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  • Iran Condemns Airstrikes on Libya

    Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast on Sunday condemned the military air raid on Libya and raised doubts over the objectives behind the Western countries’ military action against Libya. The Islamic Republic of Iran has always been supporting people, defending their legitimate demands and causes in any country, Mehmanparast was quoted by the official IRNA […]

    Fresh Explosions Rock Tripoli amid Libya’s Latest Ceasefire

    Strong explosions ripped off the Libyan capital of Tripoli Sunday night, although Libya announced a fresh ceasefire following Western powers’ devastating strikes against it. Anti-craft gunfire was heard in the city and smoke rose near Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s residence. The latest blasts occurred after a Libyan military spokesman said earlier Sunday that a ceasefire […]

    IAEA warns of risks to humans of ingesting contaminated food products

    UN nuclear watchdog IAEA has warned of the risks to humans of ingesting contaminated food products, after Japan said it had detected abnormal levels of radioactivity in milk and spinach. Japan’s health ministry had confirmed that the substance found in higher-than-usual doses in foods near the quake-damaged Fukushima No.1 plant northeast of Tokyo was radioactive […]

    Libya will arm civilians to defend the country from aggression: Gaddafi

    Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi has said, he will arm civilians to defend Libya from what he called colonial, crusader aggression. He threatened to attack military and civilian targets in the Mediterranean in retaliation for Western air and sea strikes on his country. Western forces launched air strikes on Libya after the UN Security Council passed […]

    ‘Pressure rises again in one of the reactors at Fukushima power plant’

    Japan’s nuclear safety agency says, pressure is rising again in one of the reactors at the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. Safety agency official said today that efforts to put water in the Unit 3 reactor might not have been working. Now, the plant operator will release some radioactive gas from the reactor to […]

    Japan Ends Water Spray on No.4 Reactor

    Japan’s defense ministry said Sunday that it succeeded in putting water into the No. 4 reactor at the troubled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. About 80 tons of water was believed to have been shot into the reactor’s spent fuel pool in a 70-minute mission which ended at 9: 30 a.m. local time (0030 […]

    Over 50 Trapped in Coal Mine Blasts in Pakistan

    At least three miners were killed and over 50 others trapped following a series of blasts Sunday morning in a coal mine in Quetta, capital city of Balochistan province in southwest Pakistan, reported local Urdu TV channel Duniya. The accident took place when the gas accumulated due to poor ventilation in a mine in Sorang […]

    Protesters Commemorate Iraqi War outside White House

    Hundreds of protesters on Saturday gathered outside the White House, commemorating the 8th anniversary of the Iraqi War which falls on Sunday, demanding the United States pull its troops out of that country and Afghanistan. Carrying signs that say “Money for jobs and schools, not war,” “Bring our war $$$ home,” and “We can’t afford […]

    Officials Disavows Radiation Hoax in L.A

    Authorities in the U.S. city of Los Angeles on Saturday refuted rumors that radioactive particles from the Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan could possibly mix in with this weekend’s anticipated rainfall. The rumors were spread by an official-looking e-mail which contains the heading “Acid Rain Precautions” with the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACFD) logo. […]

    NZ Pulls Search and Rescue Team out of Japan

    The New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team will end their work in quake and tsunami- hit Japan and return home on Sunday, saying there’s little left that they can do. It is not because of the risk of nuclear contamination from the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, the Fire Service said. The team […]