U.S. aviators rescued; Gadhafi defiant

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• U.S. aviators rescued; Gadhafi defiant
• Vegetables near stricken plant test high for radiation
• Japan tests food, seawater for radiation
• Karzai: Afghanistan to take over security in July
• Yemen's president gives defiant speech
• Gates to meet with Medvedev in Moscow
• Syria arrests opposition leader as protests continue
• CNN's Robertson rejects Fox report on human shields
• 43 bodies recovered after Pakistan mine explosion
• Former Israeli president gets 7-year sentence

U.S. aviators rescued; Gadhafi defiant Posted: 22 Mar 2011 08:09 PM PDT As Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi crowed, "I do not scare," the United States Tuesday got back two crew members whose F-15E fighter jet malfunctioned. FULL STORY | LIVE BLOG | PHOTOS | GADHAFI VOWS VICTORY

Vegetables near stricken plant test high for radiation Posted: 22 Mar 2011 07:38 PM PDT Japan's Health Ministry reported Tuesday finding radioactive materials at levels "drastically exceeding legal limits" in 11 types of vegetable grown in Fukushima Prefecture, including broccoli and cabbage, according to Kyodo News Agency.

Japan tests food, seawater for radiation Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:59 AM PDT Japanese officials' concerns over food contamination expanded beyond the country's borders Tuesday as tests detected radiation in ocean water offshore.

Karzai: Afghanistan to take over security in July Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:52 PM PDT Seven areas of Afghanistan, including the capital Kabul and a city in the restless province of Helmand, will begin to be handed over to Afghan forces to maintain their security in July, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday.

Yemen's president gives defiant speech Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:47 AM PDT Yemen's embattled president pushed back against opponents including some of his own top generals Tuesday, defying calls for him to step aside immediately.

Gates to meet with Medvedev in Moscow Posted: 22 Mar 2011 07:37 AM PDT U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Moscow Tuesday while Russia's two most powerful leaders publicly argued over the U.S. and allied mission in Libya.

Syria arrests opposition leader as protests continue Posted: 22 Mar 2011 01:46 PM PDT Syrian authorities arrested a prominent rights leader Tuesday as hundreds of anti-government demonstrators marched in southern parts of the country.

CNN's Robertson rejects Fox report on human shields Posted: 22 Mar 2011 08:38 AM PDT A CNN correspondent on Monday angrily rejected a report by the Fox network that he and other journalists were used as human shields by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to prevent a missile attack on his compound.

43 bodies recovered after Pakistan mine explosion Posted: 22 Mar 2011 05:31 AM PDT Rescuers have found 43 bodies in a southwest Pakistan mine that collapsed after a methane gas explosion, officials said Tuesday.

Former Israeli president gets 7-year sentence Posted: 22 Mar 2011 07:33 AM PDT A Tel Aviv district court Tuesday sentenced former Israeli president Moshe Katsav to seven years in prison on multiple charges of rape and sexual harassment.

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