EARTHQUAKE

A powerful earthquake has struck off the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand, triggering a tsunami in the area, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Center.

A swarm of jellyfish blocks the water supply which is used as a coolant at the Orot Rabin nuclear power plant in Hadera, Israel.

The Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in China, which was opened on Jun 30, 2011, on Thursday, is now the world’s longest sea bridge.

Globalization, basically free markets and the transfer of jobs to lower-cost production centers, has many benefits. But is the new economic era exacting a cost on the U.S. economy in the form of a longer-than-normal period of high initial jobless claims?

The year 2011 was envisioned by many futurologists in the last 100 years to be full of jumpsuits, electronic cars and mobile satellite phones. While some of them came true, many others were not even past their successful trials.

Despite the summer heat, numerous natural disasters across the nation have chilled the authorities and local citizens - not just because if their innate threats, but due to the extending threats posed by their neighboring nuclear power plants. The almost record-breaking wildfire in Los Alamos, New Mexico has been raging dangerously close to the Los Alamos National Nuclear Laboratory, while record floods in Missouri threaten two nuclear plants in Nebraska.

Ford Motor Company posted strong sales results for June, up 10 percent from the same month one year ago. General Motors also showed a June sales increase, but its numbers were below analyst expectations.

General Motors sales increased more than 10 percent in June, but the results reported today are lower than analyst expectations.

A magnitude 4.7 quake hit Eastern Honshu region of Japan on Thursday, injuring seven people.

The wildfire surrounding Los Alamos national nuclear lab has become the highest priority fire in the U.S., and poses serious questions on the safety of 104 nuclear reactors across the U.S.

Attention Hello Kitty fans and lovers of all things sparkling and glittery: the world-famous Kitty has teamed up with Austrian crystal brand Swarovski for a special 'House of Hello Kitty' event at Omotesando Hills in Tokyo.

Lady Gaga's representatives denied claims of a scam over Japan's earthquake relief efforts.

Princess Diana would have turned 50, if she were alive, on July 1, 2011. The Newsweek July 4 issue features the image of an aged Diana (done digitally), along with her daughter-in-law Catherine Middleton.

Japanese factory output jumped by the most in almost 60 years in May as manufacturers restore supply chains damaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami in March, the latest evidence the economy is headed for a V-shaped recovery from the disaster.

Japan's infamous nuclear power plant Fukushima leaked tons of radioactive water into the ground on Tuesday, while its operator is still unsure, what could have cause the leak.

There is only one plaintiff in the class action lawsuit

Ratings agency Moody's says Japan's debt level may lead to the country's third consecutive lost decade.

China faces a housing bubble crisis and $1.6 trillion in debt owed by local governments that threatens global economic powers, including the U.S.

Residents near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant in Japan are passing urine contaminated with radiation, raising concern over permanent dwellings in the region.

Lady Gaga has given the world the green light to return to Japan.

The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for the coastal areas of Alaska on Thursday evening after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake was recorded in the Pacific Ocean off Alaska.