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Japan said the government is on "maximum alert" over a crippled nuclear plant.

Roger Federer fought through a tough first set and turned it on in the second to beat Juan Monaco.

President Barack Obama told Americans he had stopped a "massacre" in Libya, but bluntly warned that trying to oust Moamer Kadhafi by force could repeat the carnage of Iraq.

India, home to most of the world's wild tigers, reported a rise in the animal's numbers for the first time in years.

A massive blast Monday at an ammunition plant in southern Yemen looted by Al-Qaeda killed at least 70 people.

Loyalist troops halted a rebel advance on Moamer Kadhafi's home town Sirte after NATO took command of military operations in Libya.

US President Barack Obama prepared to give a prime-time address to the nation aimed at winning the support of the American public for the military intervention in Libya.

Authorities in Mexico's Chihuahua state along the US border announced preventive health measures to stanch a return of an H1N1 epidemic.

Libyan rebels' westward push to Tripoli gathered momentum as Moamer Kadhafi's hometown was pounded by a coalition air raid.

Monster earthquakes are unlikely to trigger a large quake in distant regions of the world, experts said.

An exhibition of works by members of young artists clubs entitled ‘Energy’ opened this evening at the Exhibition House, No. 16 Ngo Quyen Street, Hanoi.

Twelve people were killed in clashes Saturday in the northern city of Latakia, presidential adviser Buthaina Shaaban told AFP on Sunday.

High levels of radiation detected in water leaking from a reactor at a nuclear plant in Japan dealt a new setback to efforts to bring the stricken facility under control.

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi were retreating Saturday after rebels recaptured the key eastern towns of Ajdabiya and Brega.

US President Barack Obama will address the nation about his Libya strategy Monday, the White House announced

Libyan rebels backed by a barrage of Western air strikes seized control on Saturday of the strategic eastern oil town of Ajdabiya.

A leading US entomologist won the prestigious Tyler Prize for her groundbreaking work on the collapse of bee population.

Internet rights attorneys appealed a US judge's order that Twitter must hand over data of three users in contact with website WikiLeaks.

Fourth seed Robin Soderling staged a fightback to start his campaign at the ATP-WTA Miami Masters, with the Swede earning a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory.