Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Tainted seafood fears spread as Japan plant leaks (AP)

Tainted seafood fears spread as Japan plant leaks (AP)

Tainted seafood fears spread as Japan plant leaks (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Takashi Kurita, with a microphone, a public relations official with Tokyo Electric Power Co., bows before a news conference at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP - Fears about contaminated seafood spread Wednesday despite reassurances that radiation in the waters off Japan's troubled atomic plant pose no health risk, as the country's respected emperor consoled evacuees from the tsunami and nuclear emergency zone.

Japan urges calm over food export fears (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:22 AM PDT

A man places a board with the name of his destroyed neighborhood in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, March 29, 2011. Sign reads Reuters - Japan called on the world not to impose "unjustifiable" import curbs on its goods as French President Nicolas Sarkozy was due to arrive on Thursday, the first leader to visit since an earthquake and tsunami damaged a nuclear plant, sparking the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986.

India stifle Pakistan to reach World Cup final (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:14 AM PDT

Indian cricketer Ashish Nehra reacts after taking the wicket of Pakistan batsman Umar Gul during their semi-final match of The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in Mohali, India. India won by 29 runs and will play Sri Lanka in the final.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - Disciplined bowling and a fortune-tinged 85 by Sachin Tendulkar saw India beat Pakistan by 29 runs on Wednesday to set-up a World Cup final against Sri Lanka in Mumbai on Saturday.

Germany offers Japan robots for nuclear clean-up (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Japan has been offered German remote-controlled robots to help clean up and repair damage at its Fukushima nuclear reactors, which are leaking radiation after being hit by an earthquake and tsunami.

India, Pakistan PMs hold court for cricket (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Indian cricket fans wear masks of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, second right, and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, right, during an event to wish the Indian cricket team good luck ahead of the ICC World Cup semifinal match between India and Pakistan, in Patna, India, Tuesday, March 29, 2011. The decades-old rivalry between India and Pakistan moves back onto the cricket pitch Wednesday in a match that brings the Pakistani prime minister to India on a rare visit that may even nudge the nuclear-armed neighbors a step closer to peace. (AP Photo/Aftab Alam Siddiqui)AP - The prime ministers of India and Pakistan on Wednesday used an exciting cricket match as a backdrop to hold wide-ranging talks on the impediments to improving their often fractious relationship.

High radiation outside Japan exclusion zone: IAEA (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:59 AM PDT

Reuters - Radiation measured at a village 40 km from Japan's crippled nuclear plant exceeded a criterion for evacuation, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday, the latest sign of widening consequences from the crisis.

India, Pakistan re-engage through cricket diplomacy (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:58 AM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (L) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh before the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final match between India and Pakistan in Mohali March 30, 2011. REUTERS/Raveendran/PoolReuters - The prime ministers of nuclear-armed foes India and Pakistan sat side by side and clapped together as the home side won a historic World Cup cricket match packed with symbolic gestures aimed at rebuilding ties shattered by the Mumbai attacks.

UN atomic watchdog raises alarm over Japan evacuations (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:57 AM PDT

This aerial photo shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on March 20. Japan was on Wednesday considering plans to drape shattered nuclear reactor buildings with special covers to limit radiation, and pump contaminated water into a tanker anchored offshore.(AFP/Air Photo Service/File)AFP - The UN atomic watchdog said Wednesday radiation in a village outside the evacuation zone around a stricken Japanese nuclear plant was above safe levels, urging that Japan reassess the situation.

US puts Japan trade push on back-burner (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:54 AM PDT

A destroyed gas tank is dismantled in Iwanuma, Miyagi prefecture. The United States said Wednesday it would hold off on pressing Japan on trade issues, including joining talks to form a trans-Pacific pact, as the country recovers from a devastating disaster.(AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)AFP - The United States said Wednesday it would hold off on pressing Japan on trade issues, including joining talks to form a trans-Pacific pact, as the country recovers from a devastating disaster.

Indian PM vows closer Pakistan ties (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:51 AM PDT

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as they meet in Mohali. Singh said Wednesday that AFP - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday that "permanent reconciliation" was required with Pakistan, after he met his counterpart at the nations' cricket World Cup semi-final.

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

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:14 AM PDT

AP - Record levels of radiation are detected in waters off the coast of the troubled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant at 3,355 times the legal limit for the amount of radioactive iodine.

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

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:39 AM PDT

AP - • NEW HIGH IN OCEAN RADIATION LEVELS. Nuclear safety officials say waters 300 yards (meters) from the troubled Fukushima Dai-ichi plant contain 3,355 times the legal limit for the amount of radioactive iodine — the highest rate yet. The amount of iodine-131 found south of the plant does not pose an immediate threat to human health but is concerning, officials say.

Official: CIA tipoff led to Pakistan arrest (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:13 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 - A CIA tip-off led to the arrest in Pakistan of the main Indonesian suspect in the 2002 nightclub bombing in Bali, Pakistani security officials said Wednesday, but it was not clear whether the Americans will get access to the militant.

Karzai blasts US troops for gruesome Afghan deaths (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:46 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures as he attends a teachers' graduation ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Afghanistan's president on Wednesday condemned the actions of a group of U.S. soldiers charged with murdering three unarmed Afghans, charging they killed for entertainment after taking drugs.

Life slowly returns to Japan's disaster zone (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:43 AM PDT

In this photo taken Sunday, March 27, 2011, Shoryu Sato, a temple priest, rests after looking for a friend, the missing head priest of the Tozenji Buddhist temple in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Sato, from another temple farther inland, arrives in black robes and black sneakers, carrying a wooden staff and prayer beads. He asks if anyone knows the whereabouts of the abbot, Toshiaki Miyake, an old friend. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - Bundled up against the wind, Junpei Endo gets off his bicycle, sets it on its kickstand and ponders the dusty mementos he has collected in its wire basket. There is a stained and torn photo album. A few magazines. An old Pentax SLR camera. The kind that still uses film.

Floods trigger southern Thai landslides; 15 dead (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:37 AM PDT

In this March 28, 2011 photo, a Thai man stands next to a crocodile that was captured after it escaped from Nakhon Si Thammarat zoo during floods in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand. Floods caused by heavy rains after storm swept through southern part of Thailand have hit all 14 provinces in the country's south since early this week. Thai National Disaster Warning Center forecast for more heavy rain in the area until Thursday. (AP Photo) THAILAND OUTAP - 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.

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Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:29 AM PDT

AP - Pakistani officials say CIA tipoff led to arrest of Indonesian terror suspect in Pakistan.

Post-tsunami, some Japanese shelter in nuke plant (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:08 AM PDT

In this photo taken Friday, March 25, 2011, a man walks at the devastated city of Onagawa, Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan. As March 11 massive tsunami ravaged this Japanese fishing town, hundreds of residents fled for the safest place they knew: the local nuclear power plant. More than two weeks later, 240 remain, watching TV or playing ball games with their children next to three atomic reactors. It's a startling contrast to the troubled nuclear plant 75 miles (120 kilometers) southeast, where radiation leaks have forced an evacuation of nearby towns, terrifying the nation. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - As a massive tsunami ravaged this Japanese fishing town, hundreds of residents fled for the safest place they knew: the local nuclear power plant.

19 rescued after tunnel collapses in SW China (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:01 AM PDT

AP - State media say 19 workers have been rescued after being buried in a tunnel that collapsed in southwestern China.

China tells France force will won't work in Libya (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 06:55 AM PDT

AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao admonished French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the Western bombing campaign in Libya on Wednesday, saying force will not resolve the conflict in the North African country.
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