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Click to enlarge A powerful explosion has hit a nuclear power station in north-eastern Japan which was badly damaged in Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami. A building housing a reactor was destroyed, but authorities said the reactor itself was intact. The government sought to play down fears of a meltdown at the Fukushima... 

Devastation shown from a tsunami following the Japan earthquake. TOKYO -- A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control. Hours later, the tsunami... 

Oman’s unrest is small compared with Gulf neighbour Bahrain. But Oman is strategically important because it shares authority with Iran over the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the route for 40 percent of the world’s oil tanker traffic. More than 150 protesters have rallied outside Oman’s state television headquarters in the...