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Radioactive leaks top priority at Fukushima: nuclear watchdog
Oct 22, 2013 (AFP)
Contaminated water remains the greatest challenge at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant after the 2011 meltdown, the worst atomic disaster in a generation, the UN'...
Philippine quake island officials accused of aid 'hoarding'
Oct 22, 2013 (AFP)
The Philippine government said Tuesday it was investigating allegations that local officials on an island devastated by an earthquake are withholding aid to res...
Storm caused radioactive leaks at Fukushima: operator
Oct 21, 2013 (AFP)
Heavy rain at the Fukushima nuclear plant caused a leak of radioactive water containing a cancer-causing isotope, possibly into the sea, its operator said Monda...
Australia's political parties claim asylum seeker success
Oct 21, 2013 (UPI)
Australia's newly elected Liberal Party coalition and the ousted Labor Party say their get-tough policy on illegal boat asylum seekers is showing results. Prime...
Groundwater radiation spikes at crippled Fukushima
Oct 19, 2013 (AFP)
Groundwater radiation levels at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have soared near a tank that leaked 300 tonnes of toxic water in August, struggling ope...
Open air surgery as Philippines struggles to help quake victims
Oct 17, 2013 (AFP)
Surgeons were planning to save lives on open-air operating tables in a hospital carpark Thursday as rescuers struggled to help isolated survivors of a powerful ...
U.S. businesses warned against Sandy-like disasters
Oct 17, 2013 (UPI)
Many U.S. businesses are not equipped to deal with a crisis similar to the setback suffered in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, a report said. It dubbed weath...
Japan typhoon rescue effort goes into 2nd night
Oct 17, 2013 (AFP)
A painstaking search through tonnes of mud and splintered houses entered its second night Thursday on a typhoon-battered Japanese island, where the death toll f...
Italy launches sea patrol as Sicily declares emergency
Oct 15, 2013 (AFP)
Italian warships rescued 290 migrants in the Mediterranean on Tuesday and Sicily declared a state of emergency as Rome launched a huge patrol operation to scare...
'Ship in a bottle' detects dangerous vapors
Oct 15, 2013 (SPX)
Rice University scientists took a lesson from craftsmen of old to assemble microscopic compounds that warn of the presence of dangerous fumes from solvents. The...
India, US trying to hamper Pakistan quake relief: top militant
Oct 14, 2013 (AFP)
The founder of a militant Islamist group blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks Monday accused the US and India of trying to hamper efforts to help victims of Pakis...
Walker's World: Is France turning racist?
Oct 14, 2013 (UPI)
The stunning success of France's anti-immigrant Front National Party in winning a regional election Sunday with 54 percent of the vote reflects a growing frustr...
Italy deploys drones, warships after refugee tragedies
Oct 14, 2013 (AFP)
Italy on Monday said it was deploying drones and warships in a large-scale high seas patrol mission to scare people smugglers amid a growing influx of asylum se...
Indonesia to boost patrols against people smugglers
Oct 08, 2013 (UPI)
Indonesia will deploy its navy's latest maritime patrol aircraft to monitor people smuggling activity along southern coastal areas. Defense Minister Purnomo Yus...
Smart smoke alarm can speak, warn of smoke, carbon monoxide
Oct 08, 2013 (UPI)
U.S. company Nest Labs, makers of a so-called smart home thermostat, says its latest product -- a smoke alarm -- has similar smarts. The Nest Protect alarm can ...
European satellites included in test of search-and-rescue system
Oct 08, 2013 (UPI)
A pair of dedicated ground stations at opposite ends of Europe will let satellites participate in global testing of a search-and-rescue system, scientists say. ...
Satellite flood maps reach crisis teams via Internet
Oct 02, 2013 (ESA)
Building on its use of satellites for responding to disasters, ESA has helped to create a service that makes flood maps available simply via the Internet. Flood...
US banks $584 mln in Egypt aid for safe-keeping
Oct 01, 2013 (AFP)
The United States is depositing $584 million in remaining 2013 military aid for Egypt into a federal bank account as the US administration reviews whether to re...
China launches satellite to monitor natural disaster
Sep 30, 2013 (XNA)
A satellite for natural disaster monitoring was successfully launched into orbit at 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center has announced....
Australia and Indonesia hold conciliatory discussions
Sep 30, 2013 (UPI)
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott smoothed relations with Indonesia during his two-day visit to Jakarta after last week's tragic asylum boat drownings that ...
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