Japan Disaster

These arresting images were captured by The Associated Press in 2011 after a massive wall of water leveled part of Japan’s northeastern coast, washing away cars, homes, office buildings and thousands of people. Ten years later, AP journalists have returned to document the communities that were ripped apart by what’s simply referred to here as the Great East Japan Earthquake. The urge to rebuild in a land that has been wracked by millennia of disaster — volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, earthquakes, war and famine — is powerful, and there are areas where there’s little or no trace of the devastation of 2011.

Japan makes some progress in nuclear crisis

Japan made some progress in its race to avert disaster at a tsunami-damaged power plant, though minor radiation leaks underlined perils from the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl 25 years ago.

Keep an eye on oil prices, it's a tricky trend: Experts

Recovering from the losses marked in the previous session, Indian market posted better-than-expected gains despite seeing crude oil prices mounting up. Moreover, Japan's Nikkei bounced back with 5.7% after witnessing a sharp downturn, which was caused by natural disasters and nuclear explosions.