Scrutiny on global nuclear industry intensifies
2011-03-17 09:22:38
Regulators around the world are already making policy changes sure to increase costs and limit financing for projects touted as one of the best ways to cut carbon emissions.
Chinese Red Cross team heads to quake-hit zone
2011-03-16 08:02:51
A rescue team of eight senior aid workers from China's Red Cross Society is expected to arrive in earthquake-hit Japan on Wednesday to offer its expertise in need evaluation, disaster management and international coordination.
200 ill due to food poisoning in India
2011-03-15 21:44:19
Some 200 people have fallen ill due to food poisoning after eating a popular sweetmeat in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh's Meerut town, 80 kms from New Delhi, Indian police said Tuesday.
Cuba sends medicines to Colombia, offers aid to Japan
2011-03-16 09:29:58
The Cuban government sent 17 tons of medicines to the victims of the rains in Colombia, and offered medical and rescue workers to Japan hit by a major earthquake and tsunami, official media reported on Tuesday.
Curfew to be imposed in key locations in Bahrain
2011-03-16 09:21:40
Bahrain's Defence Force (BDF) will take charge of national security and impose curfew at specific places under the present state of emergency, the Bahrain News Agency reported Tuesday.
Changes in Earth's rotation by quake unharmful: NASA
2011-03-15 10:40:54
The changes in Earth's rotation and figure axis caused by Japan's 9-magnitude earthquake should not have any impacts on people's daily lives, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said on Monday.
Chilean evacuation after Japan quake 'prudent'
2011-03-15 09:27:00
The Chilean government on Monday defended its emergency plan of evacuating some coastal community in risk, after the earthquake and tsunami of Japan.
Brain Awareness Week calls for global research attention
2011-03-14 22:37:11
The Division stores more than 11,000 human brains from since the early 20th century for teaching and research.
Money raised for quake victims
2011-03-15 08:43:06
Japanese students at Fudan University in Shanghai have set up collections for the victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami in their homeland.
Tsunami grazes US, Mexico; S America next
2011-03-12 11:34:20
Thousands of people fled their homes along the Pacific coast of North and South America on Friday as a tsunami triggered by Japan's massive earthquake reached the region...
Australia to send emergency team to help quake-hit Japan
2011-03-12 10:36:02
Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd on Saturday announced that it will send a team of emergency workers and sniffer dogs to help Japan cope with the massive earthquake and tsunami.
Nuclear plants near Japan quake safely shut
2011-03-11 18:45:17
The four Japanese nuclear power plants closest to Friday's major earthquake in Japan have been safely shut down, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
