Former Afghan President Rabbani dead in suicide attack in Kabul Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani has been killed in an insurgent attack in the capital Kabul on Tuesday evening. He was killed at his home in the high security Wazir Akbar Khan area.
He was meeting two members of the Taliban at the time of the blast. Mr Rabbani was the head of the Read more…
Christians Easter Sunday being celebrating across the world One of the holiest festivals of Christians Easter Sunday is being celebrated across the globe with enthusiasm. Easter commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus after his Crucifixion.
Sermons and communions are organized in the churches and Christians are deputed to Easter Duty across the world. It is a day of gathering and celebrations. Choirs and hymns are sung, bells are rung heralding the Read more…
Japan Earthquake: Tsunami warning issued after quake hits Japan In Japan, a tsunami warning has been issued for the north-eastern part of the after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the east coast of Honshu.
The quake was 118 kilometres north of Fukushima and 40 kilometres offshore. Japanese TV said the tsunami is Read more…
Earthquake jolts in India, Pakistan & Afghanistan A 5.7 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of northern India, Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday afternoon.
MeT Department said that earthquake which was recorded at 3.20 pm Indian time, had its epicenter somewhere in Read more…
Japan Nuclear crisis worsens in Japan with rise in radiation level Japan’s nuclear crisis has worsened with radiation levels surging at a quake-hit reactor at the Fukushima plant. Authorities on Wednesday briefly pulled out emergency workers as another fire erupted slowing the desperate efforts to avert a meltdown.
The work was suspended temporarily at the plant, where an estimated 70 per cent of nuclear fuel rods have been Read more…
Radiation from Fukushima nuclear plant reaches harmful levels
Japan on Tuesday said, radiation from quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has reached harmful levels. The warning comes after the plant was rocked by a third blast, which has reportedly damaged one of the reactors’ containment systems for the first time.
Reactor 2 became the third to explode in four days at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Authorities have extended the danger zone, warning Read more…
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant hits another explosion Japan’s quake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant has been hit by yet another explosion. Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said, an explosion was heard at 6.10 am local time today at the reactor No.2 of the plant. For the first time, some workers have been asked to leave the plant.
Experts say that nuclear fuel rods inside the No.2 reactor are exposed above water by about 2.7 meters. That’s about Read more…
Japan Nuclear Plant Blast Live Video An explosion shook a quake-damaged Japanese nuclear power plant today. Japan’s nuclear safety agency said the blast, at the number 3 reactor at the Fukushima No 1 plant, is believed to be caused by hydrogen.
Also an offshore quake of 5.8-magnitude struck 140 kilometres northeast of Tokyo on Monday morning, shaking tall buildings in Japan’s capital, but authorities did not issue a tsunami alert. There are no immediate reports of damage or Read more…
Japan Tsunami: Japanese nuclear power plant explodesAs the massive earthquake and Tsunami in Japan has left 1600 people dead or unaccounted for, a nuclear power plant has exploded triggering a nationwide atomic alert.
With the country already reeling under the impact of giant tidal waves, the main reactor at Fukushima nuclear plant in northern Japan, 250 kilo metres north of Tokyo, exploded this afternoon leading to radiation leaks. Initial reports say Read more…
Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani has been killed in an insurgent attack in the capital Kabul on Tuesday evening. He was killed at his home in the high security Wazir Akbar Khan area.
