CNN freelancer among 56 killed in fight for Iraqi building

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• CNN freelancer among 56 killed in fight for Iraqi building
• Austere conditions for nuclear workers
• Workers rush to halt toxic water leak
• Q&A
• Alleged Libya rape victim accused
• Obama won't rule out arming rebels
• Syrian opposition details demands
• Sources: Hole in plane caused by bullet
• Tourists seek child sex in Acapulco
• Town calls in FBI after cross-burning

CNN freelancer among 56 killed in fight for Iraqi building Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:58 PM PDT Security forces wrested control of an Iraqi government building back from armed militants who seized the location and held people hostage, Iraqi officials said.

Austere conditions for nuclear workers Posted: 29 Mar 2011 01:44 PM PDT Workers inside Japan's damaged nuclear power plant sleep in stairwells, eat twice a day and bathe with wet wipes. Still, one official says, spirits are not flagging.

Workers rush to halt toxic water leak Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:13 PM PDT Workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant faced a difficult balancing act Tuesday as they struggled to keep reactors cool and prevent radioactive water from leaking into the ocean.

Q&A Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:04 AM PDT Despite the heroic efforts of technicians and engineers battling to prevent a full nuclear meltdown at the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant, radioactive material is still seeping into the surroundings of the power station.

Alleged Libya rape victim accused Posted: 29 Mar 2011 01:51 PM PDT The men accused of raping Eman al-Obeidy have filed counter charges against the woman for slander, a Libyan government spokesman said on Tuesday.

Obama won't rule out arming rebels Posted: 29 Mar 2011 06:57 PM PDT On a day when opposition forces in Libya suffered battlefield losses, President Barack Obama made clear in interviews Tuesday with the three major U.S. television networks that he was open to arming the rebel fighters.

Syrian opposition details demands Posted: 29 Mar 2011 06:50 PM PDT Syrian opposition activists have told CNN that contacts have begun with the government to try to agree on drastic reforms in Syria. They say the contacts are being made through mediators within and outside Syria.

Sources: Hole in plane caused by bullet Posted: 29 Mar 2011 02:21 PM PDT A hole in a US Airways jet that landed in Charlotte, North Carolina, was caused by a bullet that pierced the passenger cabin, three government sources told CNN Tuesday.

Tourists seek child sex in Acapulco Posted: 29 Mar 2011 06:43 PM PDT It's early in the evening and they're already on the streets looking for customers.

Town calls in FBI after cross-burning Posted: 29 Mar 2011 06:05 PM PDT First, an 11-foot wooden cross was stolen from Saint John's Lutheran Church in Arroyo Grande, California.

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