Tsunami

An unexploded bomb from the World War II era has been found at a construction site near the runway of Sendai airport in northern Japan.

Forecasters do not rule out the possibility of high waves.

The USGS records two aftershocks of 5.8 and 4.8 after the powerful earthquake of 7.7 which hit the coasts of western Canada.

Ten TV personalities believed to be in sights of detectives in 'landmark investigation'.

Butler hit by giant wave even before he could surface from the first while filming.

Exports to China, Japan's biggest market, fall 14.1 percent as bitter dispute over Senkaku islands rumbles on.

International Monetary Fund confirms absence of governor of People's Bank of China at annual meeting in Tokyo.

As more debris from 2011 Japanese tsunami washes up on US west coast, scientists highlight dangers of invasive species.

Sales of new cars in US rose to a four year high in September.

Giant 'balloon of magma' doubled in size in just 15 months and is now 15 times as big as London's Olympic stadium.

If issue is not resolved, finance minister says the country could run out of money by November.

Mexico, Ecuador and Peru on tsunami watch, but no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Small tsunami reported in Philippines, but threat to neighbouring countries not as great as first feared.

Indonesia and Philippines on high alert as 7.6 magnitude quake strikes off Philippines coast.

The quake injures three people including a child and damages nearly 48 houses.

Ueno Zoo says unnamed male giant panda cub dead from pneumonia six days after being born.

Since the disaster, many countries have turned back on nuclear energy but countries like the UK and the US still vouch for it.

Two months of rain in one night wreak havoc in southern Krasnodar and kill at least 150 in worst flooding in decades.

Shin Shin the panda surprises zoologists by giving birth to cub at Ueno Zoo in Japan.

Although triggered by tsunami, the Fukushima disaster 'could and should have been foreseen and prevented', according to independent parliamentary investigation.

Prehistoric world that formed heartland of Europe submerged by devastating tsunami, say University of St Andrews researchers

Japanese PM Yoshihiko Noda orders restart of reactors 3 and 4 at Ohi nuclear power plant.

Japan is ignoring lessons from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, triggered by last year's earthquake and a massive tsunami, say two seismologists.

Mass Effect 3 ending has enough different outcomes rules the UK Advertising Standards Authority.

Leaders from the European Commission's Joint Research Centre and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sign landmark deal that will further strengthen cooperative science activities in the areas of climate, weather, oceans and coasts.

Floating dock from Japan's devastating 2011 tsunami poses threat to ecosystem

Nuclear radiation from the leaks at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has been detected in bluefin tuna caught near San Diego, off the California coast.

UN special envoy Kofi Annan to meet Syrian President Bashar-al Assad in attempt to salvage peace plan after 49 children and 34 women left dead in Houla carnage.

Tokyo Skytree, at 634 metres, replaces the Canton Tower in China, which is 600 metres tall.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the owners of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant devastated by the March 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, reported a net-loss of $9.7 billion for the full year ending 31 March 2012. Reporting its annual figures on 14 May, these figures reflected an improvement of some 35 per cent over 2011's figures but insufficient to avoid 09 May's effective nationalisation of the company.