Tokyo, June 6 (ANI): Radioactive water is dripping out one of the newly installed steel above-ground tanks at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. has said.

Tokyo, June 5 (ANI): An ongoing study on the impact of radiation on residents after the Fukushima atomic power plant disaster has found 12 minors were diagnosed with thyroid cancer and 15 others suspected cases.

Washington, June 4 (ANI): The Obama administration has imposed new sanctions on Iran's currency and auto industry, turning the screw on its nuclear programme.

Tokyo, May 29 (ANI): India and Japan on Wednesday condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, committed by whomever, wherever and for whatever purpose.

New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): Russia's Ambassador to India Alexander M Kadakin has said that his country is ready to help India establish 16 nuclear power generating stations.

Washington, May 8 (ANI): China's biggest foreign exchange bank has halted business with its North Korean counterpart.

Ankara, May 2 (Xinhua-ANI): An alliance of Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and France's Areva has won a bid to build Turkey' s second nuclear power plant, Turkish Daily News reported Thursday.

Tokyo, Apr. 24 (ANI): Possible radioactive traces from a North Korean nuclear test in February have been detected for the first time in Japan, a monitoring organization has said.

Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): A top Chinese military officer has said that the damaging consequences caused by cyber war 'may be as serious as a nuclear bomb.'

Jerusalem, Apr. 22 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has said Israel has the right to decide for itself whether to strike Iran's nuclear facilities.

Sydney, Apr 22 (ANI): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has asked operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to improve 'essential systems'.

Tokyo, Apr 20 (ANI): China's nuclear engagement with Pakistan potentially remains the most destabilizing factor in the global management of nuclear weapons technology, a report has said.

Cape Town, Apr 18 (ANI): Iran has increased installations of high-tech machines that could be used in a nuclear weapons programme to over 600 in the last three months, it has been claimed.

Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): A northeastern Chinese city near the border with North Korea has staged an air raid drill in the wake of rising tensions over Pyongyang's latest threats.

Washington, Apr. 12 (ANI): The Pentagon has released a statement playing down a US intelligence report suggesting North Korea has the ability to launch nuclear missiles.

Islamabad, Apr. 10 (ANI): Disgraced Pakistani scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has expressed doubts over North Korean claims to launch a nuclear attack aimed at the United States and South Korea, saying that Kim Jong Un's regime is "not so stupid".

Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): It is possible that Iran was actively seeking nuclear weapons technology after 2003, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog has said.

London, Apr 9 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin said warned the ongoing conflict in the Korean Peninsula could be more devastating than the Chernobyl disaster.

London, Apr 8 (ANI): US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Iran that the time given to the country for talks on its nuclear programme is limited.

London, Apr 6 (ANI): Amid increasing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro has sternly cautioned North Korea and US of dangers of nuclear war, a report has said.

Washington, Apr. 5 (ANI): A top American lawmaker has warned North Korea that any pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States would be suicide, telling Congress the isolated nation posed 'a growing threat'.

Brisbane, Apr. 3 (ANI): North Korea has reportedly been seen moving a mid-range missile into position for launch.

Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): A top North Korean decision-making body issued has said that nuclear weapons are 'the nation's life' and will not be traded even for 'billions of dollars.'

Fukushima (Japan), Mar.28 (ANI): The nuclear disaster that hit Japan's Fukushima Prefecture over two years ago, forcing the evacuation of over 160,000 residents, appears now to be gradually receding into the past, with key officials saying that daily essentials such as rice, vegetables and other products are free of radioactive substance.

London, Mar. 28 (ANI): Google's Street View has published striking images of Fukushima town after the triple nuclear meltdown two years after the incident, which forced tens of thousands of residents to flee.