Monday, April 11, 2011

Japan says may extend nuclear evacuations (Reuters)

Japan says may extend nuclear evacuations (Reuters)

Japan says may extend nuclear evacuations (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 11:16 PM PDT

Police officers in protective suits search for bodies inside a smashed car at a destroyed area, about 18km from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power station, in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture, April 10, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Japan said on Monday it may extend some parts of an evacuation zone around its crippled nuclear plant if tests show high radiation outside the area, imposed after an earthquake and tsunami sparked the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl.

Humala leads Peru vote, rivals battle for run-off spot (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 10:47 PM PDT

A woman stands outside her house near a campaign sign of presidential candidate Ollanta Humala in Huaycan, a district on the outskirts of Lima, April 9, 2011. REUTERS/Mariana BazoReuters - Left-wing nationalist Ollanta Humala led the first round of Peru's presidential election early on Monday, with two pro-business rivals battling for second place and the chance to challenge him in a June 5 run-off, according to official results.

U.N. and French helicopters attack Gbagbo forces (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 01:09 AM PDT

A UN vehicle patrols on the northern outskirts of Abidjan April 9, 2011. REUTERS/Emmanuel BraunReuters - U.N. and French helicopters attacked forces loyal to Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo overnight into Monday, damaging the presidential residence in Abidjan and destroying heavy weapons that U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon ordered silenced.

Gaddafi accepts peace plan but rebels say he must go (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 10:41 PM PDT

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi cheers his supporters, as he is surrounded by members of the media, after a meeting with a delegation of five African leaders at his Bab al-Aziziyah compound in Tripoli April 10, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Muammar Gaddafi has accepted a roadmap for ending the conflict in Libya including an immediate ceasefire, the African Union said on Monday, but an opposition representative said it would only work if Gaddafi left power.

More than 1,000 defy Egypt army order to quit square (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:53 PM PDT

Egyptian protesters stand on an army truck that was burnt by protesters early on Saturday in Tahrir Square, Cairo April 9, 2011. The characters on the signs read Reuters - More than 1,000 protesters ignored an army order to leave Cairo's main square on Sunday, extending into a third day their calls for a quick move to civilian rule and a deeper purge of corrupt officials.

After the Quake: Japan's Balance of Technology and Nature (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Time.com - As Japan marks the first month after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the country's struggle between its technological heart and natural soul continues

UK panel urges banking reorganization (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:55 AM PDT

AP - An independent British commission recommended Monday that banks should be reorganized so that firewalls protect retail operations from riskier investment banking activities.

Former Israeli president to appeal prison sentence (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:53 AM PDT

AP - A lawyer for Israel's former President Moshe Katzav says he will appeal his rape conviction and seven-year prison sentence.

Leftist ex-officer tops Peru vote, heads to runoff (AP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 11:32 PM PDT

Presidential candidate Ollanta Humala waves to voters outside a polling station in Lima, Peru, Sunday April 10, 2011. Humala was waiting on his wife, Nadine Heredia, who was inside the polling station casting her vote. Humala, a former military officer, who promises to favor the poor by redistributing Peru's mineral wealth, was expected to win the most votes in Sunday's presidential elections but fall far short of the outright majority needed to avoid a runoff. (AP Photo/Juan Diego Contreras)AP - Peru's voters will choose between an ex-army officer who vows to redistribute the nation's wealth and the daughter of incarcerated former President Alberto Fujimori when they vote for a new president in a June runoff, unofficial results show.

African mediators head for Libya rebel talks (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:43 AM PDT

A rebel fighter takes position on the turret of a destroyed tank outside Ajdabiya. Libyan rebels said Monday that any ceasefire would require the withdrawal of government troops from the streets and freedom of expression, as African mediators were due in their stronghold.(AFP/Odd Andersen)AFP - A team of African leaders was heading for the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Monday to try to sell a peace plan already accepted by Moamer Kadhafi's regime.

Australian drug smuggler weds in Indonesian jail (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:59 AM PDT

Australian drug smuggler Martin Eric Stephens (L) looks at his bride Winarni Puspayanti (R) during their wedding ceremony at Kerobokan prison in Denpasar, on Bali island on April 11, 2011. Stephens, serving a life sentence, married his Indonesian sweetheart and again proclaimed his innocence.(AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka)AFP - An Australian drug smuggler serving a life sentence married his Indonesian sweetheart on Monday in prison on the holiday island of Bali, and again proclaimed his innocence.

Canada's love of hockey trumps election debate (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada's federal election campaign hit a very Canadian obstacle on Sunday, as the country's passion for hockey forced a nationally-televised debate between party leaders to be rescheduled.

Woodside shares rise on reports of BHP takeover (AFP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 10:55 PM PDT

Liquified natural gas storage tanks are seen at the Woodside-operated North West Shelf Gas Venture in Western Australia. Shares in the major Australian energy producer jumped more than six percent in early trade Monday, on renewed speculation that mining giant BHP Billiton had the company in its sights.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Shares in major Australian energy producer Woodside Petroleum jumped more than six percent in early trade Monday, on renewed speculation that mining giant BHP Billiton had the company in its sights.

Liberian mercenaries detail their rampages in western Ivory Coast (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 01:23 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Liberian mercenaries returning from western Ivory Coast tell the Monitor that they recently fought for both sides in Ivory Coast's civil war, killing civilians, raping women, and destroying villages as they went.

A Month After the Earthquake, the Crisis Continues and the Questions Mount (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Time.com - One month after Japan was devastated by a massive quake and tsunami, the questions are mounting: Why have officials waited so long to finalize the death toll? Why did the Prime Minister wait over three weeks to visit the disaster zone? And what's next?

Tensions high as Egypt protesters accuse Army of turning on them (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 12:14 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Tensions are high in Egypt after a deadly weekend in which the Army, for the first time since it rolled into the streets Jan. 28, appeared to have used live ammunition to disperse protesters from Cairo's Tahrir Square, killing at least one and injuring scores.
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