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14 Mar 11
France pushes G8 for Libya no-fly zone
G8 powers will seek to agree action on the conflict in Libya at a meeting of their foreign ministers on Monday and Tuesday, with host France pushing to speed up plans for a no-fly zone there. Amid divisions over calls for foreign military intervention, diplomats said the Group of Eight will take stock of efforts by France and Britain for a UN Security Council resolution on a zone to block Libyan pro-regime aircraft.
Ron Paul concerned about hyper-inflation
Amid speculation of a third bid for the Presidency, US Congressman Ron Paul has revealed that growing concerns over U.S. monetary policies would drive him into the race. In a no-holds-barred interview on KSCO AM 1080 with the host of The Costa Report, Rebecca Costa, Paul said: "I think the wave of the future is inflation."
China not to compete with US in exerting influence in Middle East
China's envoy to the Middle East, Wu Sike, has said that Beijing is not competing with Washington in exerting influence in the area, but is confident about its ties with the region. "The US's values and interests clashed in the regional chaos in the Middle East this time, and it chose to protect its interests," the China Daily quoted Wu, as saying.
Overheating threatens third reactor at Japanese nuclear plant
The failure of the cooling system of a third reactor at Japan's quake-stricken Fukushima nuclear power facility on Monday has introduced a new threat of overheating and a possible meltdown at the plant. Two other reactors at the plant have experienced similar cooling failures. Earlier Monday, overheating in one of the other damaged reactors caused an explosion, but chief government spokesman Yukio Edani said the core container of the reactor had remained intact and that the chances of radiation were low.
US slams settlement building after attack
The US State Department said it was "deeply concerned" over an Israeli decision to approve 400 new homes in the West Bank Sunday, in response to a terror attack in Itamar in which five members of the Fogel family were slaughtered. "They murder and we build," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told 12-year old Tamar Fogel, who lost her parents and three siblings in the attack.
Senator calls for moratorium on US nuclear plants
The United States should "put the brakes" on the development of nuclear power plants as the disaster in Japan unfolds, key US senator Joe Lieberman said Sunday. "I've been a big supporter of nuclear power because it's domestic -- it's ours and it's clean," Lieberman told the CBS News television program "Face The Nation." "We've had a good safety (record) with nuclear power plants here in the United States," he said.
Obama calls for stricter enforcement of gun laws
Two months after the shooting of a U.S. congresswoman, President Barack Obama called Sunday for more stringent enforcement of existing gun laws, citing the "awful consequences" of gun violence in American society. In an op-ed essay in The Arizona Daily Star, Obama says legislation to bolster criminal background checks for gun buyers hasn't been properly implemented, with too many states providing "incomplete and inadequate" information.
Japan stocks plunge on 1st trading day after quake
The Tokyo stock market plunged Monday, its first business day after an earthquake and tsunami of epic proportions laid waste to cities along Japan's northeast coast, killing thousands and causing tens of billions of dollars in damage. Shares elsewhere in Asia were mixed, while Europe mostly fell. Oil prices dropped below $99 a barrel, with the disaster threatening to send Japan, the world's third-largest economy, into a recession that could crimp demand for crude. In currencies, the dollar was down against the yen and the euro.
Louis Susman: 'America will not move unilaterally. We are clear that Gaddafi has to go’
In his first major newspaper interview since taking up his post 19 months ago, Louis Susman, the American ambassador to London, explains how the strong understanding between David Cameron and Barack Obama will be a source of strength in solving the Libyan crisis. As the quest to resolve the Libyan crisis intensifies, the deepening friendship between David Cameron and Barack Obama could now hold the key to unlocking the West’s response to the conflict.
Report: Iran launching cyber attacks on enemies' websites
Iranian hackers working for the powerful Revolutionary Guard's paramilitary Basij group have launched attacks on websites of the enemies, a state-owned newspaper reported Monday in a rare acknowledgment from Iran that it's involved in cyber warfare. The report followed an announcement in January that Iran had formed its first cyber police unit in an attempt by authorities to gain an edge in the digital world.
Bahrain unrest: Manama erupts in violence
Bahraini police and protesters have clashed in several areas of the capital, Manama, in some of the worst unrest for weeks. Security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to battle protesters who had managed to blockade main roads into the financial district. Clashes were also reported in the city's main square and university.
Thousands protest against Germany's nuclear plants
Tens of thousands of people have protested in Germany against the government's plans to extend the life of its nuclear reactors. Demonstrators in Stuttgart formed a human chain reaching 45km (27 miles) for the protest, planned before the current nuclear crisis in Japan. Organisers said events in Japan had proved atomic power was an uncontrollable and risky technology.
BOJ pumps $183bn to calm markets as stocks tumble
The Bank of Japan is to inject 15 trillion yen ($183bn; £114bn) into the banking system to stabilise financial markets. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index fell 6.2% on the first day of trading after Friday's quake as the markets assessed the full impact of the devastation. The amount is the largest ever in a single operation by the Japanese central bank.
US aircraft carrier reportedly sails into radioactive cloud
The US Pentagon was expected to announce that US sailors on the USS Ronald Reagan, an aircraft carrier were exposed to radiation when the carrier sailed into a radioactive cloud off the coast of Japan, according to a New York Times report. US government officials told the NY Times that sailors and other military personnel onboard were exposed to a month's worth of radiation in an hour's time.
Water level falls, cooling stops at Japanese reactor
Water levels have fallen far enough to partly expose fuel rods at reactor No.2 of Tokyo Electric Power's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant which was hit by a massive earthquake, Jiji news agency reported on Monday. The Yomiuri newspaper was reporting that the cooling system at the reactor has stopped, according to information received by Fukushima prefecture. Earlier, a hydrogen blast at Japan's earthquake-stricken nuclear plant did not damage its primary containment vessel, the UN nuclear agency said.
The Last Generation Network News Report
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