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Sunday, March 13, 2011

20,000 missing, feared lost in Japan

TOKYO, March 13 (UPI) -- The numbers feared dead in Japan rose to 20,000 Sunday while Prime Minister Naoto Kan ordered blackouts to conserve energy as nuclear plants risked meltdown. Police told The Yomiuri Shimbun Sunday that 10,000 residents in the town of Minami-Sanrikucho and another 10,000 in... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Area around Japan nuclear plant evacuated

HONSHU, Japan, March 11 (UPI) -- Japanese authorities called for more people living near a nuclear power plant affected by Friday's earthquake to evacuate as employees worked to cool it down. Officials said at least 217 deaths had been confirmed from the 8.9-magnitude earthquake affecting the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Philippine coastal areas brace for tsunami

MANILA, Philippines, March 11 (UPI) -- The Philippine government ordered mandatory evacuations in coastal areas of 19 provinces expected to be in the path of a tsunami Friday, officials said. Edwin Lacierda, spokesman for President Benigno Aquino III, asked that the public remain calm and work with... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

New EU sanctions, NATO meets on Libya

BRUSSELS, March 10 (UPI) -- The European Union Thursday extended sanctions against the Libyan regime as NATO members discussed military action to help stop the fighting in the North African country. The EU extended financial sanctions against the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, who hasn't stopped... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Gadhafi in negotations to step down?

TRIPOLI, Libya, March 8 (UPI) -- Reports Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is negotiating with opposition leaders about stepping down are false, a government spokesman said Tuesday. An opposition leader said Gadhafi is in discussions with anti-government leaders, saying he would step aside if safe... Sign in to see full entry.

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