March

March 16, 2011

Hunger-Striking Anand Krishna Rushed to Hospital

JAKARTA Spiritual guru Anand Krishna was taken to hospital after collapsing at a Jakarta court as his sex-abuse trial resumed – Read More...
March 16, 2011

Torn Apart: An image released on Wednesday by the Tokyo Electric Power Company of a destroyed reactor at its Fukushima – Read More...
March 16, 2011

Crisis Deepens at Quake-Hit Japan Nuclear Plant

TOKYO Japan’s nuclear crisis deepened on Wednesday with another fire at a quake-hit atomic power plant and a radiation spike – Read More...
March 16, 2011

‘Land-Scam’ Lawyer Arrested After Fleeing Interrogation

DENPASAR Police have arrested a Bali-based lawyer who fled interrogation over his alleged role in a Rp37.5 billion (US$4.3 million) – Read More...
March 16, 2011

Famed Spiritual Guru on Hunger Strike after Court Detention

JAKARTA Indonesian spiritual activist Anand Krishna entered the eight day of a hunger strike on Wednesday, protesting at his jailing – Read More...
March 15, 2011

Battling Nuclear Contamination: A Survival Guide

Evacuation, temporary shelter and iodine pills are the chief weapons for protecting civilians against nuclear fallout, experts say. A blast – Read More...
March 15, 2011

Lufthansa Diverts Tokyo Flights

BERLIN German flag carrier Lufthansa is diverting all Tokyo-bound flights to other Japanese cities at least until Sunday, it said – Read More...
March 15, 2011

Fukushima Reactor Shell Breached: Watchdog Agency

PARIS The concrete vessel around the No. 2 reactor at Japan’s Fukushima plant, designed to contain radioactive debris, is “no – Read More...
March 15, 2011

Flights to Japan Cut as Foreigners Scramble to Leave

HONG KONG China is evacuating its nationals from quake-hit parts of Japan and two airlines have cut flights to the – Read More...
March 15, 2011

Blown Away: The UN weather agency said on Tuesday that winds are currently blowing radioactive material towards the ocean, and – Read More...