News 1st Look: Reactor core might be leaking in Japan

Friday, March 25, 2011

Reactor core might be leaking in Japan

Reactor core might be leaking in Japan
U.S. commander claims successes in Libya
Libyans flee fighting, end up in desert
Syria makes promises as unrest spreads
Gates meets with Israeli, Palestinian prime ministers
U.S. Navy thwarts pirate attack off Oman, officials say
Nearly 1 million flee Ivory Coast capital, U.N. says
Protests in Jordan turn violent
Report: Dozens killed in Myanmar earthquake

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Three men working inside a nuclear reactor stepped into water this week that had 10,000 times the amount of radiation typical for that locale, a Japanese official said Friday. FULL STORY | EVACUATIONS ENCOURAGED

U.S. commander claims successes in Libya

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:03 PM PDT

Warplanes roared through the skies over the Libya capital, Tripoli, early Friday, dropping bombs on the outskirts of the city where military bases are located.

Libyans flee fighting, end up in desert

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:29 PM PDT

Outside the Libyan city of Ajdabiya, tents have sprouted in the rolling desert, where the sands blow and farmers grow figs and grapes.

Syria makes promises as unrest spreads

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:32 PM PDT

At least 15 people were killed as thousands took to the streets in or made their way to the restive Syrian city of Daraa, where deadly clashes erupted over the last week between protesters and security forces.

Gates meets with Israeli, Palestinian prime ministers

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:50 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates by his side, said Friday that Israel is ready to act "with great force and great determination" against terror attacks.

U.S. Navy thwarts pirate attack off Oman, officials say

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:30 PM PDT

An attempted pirate attack was disrupted by U.S. Navy forces supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, officials said Friday.

Nearly 1 million flee Ivory Coast capital, U.N. says

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:41 PM PDT

Escalating violence and fears of war have forced nearly 1 million residents to flee Abidjan, the commercial capital of Ivory Coast, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday, with scores more uprooted across the country.

Protests in Jordan turn violent

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:04 PM PDT

Several demonstrators calling for reform in Jordan were injured in Amman on Friday when government supporters hit them with rocks and sticks, protest organizers said.