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NASA probe on mission to unlock Mercury’s secretsWorld NewsMar 31, 2011WASHINGTON (AFP) ― NASA scientists pored Wednesday over stunning new images of Mercury as their MESSENGER probe began a year-long mission to map the surface of the solar system’s least-understood pla... -
China’s military to seek more foreign exchangesWorld NewsMar 31, 2011BEIJING (AP) ― China said Thursday that its military, under fire for a lack of transparency, will emphasize confidence-building measures and seek more exchanges with foreign militaries. The proposal... -
Japan weighs entombing nuclear plantWorld BusinessMar 31, 2011Japan is considering pouring concrete into its crippled Fukushima atomic plant as the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog agency warned that a potential uncontrolled chain reaction could cause further r...
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Japan weighs entombing nuclear plant; IAEA sees criticalityWorld NewsMar 31, 2011(Yonhap News) Japan is considering pouring concrete into its crippled Fukushima atomic plant as the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog agency warned that a potential uncontrolled chain reaction could ... -
Chatting babies video a YouTube sensationMar 31, 2011(YouTube) SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A video of a pair of diaper-clad babies seemingly engaged in an animated conversation in a home kitchen was a fast-spreading YouTube sensation on Wednesday. The two-... -
Low levels of radiation found in US milkWorld NewsMar 31, 2011Milk waiting to be tested sit on shelves in a cooler at the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory in Montgomery, Ala. The laboratory has added a few ex... -
Japan considers reactor coversWorld NewsMar 30, 2011An aerial view of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station is seen in Fukushima Prefecture in this photo taken by Air Photo Service on March 24.(AP-Yonhap) SENDAI, Japan (AFP) ― Japan was Wednesd... -
Inflation worries push consumer confidence lowerWorld BusinessMar 30, 2011NEW YORK (AP) ― Rising prices at the gas pump and in grocery aisles are starting to crimp shoppers’ outlook. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index fell sharply from a three-year high in F...
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Developing economies’ lead over rivals has risksWorld BusinessMar 30, 2011WASHINGTON (AP) ― The world’s biggest economies are recovering from the Great Recession at troublesome speeds: too fast or too slow. China, India and other major developing countries quickly returne... -
Global rock stars knockin’ on China’s doorWorld NewsMar 30, 2011SHANGHAI (AFP) ― Bob Dylan’s first China concerts next month could be a sign the times are a-changing as the world’s biggest promoters make a push to bring more international music stars to the mainl... -
India and Pakistan to ...cooperate on terror probeWorld NewsMar 30, 2011NEW DELHI (AP) ― Pakistan has agreed to host Indian investigators looking into the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks blamed on Pakistan-based militants, the two countries announced Tuesday after talks aimed...
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Israel may annex West Bank’s Jewish settlementsWorld NewsMar 30, 2011JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israel is considering annexing major West Bank settlement blocs if the Palestinians unilaterally seek world recognition of a state, an Israeli official said Tuesday ― moves that woul...
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Biggest spike in radiation at Japan power plantWorld NewsMar 30, 2011TOKYO (AP) _ Seawater outside the hobbled nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan was found to contain 3,335 times the usual amount of radioactive iodine _ the highest rate yet and a sign that more... -
Indian woman conceives IVF baby using dead husband’s spermWorld NewsMar 30, 2011An Indian woman in England is pregnant with her dead husband’s child five years after her husband died of blood cancer, Times of India reported Tuesday. Anurita, 40, a civil servant in England had I... -
Plutonium seeps from Japanese nuclear plantWorld NewsMar 29, 2011TOKYO (AP) ― Highly toxic plutonium is seeping from the damaged nuclear power plant in Japan’s tsunami disaster zone into the soil outside, officials said Tuesday, further complicating the delicate o...
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