Opposition activists killed at pro-Assad rallies; EU extends Syria sanctions as analysts say US failing to act; UN Sec-Gen wins second term; Bahrani Shia rebels get life imprisonment; Greek PM narrowly wins no-confidence vote; Sudan threatens to cut off pipeline; and more
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World News Brief, Thursday March 17
Nuclear crisis grows with further damage to reactors (+ analysis); Japanese Emperor makes rare public appearance to urge "hope"; China postpones nuclear projects; Pakistan court frees CIA's Raymond Davis; Violent crackdown in Bahrain; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday March 16
Japanese PM warns of "very high" radiation leak risk; Nuclear industry faces renewed scrutiny amidst crisis; Nikkei loses sixth of value in two days; China to avoid exchange rate negotations at G20; Iran angry as foreign troops enter Bahrain, Intelligence reports question Afghan surge, one year on; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday March 8
Qadaffi loyalists mount counteroffensive, retake towns; UN estimates 200,000 refugees have fled Libyan violence; Bahrain protesters beg US for support; Japanese PM refuses to resign despite losing foreign minister; Robert Gates considers longer mission in Afghanistan; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday February 18
Three killed in Bahrain protests as military ordered to "take every measure"; Influential Yemen clerics urge coalition government and free elections; Why there's no turning back in the Middle East; Clinton rebuffed after urging internet freedom in China; Pakistan immunity case delayed; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday February 17
Pro-democracy protests reach Libya; commentators say Egyptian revolution unlikely to lead to widespread fall of regimes in Arab world; Japan and India sign free trade deal; Japan suspends annual whale hunt in Antarctic due to Sea Shepherd's "harassment"; protests in Bahrain hit day three; US immigration officer killed in Northern Mexico; and more
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