Radiation leaked from a Japanese nuclear reactor north of Tokyo on Saturday, after an explosion blew the roof off the facility.
Japan scrambled on Saturday to avert a disastrous meltdown at a nuclear plant damaged when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the coast.
Spinner Graeme Swann has been fined 10% match fee for using offensive language during England’s two-wicket defeat by Bangladesh.
Police stormed the camp of of protesters demanding the end of President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 32-year rule, killing one person and wounding hundreds.
The US government approved $40-billion in worldwide private arms sales in 2009, including more than $7-billion to Mideast and North African nations.
Europe and the US stepped up pressure on Muammar Gaddafi to quit, while on the ground his forces used their strength to press their advantage.
As the Dalai Lama steps down from his political role, it is difficult to identify a successor who can match his standing.
Abobo, usually one of the most populated suburbs of Abidjan, has become a place of terror, bloodshed and desperation.
Ousted ex-Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide will return within days to his homeland ending seven years in exile, an SA official said on Friday.
Japan scrambled on Saturday to reduce pressure in two nuclear plants damaged after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck its north-east coast.