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Venezuela suspends nuclear energy program

Venezuela`s President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday (Mar 15) he suspended his country`s fledgling nuclear energy program in ...

Fighting in Mogadishu kills 17

Exchanges of heavy artillery fire between Islamist rebels linked to Al-Qaeda and government forces backed by African ...

Reactor fire at quake-hit Japan plant under control: govt

A fire which broke out early Wednesday at a quake-hit Japanese nuclear power plant is under control, the government ...

US Navy protects crews, families against Japan radiation

A US naval flotilla stepped up precautions against radiation from a damaged nuclear power plant as it continued its ...

N. Korea agrees on repatriation of 27 citizens

North Korea agreed to accept the repatriation of 27 people out of 31 who had drifted into South Korea across the tense ...

Germany to shut down seven reactors: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Tuesday the provisional shut-down for three months of seven nuclear ...

Military intervention in Bahrain unacceptable: Iran

Military intervention in Bahrain by Gulf states is unacceptable it will only complicate the already volatile situation ...

Ahmadinejad urges Europe, US not to intervene in Middle East

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged Europe and the United States not to intervene in the Middle East in an ...

Radiation level falls in Tokyo: city government

The level of radiation in Tokyo fell Tuesday afternoon after rising above normal levels in the morning due to ...

Kadhafi says rebellion is "lost cause": Italian newspaper

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said the rebellion against his rule was a "lost cause", in an interview published on ...

US navy crew exposed to radiation in Japan

The US Navy said Monday that it had repositioned its vessels away from a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant after ...

Tibet exile MPs debate Dalai Lama retirement

The Tibetan parliament-in-exile on Tuesday began debating the Dalai Lama`s request to resign as political leader in ...

Higher than normal radiation detected in Tokyo: city govt

A higher than normal level of radiation was detected in Japan`s capital Tokyo on Tuesday, but a city government ...

G8 ministers to discuss Japan quake measures

G8 ministers meeting in Paris Tuesday were set to discuss how best to help Japan, after the massive earthqake and ...

Three-years-old is UK`s "youngest ever alcoholic"

A three-year-old child who was treated in hospital for addiction to alcohol is thought to be Britain`s youngest ever ...