Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11:30 A.M. EDT.No damage to Japan’s nuclear power plants was reported today after another strong aftershock hit the northeast coast. The temblor, measured at magnitude 6.6 by the U.S. Geological Survey, rocked the country one month after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–11 April 2011 – UPDATE 13:00 UTC. Presentation: → Summary of Reactor Status On Monday, 11 April 2011, the IAEA provided the following information on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan: 1. Current Situation Earthquake of 7 April External power has been restored at all sites affected[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 April 2011 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d’Ivoire today confirmed that the country’s former president Laurent Gbagbo has surrendered to forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara and is currently in their custody. “ONUCI [UN Operation in Cote d’Ivoire] is providing protection and security in accordance[Read More…]

Naples–(ENEWSPF)–11 April – NATO’s Operation Unified Protector struck several more targets around the cities of Ajdabiya and Misrata yesterday afternoon and early this morning resulting in the destruction of 11 Regime tanks and five military vehicles, in addition to the 25 tanks destroyed and announced yesterday. “NATO is keeping up[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–11 April 2011 – UPDATE 11:30 UTC.  The IAEA confirms that an earthquake occurred in Japan on 11 April at 08:16 UTC. The IAEA International Seismic Safety Centre has rated it as a 6.6 magnitude, revised from an initial 7.1 magnitude. The epicenter of the earthquake is 68 kilometres[Read More…]

Tokyo—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2011. Another earthquake rattled eastern Honshu today, exactly one month after the 9.0 earthquake hit on March 11. Japanese officials said the quake was a 7.0 magnitude, but the U.S. Geological Survey said it measured magnitude 6.6. The epicenter was about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Tokyo.[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 April 2011 – United Nations peacekeepers in Côte d’Ivoire launched a military operation late today against the forces supporting the former president Laurent Gbagbo after they continued to mount attacks against the UN, the country’s elected Government and civilians in the city of Abidjan. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon instructed[Read More…]

Naples–(ENEWSPF)–10 April – NATO’s Operation Unified Protector continues to dismantle the fighting ability of the Gaddafi Regime throughout the country with particular attention to the two cities that are the most threatened, Ajdabiya and Misratah, where airstrikes near these two cities today have resulted in 25 Regime tanks being destroyed.[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 April 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced concern after the latest outbreak of violence in Syria, where it is reported that both protesters and security personnel were killed during demonstrations in the southern city of Deraa. Mr. Ban spoke by telephone yesterday with Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad,[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11:30 A.M. EDT.Management of water continues to be a top priority at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. TEPCO has begun to install steel sheets and a silt barrier at the intake structure for reactor 2 to prevent further[Read More…]