Fatalities, Destruction Litter Japan's Tsunami-hit Northeast Coast -- Voice of America
Military helicopters fly overhead surveying damage and searching for survivors along the coast Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, one of the hardest hit areas from Friday's 8.9 magnitude earthquake and the resulting tsunami.
More than 15,000 have been found, so far. But, increasingly, they are finding the dead.
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MIDDLE EAST
Outlook for democracy dims across much of the Middle East.
Saudi sends troops, Bahrain Shi'ites call it "war". Security official in Saudi Arabia: Gulf military force enters Bahrain to help deal with unrest. Saudi troops 'sent into Bahrain'.
Suicide blast north of Baghdad kills at least 10.
Israel on high alert after settlement stabbing. Israel to build more settler homes.
Gunfire, military deployment as Yemen tensions rise. Yemeni clashes turn deadly. One dead as Yemen police open fire on protesters.
Gates calls for Mideast reform, recaps message to NATO.
ASIA
Stricken Japan nuclear plant rocked by 2nd blast. Japan grapples with nuclear crisis after tsunami. Japan quake-tsunami death toll likely over 10,000. In Japan plant, partial meltdown 'highly possible'. Fears mount as Japan battles nuclear emergency. Japan tries to avert nuclear meltdown. Japan crisis 'worst since WW2'.
Suicide bomber kills at least 33 in Afghanistan.
Pakistan delays ruling on CIA worker's immunity. No blood money deal in US spy case.
China's Wen again calls for reforms. China's premier again calls for political reform.
AFRICA
Libya: as Colonel Gaddafi's tanks roll eastwards, rebels are defiant but fear a bloody revenge. Libyan TV: Gadhafi forces take oil town of Brega. Gaddafi's troops press ahead in east. Gaddafi forces push deeper into rebel-held territory. Libyan rebels' ragtag army left in disarray. Libya: as Colonel Gaddafi's tanks roll eastwards, rebels are defiant but fear a bloody revenge.
Indian navy captures 61 pirates on Mozambican ship.
Heavy gunfire in suburb of Ivory Coast's Abidjan. Ivory Coast fighters move in on entrenched leader. Pro-Gbagbo Ivorian forces launch assault in Abidjan.
S. Sudan says it will suspend talks with north. S. Sudan says it will suspend talks with N. Sudan; accuses north of funding militias in south. Clashes erupt in South Sudan.
Egypt's push for elections draws concern.
Niger presidential election 'is example for Africa'.
EUROPE
Russia regional election: Putin looks set to claim victory. Millions of Russians vote in regional elections.
Swiss suspend approvals for new nuclear plants.
Nuclear safety worries spread to Europe. Thousands protest against Germany's nuclear plants.
Radiation levels in Russia's Far East within norm after Japan nuclear accident.
AMERICAS
Mexican drug cartels move into Central America.
Cartel greets new Juarez police chief with threat.
Bolivia President Evo Morales attacks drug reports.
Cuba jails US aid worker Alan Gross.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Yemen unrest could help al Qaeda, al Shaabab:Ethiopia.
Glossy 'Jihad Cosmo' combines beauty tips with suicide bombing advice.
Al-Qaida commander calls for Islamic rule in Libya.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Japan's economy stumbling in wake of disaster. Stocks plunge in Japan, U.S. futures fall after quake; Euro gains.
Could Japan's earthquake cause a debt crisis?
Special Report: Japan quake unlikely to shock economy. Factbox: Japan quake's impact on U.S. companies.
Trade as the next stage in the US 'reset' with Russia.
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