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Radiation fears spark panic buying, evacuations in Tokyo

Panic swept Tokyo on Tuesday after a rise in radioactive levels around an earthquake-hit nuclear power plant north of ...

US navy ship ordered out of port as tsunami looms

A US Navy ship docked south of Los Angeles was ordered out into open water on Friday, as a precautionary measure due ...

ASEAN chief expresses sympathy over disaster in Japan

ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan has expressed sincere sympathy to the Japanese government and people following ...

Hawaii issues tsunami warning, braces for waves

Hawaii authorities issued a tsunami warning on Friday and scrambled to determine the risk of tidal waves reaching the ...

Series of strong quakes rattles Japan

A series of strong offshore earthquakes of above 6.0 magnitude shook Japan early on Thursday but there was no danger ...

US supports tripartite Malacca Straits security arrangements

The United States supports the existing framework of security arrangements made over the Malacca Straits` littoral ...

RI-US oceanic expedition benefited both sides: minister

Marine Resources and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad said a joint oceanic expedition carried out by the US and ...

Makassar affected by La Nina until March

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said a number of areas, especially Makassar in South ...

RI enters 2011 cautious over natural disasters

Less than a week into the new year of 2011, floods have been reported happening in several cities in Indonesia ...