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Libyan Rebels Retreat from Oil Port Under Fire from Pro-Gadhafi Forces
Libyan rebels have retreated from an eastern oil port under heavy shelling from advancing government forces - another setback to an opposition movement trying to topple Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. ...
Libyan Rebels Welcome Arab League Call for No-Fly Zone
Libya's opposition reacted positively to Saturday’s vote by the Arab League supporting a no-fly zone in the country as fighting continued on the frontlines, with pro-Gadhafi forces said to be encroaching on the rebel stronghold of Bengazi. ...
Japanese Engineers Struggle With Several Damaged Nuclear Reactors
The estimated death toll from last week's massive earthquake off the coast of Japan and resulting tsunami climbed past 10,000 people on Sunday as authorities raced to deal with the threat of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns. Japan's prime minister says his country is facing its worst crisis since World War II. ...
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Japan Faces Worst Crisis Since WWII
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has called for the country to come together in order to overcome what he called the worst crisis facing the nation since World War II. ...
Japan's Fukushima quake-hit nuke plant under control - UN nuclear watchdog
Japanese specialists have been able to bring under control the situation at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, damaged by Friday's devastating earthquake and posing the risk of a radiation leak, a source at the UN nuclear watchdog told RIA Novosti over the phone on Sunday. ...
Japan's earthquake, tsunami death toll likely to exceed 10,000
The death toll from a devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan on Friday may climb to over 10,000 people in the Miyagi prefecture alone, local police chief Naoto Takeuchi said on Sunday. ...
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U.S. military forces are working alongside their Japanese counterparts to provide aid as the country digs out in the aftermath of the massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck March 11. ... Read more... �� Demonstrations Intensify in Several Arab Countries Unrest is marking the beginning of another week in some Arab countries, with several governments trying to disperse protesters. Read more... �� | |||||
