A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked an island off the west coast of Canada Saturday.
Japan nuclear plant rocked by another explosion
A hydrogen explosion Tuesday morning destroyed the outer building of a quake-damaged Unit 2 nuclear reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant. Engineers had been struggling overnight to cool the nuclear core and stave off a meltdown that could release radioactivity over a wide area. It was the third reactor at the site whose […]
Strong tremor felt in Tokyo, report
A STRONG offshore earthquake has struck 150 kilometres northeast of Tokyo, shaking tall buildings in Japan’s capital, but authorities did not issue a tsunami alert.
Tokyo Shares Fall 5.2 % in first Opening Since Earthquake
Tokyo shares fell 5.2 percent on Monday in their first opening since Friday, when Japan was struck by the biggest earthquake in its history and a devastating tsunami.
Japan will face extraordinary health challenges after tsunami
After the surging ocean waters spawned by Japan’s magnitude 8.9 earthquake receded, the drowned were only the first victims to be counted.
Nuclear catastrophe averted in Japan, official
Fears of a nuclear meltdown in Japan have subsided after a reactor that was damaged in Friday’s devastating earthquake reportedly emerged intact from an explosion.
Nuclear catastrophe averted in Japan, official
Fears of a nuclear meltdown in Japan have subsided after a reactor that was damaged in Friday’s devastating earthquake reportedly emerged intact from an explosion.
Lebanese nationals in Japan are safe, report
Lebanon Foreign Affairs Ministry was informed that none of the approximately 50 Lebanese nationals living in Japan were harmed by the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the country, National News Agency reported on Saturday.
Major explosion at Japanese nuclear plant
Japanese television showed a major explosion at a nuclear power plant Saturday, a day after the country was rocked by a devastating earthquake.
California harbor ‘destroyed’ by tsunami
The tsunami waves unleashed across the Pacific by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake off the Japan coast have destroyed boats and docks in a few isolated places along America’s West Coast, but early reports suggest little widespread damage.