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IAEA says Japan underestimated tsunami threat - AFP
 Reuters Africa | IAEA says Japan underestimated tsunami threat AFP TOKYO Japan underestimated the hazard posed by tsunamis to nuclear plants, the UN atomic watchdog said on Wednesday, while praising Tokyo's response to the March 11 disaster as "exemplary". The massive seabed quake and tsunami caused the world's ... IAEA Says Japan Underestimated Risk to Nuclear Plants From Tsunami, Quakes IAEA says Japan underestimated tsunami hazard to nuke plants Japan 'underestimated risk' - UN |
Mladic Health Checks Ahead Of UN Court - Sky News
 Reuters Africa | Mladic Health Checks Ahead Of UN Court Sky News Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic has undergone medical checks at a UN detention unit in The Hague, as he faces charges of genocide and other war crimes. To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. ... Dutch seaside cell for Mladic Ratko Mladic arrival in Holland draws crowds to sleepy seaside town Will effect of Ratko Mladic arrest be all good? |
Deadly cucumbers not behind EU outbreak. So what is? - Christian Science Monitor
 Reuters | Deadly cucumbers not behind EU outbreak. So what is? Christian Science Monitor Deadly cucumbers from Spain are not cause of fatal E.coli outbreak, Germany concedes. But if not deadly cucumbers, then what? Officials don't know. Cucumbers, two for 1 euro (US $1.40), are displayed for sale between other vegetables outside a ... Europe's toll in bacterial mystery hits 16 German E. coli Outbreak Widens The City at the Center of the E. Coli Crisis |
German Nuclear Operator Threatens Suit Over Ban - Wall Street Journal
 Reuters | German Nuclear Operator Threatens Suit Over Ban Wall Street Journal Activists in Berlin on Sunday unfurled a banner reading 'Every day of nuclear power is one too many.' BERLINGermany's decision to abandon nuclear power by 2022 is sparking a backlash from the country's biggest utilities, ... German government wants nuclear exit by 2022 at latest Merkel Faces Achilles Heel in Grids to Unplug German Nuclear Germany, in Reversal, Will Close Nuclear Plants by 2022 |
Former SAS soldiers in Libya: report - AFP
 Telegraph.co.uk | Former SAS soldiers in Libya: report AFP LONDON Former special forces soldiers working for private security companies are in the Libyan city of Misrata, advising the rebels and supplying information to NATO, the Guardian reported Wednesday. Former members of the Special Air Service (SAS) ... Nato raids 'killed 700 civilians' NATO says "cracks in Gaddafi regime are clearly visible" NATO Hits More Libyan Targets as Diplomatic Efforts Appear to Fizzle |
Violence erupts in Yemen cities after cease-fire fails - Los Angeles Times
 Fox News | Violence erupts in Yemen cities after cease-fire fails Los Angeles Times Heavy fighting erupts in Sana between Yemeni government forces and backers of a tribal rival to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and security forces fire on protesters in Taiz, adding to the death toll. A wounded tribesman is brought to a hospital after ... Tribesmen seize government buildings in Sanaa Violence escalates across Yemen Yemen truce ends in blasts, stokes civil war worries |
Syria's Assad grants amnesty as 5 killed in crackdown - Reuters
 Telegraph.co.uk | Syria's Assad grants amnesty as 5 killed in crackdown Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a general amnesty on Tuesday, state television said, after ten weeks of protests against his 11-year rule and a military crackdown which has drawn international condemnation. ... Syria grants general amnesty including to political detainees Syria offers general amnesty Syrian president issues amnesty |
Egyptian general admits 'virginity checks' conducted on protesters - CNN International
 Fox News | Egyptian general admits 'virginity checks' conducted on protesters CNN International Cairo (CNN) -- A senior Egyptian general admits that "virginity checks" were performed on women arrested at a demonstration this spring, the first such admission after previous denials by military authorities. The allegations arose in an Amnesty ... Activists insist revolution is far from over in Egypt Egyptians protest over 'virginity tests' on Tahrir Square women EGYPT: General admits protesters subjected to 'virginity tests' |
Food prices 'will double by 2030' - BBC News
 The Hindu | Food prices 'will double by 2030' BBC News Rising food prices are tightening the squeeze on populations already struggling to buy adequate food, demanding radical reform of the global food system, Oxfam has warned. By 2030, the average cost of key crops could increase by between 120% and 180%, ... Global food crisis looms as crop prices rocket, warns Oxfam Oxfam warns food prices to double by 2030 Oxfam: Food prices to double amid climate change |
Afghan leader Karzai issues 'last warning' to Nato - BBC News
 BBC News | Afghan leader Karzai issues 'last warning' to Nato BBC News Afghan President Hamid Karzai has forcefully condemned the killing of 14 civilians in the south-west of the country in a suspected Nato air strike. Mr Karzai said his government had repeatedly asked the US to stop raids which end up killing Afghan ... Afghanistan Demands End to Airstrikes on Houses Civilians Are Killed In Airstrike By NATO Karzai warns NATO over air strikes, but are there other options? |