Thursday, March 31, 2011

Japan orders more beef testing (AP)

Japan orders more beef testing (AP)

Japan orders more beef testing (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:45 AM PDT

Handout provided by Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) shows engineers checking facilities at the control room of the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant on March 23. Three workers at Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant were exposed to high radiation as they sought to restore power to reactor three, with two hospitalised, the nuclear safety agency said Thursday.(NISA via JIJI Press/-)AP - Japan's health ministry says it has ordered more tests after a cow slaughtered for beef near the tsunami-stricken nuclear plant was found to have radioactive contamination slightly higher than the legal limit.

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Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:37 AM PDT

AP - Japan orders more beef tests after slightly elevated cesium levels found in cow by nuke plant.

Driver killed in Pakistan attack on NATO oil tanker (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:25 AM PDT

A Pakistani policeman stands guard beside a burnt out NATO supply fuel tanker after a gunmen attack on the outskirts of Quetta in 2010. Gunmen in Pakistan's troubled southwest opened fire on a tanker carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan on Thursday, killing its driver and setting the vehicle ablaze, officials said.(AFP/File/Banaras Khan)AFP - Gunmen in Pakistan's troubled southwest opened fire on a tanker carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan on Thursday, killing its driver and setting the vehicle ablaze, officials said.

United, Continental cutting capacity to Japan (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:10 AM PDT

AP - United and Continental airlines are reducing flights between the U.S. and Japan because of a drop in demand since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

US airlines cut Tokyo service (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:42 AM PDT

An All Nippon Airways (ANA) plane at the Haneda airport in Tokyo on March 30. US carriers American and Delta said they were cutting flights to Japan in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, suspending recently launched services to Tokyo's Haneda airport.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - US carriers American and Delta said they were cutting flights to Japan in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, suspending recently launched services to Tokyo's Haneda airport.

Oprah moves to smooth Australia blunder (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:31 AM PDT

US talk show star Oprah Winfrey greets her fans during the filming of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' at the Sydney Opera House in 2010. Winfrey on Thursday moved to downplay comments in a new documentary-style show suggesting her high-profile tour of Australia in December was not a smooth ride.(AFP/Harpo Inc/Ho/File/George Burns)AFP - US talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey on Thursday moved to downplay comments in a new documentary-style show suggesting her high-profile tour of Australia in December was not a smooth ride.

Honda, Mazda to restart limited car production (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:20 AM PDT

AP - Honda Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. said Thursday they will resume limited production at several Japanese factories in April, but full production depends on the availability of parts.

Japan crisis drags, France wants global nuclear reform (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:09 AM PDT

A man hold his mobile phone as he sits in ruins of a house in Minamisanriku after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami March 30, 2011. REUTERS/Damir SagoljReuters - France called for new global nuclear rules as Japan's atomic crisis reached three weeks on Friday with widening radiation from its crippled power plant but scant hope of a quick resolution.

Japan, France call for G20 nuclear regulators meeting (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:00 AM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) is led by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) prior to their joint press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo. Japan and France pledged Thursday to push for improved international nuclear safety standards as Tokyo struggled to contain an atomic plant disaster caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami.(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Japan and France pledged Thursday to push for improved international nuclear safety standards as Tokyo struggled to contain an atomic plant disaster caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami.

Ishikawa to chip in golf earnings for disaster relief (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Japanese teen golfer Ryo Ishikawa has vowed to chip in all of his earnings in 2011 to help survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami which devastated his country's Pacific coast.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Cannon)AFP - Japanese teen golfer Ryo Ishikawa has vowed to donate all of his tournament earnings in 2011 to help survivors of the earthquake and tsunami which devastated his country's Pacific coast.

Missing Australia writer resurfaces in China (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:59 AM PDT

AP - A Chinese-born Australian writer missing for several days in southern China has resurfaced, saying he is OK and apologizing for causing trouble.

Japan's troops play major role in tsunami relief (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:50 AM PDT

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers pull a water tank to clean a high school from tsunami debris during a joint operation with the U.S. military in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Since the earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan on March 11, Japan Self-Defense Forces have mobilized for their biggest mission since 1945, sending 100,000 troops, roughly half of their total force, or virtually everyone who isn't needed on an essential mission elsewhere, out to the worst-hit areas to lead a mind-bogglingly immense recovery effort. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - Since World War II, Japan's military has never been involved in combat. Its forces have never fired a shot in war. But few are questioning their value now.

