China said on Friday two Japanese travellers who flew into an eastern city this week were found to have radiation levels well above safety limits. “Tests showed that the two travellers seriously
South Korea has banned food imports from four areas of Japan affected by the country's nuclear crisis until radiation concerns are lifted, the prime minister's office said on Friday. The ban applies
Bahraini opposition activists will hold protests throughout the tiny island state on Friday, defying a ban on public gatherings under martial law declared last week. It was not clear who was behind
The Nikkei average rose on Friday to round off a week of gains as foreign investors scooped up battered shares, but their buying could ebb next week on persisting concerns about a
Stocks rose on Friday as optimism about upcoming company earnings encouraged foreign buyers back into Asian markets, and the dollar retreated as investors sold the low yielding currency in favour of riskier
Rebecca Black has another famous fan: Lady Gaga. At a Musicians@Google event on Tuesday, Gaga stuck up for the 13-year-old singer — who has been widely mocked on the Internet for her
Helen Staudinger, 92, wanted a kiss… But authorities say after her 53-year-old neighbor refused, the central Florida woman aimed a semi-automatic pistol at his house and fired four times. "If my
Workers battled to staunch radiation leaks at a Japanese nuclear plant on Thursday, almost two weeks after it was disabled by an earthquake and tsunami, but some experts saw signs of the
Bill Nguyen, the serial entrepreneur who sold his last company to Apple Inc in 2009, is launching a new cellphone-based social network which aims to challenge Facebook's dominance in social communications beyond
Political turmoil in Portugal and looming elections in other countries are expected to prevent a summit of European Union leaders this week from taking tough decisions to address the region's debt crisis.
