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Radiation levels surge at reactor March 16, 2011 Workers were ordered to withdraw briefly from a stricken Japanese nuclear power plant on Wednesday after radiation levels surged, a development that suggested the crisis was spiraling out of control. Just hours earlier another fire broke out at the earthquake-crippled facility, which has sen ...	Potential radiation catastrophe March 15, 2011 Japan faced potential catastrophe on Tuesday after a quake-crippled nuclear power plant exploded and sent low levels of radiation floating toward Tokyo, prompting some people to flee the capital and others to stock up on essential supplies. Prime Minister Naoto Kan urged people within 30 km ...	Opposition ralles against Hezbollah in Beirut March 14, 2011 Supporters of Lebanon's Sunni-Muslim-based opposition held a mass rally today, demanding the disarming of Shia-Muslim-based Hezbollah. Tens of thousands of protesters poured into central Beirut under heavy security - but there were no reports of violent incidents. The protests marked the sixth anniversary of the Cedar Re ...
Anti-Gaddafi rebels pull out of Brega March 14, 2011 Dozens of Libyan opposition fighters pulled of the eastern town of Brega on Sunday after heavy shelling from forces loyal to Moamer Gaddafi. Rebel sources said government forces were advancing from the west after seizing the town of Uqayla and the village of Bisher 20 kilometres from Brega. ...	Benin votes despite faulty electoral rolls March 14, 2011 Benin’s President Boni Yayi apologised for a faulty electoral list as he sought a second mandate in an election Sunday. The poll has been put off twice and the opposition called for a third postponement, claiming that thousands have been left off the voters’ roll. Yayi’s main rival, Adrien Houngbedji, c ...	Blast strikes Japan plant, core safe March 14, 2011 A hydrogen explosion rocked a crippled nuclear power plant in Japan on Monday where authorities have been scrambling to avert a meltdown following Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami. Crucially, the thick walls appear to be intact around the radioactive cores of the damaged reactors in the nuclear power complex north ...
Japan Nuclear Crisis March 14, 2011 A fresh explosion at Japan's quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex on Monday is unlikely to have led to a large escape of radioactivity, the government said. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano was speaking after a hydrogen explosion at the No.3 reactor in ...	Huge tsunami slams Japan March 11, 2011 The biggest earthquake to hit Japan since records began 140 years ago struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-metre tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, ships, cars and farm buildings on fire. The Red Cross in Geneva said the wall of water was highe ...	Taylor diamond trial enters final stage March 09, 2011 Lawyers for former Liberian President Charles Taylor are presenting their closing arguments at his war crimes trial in the Hague on Wednesday and Thursday. Taylor is accused of arming Sierra Leone rebels in exchange for blood diamonds. The closing arguments will be followed by a last chance on Friday for the defence and ...