VIDEO: Options for tackling nuclear crisis

VIDEO: Options for tackling nuclear crisis


VIDEO: Options for tackling nuclear crisis

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:41 PM PDT

The BBC's Science Correspondent David Shukman looks at the possible options for bringing the nuclear disaster in Japan under control.


VIDEO: Japan mayor: 'They're leaving us to die'

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:22 PM PDT

The BBC has obtained footage from a local Japanese television crew who wanted to tell the story of those trapped inside the exclusion zone.


'Maximum' effort at stricken plant

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:36 PM PDT

UN nuclear chief denies situation at earthquake-damaged nuclear plant is out of control as emergency efforts continue.


VIDEO: Father's search for missing wife

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Tatsuya Sukuzi has found his two children, but is still looking for his wife. From Sendai Damian Grammaticas talks to Tatsuya about his quest to find her, while looking after their children.


Live - Wednesday football

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:45 AM PDT

Chelsea host FC Copenhagen looking to defend a 2-0 first-leg lead while Lyon travel to Real Madrid with the match delicately poised at 1-1 in the last of the Champions League last-16 encounters.


US journalists missing in Libya

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:47 AM PDT

Four New York Times journalists reporting on the conflict in Libya are missing, the newspaper's editors have said.


No-fly floundering

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:48 AM PDT

Why world leaders cannot agree on how to respond to Libyan crisis


Moody's Downgrades Egypt's Ratings

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:57 AM PDT

Moody's Wednesday downgraded Egypt's sovereign bond ratings by one notch to Ba3, from Ba2, due to prolonged political uncertainty in the Arab republic.


ECB's Liikanen Warns of Uncertainty

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:44 AM PDT

The European Central Bank's concerns about inflation haven't abated since its last meeting, but uncertainties including the unfolding crisis in Japan could affect interest-rate decisions in coming months, a top ECB official said.


Plant's Design Under Scrutiny

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:24 PM PDT

The design and safety record of the damaged power plant at the center of Japan's nuclear crisis are coming under scrutiny, even as authorities continue to struggle to keep its overheating reactors under control.


Tokyo Takes Bigger Role at Plant

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:16 AM PDT

The Japanese government is taking an increasing role in efforts to contain the country's unfolding nuclear crisis amid growing tensions between the administration of Prime Minister Naoto Kan and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.


Search Begins in Flattened Village

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:40 PM PDT

Firefighters are beginning their search efforts for people, alive or dead, in the once-scenic fishing village of Onagawa, which estimates that half of its 10,000 residents are missing.


Official's Warning Toned Down

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:32 PM PDT

The European Union's energy chief said catastrophic events in Japan can't be excluded in the hours ahead, but his spokeswoman later said the commissioner didn't have any privileged information and that his remarks were aimed at describing how he personally sees the situation in the country.


Chernobyl's Legacy in Ukraine

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:50 AM PDT

Ukraine is approaching the 25th anniversary of the world's biggest nuclear disaster, at the Chernobyl power plant, and the country's remaining physical and psychological burdens offer an insight into what Japan could face.


Four New York Times journalists missing in Libya

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:25 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four journalists covering the fighting in Libya for the New York Times are missing, the newspaper said Wednesday.


Abbas to make rare visit to Gaza

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:36 AM PDT

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he is ready to travel to Gaza to try and end the division between his Fatah party and the Islamist movement Hamas.


Consider Tokyo exit, Britons told

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:00 PM PDT

The Foreign Office advises Britons to consider leaving Tokyo and northern Japan over radiation fears and concerns about food and fuel shortages.


Boy sent to bed in straitjacket

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:09 AM PDT

A man who made his 11-year-old stepson wear a straitjacket and restraints to bed is jailed for three-and-a-half years at Doncaster Crown Court.


Clinton criticises Bahrain force

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:50 AM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is alarmed by developments in Bahrain and criticises the government for its clashes with protesters.


In Refugee Shelters, Misery and Uncertainty

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:26 PM PDT

In stricken communities across Japan, tsunami refugees have gathered in hundreds of schools, hospitals and public gyms that have been converted into makeshift shelters.


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