Cuba sends medicines to Colombia, offers aid to Japan
2011-03-16 09:29:58
The Cuban government sent 17 tons of medicines to the victims of the rains in Colombia, and offered medical and rescue workers to Japan hit by a major earthquake and tsunami, official media reported on Tuesday.
Curfew to be imposed in key locations in Bahrain
2011-03-16 09:21:40
Bahrain's Defence Force (BDF) will take charge of national security and impose curfew at specific places under the present state of emergency, the Bahrain News Agency reported Tuesday.
Security Council to meet on Libyan no-fly zone
2011-03-16 09:07:13
The UN Security Council is scheduled to meet on Wednesday morning to discuss the issue of the no-fly zone over Libya, Li Baodong, the Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations told reporters here.
Airlines respond to disaster
2011-03-16 08:41:41
Air China said that the majority of its planes to Japan were on regular duty, in response to an earlier report saying the carrier was cutting back on flights because of safety concerns over the atomic emergency in Fukushima.
Germany to shut down 7 reactors temporarily
2011-03-15 22:23:38
Germany will take seven of its 17 nuclear reactors offline for three months while the country reconsiders plans to extend the life of its atomic power plants in the wake of events in Japan, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday.
G8 FMs divide on no-fly zone over Libya
2011-03-15 22:07:47
Foreign ministers of the Group of Eight debated a common reaction to the ever-changing situation in Libya on Tuesday with some members against the imposition of a no-fly zone in the North African country.
Russian PM orders review of domestic nuke power industry
2011-03-15 21:37:33
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ordered checks at Russian nuclear facilities and a review of plans to develop atomic power on Tuesday as Japan grappled with the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.
Online dating sites make debut in UK inflation data
2011-03-15 21:19:09
Online dating agencies and smart phones are in, pork shoulder and regional newspapers are out, according to Britain's statistics office.
Libyan govt forces air-raid Ajdabiya
2011-03-15 16:29:33
Libyan government forces air-raided the rebel-controlled eastern city of Ajdabiya Monday, killing at least one person and injuring 11, local reports said.
Chilean evacuation after Japan quake 'prudent'
2011-03-15 09:27:00
The Chilean government on Monday defended its emergency plan of evacuating some coastal community in risk, after the earthquake and tsunami of Japan.
Swiss suspend approvals for new nuclear plants
2011-03-14 22:04:54
Switzerland has suspended the approvals process for three new nuclear power stations so safety standards can be revisited after the explosion at a Japanese plant, Energy Minister Doris Leuthard said on Monday.
Germany to suspend nuclear extension plan
2011-03-14 21:21:24
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will on Monday suspend for several years a deeply unpopular plan to delay closing the nation's nuclear power stations, due to the crisis at a Japanese plant, sources in her coalition said.