an expert what he wants, realistically.
Meeting the Laotians Clearing Their Country of America's Unexploded Bombs
During the so-called "Secret War", the US dropped more than 2 million tons of ordnance on Laos, equivalent to a planeload of bombs every eight minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine years.
The Games That Make Murder Less Mundane
Call of Duty kills are boring beside those of Bulletstorm and Bayonetta, so why not try a more creative slaughter sim?
What Life on the Streets of Madrid Is Like According to a Spanish Ultra
Juan was born in Madrid and has spent most of his life fighting on its streets – usually over football, sometimes over social issues he deems significant. Juan is not his real name.
Cry-Baby of the Week: Someone Cut a Woman's Brake Line Because She Took Their Parking Space
Also this week: A woman allegedly threatened to blow up her daughter's school because she failed an exam.
A Visit to the Turkish Clinic Where Students Are Fitting Syrians with New Legs
The travelling prosthetic centres are giving refugees their lives back.
Communities Full of Land Mines Are Rejecting Land-Mine Removal
Eliminating things that explode people indiscriminately should be uncontroversial.
Celebrating Easter Sunday with Dynamite
A small island near Greece pays tribute to Jesus with homemade explosives.
The Hangover News
A bunch of people rioted in Paris this weekend, but you were probably too drunk to notice.