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No significant worsening of situation at Fukushima: IAEA

The situation at Japan`s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has not worsened "significantly" over the past 24 hours, an ...

Venezuela suspends nuclear energy program

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

Death toll in Japan quake nears 4,000

More than 3,600 people died and over 7,500 are missing in the wake of a series of natural disasters that hit Japan ...

Almost 600,000 evacuated in Japan after quake: UN

About 590,000 people have been evacuated in Japan over the last three days following the devastating earthquake and ...

Dam breaks in northeast Japan, washes away homes: Kyodo

A dam in Japan`s northeast Fukushima prefecture broke and homes were washed away, Kyodo news reported Saturday, after ...

Japan disaster death toll likely to pass 1,000: Kyodo

More than 1,000 people probably died in the massive quake and tsunami disaster that devastated large parts of northern ...

Major tsunami hits Japan after massive quake

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Japan on Friday, unleashing a powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into ...

Major tsunami hits Japan after massive quake

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Japan on Friday, unleashing a powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into ...

Indonesia to ratify ASEAN agreement on trans-boundary haze pollution

Indonesia will soon ratify the ASEAN Agreement on Trans-boundary Haze Pollution (AATHP) that has been ratified by ...

Minister warns of possible forest fires in June

Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has warned of possible forest fires in the forthcoming dry season in June ...

Artillery fire near Libya flashpoint Bin Jawad: AFP

Sustained artillery fire was heard on the road to the Libyan flashpoint of Bin Jawad, the site of deadly clashes ...

India successfully test-fires ballistic missile interceptor

India has successfully test-fired its domestically developed interceptor missile capable of destroying hostile ...

Fire destroys seven houses in Padang city

Seven houses on Pasar Baru street in Padang city`s Padang Barat subdistrict were destroyed by a fire early Thursday ...

Batam, Singapore predicted to be haze-free

Haze from Sumatran forest fires is not likely to reach Batam and Singapore as the winds in the region are ...

UN worried about upsurge of fighting in Darfur

There has been a worrisome increase in fighting between rebel and government forces in Sudan`s conflict-torn western ...