Jihadis seek to kill individuals who oppose them Indonesian Islamic extremists’ war on those they consider apostates appears to be taking an ominous new turn with the mailing of three bombs concealed in books to apparent opponents. The bombs raise fears that jihadi terrorists are now broadening their attacks to go after those who either […]
An explosion was reported at 0610 local time Tuesday morning at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s second reactor. The blast is feared to have breached the pressure chamber. The explosion is thought to have been in the reactor’s “pressure suppression room” — part of the cooling system. It damaged the area that contains water […]
Tokyo residents emptied store shelves of daily necessities and stocked up on gasoline as the risk of nuclear radiation leaks from a facility north of the Japanese capital escalated. Seven & I Holdings Co., Japan’s biggest retailer, said its Ito-Yokado supermarkets are being emptied daily of necessities such as water, rice and batteries as soon […]
Dharamsala: Seventy five-year old Dalai Lama has announced that he is retiring from active politics, marking a period of uncertainty for Tibet’s government-in-exile. The 14th Dalai Lama will send a formal letter to Tibet’s Parliament-in-exile today asking to be relieved of his political authority. “His holiness wants to retire but it is up to Parliament […]
Singapore – Singapore on Monday said it was to start testing imported Japanese food for radiation following possible nuclear leaks from power plants in Japan. As a precautionary measure, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority said it would ‘monitor Japanese produce based on source and potential risk of contamination.’ ‘Samples will be taken for testing for […]
A Malaysian newspaper has apologized for printing a caricature of Japanese cartoon superhero Ultraman comically trying to outrun a tsunami. Malaysians reacted with a tirade of anger after the Malay-language Berita Harian daily newspaper published the cartoon Sunday. Critics vented on Twitter and Facebook and some called for a boycott of the paper. News source […]
A second explosion at Japan’s earthquake-hit nuclear power plant has led to fears of a possible nuclear meltdown. The Fukushima plant has been hit by two explosions at buildings housing two reactors since a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit on Friday, and the cooling system at a third reactor stopped working on Monday. Operator TEPCO said […]
A powerful earthquake off Indonesia rattled the popular resort island of Bali early Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, officials said. The US Geological Survey said the 6.5-magnitude quake struck at 1:08 a.m. (1708 GMT Thursday) and was centered 315 miles (510 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor. It hit waters […]
