TEPCO: Fuel rods may have melted in other Japan reactors

TEPCO: Fuel rods may have melted in other Japan reactors

TEPCO: Fuel rods may have melted in other Japan reactors

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:04 PM PDT

Nuclear fuel rods in two more reactors at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan are believed to have melted during the first week of the nuclear crisis, the owner of the facility said Tuesday.

Ash cloud hits Scottish flights, Ryanair complains (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:38 PM PDT

Picture shows the growing ash plume from the Grimsvotn volcano, under the Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland, as its eruption begins May 21, 2011. REUTERS/Ingolfur BruunReuters - Ash from an Icelandic volcano forced the cancellation of dozens of flights to and from Scotland Tuesday but Ireland's Ryanair said it would protest against "unnecessary" restrictions.

(AP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:56 PM PDT

AP - Doctor: Roadside bomb attack in south Afghanistan kills 10, wounds 28 laborers going to work.


Australian troops in UAE hospital blunder (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:35 PM PDT

Australian soldiers in the Middle East may have been exposed to blood-borne infections such as HIV because the main defence force hospital near Dubai did not properly sterilise equipment.(AFP/File/Julian Smith)AFP - Australian soldiers in the Middle East may have been exposed to blood-borne infections such as HIV because the main defence force hospital near Dubai did not properly sterilise equipment, it was revealed Tuesday.

Strauss-Kahn DNA 'found on maid's clothes'

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:44 PM PDT

Unconfirmed reports suggest the former IMF chief's DNA sample matched traces found on a hotel maid's shirt.


Blast, fire at Iran refinery as Ahmadinejad visits

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:49 PM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An explosion blamed on a technical problem caused a fire at an oil refinery in Iran during a visit by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

VIDEO: Ash cloud forces flight cancellations

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:13 AM PDT

Flights in Scotland have been cancelled by two airlines as volcanic ash continues to head towards the UK.


Moscow museum puts Lenin's Jewish roots on display (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:15 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, May 18, 2011 photo a visitor looks at a drawing showing Vladimir Lenin flanked by Felix Dzerzhinsky, right, and Yakov Sverdlov in Red Square, on display at the exhibition in the State History Musum in Moscow, Russia. For the first time ever, ordinary Russians can now see documents that appear to confirm long-standing rumors that Vladimir Lenin had Jewish heritage. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - For the first time ever, ordinary Russians can now see documents that appear to confirm long-standing rumors that Vladimir Lenin had Jewish heritage.

Senators endorse limited US engagement in Libya (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:02 PM PDT

Libyan man walks in front of a mural portraying Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (L) and the revolutionary's adopted flag of the old Libyan monarchy at Revolution Square in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi. Key Senate Democrats and Republicans introduced a resolution Monday endorsing limited US military intervention in Libya, more than two months after coalition raids began.(AFP/Saeed Khan)AFP - Key Senate Democrats and Republicans introduced a resolution on Monday endorsing limited US military intervention in Libya, more than two months after coalition air raids began.

Blast occurs near Kazakh security police HQ: report (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:20 PM PDT

Reuters - An blast occurred outside the offices of Kazakhstan's security services in the capital Astana on Tuesday, news agencies reported.


NATO steps up Libya airstrikes

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:06 PM PDT

Tripoli endures some of its heaviest bombardments yet, as Obama says Gaddafi fall from power is "inevitable".


Blast occurs near Kazakh security police building

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:08 PM PDT

ASTANA (Reuters) - An explosion occurred outside a holding cell operated by Kazakhstan's security services in the capital Astana on Tuesday, blowing out windows of nearby houses, local news agencies reported.

U.S. envoy makes groundbreaking trip to North Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2011 09:53 PM PDT

A North Korean soldier, right, stands guard as North Korean man walks near the military guard post at the border village of the Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 24, 201. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing on Tuesday on the fourth day of a visit concentrating on economic sites in his country's key ally, South Korean media reported. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)Reuters - Rights envoy Robert King headed to destitute North Korea on Tuesday, the first official U.S. visit to Pyongyang in 17 months as Washington considers whether to resume food aid and as momentum builds to resume nuclear disarmament talks.

U.S. Judgment Day forecaster sets new doomsday date (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2011 09:15 PM PDT

Reuters - The evangelical Christian broadcaster whose much-ballyhooed Judgement Day prophecy went conspicuously unfulfilled on Saturday has a simple explanation for what went wrong -- he miscalculated.


Thailand's badminton teen Ratchanok aiming for top (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 09:53 PM PDT

Ratchanok Inthanon of Thailand returns a shot against Saina Nehwal of India in the 2011 Sudirman Cup in Qingdao, China on May 23, 2011. Ratchanok says she is ready to win her first major title after the Thai teen sensation burnished her fearsome reputation as the most exciting rising talent in world badminton.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - Ratchanok Inthanon says she is ready to win her first major title after the Thai teen sensation burnished her fearsome reputation as the most exciting rising talent in world badminton.

The Economics of Unions

Posted: 23 May 2011 09:38 PM PDT

Adam Ozemik has two thoughtful pieces up (here and here) on the economics of unions and the difficul


Culinary Journey

Posted: 23 May 2011 09:30 PM PDT

Yono Purnomo is living the American dream as a celebrity chef earning millions.


5 Easy Ways To Relieve Your Stress With Difficult Aging Parents

Posted: 23 May 2011 09:29 PM PDT

Aging parents can sometimes cause enough stress to drive us a little nuts. There are healthy quick


UN blasts Australia's Malaysia boatpeople plan (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 09:09 PM PDT

A young Sri Lankan is given water after arriving in Merak city in the Indonesian province of Banten. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned Australia its plan to send boatpeople to Malaysia could be illegal, while appealing for Canberra to be more humane towards asylum seekers.(AFP/File/Kris Aria)AFP - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned Australia its plan to send boatpeople to Malaysia could be illegal, while appealing for Canberra to be more humane towards asylum seekers.

U.S. envoy makes groundbreaking trip to North Korea

Posted: 23 May 2011 09:53 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - Rights envoy Robert King headed to destitute North Korea on Tuesday, the first official U.S. visit to Pyongyang in 17 months as Washington considers whether to resume food aid and as momentum builds to resume nuclear disarmament talks.
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