Sendai: Japan faces a growing humanitarian crisis on a scale not seen since World War Two after its devastating earthquake and tsunami left millions of people without water, electricity, homes or heat. As officials on Sunday predicted the death toll could top 10,000, the country mobilised 100,000 soldiers to deliver food, water and fuel, and pull stranded survivors from buildings and damaged homes. More than 450,000 people had been evacuated....
07:42 PM, Mar 13, 2011
Government officials have warned that a second explosion could occur at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The Japanese Prime Minister has ordered widespread power outages to save energy. ...
06:16 PM, Mar 13, 2011
Sendai: Japan fought on Sunday to avert a meltdown at two earthquake-crippled nuclear reactors, describing the massive quake and tsunami, which may have killed more than 10,000 people, as the nation's biggest crisis since World War Two. The world's third-largest economy is struggling to respond to a disaster of epic proportions, with more than 1 million without water or power and whole towns wiped off the map. "The earthquake, tsunami...
03:34 PM, Mar 13, 2011
Tagajo: Millions of Japanese were without drinking water or electricity on Sunday, surviving on instant noodles and rice balls, two days after a powerful earthquake and tsunami hammered the northeastern coast, killing at least 1,000 people. Although the government doubled the number of soldiers deployed in the aid effort to 100,000, it seemed overwhelmed by what's turning out to be a triple disaster. Friday's quake and tsunami damaged two nuclear...
11:59 AM, Mar 13, 2011
Tokyo: Another nuclear reactor in Fukushima threatened to go out of control on Sunday morning as Japanese engineers worked to head off a meltdown in the wake of the massive 9.0 earthquake. The cooling system had stopped working in a sixth reactor, according to the Japanese news agency Kyodo. In the particularly hard-hit reactor 1 of the Fukushima nuclear plant complex, technicians had begun to flood the system with sea...
09:41 AM, Mar 13, 2011
Tokyo: Inside the troubled nuclear power plant, officials knew the risks were high when they decided to vent radioactive steam from a severely overheated reactor vessel. They knew a hydrogen explosion could occur, and it did. The decision still trumped the worst-case alternative - total nuclear meltdown. At least for the time being. The chain of events started on Friday when a magnitude-8.9 earthquake and tsunami severed electricity to the...
08:29 AM, Mar 13, 2011
Vienna: Japan officially informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday that it experienced a "nuclear accident with local consequences" at its Fukushima nuclear plant because radioactive doses at the sites' boundary were above-limit. Japanese authorities posted a short report on the IAEA's nuclear incident database, assigning the accident the level 4 on the international INES scale that runs from 1 (anomaly) to 7 (major accident). A level-4 accident...
07:46 AM, Mar 13, 2011
Tokyo: Japanese authorities battling to contain rising pressure in nuclear reactors damaged by a massive earthquake were forced to release radioactive steam from one plant on Saturday after evacuating tens of thousands of residents from the area. Tokyo Electric Power Co also said fuel may have been damaged by falling water levels at the Daiichi facility, one of its two nuclear power plants in Fukushima, some 240 km (150 miles)...
11:24 AM, Mar 12, 2011
Santiago: Chile on Friday upgraded a tsunami alert for its coastline and remote Easter Island territory after waves triggered by a massive earthquake in Japan hit Hawaii, and said it would evacuate flood-prone areas along the mainland coast. Chile was hit by a magnitude 8.8 quake and ensuing tsunamis a year ago that hammered towns, roads and industries in south central Chile, killed more than 500 people and caused an...
07:40 AM, Mar 12, 2011
Mumbai: The French President' Nicholas Sarkozy's visit has meant the two proposed nuclear reactors in Maharashtra's Jaitapur has been given the go-ahead. But land acquisition and environmental concerns remain, as protests continue in Jaitapur. Sarkozy and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have signed an agreement to begin construction of two nuclear reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra. It would be one of the largest nuclear power stations in the world. But what...
09:53 PM, Dec 06, 2010
![US corners China on N-reactor sales to Pak]( "US corners China on N-reactor sales to Pak")
China's decision to sell two nuclear reactors to Pakistan is also being questioned by Nuclear Supplier Group. ...
11:44 AM, Jun 29, 2010
![China likely to fulfill Pak's nuke dreams]( "China likely to fulfill Pak's nuke dreams")
It's expected to announce its decision at the Nuclear Security Group meeting being held in New Zealand on Thursday. ...
12:51 PM, Jun 23, 2010
Kakodkar was talking on if Pak reactors should be a cause of worry for India. ...
09:01 AM, Feb 06, 2009
David Mulford is hardselling US nuclear industry to India. ...
07:42 PM, Nov 15, 2008
China wants to improve civil N-cooperation with Pakistan. ...
06:57 PM, Oct 18, 2008
The former prez spoke to CNN-IBN hours after the landmark decision. ...
05:24 PM, Sep 07, 2008
Dubai: With limited overs cricket season set to start, all eight leading One-day sides are eyeing the ICC ODI Championship Table as the battle for the coveted number-one position remains tight with world champions India in third position, just one rating point behind South Africa. Currently, only 17 ratings points separate the top six sides, with England and South Africa on equal points at 121. However, Alastair Cook's side is...
08:58 PM, Jul 12, 2008
London: Andy Flower's stock has risen manifold after England rose to the top of the Test rankings with him as coach but the Cricket Board here is hopeful that the Zimbabwean would stick to the team even if any other lucrative offer comes his way. ECB chief executive David Collier is sure that Flower, who had earlier denied an opportunity to work with the Indian cricket team, would not even ...
01:37 PM, Feb 23, 2008
The confirmation of the shutting down came from United Nations. ...
03:41 PM, Jul 17, 2007
A 10-member UN team arrived in North Korea to monitor the reactor. ...
08:36 PM, Jul 15, 2007
