Europe should diversify energy supply strategy
2011-03-17 08:55:45
Europe should learn from the nuclear crisis in Japan by diversifying its energy supply strategy and making full use of renewable sources, experts said.
Bahrain clashes leave at least 6 dead
2011-03-17 08:40:40
Soldiers and riot police expelled hundreds of protesters from a landmark square in Bahrain's capital on Wednesday, using tear gas and armored vehicles to try to subdue the growing movement calling for an end to the 200-year-old monarchy.
Gadhafi forces push into rebel stronghold
2011-03-17 08:34:45
Muammar Gadhafi's forces pushed toward the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Wednesday, and his government predicted victory within days while world powers debated imposing a no-fly zone to help stop him.
Bahrain imposes curfew, bans all gatherings
2011-03-16 22:26:08
Bahrain's Defense Forces (BDF) imposed Wednesday curfew from 4 pm (1300 GMT) to 4 am (0100 GMT) in several areas of the capital, state-run BNA news agency reported.
Sarkozy's office denies claim by Gadhafi son
2011-03-16 21:23:36
President Nicolas Sarkozy's office is denying a claim by Moammar Gadhafi's son that the French leader received funding from Libya for his election campaign.
Snapshots: the world in 24 hours, March 15
2011-03-16 18:57:16
Snapshots: the world in 24 hours, March 15
INES Scale
2011-03-16 13:54:16
INES is a tool for promptly communicating to the public in consistent terms the safety significance of reported nuclear and radiological incidents and accidents.
Key facts on Chernobyl nuclear accident
2011-03-16 12:18:30
Unlike the nuclear crisis in Japan which was caused by a natural disaster, the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl power plant on April 26, 1986 -- the world's worst nuclear accident -- was caused by human error.
'Berlusconi had sex with teen 13 times'
2011-03-16 11:00:23
Premier Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with an under-age Moroccan teen 13 times at his villa near Milan, prosecutors said in a document filed Tuesday.
Japanese nuclear crisis may be next Chernobyl
2011-03-16 10:55:43
The explosion at the Japanese Fukushima nuclear power plant is as dangerous as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a Ukrainian nuclear expert warned in Kiev Tuesday.
2014 World Cup to generate 730,000 jobs in Brazil
2011-03-16 10:28:30
President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday the 2014 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by Brazil, will generate 730,000 new jobs in the country.
Uruguay officially recognizes Palestinian State
2011-03-16 09:34:25
The government of Uruguay on Tuesday announced its official recognition of the Palestinian State as an independent and sovereign country, and reaffirmed its commitment to the Middle East peace process