The operators of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power facility in Japan have admitted that they have found high levels of the toxic radioactive isotope, strontium-90, in groundwater around the plant. Previously, Tokyo Electric Power Corporation (TEPCO) had repeatedly denied that this is ha...
The government in Brazil says it is deploying troops to five major cities to control protests demanding better public services. Members of a national force will be sent to Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Ceara and the capital, Brasilia. All of the cities are hosting games in Fifa'...
In Russia, more than 6,000 people have been evacuated after a military depot caught fire. Thousands of shells and millions of rounds of ammunition were being stored at the site in the Samara region, south-east of Moscow. Five people were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds, and 34...