Friday, March 25, 2011

Reactor fear at Japan plant as toll tops 10,000 (AFP)

Reactor fear at Japan plant as toll tops 10,000 (AFP)

Reactor fear at Japan plant as toll tops 10,000 (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:03 AM PDT

Picture released by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) via Jiji Press shows black smoke rising from reactor number three at the Fukushima dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The operator of a disaster-struck Japanese nuclear plant has reported possible damage to a reactor vessel -- casting a new shadow over efforts to control a steady radiation leak.(AFP/TEPCO via JIJI PRESS)AFP - The operator of a disaster-struck Japanese nuclear plant on Friday reported possible damage to a reactor vessel -- casting a new shadow over efforts to control a steady radiation leak.

Over 6 million people need food aid in North Korea: U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:45 AM PDT

People line up in front of a food store in Pyongyang, North Korea, November 26, 2010. REUTERS/KyodoReuters - More than 6 million people in North Korea urgently need food aid because of substantial falls in domestic production, food imports and international aid, the United Nations said on Friday.

China activist jailed for 10 years amid crackdown (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:42 AM PDT

A human rights group protests outside the China Liaison office, in Hong Kong in 2010, asking for the release of Chinese dissident Liu Xianbin (pictured on placard) who was arrested on subversion charges. A court in the southwestern province of Sichuan jailed Liu Xianbin, 43, for AFP - A prominent Chinese democracy activist was sentenced Friday to 10 years in jail for subversion, his wife said, amid a severe crackdown on dissidents in the wake of the Arab "Jasmine" protests.

EU offers Japan free-trade pact after quake (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:25 AM PDT

The wreckage of a car from the earthquake and tsunami lies upsidedown at a service station of Japanese auto giant Nissan Motor at the port in Sendai in Miyagi prefecture on March 19. European Union leaders Friday offered quake-hit Japan a special pact granting preferential trade terms as it battles to recover from a natural disaster and nuclear emergency that has left more than 10,000 people dead.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - European Union leaders Friday offered quake-hit Japan a special pact granting preferential trade terms as it battles to recover from a natural disaster and nuclear emergency that has left more than 10,000 people dead.

Latest in Japan's quake, tsunami, nuclear crisis (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:02 AM PDT

AP - Japanese nuclear authorities suspect a reactor at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant was breached.

Developments in Japan's disasters, nuclear crisis (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:01 AM PDT

AP - • DANGEROUS REACTOR BREACH SUSPECTED. Japanese nuclear authorities suspect a breach at a reactor at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. That could mean a more significant radiation leak, and work at the plant was halted so levels could be checked. If a breach has occurred, the most likely consequence is that groundwater could be contaminated.

China sentences democracy activist to 10 years (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:47 AM PDT

AP - A longtime Chinese democracy activist was sentenced Friday to a heavy penalty of 10 years in prison for advocating government change in online articles that authorities say slandered Communist Party leadership as autocratic.

China begins quest for 2014 World Cup (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:47 AM PDT

New Zealand's Andrew Boyens (R) tussles for the ball against China's Yu Hanchao during a friendly match in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province. China began its long qualification march to the 2014 Brazil World Cup Friday by drawing New Zealand 1-1 in a warm up friendly at home -- but did not score themselves.(AFP)AFP - China began its long qualification march to the 2014 Brazil World Cup Friday by drawing New Zealand 1-1 in a warm up friendly at home -- but did not score themselves.

New Zealand dump South Africa to reach semis (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:41 AM PDT

New Zealand bowler Jacob Oram(L) reacts after the dismissal of the South African batsman Faf du Plessis during their quarter-final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in Dhaka. Oram was New Zealand's man of the match with four wickets and two catches as the Black Caps won by 49 runs.(AFP/Munir Uz Zaman)AFP - South Africa's reputation as cricket's perennial chokers returned to haunt them as New Zealand pulled off a dramatic 49-run win on Friday to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals.

Breach suspected at troubled Japanese power plant (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:39 AM PDT

Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency spokesman Hidehiko Nishiyama, right, huddles with his aide during a press conference on the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex, in Tokyo on Friday March 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEAP - Two weeks after an earthquake and tsunami triggered a crisis at a nuclear plant, the facility is still not under control, and the government said Friday there is a suspected breach at a reactor. That means radioactive contamination at the plant is more serious than once thought.

