Monday, May 28, 2012

Kan: 'I felt fear' during nuclear crisis

Kan: 'I felt fear' during nuclear crisis


Kan: 'I felt fear' during nuclear crisis

Posted: 28 May 2012 02:06 PM PDT

Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he was overwhelmed and afraid during last year's nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, acknowledging that little has been done since then to ensure that another nuclear disaster will not occur.

$2.6M in cocaine found in luggage

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Indonesian authorities say they have arrested five people after allegedly finding $2.6 million worth of cocaine in a British woman's luggage.

End of the road for classic Russian car

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:36 AM PDT

Phil Black reports on why Russian car maker Lada is ending production of its Soviet-era classic series after 42 years.

'Why are they treating us like animals?'

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:45 AM PDT

U.N. monitors say 108 people, including 49 children, were massacred in one Syrian town. Envoy Kofi Annan is in Damascus, though rebels say his peace plan is dead.

Horror, heartbreak in N. Korea labor camps

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:29 AM PDT

Watching the public execution of his mother and older brother, Shin Dong-Hyuk thought the punishment was just. They had planned to escape the North Korean labor camp they were being held in until Shin overheard them and reported them to the prison guards.

UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:59 PM PDT

Do you know where this photo was taken?

The car that time forgot

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:49 AM PDT

Phil Black reports on why Russian car maker Lada is ending production of its Soviet-era classic series after 42 years.

Child bride kidnappings

Posted: 28 May 2012 05:50 AM PDT

Young girls are abducted for marriage, in part as a misguided fabled cure for HIV, in rural South Africa.

Runoff set for Egypt's presidential election

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:34 AM PDT

A representative of the old guard will face off against a representative of the Muslim Brotherhood in a runoff election for the presidency of Egypt, an election official said Monday.

Shopping mall fire in Qatar kills 19

Posted: 28 May 2012 02:05 PM PDT

A fire erupted in a nursery in a shopping mall in Qatar's capital city, Doha, late Monday morning, killing 19 people, at least 13 of them children, a government official said.

U.S. official: American kidnapped in West Africa

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:26 AM PDT

A U.S. citizen has been kidnapped in the West African nation of Benin, a U.S. State Department official said Sunday.

UK hacking inquiry: Tony Blair grilled on Murdoch ties

Posted: 28 May 2012 06:47 AM PDT

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair came under "political pressure" from media baron Rupert Murdoch during his time in office, he testified Monday at an independent inquiry set up in response to phone hacking and police bribery at Murdoch newspapers in Britain.

Two Tibetans set themselves on fire outside temple

Posted: 28 May 2012 05:06 AM PDT

Two young men set themselves on fire in Lhasa Sunday outside the Jokhang Temple, the holiest site in the Tibetan capital and a popular tourist destination, Chinese state media reported Monday.

Vatican pressed on missing girl case

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:27 AM PDT

The brother of an Italian girl missing for nearly 30 years urged the Vatican to investigate her case as several hundred demonstrators carrying pictures of her marched to St. Peter's Square on Sunday.

China tightens grip on social media with new rules

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:27 AM PDT

Users of Sina Weibo, China's popular Twitter-like micro-blogging service, now have to abide by new rules aimed at preventing online rumors and other controversial posts.

Sweden snags top Eurovision prize

Posted: 28 May 2012 05:13 AM PDT

A Swedish performer emerged victorious in the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, beating out competition from 25 other nations.

FARC rebels to release French journalist

Posted: 28 May 2012 05:12 AM PDT

FARC rebels in Colombia say they will release French journalist Romeo Langlois on Wednesday, according to a statement posted on a website linked to the armed leftist insurgent group.

Brazil leader vetoes forest code part

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:56 PM PDT

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday vetoed 12 articles of a controversial forest bill approved by Congress last month, which was promoted by the powerful agriculture lobby but slammed by environmentalists.

Gun and bomb attack on Mexico hotel

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:32 AM PDT

Eight state police officers and two civilians were wounded after gunmen opened fire on a hotel in the Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo, luring the police from their barracks before setting off a car bomb, the local authorities said Thursday.

U.N.: Traces of uranium found in Iran facility

Posted: 28 May 2012 05:24 AM PDT

Inspectors found a high level of enriched uranium in Iran, a U.N. report said Friday, as world powers attempt to work to stop the country from developing the capacity for nuclear weapons.

Mall fire in Qatar kills 19

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:55 AM PDT

A fire erupted in a nursery in a shopping mall in Qatar's capital city, Doha, late Monday morning, killing 19 people, at least 13 of them children, a government official said.

Bahraini rights activist released

Posted: 28 May 2012 07:24 AM PDT

A prominent Bahraini human rights activist who was arrested this month was released on bail Monday, according to his Bahrain Center for Human Rights.

Runoff set for Egypt's presidential election

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:57 AM PDT

A representative of the old guard will face off against a representative of the Muslim Brotherhood in a runoff election for the presidency of Egypt, an election official said Monday.

Kenya blast injures dozens

Posted: 28 May 2012 07:32 AM PDT

At least 28 people were injured Monday, four of them critically, in an explosion in downtown Nairobi, according to Kenyatta National Hospital.

Mali rebel groups vow Islamic state

Posted: 28 May 2012 05:15 AM PDT

Two key rebel movements in Mali have agreed to join forces, saying together they will rule an independent Islamic state.

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