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    Iraq army base hit in bomb attack

    In Iraq, at least eight soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack on an Iraqi army base. The attack took place in the town of Kanaan, about 70km north-east of Baghdad, in Diyala province. Twelve other soldiers were wounded in the attack.

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    Hydrogen blast at Japan’s Fukushima N-plant reactor

    A hydrogen explosion occurred today at the quake-hit Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant’s second reactor. It left three workers injured and seven missing. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano was quoted by the Kyodo news agency as saying that the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. confirmed that the blast did not damage the container of the […]

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    International troops should leave Afghanistan: Karzai

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai says international troops should leave Afghanistan and take their fight against terrorism across the border into Pakistan. Mr. Karzai delivered his latest criticism of NATO efforts yesterday in Asadabad, capital of eastern Kunar province, where he was visiting relatives of civilians killed in a raid by international forces. The Afghan leader […]

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    Explosion at Japan nuclear plant

    An explosion shook a quake-damaged Japanese nuclear power plant today. Japan’s nuclear safety agency said the blast, at the number 3 reactor at the Fukushima No 1 plant, is believed to be caused by hydrogen. Also an offshore quake of 5.8-magnitude struck 140 kilometres northeast of Tokyo on Monday morning, shaking tall buildings in Japan’s […]

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    Shinmoedake volcano in South West Japan starts erupting

    Japan battled hard to contain a looming nuclear crisis as it faced threats of multiple meltdowns at three reactors damaged by the devastating earthquake and tsunami. Kyodo news agency quoted the Miyagi police as saying the toll is likely to cross 10,000. Alarm bells also rang in southwestern Japan yesterday where the 1,421-metre Shinmoedake volcano […]

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    U.S. Sends Nuclear Reactor Experts to Japan

    The White House on Sunday said the United States has sent experts in nuclear reactors to Japan, where two nuclear reactors have been damaged in a massive earthquake, and are facing meltdown. In a statement, the White House said a Disaster Assistance Response Team has been sent to Tokyo. The team includes people with nuclear […]

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    Hillary Clinton’s Spokesman Resigns

    U.S. State Department spokesman Philip Crowley resigned on Sunday over his comment on the Army’s treatment of a U.S. soldier suspected of leaking U.S. diplomatic cables to the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks. “It is with regret that I have accepted the resignation of Philip J. Crowley as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs,” Secretary of […]

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    Japan fights to avert meltdown at nuclear reactors; toll rises unexpectedly

    Japan fought today to avert a disastrous meltdown at two earthquake-crippled nuclear reactors as estimates of the death toll from the tsunami that charged across its northeast rose to more than 10,000. Officials worked desperately to stop fuel rods in the damaged reactors from overheating after some controlled radiation leaks into the air to relieve […]

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    Dalai to convey decision to shed political role to Parliament

    Having announced his retirement from active politics, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will formally convey to the Tibetan Parliament-in- Exile on Monday his decision to devolve his “formal authority” to an elected leader of the community. The 75-year-old spiritual leader, who has been leading the struggle for a “meaningful and genuine” autonomy to Tibet […]

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    Britain welcomes Arab League backing for Libya no-fly zone

    Britain welcomed the Arab League’s support for a no-fly zone over Libya as “very significant” for its efforts to introduce the measure. “The Arab League call for a NFZ is very significant and provides important regional support to the option of creating a NFZ,” a Foreign Office spokeswoman said after diplomats said the league backed […]

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