Sunday, April 3, 2011

Engineers pin hopes on polymer to stop nuke leak (AP)

Engineers pin hopes on polymer to stop nuke leak (AP)

Engineers pin hopes on polymer to stop nuke leak (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 08:46 AM PDT

In this Saturday, April 2, 2011 photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) via Kyodo News, leaking radioactive contaminated water drain through crack of a maintenance pit, right, into the sea, near the Unit 2 reactor of Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Highly radioactive water was leaking into the sea Saturday from a crack discovered at the nuclear power plant destabilized by last month's earthquake and tsunami, a new setback as frustrated survivors of the disasters complained that Japan's government was paying too much attention to the nuclear crisis. (AP Photo/Tokyo Electric Power Co. via Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEAP - Engineers pinned their hopes on chemicals, sawdust and shredded newspaper to stop highly radioactive water pouring into the ocean from Japan's tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant Sunday as officials said it will take several months to bring the crisis under control, the first time they have provided a timetable.

US extends airstrike role in Libya through Monday (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:54 PM PDT

A Libyan rebel scans the field as they wait for the signal to advance at an intersection just outside Brega, Libya, Sunday, April 3, 2011. Libyan rebels want to install a parliamentary democracy in place of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi, one of their top leaders said Sunday, dismissing Western fears that their movement could be hijacked by Islamic extremists. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - The U.S. agreed to NATO's request for a 48-hour extension of American participation in coalition airstrikes against targets in Libya and U.S. lawmakers cautioned Sunday the allies need to know more about the rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi's forces before providing them with weapons.

NTSB: Southwest jet had pre-existing fatigue (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:18 PM PDT

In this photo provided by passenger Christine Ziegler, shows an apparent hole in the cabin on a Southwest Airlines aircraft Friday, April 1, 2011 in Yuma, Ariz. Authorities say the flight from Phoenix to Sacramento, Calif., was diverted to Yuma due to rapid decompression in the plane. FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says the cause of the decompression isn't immediately known. But passengers aboard the plane say there was a hole in the cabin and that forced an emergency landing. (AP photo/Christine Ziegler) NO SALESAP - Federal records show cracks were found and repaired a year ago in the frame of the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 that made an emergency landing at an Arizona military base after a hole was torn from the passenger cabin.

Quran protests spread to turbulent Afghan east (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 07:12 AM PDT

Afghan protestors beat a burning effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama during a demonstration in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on Sunday, April 3, 2011. Afghan protests against the burning of a Quran in Florida entered a third day with a demonstration in the major eastern city Sunday, while the Taliban called on people to rise up, blaming government forces for any violence. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - Demonstrators battled police in southern Afghanistan's main city on Sunday and took to the streets in the turbulent east for the first time as Western pleas failed to halt a third day of rage over a Florida pastor's burning of the Quran.

Ivory Coast fighters prepare to oust leader (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:29 AM PDT

This handout photo provided by the French Defense Ministry on Sunday April 3, 2011, French citizens washing their laundry at the French base of Port Bouet, district of Abidjan, Saturday, April, 2, 2011. The United Nations mission in Ivory Coast began moving some 200 employees out of the main city Sunday after repeated attacks on its headquarters, as fighters loyal to the internationally recognized president prepared for a battle to oust the incumbent leader. (AP Photo/Sch. Blanchet, ECPAD) NO SALESAP - The United Nations mission in Ivory Coast began moving some 200 employees out of the main city Sunday after repeated attacks on its headquarters, as fighters loyal to the internationally recognized president prepared for a battle to oust the incumbent leader.

Disasters put stress on children in Japan (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 1, 2011 file photo, young evacuees play cards at an evacuation center for the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan. Behind the smiling faces of thousands of children in shelters across this wave-battered wasteland, experts said there is often serious anxiety as everything these youngsters once held as normal is suddenly anything but. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)AP - Zoom in for a snapshot of apparent normalcy: children sitting in a circle, clasping playing cards tightly in their hands. They laugh, chat and occasionally hop up to break into a goofy dance.

Study: Restless legs may be a sign of heart risks (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:21 PM PDT

AP - The nighttime twitching of restless legs syndrome may be more than an annoyance: New research suggests that in some people, it could be a sign of hidden heart problems.

Prince Harry emerges as cool, fun face of monarchy (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Britain's Prince Harry tries out an immersion suit, during training for the Walking with the Wounded expedition, on the island of Spitsbergen, situated between the Norwegian mainland and the North Pole, Wednesday March 30, 2011. The third in line to the British throne will train for three days before accompanying the team on the first five days of their four-week expedition. (AP Photo/ David Cheskin, Pool)AP - He's been filmed trekking through the Arctic, gives a smoldering look from the cover of a men's magazine and is being targeted by legions of young women who only a few years ago would have been lusting after his older brother.

