Radioactive water leaks from Fukushima
Tokyo: Heavy rain at the Fukushima nuclear plant caused a leak of radioactive water containing a cancer- causing isotope, possibly into the sea, its operator said today, as a typhoon approaching Japan threatened further downpours. suicide bomb blast kills six in Russia
Moscow: A suspected female suicide bomber blew herself
up on a bus packed with students in southern Russia on Monday, killing six people and raising security fears less than four months before the Winter Olympics. The attack in the Volga River city of Volgograd, which also injured more than 30 people, was the deadliest in the past three years.
Cholera kills 50 in northern Nigeria
Abuja:A cholera outbreak has killed 50 people within a week in Nigeria's northern state of Zamfara, health officials said on Monday. The disease spiked when the region's main source of water supply was disrupted, forcing residents to drink from streams and wells.
UN chief for quick elections in Maldives
United Nations: UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday expressed
"deep concern" at the delay of the presidential revote in the Maldives and asked the country's political leaders and institutions to ensure
that the polls take place "as soon as possible".
Malala awarded honorary degree
london: Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Edinburgh in Scotland in recognition of her efforts to improve educational opportunities for girls and women around the world. She received the degree of Master of Arts at a special event on Saturday. The degree was presented following Malala's address to the inaugural
meeting of the Global Citizenship Commission, by former British
PM Gordon Brown.