Japan disaster sparks social media innovation (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:55 AM PDT

In this image released by Chris MacKenzie, an illustration titled 'Copter Lift' used in 'Quakebook,' designed by contributor Chris MacKenzie, is shown. A British teacher living in Abiko city, just east of Tokyo, is leading a volunteer team of bloggers, writers and editors producing 'Quakebook,' a collection of reflections, essays and images of the March 11 earthquake that will be sold in the coming days as a digital publication. Proceeds from the project will go to the Japanese Red Cross, said the 40-year-old, who goes by the pseudonym 'Our Man in Abiko.' (AP Photo/Chris MacKenzie) NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDITAP - As Japan grapples with an unprecedented triple disaster — earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis — the Web has spawned creativity and innovation online amid a collective desire to ease suffering.

Afghan tries to ram NATO patrol, kills 2 civilians (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:42 AM PDT

In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South), a Daychopan district elder expresses his security concerns to Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri during a meeting between local government officials and tribal elders, Tuesday, March 29, 2011, in the Daychopan district of Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)AP - An Afghan man rammed his vehicle into NATO troops on patrol in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, killing his passenger and a nearby pedestrian, the coalition said.

WFP says Japan needs shelter, health equipment (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:37 AM PDT

AP - The United Nations' World Food Program has delivered $2 million worth of aid to Japan to help deal with the triple blow of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.

Indonesian terror suspect shot, hurt during arrest (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:28 AM PDT

In this undated poster released by Philippine National Police and the US Rewards For Justice Program, shows Umar Patek. Intelligence sources say top Indonesian terror suspect Umar Patek has been arrested in Pakistan. Patek is one of the main suspects in the 2002 Bali bombings that left 202 people dead. (AP Photo/ Philippine National Police and the US Rewards For Justice Program)AP - The main Indonesian suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people was shot and wounded by security forces who arrested him in Pakistan, an Indonesian official said Thursday.

Thai navy rescues tourists stranded on islands (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 03:49 AM PDT

Thai navy officers evacuated tourists stranded on Koh Tao island by helicopter following heavy storms and rain hit southern part of the country in Surat Thani province, Thailand Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Southern Thailand faced more torrential rain after heavy downpours caused at least 15 deaths and forced the Thai navy to help evacuate hundreds of tourists stranded on some of the country's famous resort islands. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - Thailand's navy used helicopters and an aircraft carrier on Thursday to rescue more than 800 tourists stranded by heavy rains on the country's picturesque southern islands.

Bomber kills 12 in attack on convoy in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 03:45 AM PDT

Pakistani Farida Khanum, news anchor for the Urdu language at the Bahrain Television, reads the evening news in Manama March 31, 2011. Bahrain Television introduced a multi-language news service to for the various international communities living in the country. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed (BAHRAIN - Tags: MEDIA)AP - A suicide bomber struck a convoy carrying a prominent hardline Islamist leader in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing 12 people in what was the second attack that targeted the politician in as many days, police said.

China military seeks to build trust with neighbors (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 03:30 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2011, file photo U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman awaits the state arrival of China's President Hu Jintao on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Public funding of presidential campaigns, a cornerstone of national politics since the 1970s, may soon go the way of other relics of the ear like long sideburns and lava lamps. Neither President Barack Obama nor any of the leading 2012 Republican contenders is expected to accept federal matching funds and the spending rules they impose. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - China's military on Thursday promised to work at building trust with neighboring countries following months of tensions with the U.S. and other nations over Beijing's increasingly assertive behavior.

India population grows to 1.2 billion (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 03:27 AM PDT

FILE- In this March 21, 2011 file photograph, Indian passengers hang on to the door of an overcrowded state transport bus in Ahmadabad, India. India's new national census puts the population at about 1.21 billion people, or 17 percent of the world population, the census commissioner said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)AP - India is now home to 17 percent of the world's people as its population climbed to 1.21 billion this year, though growth actually slowed for the first time in 90 years, census officials said Thursday.
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