Month: March 2011

PARIS—France and Britain stepped up calls Monday for other world powers to isolate Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi with a no-fly zone, amid diplomatic differences over how much backing to give Libyan rebels.  The accelerated push came […] […]

SOMA, JAPAN—Anxious neighbours of a stricken nuclear plant accused the government Tuesday of hiding the truth about possible radiation risks, compounding the misery of a devastating earthquake and tsunami. “I don’t think they are telling […] […]

TOKYO—Panic swept Tokyo on Tuesday after a rise in radioactive levels around an earthquake-hit nuclear power plant north of the city, causing some to leave the capital and others to stock up on food and […] […]

THE US warned Gulf states on Monday to respect the rights of the people of Bahrain, after troops from nations including Saudi Arabia crossed into the violence-wracked kingdom. But Washington said the entry of foreign […] […]

FORCES loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have entered the western town of Zuwarah after clashes with rebels in which at least one person was killed, a witness says. “Gaddafi’s militias and forces entered the […] […]

FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN—A 60-year-old man drifting about 10 miles off the shore after being washed out to sea by Friday’s tsunami was rescued Sunday. Hiromitsu Shinkawa was drifting on the roof of his destroyed house near […] […]

SOMA, JAPAN—Water levels dropped precipitously Monday inside a stricken Japanese nuclear reactor, twice leaving the uranium fuel rods completely exposed and raising the threat of a meltdown. Water levels were restored after the first decrease, […] […]