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UN nuclear chief sets high-level safety meeting
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
VIENNA – The U.N. nuclear chief says he is convening a high-level conference to examine safety procedures at nuclear…
Japan says plutonium found at Fukushima
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO (Reuters) – Plutonium has been found in soil at various points within Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear…
Disasters subdue start to Tokyo blossom season (AFP)
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Tokyo residents marked an unusually quiet start to the annual cherry blossom season Monday amid jitters over a massive nuclear disaster triggered by a deadly...
World Cup cricket: Bangladesh probe into team failure
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
An investigation is to be launched into the Bangladeshi cricket team’s failures at the cricket World Cup, the government has announced. The team managed to beat...
India army criticised over ‘illegal’ golf courses
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
India’s national auditor has criticised the armed forces for illegally running nearly 100 golf courses and sports clubs on government land. It says that the...
Helmand sacking over female singers without headscarves
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
The deputy governor of Helmand province has been sacked for organising a concert that featured female performers without headscarves. Afghanistan’s President Hamid...
National Meeting to Discuss Dalai Lama’s Political Renunciation
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
Article by Yeshe Choesang, WN Correspondent Dharamshala Dharamshala: – Following the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s decision to...
Factory boss in China arrested over lead poisoning
maart 27, 2011by latadmin
BEIJING-State media say a battery factory manager was arrested after 168 villagers living near the manufacturer in eastern…
Taliban claims to have kidnapped 50 Afghan police (AP)
maart 27, 2011by latadmin
AP – The Taliban claimed Sunday that it kidnapped 50 Afghan policemen in northeastern Afghanistan — part of the insurgents’ murder and intimidation...
More obstacles impede crews in Japan nuke crisis (AP)
maart 27, 2011by latadmin
AP – Mounting problems, including badly miscalculated radiation figures and inadequate storage tanks for huge amounts of contaminated water, stymied emergency...
