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Early Radiation Data From Near Plant Ease Health Fears

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Panicked Reaction to Japanese Radiation Emergency May Trigger Additional Thyroid Problems in People Needlessly Taking Potassium Iodide

The March 11, 2011 earthquake, followed by a destructive tsunami, and resulting in severe damage to a number of nuclear reactors in Japan, has caused a serious and ongoing radiation emergency in Japan. As the radiation eme...

In Northeastern Japan, A 'Very Unsettling Time'

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A man looks over at the empty pumps of a filling station near the town of Noda.

Foreign Minister Says Libya Declaring Cease-Fire

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Libyan rebels celebrate in Benghazi on Thursday after the United Nations Security Council passed...