Japan advised iodine for people near plant - IAEA |
- Japan advised iodine for people near plant - IAEA
- Disaster forces Japan royals to skip Prince William's wedding
- Warren Christopher, U.S. negotiator, dies at 85
- Gaddafi forces push into rebel city of Benghazi
- Polling stations open in historic Egypt referendum
- Warren Christopher, US negotiator, dies at 85 - CNN
- From moving clouds to sowing crops, Chernobyl can help Japan
- Japan hopes to tame reactors soon
- China cracks down on Japan crisis profiteers
- Hundreds evacuated as Indonesian volcano erupts
- Egypt gets first taste of democracy after Mubarak
- Sustained shelling, air strikes in Libya's Benghazi
- Malaysia can get 6% growth this year: Najib
- We know the right time for leadership change: Najib
- Explosions in Benghazi, Gaddafi forces said to attack
- Explosions in Benghazi, residents say Gaddafi forces attack
- Japan rush to repair pumps to stop radiation leaks
- Thai PM scrapes through no-confidence vote
- Japanese media pull story of "miracle" tsunami survivor
- Obama begins Latin America trip dogged by world crises
| Japan advised iodine for people near plant - IAEA Posted: 19 Mar 2011 01:30 AM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - Japanese authorities earlier this week issued a recommendation that people leaving the area near a tsunami-crippled nuclear power plant should ingest iodine, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Saturday. 
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| Disaster forces Japan royals to skip Prince William's wedding Posted: 19 Mar 2011 01:30 AM PDT Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako had planned to attend the wedding of Prince William and fiancée Kate Middleton on April 29. 
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| Warren Christopher, U.S. negotiator, dies at 85 Posted: 19 Mar 2011 01:30 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who helped bring peace to Bosnia and negotiated the release of American hostages in Iran, died in California at age 85, news media reported. 
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| Gaddafi forces push into rebel city of Benghazi Posted: 19 Mar 2011 01:30 AM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces pushed into the rebel-held city of Benghazi on Saturday, defying world demands for an immediate ceasefire and after France's U.N. envoy predicted an imminent military action. 
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| Polling stations open in historic Egypt referendum Posted: 19 Mar 2011 01:30 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Polling stations opened on Saturday in Egypt for a referendum on constitutional amendments that the country's military rulers hope will open the way to elections within six months. 
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| Warren Christopher, US negotiator, dies at 85 - CNN Posted: 19 Mar 2011 01:00 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who helped bring peace to Bosnia and negotiated for the release of American hostages in Iran, died on Saturday , CNN reported. He was 85. 
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| From moving clouds to sowing crops, Chernobyl can help Japan Posted: 19 Mar 2011 12:20 AM PDT MOSCOW, Saturday 19 March 2011 (AFP) -- From seeding clouds to reviving agricultural land, Moscow's experience after Chernobyl can be used by Japan as it tries to contain damage from its quake-hit nuclear plant, Russian experts said.
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| Japan hopes to tame reactors soon Posted: 19 Mar 2011 12:18 AM PDT KITAKAMI, Saturday 19 March 2011 (AFP) -- Japanese engineers fighting to cool overheating reactors laid a power line into a stricken nuclear power plant on Saturday as sick and hungry quake-tsunami survivors endured desperate conditions in the frozen north.
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| China cracks down on Japan crisis profiteers Posted: 19 Mar 2011 12:17 AM PDT BEIJING, Saturday 19 March 2011 (AFP) -- China has promised to crack down on shops that are taking advantage of Japan's nuclear crisis by overcharging customers panic-buying salt in the mistaken belief it will protect against radiation.
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| Hundreds evacuated as Indonesian volcano erupts Posted: 19 Mar 2011 12:16 AM PDT JAKARTA, Saturday 19 March 2011 (AFP) -- Indonesia said it had evacuated hundreds of people living near Mount Karangetang off northern Sulawesi island as authorities issued a red alert on Saturday following its eruption.
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| Egypt gets first taste of democracy after Mubarak Posted: 19 Mar 2011 12:14 AM PDT CAIRO, Saturday 19 March 2011 (AFP) -- Egyptians got their first taste of democracy in a referendum Saturday after president Hosni Mubarak was forced to relinquish his 30-year grip on power last month in the face of mass street protests.
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| Sustained shelling, air strikes in Libya's Benghazi Posted: 19 Mar 2011 12:12 AM PDT BENGHAZI, Saturday 19 March 2011 (AFP) -- Libya's rebel stronghold of Benghazi came under attack on Saturday morning, with at least two air strikes and sustained shelling of the city's south sending thick smoke into the sky.
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| Malaysia can get 6% growth this year: Najib Posted: 19 Mar 2011 12:10 AM PDT Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today expressed confidence that Malaysia will achieve its target of six% economic growth this year.
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| We know the right time for leadership change: Najib Posted: 19 Mar 2011 12:02 AM PDT Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today that he and Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud know the right time for a leadership change in the state.
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| Explosions in Benghazi, Gaddafi forces said to attack Posted: 18 Mar 2011 11:58 PM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Explosions shook the Libyan city of Benghazi early on Saturday while a fighter jet was heard flying overhead, and residents said the eastern rebel stronghold was under attack from Muammar Gaddafi's forces. 
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| Explosions in Benghazi, residents say Gaddafi forces attack Posted: 18 Mar 2011 10:57 PM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Large explosions were heard in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi early on Saturday, and residents said that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces were attacking the rebel stronghold. 
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| Japan rush to repair pumps to stop radiation leaks Posted: 18 Mar 2011 10:57 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Exhausted engineers attached a power cable to the outside of Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant on Saturday in a desperate attempt to get water pumps going that would cool down overheated fuel rods and prevent the 
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| Thai PM scrapes through no-confidence vote Posted: 18 Mar 2011 10:27 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva narrowly survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote on Saturday, ensuring his government remains in office in the run-up to what is likely to be a close election. 
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| Japanese media pull story of "miracle" tsunami survivor Posted: 18 Mar 2011 10:27 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - It seemed too good to be true. A young man pulled alive from the rubble on Saturday eight days after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami. 
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| Obama begins Latin America trip dogged by world crises Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama headed for Brazil on Friday on a mission to reassert U.S. interests in Latin America's fast-growing economies even as he grapples with global crises raging from Libya to Japan. 
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