ARTICLES RELATING TO
TSUNAMIS
Technicians have restored power to all cooling systems at the reactors of Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, the operating company says after a blackout sparked a new crisis.
Engineers at Fukushima have been scrambling to restore power to cooling systems after an outage, in the latest incident to underline the precarious fix at the tsunami-crippled nuclear plant.
Japan is marking the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19 000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation.
The tsunami that engulfed northeastern Japan two years ago has left some survivors believing they are seeing ghosts and many are turning to exorcists for help.
Relief supplies have begun trickling into tsunami-hit communities in the Solomons Islands after an 8.0-magnitude earthquake.
Disaster relief agencies are scrambling to reach tsunami-hit villages in the Solomon Islands, warning the death toll following a powerful 8.0-magnitude quake is likely to rise.
At least five people are dead and dozens of homes have been damaged or destroyed after a major 8.0 magnitude earthquake jolted the Solomon Islands.
A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake has struck near the Solomon Islands, triggering a small tsunami and sparking tsunami alerts across the South Pacific that were later cancelled.
Japan's government will clamp down on contractors cleaning up radioactive material around the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant following disclosures of sloppy decontamination work.
A major 7.9 earthquake has hit the sea area east of the Philippines and a tsunami warning has been issued for the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan.
Schools in north-eastern Japan are suffering from radiation hotspots more than one year after reactor meltdowns at a nuclear power station, says a media report.
A teenager who lost his home in Japan's devastating tsunami now knows that one prized possession survived: A football that made it all the way to Alaska.
Federal scientists say that a volleyball and soccer ball that washed ashore on an island may be the first pieces of debris to arrive in Alaska from last year's tsunami in Japan.
A moderate 5.8-magnitude earthquake has rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, says the US Geological Survey.
KFC Thailand have issued an apology after the company posted a Facebook message that urged people to rush home during the tsunami scare and order a bucket of KFC chicken.
