Osaka (AFP) March 30, 2011 - Shares in Tokyo Electric Power tumbled again on Wednesday as the company at the centre of the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986 said its under-fire president had been hospitalised.
New Delhi (UPI) Mar 30, 2011 - In the wake of Japan's nuclear crisis, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has proposed an independent nuclear regulator for his country.
Sofia (AFP) March 30, 2011 - Hundreds of people joined an anti-nuclear protest in Sofia on Wednesday, calling for the government to drop plans for a new Russia-backed nuclear plant after the radiation disaster in Japan.
Hong Kong (AFP) March 30, 2011 - A group of Hong Kong lawmakers, academics and environmentalists said Wednesday they will monitor an atomic plant in mainland China following the ongoing nuclear crisis in a quake-hit Japan.
Paris (AFP) March 30, 2011 - French nuclear security has not yet taken into account the kind of accumulation of natural catastrophes that led to Japan's atomic disaster, the head of the Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) said Wednesday.
Osaka (AFP) March 29, 2011 - Japan on Tuesday said nationalising the beleaguered operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was an option but denied it had immediate plans to do so.
Paris (AFP) March 29, 2011 - President Nicolas Sarkozy will decide within days about the leadership of French nuclear group Areva, a government source said Tuesday, amid mounting speculation that Anne Lauvergeon will keep the top job.
Bucharest (AFP) March 29, 2011 - Romania must pursue its nuclear programme in order to limit electricity imports, Nuclearelectrica chief Pompiliu Budulan said Tuesday, adding that the Cernavoda plant was among the safest worldwide.
Paris (AFP) March 29, 2011 - Radioactive contamination of the sea from Fukushima is likely to be only a local problem, but could lead to an exclusion zone if there is a major release of long-term pollutants, scientists say.
Helsinki (AFP) March 29, 2011 - Nearly half of people in Finland, where a new generation nuclear reactor is being built, say the crisis in Japan has shaken their trust in nuclear power, a poll released Tuesday showed.
Paris (AFP) March 28, 2011 - Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, is seeking help from France to tackle the critical situation, Industry Minister Eric Besson said Monday.
Berlin (AFP) March 28, 2011 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel blamed a painful poll debacle in her party's heartland on fears over Japan's nuclear crisis Monday but said she had no plans to reshuffle her weakened government.
Berlin (UPI) Mar 28, 2011 - In Germany, the fight over nuclear power is in full swing.
Vilnius (AFP) March 28, 2011 - A communist-era nuclear power plant that Croatia shares with Slovenia is safe, Croatia's President Ivo Josipovic insisted Monday during a visit to Lithuania.
Berlin (AFP) March 27, 2011 - Fears over the Japan nuclear crisis triggered a crushing defeat for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in their German heartland Sunday, as the ecologist Greens roared to a historic triumph.
Berlin (AFP) March 26, 2011 - An estimated 200,000 people took to the streets around Germany Saturday to protest against nuclear power, upping the pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel on the eve of a critical state election.
