assistant secretary of state philip crowley told reporters on wednesday that the u.s.ad no information at this point that suggests the tanker was indeed attacked. >>> meanwhile, port authorities in the united arab emirates showed to the media the japanese oil tanker that was damaged on thursday. the vessel is currently docked at fujairah port in the uae. it has a four-square-meter dent in its right stern. many scratches are visible on the surrounding area. speaking to reporters on thursday, an official from fujairah port said that the tanker may have collided with something, and expressed doubt about the shipping firm's suspicion that the ship was attacked. >> if there's a collision, there is a damage. but whether the case is, i don't know. until an investigation has taken place. >> uae coast guards and officials will continue to inspect the damage over the next few days and interview all the crew members to try to find out what caused the incident. >>> a high court in japan has ordered the government to pay about $4.2 million in damages to residents for noise pollutio

. >> assistant secretary of state philip crowley said the u.s. government thought the ambassador's attendance was the right thing to do. hiroshima has been inviting all countries with nuclear weapons to attend the ceremony since 1998. but the united states had not accepted the invitation. in an interview with nhk last november president barack obama said he wants to visit hiroshima and nagasaki during his presidency. but observers say many people in the u.s. oppose the idea of the president visiting the atomic bombed cities. the u.s. ambassador's attendance is seen as an effort by the obama administration to show its commitment to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. >>> a russian nuclear submarine scrapped after an accident 25 years ago has been moved to a shipyard near the far eastern port city of vladivostok for dismantling. russia's nuclear agency, rosatom on wednesday transported the submarine using floats from its mooring site in an inlet in the russian far east 30 kilometers away. in january the agency decided to dismantle the nuclea