Japan's Transportation Ministry has imposed a no-fly zone over a 20-mile radius around the badly damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. A military spokesman says the fears of more radioactive particles leaking from the complex after a fire in three...
The head of the UN's Atomic Energy Agency has said the threat of an uncontrolled nuclear reaction has passed in Japan, but Japanese authorities are still concerned about the possibility of a meltdown. Reporter Doualy Xaykaothao is in Koriyama City, a...
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan says his country is facing the biggest crisis since World War II. Hes doubled the number of troops being dispatched for rescue and relief to 100,000, and he is calling on his countrymen to pull together. Im confident...
The Japanese government is mobilizing a huge relief effort to help the people hit by the earthquake and tsunami in the countrys northeast. NPRs Rob Gifford is on his way to the disaster zone and reports the initial estimate of more than 1,000 dead is...
Japanese authorities are considering releasing slightly radioactive vapor to ease pressure at a nuclear reactor in Fukushima. Lucy Craft from Tokyo reports the safety of Japan's power plants are major concern in the aftermath of the 8.9-magnitude ear...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says NATOs not already to impose a no-fly zone or take any other military action against the Libyan government. Speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels today, Gates says the alliance is still ironing out details. Secr...
Long-time Washington Post political analyst David Broder dies at the age of 81. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports he helped bring the paper to prominence during the Watergate era. David Broder was lauded for spotting political trends early and asking tou...
Libya's military is unleashing more air strikes on rebel positions in a campaign to end the revolt against leader Muammar Gaddafi. Warplanes are pounding areas east and west of the capital Tripoli. They brought down on the oil port of Ras Lanuf and c...
The president will resume military trials at the controversial Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba. We have the latest on this from NPR's Mara Liasson. President Obama issued an executive order that begins the process of indefinitely holding detai...
In Libya, violent clashes in coastal towns. As NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports, the battles between rebels and pro-government forces have been better. There's a great deal of anger. There's a great deal of bitter combination. We're seeing the wo...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nancy Lyons. The Libyan port city of Zawiya, just 30 miles from the capital, is the scene of fierce fighting between rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces. The Washington Post quotes eyewitnesses who described a massacre with...
The unemployment rate is down to 8.9% after employers hired workers at the fastest pace in nine months. According to the latest Labor Department report, the economy picked up 192,000 jobs last month, but the drop in the unemployment rate is baffling....
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Pam Coulter. President Obama wants to reduce drug violence in the neighborhood. After a meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon at the White House, Mr. Obama said US efforts are producing some success. The Unit...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Terrorism is not being rolled out in today's shooting attack in Frankfurt, Germany that left two US airmen dead and two others wounded. President Obama says he is saddened and outraged. I want everybody...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Senate Democrats are endorsing a two-week spending bill aimed at averting a partial government shutdown on Friday. This is the House near the vote on budget cuts to keep the government operating. US war...
