Japan quake causes day to get a bit shorter

NASA geophysicist calculates that Earth's rotation sped up by 1.6 microseconds

• Mar 11, 2011

Tsunami reactions around the world

Nations across the world react to the tsunami in Japan.

• Mar 11, 2011
• 19 photos

Japan quake is 5th largest in world since 1900

Magnitude-8.9 "megathrust" quake is similar to what happened during 2004 Sumatra quake and the one last year in Chile

• Mar 11, 2011

Flickr Earthquake Photos

Flickr Earthquake Photos

• Mar 11, 2011
• 9 photos

Saudi police thwart capital city protests

Blocked roads, random checkpoints set up by hundreds of police in Riyadh prevent protesters from calling for reform

• Mar 11, 2011

Qaddafi forces show off victory in key city

Pro-Qaddafi forces have made significant gains in last 48 hours, but rebels hold out in Ras Lanouf

• Mar 11, 2011

Deadliest earthquakes

A look at some of the deadliest earthquakes in the last 50 years

• Mar 11, 2011
• 18 photos

Obama: U.S. "stands ready to help" Japan

President vows to help Japanese, Navy poised to deploy ships after massive quake; U.S. emergency crews brace for possible west coast, Hawaii tsunami

• Mar 11, 2011

Witness: Japan quake a "terrifying sensation"

American living in Tokyo describes Japan's largest recorded earthquake as like having a "sustained sense of vertigo"

• Mar 11, 2011

Japan earthquake, tsunami kill hundreds

Massive waves sweep inland after 8.9 magnitude quake, the largest in Japan's recorded history

• Mar 11, 2011

How earthquakes are measured

How numbers on the Richter scale translate into human and property casualties

• Mar 11, 2011
• 8 photos

Quake, tsunami slam Japan

8.9-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Japan, causing massive waves across islands

• Mar 11, 2011
• 65 photos

Bob Dylan gigs approved by China censors

China's Ministry of Culture confirms antiestablishment folk musician will be allowed to play Chinese tour dates

• Mar 11, 2011

Qaddafi's son vows to re-take Libya from rebels

Saif al-Islam Qaddafi tells CBS News that Libyan regime loyalists have broken the back of pro-democracy resistance

• Mar 10, 2011

Solider and loyal dog make final trip together

Bomb-sniffing springer spaniel mix died after dog handler with Royal Army Veterinary Corps was killed in firefight

• Mar 10, 2011

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