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Radiation levels still within norm in Russia`s Far East

Radiation levels were within the norm when they were checked early on Tuesday in Russia`s Far East region of Sakhalin, ...

Biologist from central Russia shelters cat with five ears

A biologist from Voronezh found a cat with five ears in the street and brought it home to study and perhaps breed. ...

NATO takes over command of militer operation in Libya

NATO is taking over command of military operations in Libya from coalition forces, world media reported Sunday.The UN ...

Egyptian presidential elections may be postponed

Presidential elections in Egypt may be postponed until mid 2012, Al Masry Al Youm newspaper reported Sunday. ...

Death toll in Japan quake, tsunami surpasses 10,500

The death count in Japan`s devastating earthquake and tsunami has climbed to 10,668 people, the Japanese newspaper ...

Radioactivity in water at Fukushima`s No 2 reactor 10 million times above normal

Levels of radioactive iodine in water at reactor No. 2 of Japan`s quake-hit Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant are 10 ...

Allied air strikes hit Gaddafi`s stronghold of Sabha, Libyan state TV

Coalition warplanes attacked Colonel Muammar Gaddafi`s stronghold of Sabha in southwest Libya on Sunday, the country`s ...

Radiation levels no danger to marine life - Japanese spokesman

Japan`s marine life is in no danger regardless of the radiation levels in the waters near the crippled Fukushima 1 ...

Chavez says capitalism may have destroyed life on Mars

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said life probably existed on the Red Planet, but was destroyed by capitalism and ...

Obama hopes opposition can topple Gaddafi

With the military support of international forces, Libyan opposition is likely to topple Muammar Gaddafi, U.S. ...

Earthquake, tsunami may cost Japan $235bn - World Bank

The devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan 10 days ago may cost the country`s economy $235 billion, or 4% ...

Japan`s blast-hit nuke plant to be closed, govt official

Japan`s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that was severely damaged by last week`s devastating earthquake and ...

Western warplanes bomb civilian targets, oil depots in Libya - media

Western warplanes are bombing civilian targets in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, the Libyan Al Jamahiriya satellite TV ...

France denies reports of losing its warplane over Libya

The French General Staff denied on Sunday media reports that one of its Air Force planes was shot down, saying that ...

Russian rescuers recover 12 bodies in Sendai, no survivors

Russian rescuers involved in relief efforts in quake-hit Japanese city of Sendai pulled 12 bodies from the rubble in ...