Libyan no-fly zone OK'd by U.N. Security Council

All "necessary measures" to protect civilians authorized after Qaddafi vows "no mercy"; China, Russia abstain from vote

• Mar 17, 2011

With power cable laid, will cooling system work?

Japan faces "pivotal moment" with plan to reconnect power to unit 2 once latest round of water spraying completes

• Mar 17, 2011

Shock of what's happened floods Japanese psyche

Lack of information from the government, supply shortage and increased worry cause Japanese humanitarian disaster to grow

• Mar 17, 2011

Echoes of Hiroshima resonate with cancer doctor

Moved by the death of her childhood friend after atomic bombs hit Japan, doctor turns radiation into a tool for healing

• Mar 17, 2011

Day in Pictures

A glimpse at the days news as seen through a camera's lens

• Mar 17, 2011
• 10 photos

Desperate attempts to cool Fukushima reactors

Helicopters, spray trucks employed in scramble to prevent meltdown at stricken plant, but unclear if anything has worked

• Mar 17, 2011

Qaddafi vows "no mercy" as U.N. eyes action

Libyan leader vows to launch final assault on the opposition's capital; U.N. set to vote on mandate to strike his forces

• Mar 17, 2011

Nuke safety chief let Japan off easy, U.S. wrote

WikiLeaks cables show American gov't thought chief of U.N. nuclear safety watchdog was incompetent for years

• Mar 17, 2011

U.S. troops mobilized for Japan relief efforts

Airmen flying search and rescue missions, 17,000 sailors and Marines in waters off Japan; Supplies brought in

• Mar 17, 2011

Aristide at S. Africa airport en route to Haiti

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, former slum priest, was twice elected Haiti president and remains popular among majority poor

• Mar 17, 2011

Snow adds to Japan's misery

As if the Japanese people weren't suffering enough, snow fell this week, chilling the homeless and hampering rescue and relief efforts

• Mar 17, 2011
• 19 photos

Bahrain clashes: 'Riot police showed no mercy'

Tear gas and pellets fired at crowds of demonstrators in Manama

• Mar 17, 2011

Japan disaster: How you can help

International relief agencies seek donations after massive earthquake, tsunami devastate parts of Japan

• Mar 17, 2011

U.N. set to vote on Libya no-fly zone

Resolution would authorize U.N. members to take "all necessary measures" to protect civilians from attacks by Qaddafi forces

• Mar 17, 2011

US, Japan differ on danger zone, spent fuel risk

Nuclear expert James Acton says some of the discrepancies are "hard to explain," but Japan juggling three disasters, not one

• Mar 17, 2011

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