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New York: The United Nations atomic watchdog agency today reported that Japan's nuclear safety body has informed it of an explosion at one of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was affected by yesterday's massive earthquake, and that an assessment is under way.

KOLKATA: If and when the ruling Left Front loses the 2011 Assembly elections in West Bengal, its leaders can rightfully blame the inefficient state administration for its failure.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Will the Kerala CPI(M) allow Chief Minister Velikkakath Sankaran Achuthanandan to contest the assembly elections? This is question agitating the minds of not only the party's rank and file but also the people of Kerala.

New Delhi: Bangladesh has reiterated its demand for handing over the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman like Risaldar Musleh-ud-din and others whom they believe are hiding in India.

New York: The United Nations human rights office voiced concern today about the ongoing situation in Bahrain, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, three Middle East countries where public protests against long-term leaders or regimes have been mounted in recent weeks.

A ten-fold expansion of the International Monetary Fund’s New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) took effect today together with reforms to make the NAB a more flexible and effective tool of crisis management.

An IMF mission visited Honduras during February 28 to March 11 to conduct the first review of performance under the program approved by the Executive Board of the IMF on October 1, 2010.

The economy is likely to have stabilized during FY2010, with a modest rebound expected for FY2011. Commendable efforts were made to cut expenditure and preserve the government’s liquidity position during FY2010. The FY2011 budget implies a continued adjustment in line with the mission’s recommendation. The mission encourages the authorities to embark on a set of comprehensive revenue and expenditure reform to sustain fiscal consolidation. The weak statistical capacity needs to be strengthened quickly.

New York: Representatives of Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to a United Nations-sponsored meeting to discuss ways to safeguard the Preah Vihear Temple, a World Heritage List site that was damaged during border clashes between the South-East Asian neighbours earlier this year.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Adnan Mazarei, visited Islamabad during March 1–11, 2011.