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Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology in the U.S. have invented Scalybot 2, a search and rescue robot that can move on uneven surfaces.

Scientists are to announce mankind is close to catastrophic destruction with the movement of the Doomsday clock.

Recession in the West, euro breakup, tighter budgets in Britain and a jittery Asian economy paint bleak picture, according to Centre for Economic and Business Research.

Insurance companies made record payouts last year, following large-scale disasters in Japan and New Zealand.

A Youtube user, derDon1234, has posted a 10-minute video showing important events from 1911 to 2011.

People around the world ushered in the New Year 2012 with prayers, balloons and fireworks. They rejoiced the end of 2011 by holding midnight parties at select disco clubs and pubs.

It's pointless to give treatises on all these happenings at a time when the whole world is getting ready to welcome the New Year. And the only apt thing to do at the eleventh hour is nothing but to recall the events through the dramatic images of the year

2011 marked by series of devastating natural disasters from floods and tsunamis to earthquakes and droughts.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, received welcome news ahead of the Christmas break as growth figures for the UK were better than expected between July and September.

A devastating 8.9. magnitude earthquake hit Japan in March, triggering a massive tsunami that swept cars, ships and buildings away along the northeast coast of the country.

Gaga reached Tokyo on December 20, and soon the star tweeted: "Just arrived in Tokyo! So happy to see my Kawaii Monsters! #SleepyGaga bedtime. I'm a professional napper today".

Nine months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the northeast of Japan, Google has uploaded photos of the affected areas on its Street View mapping site. The images show the path of destruction left behind by the tsunami.

Scientists will use wild monkeys to test radiation levels around Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

According to the report, the Japanese whaling fleet is reportedly headed for Antarctic waters this week. However, the authorities have not confirmed the reports.

A leading Japanese Food manufacture says radioactive cesium has been detected in its baby formula and has recalled the products.

The director of Japan's troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant is stepping down due to ill health, according to the plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO)

A virus attacking Mac computers known as Tsunami Trojan has been discovered and early speculation suggests that it may be a DDoS attack tool, used to bring down websites.

The devastating earthquake that struck Japan earlier this year may have rattled the highest layer of the atmosphere before it shook the Earth, a discovery which could be used to provide warning for big earthquakes.

CERN scientists said on Thursday they had recorded sub-atomic particles travelling faster than light, producing a finding that could overturn fundamental law of physics such as one of Einstein's long-accepted special relativity theory.

Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda appointed a new industry minister after his predecessor made controversial remarks only eight days into the post about the country's nuclear crisis.

Japanese rescue teams have resumed the search as thousands were stranded and more than 50 people are still missing after Typhoon Talas hit the west of the country, triggering floods and landslides that killed at least 26 people on Shikoku Island on Saturday.

A tsunami warning triggered by a strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake which struck Alaska's Aleutian Islands early Friday morning has been lifted, the US Geological Survey reported.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced his resignation Friday after 15 months in power, his career doomed by the government's handling of the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis.

A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck off the northeast coast of Japan Friday afternoon, triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted.

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake hit off the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia on Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Calendario Copa America 2-24 July, 2011. Teenage striker Joel Campbell inspired Costa Rica to a 2-0 victory over nine-man Bolivia to leave Argentina's Copa America future under threat.

An earthquake registering 5.6 on the Richter Scale shook the Pacific off Honshu, Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday.

A tsunami sparked by a powerful 7.6-magitude quake failed to materialise on New Zealand's shores, but Civil Defence says people should expect high tides within the next 24 hours.

Japan is planning to conduct "stress tests" on all of its nuclear power plants to address safety fears and avoid possible power shortages when demand reaches peak levels later this summer.After the11 March accident at Fukushima Daiichi power plant, reactors had to be shut down and delays in restarting others already undergoing regular maintenance checks mean that only 19 of Japan's 54 reactors are currently operating, hindering the county's effort to recover after the tsunami and...

Japan's minister in charge of overseeing the reconstruction of the country's devastated north-east coast resigned on Tuesday, just one week into the job, amid criticism that he offended victims of the 11 March earthquake and tsunami in comments captured by TV cameras.