DARMSTADT, Germany: Japan's earthquake and nuclear disasterhas knocked out the entire world supply of a popular metallic additive to automotive paint, the manufacturer, Merck of Germany, said Saturday. ...

Local labor offices in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures have received around 7,000 inquiries in total about labor issues, such as dismissals and leave allowances, since the March 11 mega earthquake and ensuing tsunamis, the offices said Wednesday. ...

Bangkok's City Hall has warned that roughly 2,700 buildings in Thailand's capital are susceptible to damage from an earthquake, The Bangkok Post has reported. ...

BANGKOK, March 25 (Xinhua) -- A 55-year-old woman was killed in north Thailand's Chiang Rai province on Thursday night after a magnitude-7.2 quake hit Myanmar. ...

Monday, comic Gilbert Gottfried lost his job as the voice of the Aflac duck after he tweeted, "Japan is really advanced. They don't go to the beach. The beach comes to them" and "I just split up with my girlfriend, but like the Japanese say, 'They'll be another one floating by any minute now." ...

Several boats remain submerged at the harbor following the March 11 surge that damaged more than 100 vessels, causing estimated damage to port infrastructure that was revised upward to $26 million Friday, Port Director Lisa Ekers said. ...

For some time now, I have insisted that setting up a command center team, comprising experts in various fields, is absolutely necessary when a national crisis, such as the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, occurs. ...

SAN FRANCISCO (DOW JONES)--Google Inc.'s (GOOG) YouTube said Tuesday it has acquired digital video technology maker Green Parrot Pictures for an undisclosed amount. ...

Tens of thousands of people have taken part in an anti-nuclear demonstration in southern Germany. The demonstration had been planned for some time, but after the news of Japan's nuclear emergency, organisers were overwhelmed by crowds of around 50,000 people who turned up. ...

Hawaii is under a tsunami warning and locals there have taken to YouTube to document how they& 39;ve dealt with the effects of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan that has caused substantial damage and left hundreds dead. ...