Lambert looks for another 'Revolution' at ACMs (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:24 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 21, 2007 file photo, Miranda Lambert is shown on her tour bus in Nashville, Tenn., (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)AP - Miranda Lambert is conflicted about her entertainer of the year nomination at Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards.

Reeling Spurs stomp Suns to end 6-game slide (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:32 PM PDT

San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, left, of France, drives around Phoenix Suns center Marcin Gortat, of Poland, during the first half of an NBA basketball game at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Sunday, April 3, 2011. (AP Photo/ Bahram Mark Sobhani)AP - George Hill scored 29 points and the San Antonio Spurs stopped the longest skid of Tim Duncan's career, beating up the Phoenix Suns 114-97 Sunday and ending a six-game losing streak.

Libya rebels battle Gaddafi forces in oil town (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 08:55 AM PDT

A rebel fighter stands beside a car burnt in what rebels say was a coalition airstrike on a group of vehicles killing around ten on the road between Ajdabiyah and Brega, in Libya, April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Warplanes flew over Brega on Sunday as rebels fought troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi for control of the east Libyan oil town, rebel fighters said.

Suicide blasts at Sufi shrine in Pakistan kill 41 (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:20 AM PDT

A man carries an injured man into a hospital after suicide blasts at a shrine near Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan on Sunday, April 3, 2011. A pair of Taliban suicide bombers struck one of Pakistan's most important Sufi Muslim shrines on Sunday, killing at least 42 people and wounding over 100 who were celebrating the anniversary of its founder's death with music, meditation and other practices abhorred by Islamist militant groups, police said. (AP Photo/Saleem Raza)Reuters - Two Taliban suicide bombers caused carnage on Sunday at a Sufi shrine in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 41 people and wounding scores in the latest bloody attack on minority religious groups.

Parties at odds over deal to avert government shutdown (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:53 AM PDT

Harry Reid (D-NV) responds to a question during a news conference in Las Vegas, Nevada November 3, 2010. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)Reuters - Lawmakers clashed on Sunday over where to slash spending to avoid next week's potential government shutdown and over the Republicans' 2012 budget plan to cut more than $4 trillion over the next decade.

Syria frees Reuters photographer after six days (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:24 AM PDT

Reuters photographer Khaled al-Hariri as seen in a coffee shop in Damascus in this undated file photo. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Syrian authorities freed Reuters photographer Khaled al-Hariri on Sunday, six days after detaining him as he arrived for work in Damascus last Monday.

Decks clear for April launch of Glencore mega-float (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 04:33 AM PDT

Reuters - Glencore has cleared the decks to launch its much-anticipated $10-billion listing around the middle of the month, receiving the nod from the Hong Kong stock exchange and positive signals from debt markets.

Two killed, dozens hurt in third day of Afghan protests (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:44 AM PDT

A U.S. soldier (2nd L) gestures after an attack at Camp Phoenix in Kabul April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Two policemen were killed and more than 30 people wounded in the southern city of Kandahar on Sunday during the third day of protests across Afghanistan against the burning of a Koran by a militant fundamentalist Christian U.S. pastor, officials said.

Syria's Assad names new PM, faces defiant suburb (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 08:32 AM PDT

Syrians living in Jordan shout slogans as they protest in solidarity with anti-government protesters in Syria, outside the Syrian embassy in Amman April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Majed JaberReuters - Thousands of Syrians called for freedom at the funeral of eight protesters Sunday, a witness said, after President Bashar al-Assad named a former agriculture minister to form a new government.

Two protesters die, hundreds hurt in Yemen clash (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside Sanaa University April 3, 2011. REUTERS/Ammar AwadReuters - Two Yemenis died and hundreds were hurt on Sunday when police used live rounds, tear gas and batons to try to break up protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who called for an end to weeks of unrest.

French seize Ivory Coast main airport as fighting rages (AFP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:52 AM PDT

French military mission in Ivory Coast (Licorn) soldiers patrol a street of the commercial capital Abidjan on April 1. The French army took over Ivory Coast's main airport Sunday as the battle for Abidjan raged into a fourth day and rival leaders blamed each other for chilling massacres in the west.(AFP/File/Issouf Sanogo)AFP - The French army took over Ivory Coast's main airport Sunday as the battle for Abidjan raged into a fourth day and rival leaders blamed each other for chilling massacres in the west.

Twin suicide attacks 'kill 41' at Pakistan shrine (AFP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 08:21 AM PDT

Map locating the central Pakistani province of Punjab where two suicide bomb attacks outside a shrine have reportedly killed 41 people.(AFP/Graphics)AFP - Two suicide bomb attacks outside a shrine in the central Pakistani province of Punjab on Sunday killed 41 people, a police officer told AFP from the scene of the blasts.
Posted by Harshad at 1:16 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)