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Explosions rock Tripoli for 3rd nightLoud explosions and anti-aircraft fire have rocked the Libyan capital for the third night as an international coalition enforces a no-fly zone over the country and targets forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Libya strategy divides military coalitionDiscord erupted Monday in Europe over whether the military operation in Libya should be controlled by NATO, after Turkey blocked the alliance's participation while Italy issued a veiled threat to withdraw the use of its bases unless the alliance was put i
Japan death toll hits 9,079More than 9,000 people are known to have been killed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Japanese police said Tuesday.
US 'to reduce role in Libya military campaign'President Barack Obama has said the US will transfer its leading role on Libya "within days" to ensure the burden of enforcing a UN resolution against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is shared.
Workers pulled at Japan nuke plant as smoke risesOperators evacuated workers from Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant Monday after gray smoke rose from one of its reactor units, the latest of persistent troubles in stabilizing the radiation-leaking complex.
Western powers strike Libya for second nightTRIPOLI (Reuters) - Western powers launched a second wave of air strikes on Libya early on Monday after halting the advance of Muammar Gaddafi's forces on Benghazi and targeting air defenses to let their planes patrol the skies.
Two of six Fukushima nuclear reactors declared safeTwo reactors at a crippled Japanese nuclear plant are safely under control after their fuel storage pools cooled down, officials on Sunday told a devastated region that has been holding its breath for good news.
Berlin zoo says beloved polar bear Knut has diedBerlin's beloved polar bear Knut, an international star who as a cuddly, fluffy cub graced magazine covers, movies and merchandise, died Saturday. His death at the young age of four took zookeepers and animal experts by surprise.
Japan sees some stabilization in nuclear crisis(Reuters) - One of six tsunami-crippled nuclear reactors appeared to stabilize on Saturday as Japan raced to restore power to the stricken power plant to cool it and prevent a greater catastrophe.
Obama gives ultimatum to GaddafiUS President Barack Obama has said Libyan government forces must end their offensive against rebel-held towns and pull back - or face military action.
Diplomats seek to dispel international fallout worriesVIENNA, Austria � Diplomats and U.N. officials sought Friday to dispel fears of a wider danger from radioactivity spewing from Japan's crippled nuclear reactors, saying there were no hazards to health outside of the immediate vicinity.
Harper heads to Paris meeting on LibyaPrime Minister Stephen Harper headed to Paris late Friday to attend a summit with other world leaders to discuss the ongoing crisis in Libya, hours after announcing Canada would deply CF-18s to enforce a UN no-fly zone.
Quiet panic leads to exodus from JapanThe nuclear crisis in Japan has led many to flee the country, and Vancouver International Airport was full of arrivals with stories of a quiet panic spreading across the country.
Yemen in a state of emergency after protest massacre(Reuters) - Gunmen on rooftops shot dead up to 42 protesters at an anti-government rally in Sanaa after Muslim prayers on Friday, enraging the opposition and prompting President Ali Abdullah Saleh to declare a state of emergency.
VIDEO: Japan radiation could taint seafoodOfficials have repeatedly reassured Canadians that airborne radioactivty from the Japanese nuclear crisis poses no danger to this country. But the same can't be said about Canada's seafood supply.
Norway joins Canada to fight EU seal banNorway joined Canada on Tuesday in asking the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute-settlement panel to consider a challenge to the European Union's seal products ban.
Japan denies meltdown threat assessment by U.S.Japanese officials have rejected a dire appraisal of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility by the head of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, who says water is absent from a reactor's spent fuel pool, raising the potential of a meltdown.
'Extremely high' radiation at Japanese plant: U.S. officialA U.S. official says all of the water is gone from one of the spent fuel rod pools at Japan's stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, meaning there is nothing to stop the fuel rods from getting hotter and eventually melting down, but Japan denies the c
Japanese nuclear reactor container may be damagedThe containment vessel of one of the reactors at a stricken Japanese nuclear plant may have been damaged, possibly sending radioactive steam into the atmosphere, a government spokesperson said Wednesday.
Israeli navy intercepts Egypt-bound ship with armsJERUSALEM � Israel intercepted a ship carrying a large delivery of arms off the country's Mediterranean coast on Tuesday, saying the shipment included sophisticated weaponry sent by Iran and Syria for Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.
Official death toll tops 2,400 in JapanJapanese police have raised the known death toll from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami to 2,414. Another 3,118 are listed as missing, but unofficial numbers put the true number of missing at well over 10,000.
Japan quake hits closer to TokyoA magnitude-6.1 earthquake shook Japan southwest of Tokyo on Tuesday, far from last week's devastating and deadly earthquake and tsunami.
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