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16 March 2011

Foreign troops raise anxiety in Bahrain

Foreign troops raise anxiety in Bahrain


Foreign troops raise anxiety in Bahrain

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:48 PM PDT

Tuesday brought more uncertainty and fear for some in Bahrain after foreign troops arrived to help the government quell protests that have gripped the Persian Gulf kingdom for weeks.

Japan disaster another worry for global economy (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:42 PM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, March 15, 2011. (AP Photo)AP - Japan's earthquake and nuclear crises have put pressure on the already fragile global economy, squeezed supplies of goods from computer chips to auto parts and raised fears of higher interest rates.


Fresh fire at Japan nuclear reactor: operator (AFP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:42 PM PDT

A man walks past a house knocked on its side in the devastated city of Ofunato. A fresh fire broke out at a reactor of Japan's quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant early Wednesday, operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - A fresh fire broke out at a reactor of Japan's quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant early Wednesday, operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said.


Party Seeks One Voice. Schumer Steps Forward.

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York is responsible for honing the Democrats' message and reconciling it with party policies.

Fire Erupts at Troubled Reactor; Helicopters May Be Used at Plant

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:39 PM PDT

The Japanese government reported that a fire was burning at the No. 4 reactor of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi plant in northeastern Japan.

Fire burns at quake-damaged nuclear power plant

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:37 PM PDT

A second fire in the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is the latest in a series of problems that is raising fears of widespread radiation contamination.

NYC bus crash spotlights cut-rate bus companies (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:35 PM PDT

NTSB workers inspect the tour bus at a New York State Police impound lot in Salt Point, N.Y. Tuesday, March 15, 2011  (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)AP - The New York bus crash that killed 15 people on their way home from a casino has focused renewed attention on problems federal safety investigators have been warning about for years: Cut-rate bus companies. Driver fatigue. And the need for safer windows and roofs.


New fire hits Japan nuclear plant

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:34 PM PDT

A reactor at the quake-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northern Japan is hit by a fresh fire amid an increased health scare.

Japan crisis spikes demand for radiation pills (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:34 PM PDT

Pharmacist Donna Barsky measures potassium iodide for a prescription at the Texas Star Pharmacy on Monday, March 15, 2011 in Plano, Texas.  The pharmacy has been receiving an unusually high number of calls about potassium iodide from people who are afraid radiation from the Japan nuclear crisis will reach the U.S.  Health agencies in California and western Canada warned Tuesday that there's no reason for people an ocean away to suddenly stock up on potassium iodide, even as some key suppliers say they're back-ordered and getting panicked calls from would-be customers.  (AP Photo/Richard Matthews)AP - Japan's nuclear crisis is spiking demand in the U.S. and a few other places for a cheap drug that can protect against one type of radiation damage — even though the risk is only in Japan.


New reactor fire as Japan works to contain threat (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:34 PM PDT

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers, mobilized to wash away radioactive material emitted from a nuclear power plant damaged by Friday's earthquake, put on protective gear on their arrival in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEAP - A new fire broke out at a nuclear reactor early Wednesday, a day after the power plant emitted a burst of radiation that panicked an already edgy Japan and left the government struggling to contain a spiraling crisis caused by last week's earthquake and tsunami.


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