Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is ready to increase its gas deliveries to Europe by six billion cubic metres for 100 days to disengage volumes of liquefied gas for quake-stricken Japan.“Right now, Gazprom is ready to increase the gas deliveries…

After at least 41 protesters, including a child, were killed and over 200 people were injured following firing by policemen in plainclothes on tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators outside Sana’a University in Yemen Friday, President Ali Abdullah Saleh Friday declared a state of emergency…

Radiation near the damaged No.1 reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan has seen a steady decline following water-dousing measures taken Thursday, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Friday.According to reports, hourly radiation dose stood at 279.4 microsievert at 5 a.m.…

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s forces Thursday recaptured the country’s third largest city of Misurata, Xinhua reported, citing state TV.On Wednesday, 11 people were reportedly killed in clashes between anti-government protesters and Gaddafi’s forces in Misurata, 150 km from Tripoli.Meanwhile, government troops bombarded Benina…

US unmanned drones Thursday fired four missiles into a suspected Taliban compound in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal area along Afghan border, killing at least 30 and injuring 10 people, intelligence officials said.The missile attack severely damaged the building allegedly used by local Taliban in Data…

NATO-led forces killed 11 Taliban fighters in separate operations in southern Afghanistan, themilitary alliance said.The operation took place Tuesday night in Washeer district of Helmand province, the provincial governor’s office said in a statement Wednesday.“Combined forces operation killed 11 militants,” it said, adding…

The losses from the disaster in Japan, which was hit by a giant tsunami following a massive earthquake, is likely to exceed $100 billion, a media report said.New York Times reported that besides an expected $35 billion in insurance claims from Friday’s 9.0 magnitude…

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan Tuesday slammed Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) for its improper handling of the quake-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant at which two explosions led to leaking of radioactive substances into the atmosphere.According to Kyodo news agency, one of…

The inner shell of a quake- and tsunami-damaged nuclear reactor in Japan might be damaged and radiation is so high there that employees could no longer enter the complex, the government’s top spokesman said Wednesday.White smoke was seen rising Wednesday from reactor number 3…

Radiation levels spiked Tuesday after a blast at a reactor in a quake-damaged nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. The plant’s operator said it feared the reactor containment vessel had been damaged.The explosion happened in reactor number 2 at a plant in Fukushima that…