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Water May Have Reached Reactor as Workers Try to Stem Radiation 

BusinessWeek - Shigeru SatoYuji Okada - ‎26 minutes ago‎
March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Water cannons may have had some success in cooling one reactor at Japan's damaged Fukishima nuclear plant, while the United Nations nuclear agency said the situation remained “very serious.

Gadhafi Forces Aim for Rebel Stronghold as UN Debates Response  

Voice of America - ‎53 minutes ago‎
Libyan forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi are pounding targets near the rebel stronghold, Benghazi, as the UN Security Council considers authorization of a "no-fly" zone over the country.

Bahrain reinforces crackdown with arrests  

The Hindu - Atul Aneja - ‎1 hour ago‎
AP Bahraini riot police patrol on Thursday in the streets of Jidhafs, Bahrain, on the outskirts of the capital of Manama. Bahraini authorities have reinforced their crackdown to quell the pro-democracy uprising in their country by arresting top ...

Pakistan furore over Raymond Davis' release  

Times of India - Omer Farooq Khan - ‎2 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: With people across Pakistan protesting the court decision of releasing the US Central Intelligence Agency contractor Raymond Davis in a twin-murder case, the country's top government functionaries preferred to remain tight-lipped on the ...

Japan nuclear fears prompt panic-buying around world  

Telegraph.co.uk - Gordon Rayner - ‎1 hour ago‎
As nuclear panic began to spread around the world, supermarkets and pharmacies thousands of miles from Japan ran out of anything and everything rumoured to prevent radiation poisoning.

Factbox: Haiti's presidential run-off candidates  

Reuters - ‎34 minutes ago‎
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's presidential election run-off on Sunday presents voters with a choice between two contenders with very different styles and backgrounds -- former first lady Mirlande Manigat and carnival music star Michel "Sweet ...

Arab role in Libya intervention discussed: Clinton 

Reuters - Arshad MohammedTim Pearce - ‎57 minutes ago‎
TUNIS (Reuters) - Discussions are under way on the possible direct involvement of Arab nations in any international military action against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.

Pakistan army chief condemns US drone attack 

The Associated Press - ‎15 minutes ago‎
MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's army chief has condemned a US drone attack that killed more than three dozen people, saying the missiles struck a peaceful meeting of tribal elders.
Drone attack kills 38 Telegraph.co.uk

IAEA Says Japan Situation Serious but Stable 

ABC News - ‎11 minutes ago‎
AP A senior official of the UN nuclear agency says the situation in and around the tsunami-stricken Japanese nuclear plant remains "very serious" but relatively stable.

Obama hopes to see ancestor's birthplace during visit to Ireland 

CNN International - Jamie Crawford - ‎17 minutes ago‎
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama announced on Thursday -- St. Patrick's Day -- that he will stop in Ireland in May as a side trip from his state visit to the United Kingdom, and that he hopes to visit the birthplace there of his ...

Prince William calls NZ quake damage "unbelievable" 

Reuters - Hannah JohnstonGyles Beckford - ‎2 hours ago‎
Prince William gestures while speaking with members of the Urban Search and Rescue team in Christchurch March 17, 2011. CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters Life!

Massive paedophile ring uncovered 

BBC News - Dominic Casciani - ‎Mar 16, 2011‎
International police led by a UK team say they shut down the largest internet paedophile ring yet discovered. The global forum had 70000 followers at its height, leading to 4000 intelligence...

'Deadly shelling' in Ivory Coast 

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Shells have been fired at an Abidjan district opposed to disputed President Laurent Gbagbo, with reports of at least 10 dead. A shell landed in a busy market in the Abobo area, residents said.

Japanese Officials Warn Massive Blackouts Could Hit Tokyo 

AOL News - ‎34 minutes ago‎
Tokyo's 35 million residents are preparing for massive blackouts after Japan's government warned that freezing conditions were straining the country's quake-ravaged electricity grid.

Most Expensive Dog Pictures 

Monsters and Critics.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
By M&C Mar 17, 2011, 16:14 GMT A photo made available on 17 March 2011 shows a man, who was only idendified surnamed as Yang (R), patting 11-month-old red Tibetan mastiff Hong Dong ('Big Splash') as its new owner, at a private breeding base in Qingdao ...
China's million-dollar 'lion dogs' Sydney Morning Herald

Middle East unrest: Syria arrests Damascus protesters 

BBC News - ‎Mar 16, 2011‎
At least 35 people have been arrested after they defied a ban on demonstrations and protested in the Syrian capital, reports say. About 150 people had gathered near the interior ministry, demanding the release of political prisoners.

Tensions in Yemen: An Inside View 

Voice of America - ‎36 minutes ago‎
For weeks, thousands of protesters have been gathering regularly in a central square in the Yemen's capital, Sana'a, demanding an immediate end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 32-year rule.

Abbas agrees to visit Gaza, talk to Hamas 

Christian Science Monitor - Majdi Mohammed - ‎2 hours ago‎
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures at a Fatah central council meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, March 16. Abbas said Wednesday he will not run for re-election.

New book bomb attack in Indonesia 

BBC News - Kate McGeown - ‎3 hours ago‎
A mail bomb has been sent to a well-known Indonesian singer - the fourth such incident in less than a week. Like the previous packages, it contained an explosive device hidden in a hollowed-out book.

Egypt's Revolution Struggles to Take Shape 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - ‎59 minutes ago‎
On March 19, Egypt will hold a constitutional referendum that will offer Egyptians the first meaningful electoral choice of their lives.

 

 

 

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