2011年3月17日星期四

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Japanese engineers strive to restore power to avert catastrophe (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 02:23 PM PDT

The destruction is seen from an aerial view in Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, in this U.S. Navy handout photo dated March 15, 2011. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexander Tidd/HandoutReuters - Japanese engineers raced on Friday to restore a power cable to a crippled nuclear power plant in the hope of restarting pumps desperately needed to pour cold water on overheating fuel rods and avert a catastrophic release of radiation.


U.N. okays military action on Libya; Gaddafi warns (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:05 PM PDT

EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR Burnt-out cars are seen on the main road to Ajdabiyah March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmed JadallahReuters - The United Nations authorized military strikes to curb Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday, hours after he threatened to storm the rebel bastion of Benghazi overnight, showing "no mercy, no pity".


Bahrain arrests opposition leaders (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Reuters - Bahrain's largest opposition group urged Saudi Arabia to withdraw its forces and called for a U.N. inquiry into a crackdown on mainly Shi'ite protesters that has angered Iran and raised tensions in the oil-exporting region.

Gaddafi tells Benghazi his army is coming tonight (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:53 PM PDT

EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR Libyan government soldiers pose for the camera at the west gate of town Ajdabiyah March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmed JadallahReuters - Muammar Gaddafi told Libyan rebels on Thursday his armed forces were coming to their capital Benghazi tonight and would not show any mercy to fighters who resisted them.


Airbus under investigation over Rio-Paris crash (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 11:25 AM PDT

The Brazilian Navy picks debris from Air France flight AF447 out of the Atlantic Ocean, some 745 miles (1,200 km) northeast of Recife, in this handout photo distributed by the Navy in Recife, northeastern Brazil June 9, 2009. REUTERS/Brazilian Air Force/HandoutReuters - European planemaker Airbus was placed under investigation on Thursday for the 2009 crash of a flight between Rio de Janeiro and Paris that killed 228 people, Airbus Chief Executive Thomas Enders said.


Libya's Rebels Celebrate the U.N. Resolution (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:10 PM PDT

Time.com - Gaddafi vowed "no mercy" in issuing a call to retake the rebel capital but quickly after, the United Nations authorized a stunning resolution against him

Libya no-fly zone 'vital to halt greater bloodshed' (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Britain's Foreign Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague (R), seen here with his French counterpart Alain Juppe on March 15, said that the United Nations Security Council's resolution to impose a no-fly zone over battle-torn Libya was vital to AFP - British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the United Nations Security Council's resolution to impose a no-fly zone over battle-torn Libya was vital to "avoid greater bloodshed".


Diplomats: Saudi king moving to head off protests (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 02:34 PM PDT

AP - Saudi Arabia's monarch will announce a government reshuffle, an anti-corruption drive and a promise to increase food subsidies to combat rising prices in his first address to his nation since unrest began sweeping the Arab world, diplomats said Thursday.

Venezuelan official: swine flu kills 1 (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 04:29 PM PDT

AP - A Venezuelan government official says one person has died of swine flu and six others have been diagnosed with the virus.

U.N. council approves no-fly zone over Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:43 PM PDT

Reuters - The U.N. Security Council voted on Thursday to authorize a no-fly zone over Libya and "all necessary measures" -- code for military action -- to protect civilians against leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

Japan quake: live report (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:52 PM PDT

A child stands between tsunami survivors as they check a message board at a shelter for earthquake victims in Kesennuma. Half a million evacuees struggled to stay warm as rescuers said their efforts to help the devastated population were at risk, almost a week after the 9.0 magnitude quake and massive tsunami hit.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)AFP - 0000 GMT: AFP is resuming its live report on Japan's earthquake-tsunami disaster and ensuing nuclear crisis. Here is a recap of the situation up to now:


Asylum seeker riots escalate in Australia (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:31 PM PDT

A Channel 7 TV framegrab of a photo released by The West Australian shows an asylum boat full of refugees being smashed against the coastline of Australia's Christmas Island in December 2010. Fresh riots have broken out at the Christmas Island detention centre, officials said.(AFP / THE WEST AUSTRALIAN/The West Australian)AFP - Rioters set fire to buildings at Australia's Christmas Island detention centre with tear gas again used to subdue protests by angry asylum seekers, officials said Friday.


Fear of Japan's nuclear crisis far exceeds actual risks, say scientists (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:17 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Fukushima is not Chernobyl, scientists repeat, and even Chernobyl was not as deadly as popularly believed.

Crackdown: Why Bahrain's Military Has Taken Over a Hospital (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:10 PM PDT

Time.com - Supplemented by Saudi tanks, the King of Bahrain brings down an iron fist on the protesters who have been demanding that he abdicate

Japanese character shines in the face of disaster (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:02 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Following the aftershocks that set the battered population on edge, amid fears of further destabilization of the four critically damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi No.1 nuclear plant, cold and hunger now pose a further threat to those in Japan’s Tohoku, or northeastern, region.

New Rules for DRC Miners (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 11:45 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - KINSHASA, Mar 17 (IRIN) - Various stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining sector have signed a code of conduct designed to reduce fraud and increase transparency in an industry that has played a key role in the armed violence that has ravaged the east of the country for years, but there is still concern about illegal mining and the military's role.

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