News 1st Look: Syria leaves state of emergency in place

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Syria leaves state of emergency in place

Syria leaves state of emergency in place
Source: CIA operating in Libya
High radiation levels found in seawater near nuclear plant
Haiti's election results delayed by fraud
Carter visits jailed American contractor in Cuba
Egypt to announce new working constitution
'Cricket diplomacy' begins for India, Pakistan
Iraqi officials killed during hostage siege
Myanmar swears in new president
At least 11 found dead after Thailand flooding

Syria leaves state of emergency in place

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 04:22 PM PDT

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad acknowledged Wednesday that his people want reform. But he made no no mention of lifting an emergency law that's been in place for nearly 50 years. FULL STORY | NATION HELD BACK BY FEAR

Source: CIA operating in Libya

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:46 PM PDT

With the threat of a better armed, better trained pro-government force inciting more bloodshed in Libya, the United States is considering arming the country's opposition -- though questions prevail about how to do so responsibly.

High radiation levels found in seawater near nuclear plant

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 08:15 PM PDT

Radioactive iodine at more than 3,000 times the normal level has been found in ocean water near Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, where workers are struggling to prevent radioactive water from entering the Pacific.

Haiti's election results delayed by fraud

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:40 AM PDT

Fraud has forced Haiti's election council to delay results of a highly anticipated runoff intended to decide the next leader of the troubled Caribbean nation.

Carter visits jailed American contractor in Cuba

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 06:07 PM PDT

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will visit Alan Gross, an American contractor jailed in Cuba, on Wednesday, the last day of his visit to the island, according to a human rights activist.

Egypt to announce new working constitution

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 06:16 AM PDT

Egypt's ruling military leadership will announce Wednesday a constitutional declaration that will operate as a working constitution in the current political transitional period, state-run news media MENA reported.

'Cricket diplomacy' begins for India, Pakistan

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:50 AM PDT

Pakistan's prime minister, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, arrived in India Wednesday to watch a cricket World Cup match between the two archrival teams as the nuclear neighbors try to repair ties wounded by the 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai.

Iraqi officials killed during hostage siege

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 06:44 AM PDT

At least nine city and provincial officials were among dozens killed in Iraq when armed militants took over a government building in Iraq and held hostages this week, Interior Ministry officials told CNN Wednesday.

Myanmar swears in new president

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 01:18 AM PDT

Myanmar's former Prime Minister Thein Sein has been sworn in as the country's new president, marking the end of the military body that has governed the Asian nation for decades, state-run Myanmar Radio reported Wednesday.