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Japan feeds more money to banksWorld BusinessMar 15, 2011Bank of Japan injects another $61.2 billion into financial system TOKYO (AP) ― Japan’s central bank pumped another $61.2 billion into the financial system Tuesday to quell fears that the country’s b... -
Fire at Japan nuke plant, radiation rises: KanWorld NewsMar 15, 2011TOKYO (AFP) - A fire has broken out at the number-four reactor at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 atomic power plant and radiation levels have risen considerably, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said...
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Japan suspects nuclear reactor container damagedWorld NewsMar 15, 2011TOKYO (AP) _ Japan's nuclear safety agency says it suspects an explosion at a nuclear power plant may have damaged a reactor's container and fears a radiation leak. An agency spokesman, Shigekazu Om...
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Japan's TEPCO evacuates some staff from nuke reactorWorld NewsMar 15, 2011TOKYO (AFP) - Some workers have been evacuated from the number-two reactor at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant after it was hit by an explosion Tuesday, a Tokyo Electric Power Co. spokesman sai...
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Official death toll in Japan's disaster tops 2,400World NewsMar 15, 2011TOKYO (AFP) - The death toll from a killer earthquake and tsunami that flattened much of Japan's northeast coast topped 2,400, police said Tuesday. The National Police Agency said 2,414 people are c...
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Part of troubled reactor container appears damaged: JapanWorld NewsMar 15, 2011TOKYO (AFP) - Part of the container of a troubled nuclear reactor appears to be damaged, the Japanese government said early Tuesday, indicating possible serious radiation leaks. Chief Cabinet Secret...
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Japan says explosion heard at another nuclear reactor: mediaWorld NewsMar 15, 2011TOKYO (AFP) - An explosion was heard at another reactor of an earthquake-damaged nuclear power plant early Tuesday, the Japanese government said, according to local media.
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Japan in survival mode after quakeWorldMar 14, 2011TOKYO (AFP) - Millions of Japanese people were without food, water or power Monday and hundreds of thousands more homeless after a massive quake and tsunami left the economic superpower battling thir... -
iPhone clock bungles time change, againWorld BusinessMar 14, 2011NEW YORK (AP) ― It’s hard enough to get your bearings when the time changes twice a year. It’s all but impossible when your phone starts playing tricks on you, too. Users of Apple’s iPhone peppered ...
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Retired tourists embrace AsiaWorld NewsMar 14, 2011NEW DELHI (AFP) ― The typical tourist in Asia used to be a young backpacker in need of a shower, but these days there are just as many older and retired people roaming the continent seeking its secre... -
Chinese farmers sell produce onlineWorld NewsMar 14, 2011BEIJING (AFP) ― For years, Wang Yulan and her husband drove their three-wheeled vehicle to an outdoor market near Beijing to sell broccoli, peppers, eggplants and tomatoes grown on their small plot o... -
U.S. scientists recruit crocs to save wetlandsWorld NewsMar 14, 2011MIAMI (AFP) ― U.S. scientists in the Florida Everglades are recruiting crocodiles and alligators in their fight to preserve the fragile wetlands by implanting satellite chips in their necks for the f... -
Clinton spokesman quits after leaker flapWorld NewsMar 14, 2011WASHINGTON (AP) ― Chief State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley quit on Sunday after causing a stir by describing the U.S. military’s treatment of the suspected WikiLeaks leaker as “ridiculous” and “... -
China approves economic plan, no political changesWorld NewsMar 14, 2011BEIJING (AP) ― China approved economic plans for the next five years that aim to empower consumers but rejected any hints of political reforms as it closed its annual legislative session Monday. The... -
Japan central bank to inject $183 billionWorld BusinessMar 14, 2011TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's central bank says it is injecting a record 15 trillion yen ($183.8 billion) into money markets to stabilize the financial system after a devastating earthquake and tsunami. Th...
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