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The operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said on Saturday there was no damage or spike in radiation levels at the station after a large earthquake struck in the ocean east of Japan, triggering a small tsunami.

There were no immediate reports of damage on land from the quake, classified as magnitude 7.1 by the Japan Meteorological Agency, which struck about 370 km (230 miles) out to sea. Earlier the agency said the quake had a magnitude of 6.8.

Foreign intelligence services are being warned that leaker Edward Snowden has documents detailing secret cooperation with the United States, officials said.

U.S. officials said former National Security Agency contractor Snowden left with tens of thousands of documents, some of which included sensitive material about programs against countries such as Iran, Russia and China, The Washington Post said. Some of the documents refer to operations that involve countries not publicly allied with the United States.

The notifications come as the Obama administration is trying to soothe allies after allegations that the NSA monitored communications of foreign leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The death of a 13-year-old girl who was gang-raped and set on fire in central India has fueled new outrage over the frequency of sexual assault in India, and the difficulty victims have in bringing their attackers to justice.

"I don't go out after dark," said Natasha Shah, a 26-year-old writer from New Delhi. "You don't feel so great going to a club, you don't really enjoy it and your parents will be calling you all night to check you're safe."

Germany's Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador Thursday following allegations that American intelligence may have targeted Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone.

Lawmakers, meanwhile, made clear they weren't satisfied with a U.S. statement that it isn't monitoring her communications now. And Germany's defense minister added that Europe can't simply return to business as usual in trans-Atlantic ties following a string of reports that the U.S. was spying on its allies.

Despite repeatedly denouncing the CIA’s drone campaign, top officials in Pakistan’s government have for years secretly endorsed the program and routinely received classified briefings on strikes and casualty counts, according to top-secret CIA documents and Pakistani diplomatic memos obtained by The Washington Post.

The files describe dozens of drone attacks in Pakistan’s tribal region and include maps as well as before-and-after aerial photos of targeted compounds over a four-year stretch from 2008 to 2011 in which the campaign intensified dramatically.

Pope Francis has suspended a German bishop caught in a furor at home over a $42 million renovation to his residence that features lavish fixtures, artwork and a reported $20,000 bathtub.

Bishop of Limburg Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, derided here in newspapers as "Bishop of Bling," waited eight days in Rome before being granted an audience Monday with Francis.