Japanese authorities have raised the measure of severity of their nuclear crisis to the highest...

People in Japan have fallen silent to mark one month since the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

China has told the US to stop preaching on human rights, after the state department's annual report...

As a young man, he took part in two wars as a member of the Indian army but his battle against...

Japanese engineers hope to stop pumping radioactive water into the sea on Sunday and start moving...

Three people have been killed and scores injured after a powerful aftershock struck north-east...

A powerful earthquake in northeast Japan rocked a nuclear plant, causing a small amount of...

Japan pumped nitrogen gas into a crippled nuclear reactor on Thursday, trying to prevent an...

Mr Obama said the desecration of any holy text was "an act of extreme intolerance and...

At least 14 people were killed when demonstrators torched the building in the city of Mazar-e...