The German broadcaster of 'The Simpsons' said on Monday it has decided not to show any episodes of the satirical US cartoon series showing nuclear disasters in light of Japan's atomic emergency.

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Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant may have breached, raising the possibility of more severe contamination to the environment.

Japan's massive earthquake and tsunami could cost its economy up to $235 billion, or 4.0 per cent of output, and reconstruction may take five years, the World Bank said on Monday.

Japan's earthquake-battered economy faces a new and unpredictable threat from a deepening nuclear crisis and power blackouts that analysts say could hinder a recovery from the disaster.

Government is unlikely to change its no-first-use nuclear doctrine which was adopted in 1998 although a suggestion to this effect was made in Parliament by former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh.

Sendai, Japan: Japan launched a massive, military-led rescue operation Saturday after a giant quake and tsunami killed hundreds of people and turned the northeastern coast into a swampy wasteland as a

Tokyo: Japanese government officials said that there was shaking and a trail of white smoke at the nuclear plant in the area devastated by a massive earthquake.

Fukushima Prefecture official Masato A

A Japanese nuclear power plant exploded on Saturday, triggering a 'nationwide atomic alert' in the country already reeling under the impact of giant tidal waves caused by a massive earthquake which has left 1600 people dead or unaccounted for.

Balasore: India on Friday successfully test-fired its homegrown nuclear-capable Prithvi II and Dhanush missiles, a defence official said.

The Prithvi II surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a ra

Dhaka: Bangladesh has signed here a 'primary deal' with Russia for installing a 2,000 MW nuclear power plant, which would be its first.

To be located at Rooppur in Pabna district in the northern regi