US missiles kill 5 militants in Pakistan: official (AFP)

US missiles kill 5 militants in Pakistan: official (AFP)


US missiles kill 5 militants in Pakistan: official (AFP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:16 PM PDT

Map locating Datta Khel, in Pakistan, where at least five militants were killed in a US drone strike.(AFP/Graphic/Sr)AFP - A US drone strike in Pakistan's lawless northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday killed at least five militants, security officials said.



Radiation prompts Japan plant evacuation

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:58 PM PDT

Workers dousing fires at earthquake stricken Fukushima nuclear plant evacuate as radiation spikes.


Finding the Money - Be Smarter like IBM

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:02 PM PDT

It is possible to replace low-margin revenues (often in markets with low growth) with higher profit


Security forces move to clear out Bahrain protesters (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:28 PM PDT

Saudi Arabian troops gesture as they cross the causeway leading to Bahrain in this still image taken from video March 14, 2011. REUTERS/Bahrain state TV via Reuters TVReuters - Helicopters flew overhead and riot police fired teargas as they moved into Bahrain's Pearl roundabout early on Wednesday to clear protesters camped out there for weeks, a Reuters witness said.



Security forces move to clear out Bahrain protesters

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:28 PM PDT

MANAMA (Reuters) - Helicopters flew overhead and riot police fired teargas as they moved into Bahrain's Pearl roundabout early on Wednesday to clear protesters camped out there for weeks, a Reuters witness said.


Fukushima No. 3 Likely Damaged, May Have Leaked-Kyodo

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:55 PM PDT

The Fukushima No. 3 nuclear reactor was probably damaged by the tsunami last Friday, Japanese govern


Economists Bemoan Brazil Interest Rates to Central Bank

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:42 PM PDT

Brazil's top economists doubt the country's mix of tight monetary and fiscal policy will work to kee


Bahrain unleashes forces on protesters' camp (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:48 PM PDT

Anti-government protesters gesture in front of the Saudi embassy Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Manama, Bahrain.  Frenzied clashes swept Bahrain Tuesday, a day after a Saudi-led military force entered the country to defend its Sunni monarchy from a Shiite-led protest movement. Hundreds of demonstrators were injured by shotgun blasts and clubs, a doctor said. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)AP - Military troops and security forces opened a large-scale assault Wednesday against hundreds of anti-government protesters occupying a landmark square in Bahrain's capital, a day after emergency rule was imposed and clashes erupted in the violence-wracked Gulf kingdom.



Shark seriously injures Australian wakeboarder (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:55 PM PDT

AP - A shark has mauled a woman who fell off a wakeboard towed by a speedboat off Australia.


Mt. Fuji Webcam: Antidote To Japan Disaster Fatigue

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:47 PM PDT

When the headlines just get to be too much, click on the Mt. Fuji webcam.


Reports: Nuke Workers Abandon Japan's Melting Reactors

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:28 PM PDT

Seems impossible, but the plants have been evacuated for now. That probably doesn't mean everything'


Gaddafi tells West to stay out of Libya

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 09:48 PM PDT

Leader dismisses rebels as "rats" and urges supporters to confront a possible invasion of country for its oil.


Bahrain forces attack protesters

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:18 PM PDT

Tear gas fired as security forces drive out pro-democracy protesters from capital's Pearl Roundabout.


Fukushima's Last Stand: All But 50 Workers Evacuated

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:18 PM PDT

The number of workers grappling with an increasingly likely nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiich


Brazil Job Market Continues to Impress

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:14 PM PDT

?? ?? Can Brazil?s record employment rate get any better? . Although unemployment rose from 5.


Russia, China Take Measures to Rescue Japan and Protect Their Own

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 09:11 PM PDT

After massive earthquake and tsunami, Russia and China move to rescue their island neighbor as they


Chaos at Japan Nuclear Plant Ends In Evacuation

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 07:33 PM PDT

The Japanese people were glued to their televisions Wednesday morning as the fate of what may be the


Libya Live Blog - March 16

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 05:10 PM PDT

As the uprising in Libya continues, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe.


Terry vows Chelsea fight for Champions League glory (AFP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 08:33 PM PDT

Chelsea's Fernando Torres (2nd L) vies for the ball with teammate David Luiz during a training session at Chelsea's training facility in Cobham, southern England, on March 15. Chelsea are set to play FC Copenhagen in a UEFA Champions League first knockout round, 2nd leg match on Wednesday in London.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - John Terry has warned Chelsea's European rivals that his side are finally in the right frame of mind to fight for Champions League glory.



