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Global efforts needed to deal with Japan’s quake, tsunami aftermath

BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Aid offers from many countries have been…

Dangerous Radiation Levels Reported at Japan’s Stricken Nuclear Plant

Japanese officials say radiation levels have reached dangerous levels around an earthquake-damaged…

In Fuel-Cooling Pools, a Danger for the Longer Term

By WILLIAM J. BROAD and HIROKO TABUCHI Even as workers race to…

Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

Stephen Lendman For years, Helen Caldicott warned it's coming. In her 1978…

Japan earthquake: £100bn bill for costliest disaster in world history

Gordon Rayner Hurricane Katrina holds the record, having caused damage estimated at…

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Radiation from Nuclear Reactor: Japanes PM

TOKYO, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on…

Japan disaster reopens nuclear debate in Europe and US

Stephen Evans The immediate concern is how to contain the crisis in…

Reactor reaction wipes $1.5bn from uranium holdings

MORE than $1.5 billion was wiped off the value of uranium stocks…

Explosion at No.3 reactor of troubled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant

TOKYO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Plumes of white smoke have been seen…

Report from Japan: Impact of Tsunami Devastates Nation’s Northeast

Tokyo (VOA News): A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off Japan's…