Meltdown "most unlikely," nuke industry rep says
Contends odds of meltdown at Japanese plant rocked by explosion in wake of quake and tsunami lessening by the hour
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Contends odds of meltdown at Japanese plant rocked by explosion in wake of quake and tsunami lessening by the hour
American in Japan says atmosphere reminiscent of 9/11; describes "violent," "very intense" quake and aftershocks
Even though progressively weaker, aftershocks could bring down stressed buildings, hamper rescue, relief efforts
Train system grinds to a halt, choking commuter flow of 10 million; Millions without electricity
Thousands evacuated from area after cooling systems fail after massive earthquake causes power outages
Earthquake in Japan estimated to be 700 times stronger than the earthquake in Haiti last year
Massive earthquake causes power outage that disable nuclear reactors' cooling systems, triggering evacuation orders
On 1st full day after 8.9-magnitude quake, search and rescue continues and Japan's northeast assesses widespread destruction
Israeli military says a Palestinian infiltrated a Jewish West Bank settlement and killed 5
Massive waves sweep inland after 8.9 magnitude quake, the largest in Japan's history; Radiation leak feared at nuclear plant
Separate earthquake strikes central, mountainous part of country hours after 8.9 temblor on northeast coast
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NASA geophysicist calculates that Earth's rotation sped up by 1.6 microseconds
Nations across the world react to the tsunami in Japan.
Magnitude-8.9 "megathrust" quake is similar to what happened during 2004 Sumatra quake and the one last year in Chile