Uruguay recognizes Palestine statehood (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 09:06 PM PDT

AP - Uruguay has joined a string of South American nations in recognizing an independent Palestinian state.


VIDEO: US sending radiation experts to Japan

VIDEO: US sending radiation experts to Japan


VIDEO: US sending radiation experts to Japan

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Radiation levels have fallen at Japan's earthquake-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant after a third explosion and a fire, officials say.


Japan nuclear plant explosions increase meltdown fears, rock global markets

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:43 AM PDT

A third explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex caused authorities to evacuate most of the plant's personnel. As Steve Mufson and Chico Harlan reported:


Egypt Dissolves Hated State Security Agency

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Egypt's interior minister dissolved the country's hated state security agency, which was accused of multiple human rights abuses during former President Hosni Mubarak's rule.


Israel Seizes Ship Loaded With Arms That Was Bound for Egypt

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Military officials speculated that the weapons were bound for Gaza.


Palestinians Rally for Reconciliation of Their Rival Governments

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Palestinians thronged major squares in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in support of ending the long-running feud between two Palestinian governments.


The New Old Age: Few Options for Elderly Muslims

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 09:48 AM PDT

Many Muslims are reluctant to consider placing an elderly family member in a nursing home, few of which are able to meet their cultural needs.


Two killed in new Bahrain clashes

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 12:56 PM PDT

At least two people are killed and as many as 200 injured in clashes between anti-government demonstrators and security forces in Bahrain.


US web suicide nurse found guilty

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 01:02 PM PDT

A US nurse is convicted of aiding the suicides of a British man and a Canadian woman after seeking out depressed people online and urging two to kill themselves.


Egypt dissolves hated internal security force

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 01:14 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt on Tuesday dissolved an internal security and spying agency whose reputation for brutality helped ignite the uprising that swept Hosni Mubarak from power last month.


VIDEO: Rain brings radiation fears in Sendai

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 12:34 PM PDT

In the Japanese city of Sendai, survivors of Friday's earthquake and tsunami are not only having to cope with the aftershocks, but also fear exposure to radiation.


Tsunami could be 1,000-year event

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 12:32 PM PDT

Tsunamis on the scale that hit north-east Japan last week may strike the region about once every 1,000 years, a leading seismologist has said.


U.S. Military Steps Up Relief, Rescue

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 12:40 PM PDT

The U.S. military expanded its earthquake-relief efforts in Japan, sending equipment to help firefighting efforts at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and deploying troops to assist humanitarian relief and search-and-rescue efforts.


Palestinian unity rally in Gaza ends in violence

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 12:23 PM PDT

GAZA (Reuters) - Violence broke out after a rally for Palestinian unity in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday when Hamas supporters beat other participants with clubs, witnesses said, though the Islamist group denied being behind any violence.


Japan crisis revives global nuclear debate

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 12:12 PM PDT

The crisis in Japan has put governments on the defensive and undermined the nuclear power industry's recent renaissance as the clean energy of the future.


Obama to Begin Latin American Trip

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:12 AM PDT

President Barack Obama will kick-start a Latin American trip Friday in Brazil, where White House officials say he will look to boost U.S. exports and expand other economic opportunities.


Crises Test Kan's Leadership Ability

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:54 AM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's public appearances have become increasingly rare in the days since his visible tour through Japan's quake-hit northeast. Instead, Mr. Kan's chief cabinet secretary has become the country's front man.


'There Is Nothing Left'

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 12:42 PM PDT

In Minamisanriku, where nearly half of the 17,000 population are still missing following the tsunami that devastated Japan's northeastern coast, residents pick through a post-apocalyptic landscape for signs of hope.


Japan City Crafts Own Safety Policy

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 01:01 PM PDT

After Tuesday's revelation that radiation levels had spiked around the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power complex, the city of Iwaki, just outside the evacuation zone, is telling its 340,000 citizens to stay home, close windows and doors and keep out of the rain.


Grandparents Mount Quest

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 12:42 PM PDT

Hideo Higuchi and his wife sat in their truck, staring at the long lake in front of them. Beneath was the road to their daughter's home in tsunami-swamped Ishinomaki. Now it was a dead end.


China's Nuclear Plans Under Scrutiny

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 12:49 PM PDT

Japan's nuclear crisis is likely to lead to greater scrutiny of the ambitious nuclear-energy plans in China, which is also prone to earthquakes and has had issues with safety and transparency in the past.