Aid offers pour in after Japan quake

2011-03-12 00:41:56

More than 45 countries were awaiting a request from Tokyo after offering to help Japan deal with a huge earthquake and tsunami, the United Nations said on Friday.

UN chief expresses deepest sympathies to Japan

2011-03-12 00:23:40

UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on Friday expressed his deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to the Japanese people and government, as the country suffered a lot in a powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.9.

China removes tsunami warning after Japan quake

2011-03-11 23:35:15

China's marine environment forecaster has removed a tsunami warning after the huge waves churned by a massive earthquake off Japan Friday afternoon were reduced to less than 50 centimeters when reaching Taiwan.

World reaction to Japanese earthquake

2011-03-11 23:28:26

Following are world reactions to the massive earthquake and devastating tsunami that struck off Japan's northeast coast on Monday:

7 Indonesian pirates arrested in Malaysia

2011-03-11 11:27:19

MMEA on Wednesday arrested seven pirates from Indonesia, aged between 28 and 33 years, after they robbed the crew from a tanker, local media reported. Picture taken March 9, 2011.

Asia-Pacific countries co-op in combating smuggling

2011-03-11 13:18:33

Countries in the Asia-Pacific region agreed to increase cooperation in fighting against people smuggling and to form a regional mechanism to solve the problem.

Moon and Earth closest encounter in 19 years

2011-03-10 15:06:43

The moon is about to witness its closest encounter with the Earth since 1992 on March 19 this year, according to a report on Life's Little Mysteries

Yemeni army storms campus, 98 wounded

2011-03-10 07:59:40

The Yemeni government escalated its efforts to stop mass protests calling for the president's ouster.

Three survive in helicopter crash in Pakistan

2011-03-10 15:12:24

All the three crew members aboard a military helicopter survived when the chopper crashed Thursday morning in the southern part of Pakistan's capital Islamabad

Two Chinese vicitms in NZ quake identified

2011-03-10 13:30:32

New Zealand police on Thursday released the names of six more victims of the Christchurch earthquake, including two Chinese.

Blast at Moscow bus stop near security academy

2011-03-10 10:01:57

A blast tore through a bus stop on Wednesday near Moscow's training centre for the federal security services, injuring no one, police and the national anti-terror committee said.

Fish wash up dead in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles

2011-03-09 15:11:59

Millions of fish washed up dead early on Tuesday, puzzling authorities and triggering a cleanup effort.