Japan must cool and isolate the nuclear fuel at its crippled atomic power station before trying to encase the reactors in a Chernobyl-style concrete sarcophagus, nuclear experts believe. Japanese authorities agree it
Allied warplanes have gone into in action to stop Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces attacking the rebel-held city of Benghazi, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Saturday. Gaddafi's troops on Saturday morning
Bahrain cut curfew hours on Saturday and urged Bahrainis to return to work after a crackdown on mainly Shi'ite Muslim protesters this week raised tensions in the world's largest oil-producing region. The
Thousands of mourners called on Saturday for “revolution” at the funeral of protesters killed by Syrian security forces, the boldest challenge to Syria's rulers since uprisings began sweeping the Arab world. Security
Conditions at a badly damaged Japanese nuclear power plant are grave but not deteriorating badly, the U.N. atomic agency said on Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency gave its assessment after Japanese
A coordinated move by central banks of rich nations to stabilize the yen's value appeared to be having a decisive effect on Friday, after a sharp rise in the yen after Japan's
A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director accused of leaking confidential boardroom information has sued U.S. regulators, saying they are trying to unfairly deprive him of a jury trial. Rajat Gupta is
. The crisis at a Japanese nuclear plant that uses General Electric Co-built reactors following last week's disastrous earthquake and tsunami is a reputational black eye that could badly hurt its efforts
Gold rose for a third straight day on Friday after a unilateral cease-fire declared by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi failed to calm investor nerves as political tensions heightened across the Arab world.
Britain's top share index extended gains on Friday from a technically oversold position as intervention by G7 countries to stabilise the yen boosted sentiment. The FTSE 100 was up 22.02 points, or
