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The move leaves 53 of Japan's 54 reactors out of service. The last operational reactor, Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari No.3, will be switched off for maintenance May 5.

Leading up to the nuclear summit in South Korea this week, Obama and Hu both expressed their serious concern about the launch, which was first described by North Korea as a peaceful launch of an earth observation satellite.

Himmler, responsible for the deaths of millions of innocent people, was also a highly complex and fascinating man. He was obsessed with India and Hinduism.

Asian stock markets ended with modest gains in lackluster trade Monday as concerns over the economic slowdown in China weighed on the sentiment.

Asian shares edged up on Monday, finding some support after losing ground last week on fears of the impact of an economic slowdown in China, and the euro held near a three-week high.

President Barack Obama, visiting South Korea, called on the Communist North Sunday to call off a planned rocket launch, and warned that food aid in return for disarmament would be at risk.

A large Japanese fishing boat that was swept away by the tsunami that hit Japan last year, was found floating near British Columbia in Canada. The boat was used for squid fishing.

The US has warned that North Korea's rocket launch in April, which the West alleges is a missile in disguise, will be directed towards Australia and South East Asia and not towards Japan, as reported earlier.

The 2012 Washington, DC Cherry Blossom Festival will last for five event-filled weeks in honor of the 100th anniversary of the gift from Japan.

After departing Seoul, Erdogan will reportedly fly directly to Tehran to discuss with Iranian officials details of the Korean summit.

Canadian singer-songwriter Ariane Moffatt, who is based in Quebec, released her fourth album with some tracks in English. Things have gone well for her since... except for those rumors about sex addiction.

The group UltraViolet said it hoped Obama's nominee, a doctor with extensive experience in public health and now Dartmouth College's president, will be a champion for women and girls throughout the world.

When Samsung Electronics rushed its first smartphone to market in a panicky response to the smash-hit debut of the Apple iPhone, some customers burned the product on the streets or hammered it to bits in public displays of disaffection.

The North's provocative gesture comes as global leaders, including the presidents of the United States, China and Russia, prepare to meet next week in South Korea to discuss nuclear security issues.

The MIT-trained Xie accurately predicted Japan's asset bubble of the 1980s, the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the deflation of the dot-com bubble and the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis.

Venice could sink by up to three inches by 2032 at a rate much faster than previously thought, according to a study. It would gradually join the list of several cities that once thrived well before being swallowed up by oceanic waves that are assumed to have resulted from massive earthquakes and tsunamis.

Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.1 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures 0.4 percent higher at 1040 GMT.

A noticeable progress is seen in the export figures of Japan for February with global economy showing indications of recovery.

Japan's financial regulator has stripped AIJ Investment Advisors of its registration as an asset manager after the company was unable to account for the bulk of $2.4 billion in pension funds, Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi said.

Micron Technology posted mixed quarterly results, and investors pushed its shares lower after the company said persistently low prices for its memory chips had yet to recover.

Micron Technology posted mixed quarterly results hurt by low prices for its memory chips but said market conditions appeared to be improving.