Nuclear jellyfish close power plant
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- AccuWeather.com -- Nuclear facilities have become a target of Mother Nature this year, from the tsunami in Japan to recent flooding in Nebraska and the wildfire threatening Los Alamos Nati...
International Criminal Court issues warrant for Gadhafi
The Hague-based International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and his son and intelligence chief.
The court charges the men committed crimes during the popular r...
Obama digs deep in Dublin to revive Irish spirits.
DUBLIN -- It was a little dicey, let’s be honest. In terms of his reputation for sincerity and passion, President Obama’s pinched stopover in Ireland ran a serious risk of dipping into the murky realms of token...
Journalist James Foley recalls murder in cold blood in Libya
James Foley recounted his time as a prisoner of war under Libyan Leader Moammar Khadafy's regime, and revealed a secret that he and his three colleagues had to keep throughout their 44 days of imprisonment.
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The Queen in ireland
CORK, Ireland -- It was a surreal week in many respects. When Queen Elizabeth’s BAE 146 Whisperjet touched down in the Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel, the nation seemed to take in one long, measured breath. Fo...
DSK incident causes young French voters to reflect on the importance of politicians’ private lives
RENNES, France -- Many French people say the political career of Dominique Strauss-Kahn is history, yet talk about the New York-based sex scandal of the former International Monetary Fund director and top candi...
Old scars: Officials seek Boston College IRA interview notes
CORK, Ireland -- There have been tentative suggestions in Ireland recently that relations with the UK are at an all-time high. Despite the efforts of dissident groups, the people of Northern Ireland have worn a...
Haitian refugees allowed more time in US
In a stray from previous policy, US immigration officials announced that Haitians who found refuge in the United States after the earthquake last year will be allowed to stay in the US legally for a fixed amoun...
State Department warns travelers of anti-American violence after bin Laden’s death
The State Department put American embassies around the world on alert as it issued a travel warning about the possibility of anti-American outbursts in the wake of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden's death at th...
Irish emigration 3.0: A Blast writer’s thoughts on Ireland’s recession
The Irish emigrated during the Great Famine of 1845 and then during the recession in the 1980s. Now, many Irish are again searching for hope abroad
US launches missile attack against Libyan forces
The US military has launched a missile attack against Libyan air defenses, the Associated Press ahs reported.
The missiles were aimed at coastal military targets and launched by Navy vessels in the Mediterra...
World powers launch against Libya’s Gadhafi
A "United Nations conflict" has started.
The United Kingdom and France have taken the lead in enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya. British warplanes and French Rafale and Mirage jets have begun flying sorties...
Japan nuclear site winds direct leaked radiation off shore
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- AccuWeather reports winds at the ill-fated Fukushima nuclear power plant will remain essentially off shore through at least Friday, thereby steering any leaked radioactive matter out to se...
4 New York Times journalists missing in Libya
NEW YORK -- Four New York Times journalists, including a Pulitzer Prize winner, have been reported missing in Libya, the newspaper said.
Editors said they last heard from their employees on Tuesday.
Exec...
Japanese nuclear worker treated for radiation exposure
An employee of Tokyo Electric Power Co. working at the doomed Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant is being treated for exposure to radiation, according to Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
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Japan Govt. spokesman: Partial meltdown likely underway in at least one nuclear reactor
Japan's top governmental spokesman told the media Sunday (late Saturday in the U.S.) that radiation at a besieged nuclear plant briefly rose above the legal limit and that a "partial meltdown" of one reactor ma...
Emergency declared at second nuclear reactor in Japan
The Japanese nuclear safety agency has reported a nuclear emergency at a second reactor in the same complex where an explosion had occurred earlier, the Associated Press is reporting.
The Nuclear and Indust...
Protective winds could aid residents near evacuated Japanese nuclear power plant
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- AccuWeather reports officials have shut down a nuclear power plant in earthquake-ravaged north-central Japan. Winds could help protect nearby residents in the event of a radiation leak.
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Chinese doctors remove knife stuck in man’s head for 4 years
Surgeons at a hospital in southern China said they successfully removed a rusty knife end from the skull of a man who didn't know it was there for four years, the Associated Press reported.
Yuxi City People'...
CBS correspondent Lara Logan sexually assaulted in Egypt
A CBS correspondent was attacked and sexually assaulted on Friday in Tahrir Square in Cairo, after the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the network said in a statement Tuesday.
Lara Logan...
