Saturday, April 2, 2011

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Radioactive water still gushing into sea after bid to plug leak fails

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 11:04 PM PDT

Highly radioactive water continued leaking Sunday from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility directly into the Pacific Ocean, following a failed attempt to plug a cracked concrete shaft, a utility company official said.

Bodies found of two nuclear plant workers missing since quake

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 10:03 PM PDT

The bodies of two Japanese nuclear power plant workers missing since the epic March 11 earthquake and tsunami have been found, an official with the plant's owner said Sunday.

Libyan opposition says NATO strike hit rebel fighters; 13 killed

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 09:40 PM PDT

Notions of a cease-fire in Libya quickly faded Saturday as a battle raged for control of the oil town of al-Brega, where rebel fighters claimed they had lost fighters and vehicles to NATO airstrikes.

Father of alleged Libyan rape victim says she is still missing

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 09:38 PM PDT

The father of a woman who was dragged away by officials loyal to the Libyan regime after telling journalists that troops had beaten and raped her said Saturday that he has no idea where his daughter is.

Jennie-O recalls turkey burgers over Salmonella concerns

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 09:37 PM PDT

Jennie-O Turkey Store is recalling nearly 55,000 pounds of frozen, raw turkey burgers that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Saturday.

Hondurans honor African heritage

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 09:14 PM PDT

Thousands of black Hondurans paraded through the streets of the capital Friday as the country's president pledged to do more to promote and protect their heritage.

Charlie Sheen's 'Torpedo of Truth' tour booed in Detroit

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Charlie Sheen's "Torpedo of Truth" looked more like a bomb Saturday night.

Bodies found of two nuclear plant workers missing since quake

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 08:34 PM PDT

The bodies of two nuclear power plant workers missing since the epic March 11 earthquake have been found, an official with the plant's owner said Sunday.

Nigeria postpones parliamentary election

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 08:32 PM PDT

Nigeria postponed its parliamentary election Saturday due to a "terrible unfortunate emergency" caused by the late arrival of voting materials, the head of the election commission said.

Penguin rescue operation under way after south Atlantic oil spill

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 07:47 PM PDT

On an island chain located halfway between Africa and Argentina, local authorities say a massive penguin rescue operation is under way.

Author of Israel-Hamas report: Would reconsider findings

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 07:05 PM PDT

The chairman of a U.N. mission whose report accused Israel of "actions amounting to war crimes" during its fight against Hamas says he would have reached different conclusions if the Israeli military had been more forthcoming and if he had known the results of subsequent investigations.

Leading black scholar dies days before Malcolm X biography release

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 07:04 PM PDT

Dr Manning Marable, director of Columbia University's Center for Contemporary Black History has died, according to a statement from the NAACP. He was 61.

Angry soccer fans rush the field in Cairo

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 06:50 PM PDT

Angry crowds stormed a soccer field in Cairo Saturday during a match between Tunisia's Club Africain and Egypt's Zamalek, forcing the game to be cancelled, Zamalek said.

Red Cross: 800 killed in Ivory Coast town

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 06:30 PM PDT

Sensing an imminent victory, the government recognized by the international community as the rightful ruler of blood-soaked Ivory Coast said Saturday the other side has committed atrocities, is losing its top generals to defections and is looking for "cannon fodder" for its last stand.

2 kids injured in Arizona jumping castle accident

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 06:01 PM PDT

Two children were injured Saturday in Arizona when a dust devil lifted a jumping castle about 15 feet into the air, blowing it across three lanes of traffic before flinging it to the ground, the Tucson Fire Department said.

Navy panel allows openly gay sailor to continue to serve

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:57 PM PDT

Gay rights advocates claimed victory Saturday after an administrative panel in California this week recommended not to discharge an openly homosexual sailor.

Southwest inspecting 79 planes after hole prompts emergency landing

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:56 PM PDT

Southwest Airlines announced Saturday that it is grounding 79 planes for inspection after a 3- to 4-foot hole tore open in the fuselage of one of its planes, bringing a view of the blue sky and a white-knuckled emergency descent.

Red Cross: 800 killed in Ivory Coast town

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 04:55 PM PDT

In an especially grisly chapter of Ivory Coast's four-month conflict, hundreds of people have been killed in the western cocoa-producing town of Duekoue.

Obama decries Quran-burning, violent responses

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 04:46 PM PDT

The deadly protests in northern Afghanistan over a Quran burning spread to the country's war-torn southern region on Saturday, with provincial government officials reporting at least nine civilians dead and dozens injured.

Released sisters say they will continue fighting for pardon

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 04:02 PM PDT

Two sisters released from a Mississippi prison with the stipulation that one donates a kidney to the other said Saturday they will continue fighting for a full pardon.
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