Powerful quake in NE Myanmar kills more than 70 (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:56 AM PDT

In this photo released by Democratic Voice of Burma, a soldier stands in front of a house destroyed by an earthquake in Tarlay, Shan state, Myanmar, Friday, March 25, 2011. The Thursday night quake, measured at a magnitude 6.8 by the U.S. Geological Survey, toppled homes in northeastern Myanmar and killed dozens of people. (AP Photo/DVB, Alinyaung)AP - A powerful earthquake that toppled homes in northeastern Myanmar has killed more than 70 people, and there were fears Friday the toll would mount as conditions in more remote areas became known.

Philippine Catholics protest family planning bill (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:09 AM PDT

Thousands of devotees join a rally headed by the Catholic church against the pending Reproductive Health Bill in Congress Friday, March 25, 2011 at the Quirino grandstand in Manila, Philippines. Lawmaker said they will try to pass a family planning bill dspite the strong opposition from the Roman Catholic church. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)AP - The Philippine Catholic church on Friday led tens of thousands of Filipinos in one of the biggest rallies against a proposed family planning law, saying it will promote artificial contraception and lead to more abortions.

Anti-nuclear protesters march in Indian capital (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:49 AM PDT

Indian protesters belonging to the Anti-Nuclear Struggles Solidarity Forum hold placards and chant slogans during anti-nuclear protest, in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 25, 2011. Nearly 100 protesters marched to India's parliament on Friday demanding that the government give up plans to set up a large number of nuclear power reactors, underscoring the nuclear crisis in Japan. (AP Photos/Manish Swarup)AP - About 100 protesters marched to India's Parliament on Friday demanding that the government give up plans to build a large number of nuclear power plants because of safety issues underscored by Japan's nuclear crisis.

US carrier fought contamination while aiding Japan (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:23 AM PDT

In this March 23, 2011 photo, a flight deck crew walk on the flight deck where water is sprayed for radioactive decontamination aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN76) in the Pacific Ocean off the Japanese coast. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - When U.S. Navy helicopters returned from a humanitarian mission on the first weekend following Japan's earthquake and tsunami, Lt. j.g. James Powell felt a slight unease.

Gunmen kill 8 in attack on minibus in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:59 AM PDT

Pakistani villagers collect belongings from the debris of their houses damaged by a suicide bombing in Doaba town near Hangu, Pakistan on Thursday, March, 24, 2011. A suicide bomber rammed a car loaded with explosives into a police station, killing many people and wounding more than two dozen people, police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)AP - Gunmen attacked a minibus carrying mostly Shiite Muslims and killed eight people on Friday in a stretch of northwestern Pakistan that has seen a recent peace deal between rival Sunni and Shiite tribes, a government official said.

Court orders protesters pay for Thai airport siege (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:58 AM PDT

AP - A Thai court on Friday ordered leaders of a protest group that occupied Bangkok's airports for a week in 2008 to pay millions of dollars to the airport operators in compensation.

American convicted in Hong Kong 'milkshake murder' (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:37 AM PDT

Nancy Kissel, an American woman accused of killing her husband, leaves the High Court by a prison van in Hong Kong Thursday, March 24, 2011. A Hong Kong jury is deliberating in the retrial of Kissel accused of murdering her wealthy husband after drugging his milkshake. (AP Photo)AP - An American who drugged her investment banker-husband with a milkshake and bludgeoned him to death more than seven years ago was convicted of murder Friday at her second trial in a case that grabbed world attention with lurid details on the breakdown of a wealthy expatriate marriage in Hong Kong.

Tibetan leaders ask public about Dalai Lama's role (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:37 AM PDT

Members of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile debate on a resolution discussing the modalities of proposed changes in Tibetan charter following Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's decision to relinquish his political powers in Dharmsala, India, Friday, March 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)AP - The exiled Tibetan community is being asked about what future role the Dalai Lama should play in government.

Pakistani gets 60 years in British boy kidnapping (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:52 AM PDT

AP - A court in Pakistan has convicted a Pakistani man for his role in last year's kidnapping of a 5-year-old British boy and sentenced him to 60 years in prison.

15 Indian pilots lose licenses for cheating (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:15 AM PDT

AP - Indian aviation authorities have canceled the licenses of 15 commercial pilots for exaggerating their flying time during training, an official said Friday.
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