Killer waves: Ship with 100 people, passenger train still missing
Tokyo: A ship carrying about 100 people was swept away by the huge tsunami that hit Japan on Friday and its fate was unknown, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing Miyagi prefecture police.
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Asia stocks drop after big quake hits Japan
Hong Kong: Asian shares dropped after a massive earthquake hit Japan, including the capital Tokyo, darkening an already bleak mood caused by weak economic data and unrest in Saudi Arabia.
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Tsunami waves sweep into Hawaii
Honolulu: Tsunami waves hit Hawaii in the early morning hours on Friday and were sweeping through the island chain after an earthquake in Japan sparked evacuations throughout the Pacific and as far as
Asia stocks drop after big quake hits Japan
Hong Kong: Asian shares dropped after a massive earthquake hit Japan, including the capital Tokyo, darkening an already bleak mood caused by weak economic data and unrest in Saudi Arabia.
The quake s
Hundreds killed in monster tsunami after 8.9 Japan quake
Tokyo: A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast on Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while wide
US widens tsunami warning to most of Pacific
The US tsunami monitoring center on Friday widened a warning to virtually the entire Pacific coast, including Australia and South America, after a massive earthquake in Japan.
World's best warning system went off early
Tokyo: Millions of Japanese learnt about Friday's massive earthquake about one minute before they could feel its violent shockwaves, thanks to an early-warning system renowned to be the world's best.
Tsunami may hit NZ following Japan quake
Hamilton, New Zealand: A tsunami may hit New Zealand following the 8.9 magnitude quake that struck Japan, nearly 8,800 km away, authorities said.
Civil defence authorities have been asked to activate
California facing six-feet tall tsunami waves from Japan quake
Oakland: The tsunami generated by a massive earthquake in Japan could reach six feet (2 metres) when it hits parts of the northern California coast and force some evacuations, a state emergency agency
No tsunami threat to India
There is no threat of tsunami along the Indian coast, officials said on Thursday after a massive earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami in Japan.