Japan was currently facing its worst crisis since World War II, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Sunday, as the toll from the earthquake and tsunami crossed the 1,000 mark and amid fears of a meltdown at a quake-damaged nuclear power plant.Radiation levels had surpassed the…

The devastating earthquake followed by a tsunami that hit northeastern Japan is likely to claim over 10,000 lives, police said, as authorities scrambled Sunday to minimise the effects of possible radiation leaks from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.According to Xinhua, police said Sunday the toll…

Terror struck Pakistan again Wednesday when 36 mourners gathered for a funeral were killed in a suicide bombing in a village near this town.At least 50 people in the gathering in Adezai village, about 20 km from this capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, were…

A group of young people in Egypt who had taken part in the anti-government protests that led to the ouster of president Hosni Mubarak, has announced that they are forming a new political party.The group will seek to bring the protesters’ demands to reality…

Pitched battles were fought in Libya, with gunfire being reported in capital Tripoli Sunday as troops loyal to 68-year-old leader Muammar Gaddafi attempted to wrest back control of towns taken over by rebels.Gunfire erupted in Tripoli which has been till now the stronghold of…

Libyan rebels were braced for more attacks by forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi Friday, as they prepared for mass protests across the country.Witnesses in Libya’s third largest city, Misurata, said they aimed to have a one-million-strong march and that some of them would…

The European Union is to hold an emergency summit on the situation in Libya and North Africa March 11, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.The leaders of the 17 states which use the euro had already agreed to meet in Brussels on that date to discuss…

At least 18 people were killed and seven injured in an attack on a village in northern Nigeria’ s restive Plateau state, police said.The attack on Belle village took place Tuesday morning, Xinhua reported.Some of the invaders also were killed during the attack,…

The New Zealand government Wednesday declared a state of emergency a day after massive earthquake hit the country’s second largest city killing at least 75 people and leaving 300 missing in perhaps the worst disaster in the country’s history.According to Civil Defence Minister John…

Thousands of people took to the streets of Tunis Sunday to protest against the interim government, which they accuse of being too close to the regime toppled by popular protests in January.Estimates varied, but French media put the total number of demonstrators at between…