Japan Crisis: Meltdown Alert Raises Spectre Of Nuclear Nightmare -- The Telegraph
Japan’s nuclear crisis deepened as engineers fought to prevent a meltdown in what is now the second worst nuclear accident in history.
A cloud of radioactive dust billowed from the Fukushima Daiichi power plant after it suffered its second explosion in three days.
Government officials admitted that it was “highly likely” the fuel rods in three separate reactors had started to melt despite repeated efforts to cool them with sea water. Safety officials said they could not rule out a full meltdown as workers struggled to keep temperatures under control in the cores of the reactors.
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MIDDLE EAST
Lebanon's cautionary tale for Arab uprisings.
Outlook for democracy dims across much of the Middle East.
Saudi Arabian troops enter Bahrain. 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. Israel to expand settlements after family killing.
Yemen expels four foreign journalists amid fears of clampdown. 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
Tide of bodies overwhelms quake-hit Japan. Hundreds of bodies wash ashore in quake-hit Japan. 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'. Analysis: Japan disaster costs seen at least $180 billion.
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
Libyan rebels urge west to assassinate Gaddafi as his forces near Benghazi. G8 ministers meet on Libya no-fly zone. 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.
Five Somalis sentenced to life in piracy case.
Indian navy captures 61 pirates on Mozambican ship.
Ivory Coast's economic capital rocked by gun battles. 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
Aristide to end exile and return to Haiti before vote, lawyer says.
Hawaii is the first in the U.S. with $4-a-gallon gasoline.
Amid lawmakers' concerns, officials say U.S. nuclear plants are safe.
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
U.S. millionaires say $7 million not enough to be rich.
US backs Japan's economy despite disaster. 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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