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 […]
A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in northern Japan early on Friday. The earthquake’s epicenter is 130 km (81 miles) east of Sendai, in the Honshu island of Japan. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter was at a depth of 24.4 km (15.2 miles). The earthquake triggered tsunamis in various parts of the […]
Bangkok (AIT News) – A powerful earthquake has hit Laos on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 10:53 PM. The quake measured magnitude 4.6. The earthquake struck 101 km (63 miles) E of Muang Nan, Thailand and 587 km (364 miles) NNE of Bangkok, Thailand. The quake was also felt in the area of northern Thailand […]
Jakarta – An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua early Thursday, prompting a tsunami warning. The epicentre of the quake was 141 kilometres south-east of Kaimana in West Papua province at a depth of 25 kilometres, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency. The quake was followed […]
