A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Japan on Thursday near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, but did not cause any further problems at the power station, officials said.

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An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed and two people injured om Wednesday when a magnetic bomb attached to a car by a duo on a motorbike exploded outside a Tehran university, Iranian news agencies s

Egypt will celebrate with pomp and parade the revolt that unseated president Hosni Mubarak, making January 25 an official public holiday, a member of the ruling military council said today.

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All-rounder Albie Morkel received a surprise call-up to the South African one-day international squad on Sunday when Dean Elgar, the only uncapped player in the original squad to play against Sri Lank

A building housing an experimental nuclear reactor in Japan caught fire today, but there was no leak of radioactive materials, officials said, amid nervousness over Japan's atomic industry.

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Yemini 'Arab Spring' activist Tawakkol Karman, who received the Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, lamented that she could not stand as a candidate in her country's presidential elections in February.

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Yemini 'Arab Spring' activist Tawakkol Karman, who received the Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, lamented that she could not stand as a candidate in her country's presidential elections in February.

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Yemini 'Arab Spring' activist Tawakkol Karman, who received the Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, lamented that she could not stand as a candidate in her country's presidential elections in February.

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Paceman Mitchell Johnson is expected to be out of cricket for up to five months if he has to have foot surgery later this week, Cricket Australia said today.

In a further blow to Australia's injury-d

Paceman Mitchell Johnson is expected to be out of cricket for up to five months if he has to have foot surgery later this week, Cricket Australia said today.

In a further blow to Australia's injury-d