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Scientists rules out connection of coming Super Moon to recent quakes

Moon To Make Closest Approach While Full

Once every few years, the moon makes a closer-than-usual approach, offering better views, higher tides, and a bit more light.

Stocks rally as Libya ceasefire eases oil supply concerns

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

US stocks rally on news of Libya announcement of immediate ceasefire.

U.S. officials think No. 4 reactor at Fukushima may have dire breach in wall or floor

Nuclear energy experts in the U.S. believe that the quake-damaged atomic plant in northeastern Japan that is at the center of an unrelenting crisis has a dire breach in the wall or floor – a predicament that will pose serious problems when they seek to refill the spent fuel pool with coolant in order to prevent the release of extremely harmful radioactivity.

Handout shows damage sustained at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex

TEPCO Debt Ratings Downgraded At Moody's

Moody's Japan K.K. has downgraded the ratings on Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., (TEPCO) including the senior secured rating, to A1 from Aa2, and the long-term issuer rating to A1 from Aa2.

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An elderly man sits on a chair among rubble in Kesennuma City

Japan raises nuclear alert level as IAEA chief arrives in Tokyo

The nuclear crisis at the quake-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant is now rated just two notches below the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine after Japanese authorities raised the alert level at the site to five from four (on a seven-point global scale for such incidents.

Iodine tablets are displayed during a nuclear radiation decontamination drill at the Tri-Service General Hospital in Taipei March 18, 2011, in reaction to the nuclear crisis in Japan after a huge earthquake crippled several reactors at the Fukushima Daiic

Japan radiation panic grips U.S. West Coast

Panic gripped the U.S. West Coast despite a fraction of media's active campaign to quell the fears of harmful radiation from earthquake-torn Japan blowing in the wind.

Photographs of Japan earthquake and tsunami from out of space

Aftershocks close to Tokyo alarming, says UC Davis seismologist

Impending 8-magnitude aftershock is yet to come and it may devastate Tokyo and surrounding regions, says UC Davis seismologist.

Quake puts dent in rebounding Hawaiian tourism

Hawaiian tourism, a keystone of the state's economy just starting to rebound from a long slump, is taking a new hit from a plunge in Japanese leisure travel after the devastating earthquake and tsunami there.

Reactions Around the World to Japan's Earthquake

Outpourings of comfort, encouragement, and solidarity for Japan’s earthquake tragedy continue to come from all over the world.

Sandra Bullock donates $1 million for relief efforts in Japan

People.com is reporting that actress Sandra Bullock donated $1 million to the American Red Cross to help with the earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan.

Supply Chain Disruptions Hit Japanese Electronics Cos.

A number of Japanese companies have reported disruptions to their supply chains in the wake of the the earthquake there.

Obama's Remarks on Situation in Japan (FULL TEXT)

The following is a White House transcript of remarks by President Barack Obama on the situation in Japan delivered from the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday March 17, 2011.

President Barack Obama and Japan Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki

Obama Visits Japan Embassy, Says America is 'Heartbroken' Over Tragedy

President Barack Obama made a visit to the Japanese embassy in Washington D.C. on Thursday, an unannounced arrival meant to show how heartbroken America was over the tragedy Japan faces in the wake of a massive earthquake and tsunami which have killed thousands of people and triggered a nuclear crisis.

Japanese workers successfully connect power cable to crippled reactor

Japanese engineers have been able to lay an external grid power line cable to the No. 2 unit at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, according to The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog.

Mizuho Bank enduring technical glitches likely due to surge in demand for cash by panicky depositors

Mizuho Financial Group Inc, Japan’s third-largest bank by market value, said it has restored its automated teller machine (ATM) service nationwide, following three days of system failures. Its internet service was also on the fritz.

An aerial view of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant in this October 2008 file photo taken in Fukushima Prefecture,

Water spray cools down spent fuel pool at Fukushima, but radiation levels stay same

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of the troubled nuclear power plants in northeastern Japan, said that high-pressure streams of water shot Thursday evening by plant workers effectively cooled down an overheating spent fuel pool.

U.S. Troops, Civilians Help Japan's Quake-Tsunami Response [PHOTOS]

U.S. troops and civilian teams have responded to the Japanese government's request to help distribute humanitarian aid supplies and search for survivors in Japan after last Friday's massive 9.0 earthquake and power tsunami.

A ship brought in by the tsunami is seen at a devastated area hit by the earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma

Delaware mother frantic for information on daughter missing in Japan earthquake zone

A woman in the northeastern U.S. state of Delaware is desperate for news about her daughter who is missing in Japan’s earthquake zone.

Prince William tours New Zealand [PHOTOS]

Prince William is taking a break from wedding preparations to tour areas devastated by February's Christchurch earthquake and to visit families who lost loved ones at the Pike River Mine in Greymouth.

Sneak peek into a nuclear reactor [PHOTOS]

Today's efforts to cool the over-heating Fukushima nuclear plant involved three Chinook helicopters which attempted to douse the reactors with sea-water.

A man who just returned from Sendai gets checked for radiation levels at a research laboratory of Fudan University in Shanghai

China suspends nuclear program in wake of Japan crisis

In response to the deepening crisis at Japan’s troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, China has decided to suspend its atomic energy program for the time being by postponing approvals for new power stations.

Apple iPad workers forced to sign ‘not allowed to commit suicide’ pact

Steve Jobs Responds To Japan Quake

In a letter sent to Apple staffers, Steve Jobs sends his condolences to the company's Japanese staff.

The No.3 nuclear reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

Radiation level rises at No. 3 reactor at Fukushima

The level of radiation level rose at the quake-damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant on Thursday night after Japanese government fire trucks started shooting high-pressure water streams at the troubled No. 3 reactor, according to the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO).

Japan looks to salvage and rebuild from earthquake wreckage [PHOTOS]

Almost a week after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck off the coast of Sendai, Japanese emergence personnel and citizens are still working through the wreckages to salvage, recovery, and eventually rebuild what was lost.

A baby Albatross sits in front of a power plant that survived the "Battle of Midway" on Midway Island

Tsunami killed thousands of seabirds in Hawaii wildlife sanctuary

While the tsunami that crashed into Hawaii did not apparently cause any casualties among humans, it did kill tens of thousands of seabirds, including thousands of albatrosses and other endangered species, at a wildlife sanctuary in the Midway atoll, 1300 miles northwest of Hawaii, according to U.S. wildlife officials.

Couple hugs each other before one of the pair will board a flight at Narita International Airport in Narita

UK government sends charter planes to evacuate Britons in Japan

As foreigners in Japan become increasingly desperate to flee the country, the British government has chartered planes to fly Britons in the country from Tokyo to Hong Kong.