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• Gaddafi pummels rebels as war outpaces diplomacy (Reuters)
• Bahrain crushes protests, draws U.S. criticism (Reuters)
• For Japan tsunami survivors, woes keep mounting (Reuters)
• Magnitude 5.3 quake shakes Chile, no damage seen (Reuters)
• After a Disaster, What Defines a Country's Resilience? (Time.com)
• Prince William arrives in quake-hit Christchurch (AFP)
• Top Oman cleric urges alcohol ban, monitoring gyms (AP)
• AP: US spy drones flown over Mexico since 2009 (AP)
• Australia tells UN: Don't let Libya be next Darfur (AP)
• 'Blood money' frees CIA contractor in Pakistan (AP)
• Government close to facing contempt charge (Reuters)
• Australian PM defends boat people riot response (AFP)
• Across Europe, Japan crisis provokes nuclear rethink (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Pakistan: How Shari'a Law Helped Set a CIA Contractor Free (Time.com)
• Reports: Lax oversight, 'greed' preceded Japan nuclear crisis (The Christian Science Monitor)

Gaddafi pummels rebels as war outpaces diplomacy (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:03 AM PDT Reuters - Libya's army pounded an opposition-held city in the country's west and battled fighters trying to block its advance on a rebel bastion in the east on Wednesday amid flagging diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed.

Bahrain crushes protests, draws U.S. criticism (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:21 PM PDT Reuters - Bahraini forces used tanks and helicopters to drive protesters from the streets on Wednesday clearing a camp that had become a symbol of the Shi'ite Muslim uprising and drawing rare criticism from their U.S. allies.

For Japan tsunami survivors, woes keep mounting (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:48 PM PDT Reuters - Nearly a week after their home town was annihilated in a catastrophic tsunami, the 1,000-plus survivors of the small Japanese fishing town of Otsuchi are hanging by a thread.

Magnitude 5.3 quake shakes Chile, no damage seen (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:17 PM PDT Reuters - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattled central Chile on Wednesday, shaking buildings in the capital Santiago, but there were no reports of any damage or injuries, the government said.

After a Disaster, What Defines a Country's Resilience? (Time.com) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:30 PM PDT Time.com - After a Disaster, What Defines a Country's Resilience?

Prince William arrives in quake-hit Christchurch (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT AFP - Prince William arrived in earthquake-devastated Christchurch on Thursday, the first stop on a tour of disaster-stricken areas of New Zealand and Australia.

Top Oman cleric urges alcohol ban, monitoring gyms (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:28 PM PDT AP - The highest religious authority in the Persian Gulf kingdom of Oman has pushed back against the government's efforts to boost tourism by calling for a nationwide alcohol ban and strict monitoring of health clubs in this Muslim country.

AP: US spy drones flown over Mexico since 2009 (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PDT AP - U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been surreptitiously flying Predator drones into Mexico for two years, helping Mexican authorities spy on suspected drug traffickers, The Associated Press has learned.

Australia tells UN: Don't let Libya be next Darfur (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PDT AP - Australia's foreign minister has urged the U.N. Security Council not to let the crisis in Libya become another failure of the international community to save innocent people.

'Blood money' frees CIA contractor in Pakistan (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PDT AP - Pakistan abruptly freed the CIA contractor who shot and killed two men in a gunfight in Lahore after a deal was sealed Wednesday to pay $2.34 million in "blood money" to the men's families. The agreement, nearly seven weeks after the shootings, ended a tense showdown with a vital U.S. ally that had threatened to disrupt the war on terrorism.

Government close to facing contempt charge (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:35 PM PDT Reuters - The Canadian government's uncertain hold on power looked less secure on Wednesday when opposition legislators said they were leaning toward slapping it with a formal contempt ruling.

Australian PM defends boat people riot response (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:30 AM PDT AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday defended the police reaction to riots at the remote Christmas Island detention centre after "bean-bag bullets" and tear gas was used.

Across Europe, Japan crisis provokes nuclear rethink (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:43 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The nuclear crisis on Japan’s northeast shores is throwing several nascent European nuclear projects into debate â€" in Poland, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland â€" a day after European leaders agreed to “stress tests” on all current nuclear plants in the European Union.

Pakistan: How Shari'a Law Helped Set a CIA Contractor Free (Time.com) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:30 PM PDT Time.com - The Raymond Davis case had brought relations between the CIA and its Pakistani equivalent to a low point. His release, however, will not temper anti-Americanism in the streets.

Reports: Lax oversight, 'greed' preceded Japan nuclear crisis (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:25 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - As Japan races to control a nuclear crisis in the wake of Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami, the country's sterling image as one of the nations most prepared to prevent and manage a disaster of this magnitude is being tarnished.

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