Japan nuclear agency upgrades Fukushima alert level
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports that the change in severity level is regarded as "significant" Japan's nuclear agency has upgraded the severity level of a radioactive water leak at the Fukushima plant from one to three on an international scale. Highly radioactive water was found to be leaking from a storage tank into the ground at the plant on Monday. It was first classified as a level one inciden
Wikileaks US diplomatic cables: Key issues
The controversial whistle-blowing site Wikileaks is releasing a cache of 251,287 secret messages sent by US diplomatic staff. Wikileaks is working its way through publication of the files, which have been given in full to five media groups, including the New York Times and Guardian newspapers. Below are some of the key issues the documents have revealed so far, in alphabetical order. Cables from K
Wikileaks: US warns allies on potential diplomatic leak
Wikileaks has previously released documents relating to Iraq and Afghanistan The US has briefed a number of foreign governments, including the UK, about the possible release of diplomatic files by whistleblower site Wikileaks. Reports say Turkey, Israel, Denmark and Norway have also been warned to expect potential embarrassment from the leaks. The top US military commander Adm Mike Mullen said the
North Korean artillery hits South Korean island
John Sudworth explains the political implications of the incident - opening footage courtesy of KBS World South Korea says it has returned fire after North Korea fired dozens of artillery shells at one of its border islands, killing two marines. The South's military was placed on its highest non-wartime alert after the shells landed on Yeonpyeong island. Pyongyang accused the South of firing first
The march of the netizens
The internet has rapidly developed into one of the major channels of communication for Chinese citizens When Zhong Jizhang, an engineer in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, discovered that a company building an extension to one of the city's underground lines had cut corners and breached safety standards - and had then produced a fake report claiming the problem had been resolved - he knew j
Huge Wikileaks release shows US 'ignored Iraq torture'
Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder: "This disclosure is about the truth" Wikileaks has released almost 400,000 secret US military logs, which suggest US commanders ignored evidence of torture by the Iraqi authorities. The documents also suggest "hundreds" of civilians were killed at US military checkpoints after the invasion in 2003. And the files show the US kept records of civilian deaths, despit
Bloody Sunday killings 'unjustified and unjustifiable'
The Bloody Sunday killings were unjustified and unjustifiable, the Prime Minister has said. Thirteen marchers were shot dead on 30 January 1972 in Londonderry when British paratroopers opened fire on crowds at a civil rights demonstration. Fifteen others were wounded. The Saville Report is heavily critical of the Army and found that soldiers fired the first shot. Prime Minister David Cameron said
Israel sets up inquiry into deadly Gaza flotilla raid
Israel has set up an internal inquiry into its deadly raid last month on a convoy of Gaza-bound aid ships. Israel earlier rejected a UN proposal for an international probe, but has now agreed to include two foreign observers in its own inquiry. Nine Turkish activists were killed when Israeli commandos stormed the ships in international waters on 31 May. Meanwhile, Middle East peace envoy Tony Blai
Japan PM Naoto Kan warns of 'collapse' under debt pile
New premier Naoto Kan warned that Japan must change or face "collapse" Japan is at "risk of collapse" under its huge debt mountain, the country's new prime minister has said. Naoto Kan, in his first major speech since taking over, said Japan needed a financial restructuring to avert a Greece-style crisis. "Our country's outstanding public debt is huge... our public finances have become the worst o
Japan PM Naoto Kan vows action on debt and US ties
Japan's incoming Prime Minister Naoto Kan has vowed to make the country more "vigorous", tackle national debt and improve relations with the US. Mr Kan was speaking before being sworn in to office by Emperor Akihito. His appointment on Friday followed the abrupt resignation of Yukio Hatoyama. Mr Kan earlier named his new cabinet, keeping 11 of the 17 ministers in place and appointing his former de
BBC News - Naoto Kan becomes Japan's new prime minister
Mr Kan was elected by DPJ lawmakers and then confirmed as prime minister by votes in both houses of parliament. He defeated little-known Shinji Tarutoko, chairman of the lower house environmental committee, by a vote of 291-129 among DPJ members of parliament. Mr Kan is expected to form a cabinet in the next few days, and to be sworn in by Emperor Akihito next week. In a speech to DPJ members on F
Turkey mourns dead Gaza activists
Turkey has held funerals for nine activists killed in Israel's raid on a Gaza aid flotilla amid emotional scenes. The bodies were flown from Israel to Istanbul, along with more than 450 activists, to a heroes' welcome. Israel has said there is no need for an international inquiry into the incident, insisting its own will meet the "highest international standards". The UN Human Rights Council (HRC)
UN members decry Israeli raid on Gaza aid flotilla
UN Security Council members condemned Israel as they began an emergency session over Israel's deadly raid on a flotilla of ships carrying aid to Gaza. At least nine pro-Palestinian activists, some Turkish, were killed when Israeli commandos stormed the ships in international waters. Turkey's foreign minister called Israel's actions "murder by a state". Israel's UN envoy said troops acted in self-d
Socialists leave Japan coalition over Okinawa issue
SDP chief Mizuho Fukushima was fired on Friday over her stance on Okinawa Japan's socialist party has voted to leave the ruling coalition because of a row over a US base in Okinawa. The Social Democratic Party (SDP) had opposed PM Yukio Hatoyama's decision not to move the US Futenma airbase off the southern Japanese island. On Friday Mr Hatoyama fired SDP chief Mizuho Fukushima from her ministeria
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