tsunami

from news reports beginning mar 11

Japan hit by catastrophic 8.9 magnitude quake, massive tsunami sweeps country Boing Boing

Many said the only experience comparable to watching the tsunami was watching the destruction in lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001. LA Times World News

Quake measured a magnitude of 8.8, triggering warnings of tsunami as high as six metres and shaking buildings in Tokyo. Guardian World

A tsunami carries boats across waters in Kamaishi city port in this still image taken from video footage. Guardian World

Asia stock markets and the yen have fallen sharply in response to a tsunami and earthquake in Japan measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale. BBC Top Stories

Japan issued its most serious tsunami warning, saying a wave as high as 6m ( 20ft ) could strike the coast near Miyagi prefecture. BBC Top Stories

A massive earthquake has hit the north-east of Japan, triggering a tsunami that has caused extensive damage. BBC Top Stories

Two U.S. nuclear plants along the California coast made preparations for a potential Pacific Ocean tsunami on Friday, but continued to operate normally. Huffington Post Full Feed

After the quake, it took 45 minutes for the tsunami to reach the coast of Japan — 45 minutes of knowing, of waiting, of bracing. LA Times World News

Because the fault broke at a shallow depth, it shifted the seafloor, triggering tsunami waves throughout the Pacific Ocean. LA Times World News

New official death toll gives a clear idea of the scale of the tsunami 's destructive reach. Guardian World

But the tsunami also destroyed the electrical grid that would provide power to the cooling pumps and disabled the backup diesel generators that were supposed to kick in if that happened. LA Times Science

The powerful earthquake and tsunami that slammed northern Japan knocked out car plants and steel mills, stranded thousands in offices and at Disney's resort in Tokyo, and pummeled financial markets in Asia and Europe. LA Times Business

1 facility in Japan has lost its emergency cooling capacity, according to the Associated Press, bringing to three the number of reactors at that facility to fall prey to Friday 's magnitude 8.9 earthquake and tsunami. LA Times Science

In the coming days, physicians and public health officials along Japan's hard-hit eastern coast can expect a second wave of tsunami victims with aspiration-related illnesses, trauma and crush wounds, as well as the threat of disease spread by contaminated water. LA Times World News

Yankees pitcher Kei Igawa has spoken with his family in northern Japan and is returning home after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami devastated the country. New York Times, Sports

Documents from Tokyo Electric, the operator of the Japanese nuclear plants in crisis after Friday's devastating quake and tsunami, reveal that the company tested the Fukushima plant to withstand a quake up to magnitude 7.9. Boing Boing

The massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake that shook Japan and triggered a powerful tsunami on Friday has had a profound effect on both the surrounding terrain and the planet as a whole. Huffington Post Full Feed

While raw emotion guides the behaviour of the millions of people caught up in the immediate aftermath of the tsunami and earthquake, the rest of the country is responding with determination and a communal grief that is as genuine as it is understated. Guardian World

Think about it -- the earthquake, tsunami and potential nuclear disasters in Japan; the earthquakes in New Zealand, Chile and Haiti; revolutions and protests in Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Yemen, and Oman; slaughter in the Ivory Coast by a brutal dictator; continued fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. Huffington Post Full Feed

A few minutes later, they found another body, rigor mortis fixing it in a sitting position, within the mess left by the earthquake and tsunami that slammed this coastal village in northeast Japan shortly after 2: 30 p.m. Friday. LA Times World News

The quake and a tsunami killed hundreds and left thousands missing, sparking a huge rescue operation. BBC Top Stories

Businesses were also letting employees take time off to search for loved ones missing in the quake and the huge tsunami it spawned. LA Times Business

And as for Japan, he cautions that the country is likely to reduce solar spending in the face of new needs for road and infrastructure repair and other issues created by the quake and tsunami. Forbes Tech 2

A fresh explosion rocked a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant on Tuesday where engineers have been pumping sea water into a reactor to prevent a catastrophic meltdown in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami. Boing Boing

Analysts have said that it will probably cost Japan hundreds of billions of dollars to rebuild after the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country. BBC Top Stories

Japan warned of an alarming radiation leak from a stricken nuclear power plant and told people nearby to stay indoors to avoid becoming sick in a rapidly escalating national crisis following last week 's earthquake and tsunami. Guardian World

Groups such as World Vision and Baptist World Aid have teams on the ground determining what kinds of experts and supplies will be needed in the recovery from the earthquake and tsunami that struck Friday (March 11). Huffington Post Full Feed

But the Fed has gotten help in pulling interest rates down: Treasury yields have fallen sharply in recent weeks, reflecting a 'flight to safety' by investors frightened by the turmoil in the Middle East and by Japan's massive earthquake and tsunami. LA Times Business

How could anyone with a heart look at the images coming out of Japan, see the suffering, and feel anything but compassion for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami? New York Times, Sports

And in recent days, while most major stock markets around the world have been battered in the aftermath of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, U.S. stocks have held up surprisingly well. LA Times Business

Takahashi, whose family members and friends survived the earthquake and tsunami, has been watching television virtually all evening, every night, as the drama from Japan unfolds on various news networks. LA Times Sports

Looking back, Emiko Chiba has no idea how long her silver Suzuki rode the waves of a giant tsunami or even whether she had trouble breathing inside of it. LA Times World News

So far, most of the television coverage of the tsunami has been intense, thorough and far-reaching, with correspondents reporting around the clock from the worst-stricken areas. NYTimes Front Page

The greatest uncertainty surrounds contamination from the nuclear accident prompted by the earthquake and tsunami. NYTimes Business

Some commodity analysts said it was still too early to tell what the broader economic effect would be from the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and growing nuclear crisis in Japan. LA Times Business

Her house was swept away by the tsunami. LA Times World News

At the same time, survivors of last week's earthquake and tsunami said shortages of food, water, medicine and other essentials were becoming extreme and called government relief efforts woefully inadequate. LA Times World News

As of Tuesday, four nuclear reactors in Japan seem to be in partial meltdown in the wake of an earthquake and tsunami, according to Christian Parenti of the Nation: "One of them, reactor No. 2, seems to have ruptured. The situation is spinning out of control as radiation levels spike. The US Navy has pulled back its aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, after seventeen of its crew were exposed to radiation while flying sixty miles off the Japanese coast. But despite three major explosions--at reactor No. 1, then No. 3, then No. 2--the Fukushima containment vessels seem to be holding. (Chernobyl lacked that precaution, having only a flimsy cement containment shell that collapsed, allowing the massive release of radioactive material.)" Huffington Post Full Feed

It is almost impossible to watch the horrific images from Japan and not think: That could be us, perhaps from something that is as unforeseen here as this level of tsunami was there. New York Times, NY Region

The sell-off easily could continue as gruesome images from Japan's twin catastrophes of earthquake and tsunami fill investors' television screens, and as nuclear experts uncork increasingly ominous predictions of worst-cases scenarios. LA Times Business

The Japan news network NHK, quoting government figures, just reported that 13,400 people are believed to be dead or missing after the catastrophic quake and tsunami struck one week ago. Boing Boing

A week after the deadly earthquake and even deadlier tsunami that have devastated Japan, newly homeless huddle hungry and cold in emergency shelters. LA Times World News

China has joined Germany, France, Russia and other nations now pledging to review their atomic energy programs in the aftermath of the nuclear crisis sparked by Japan 's devastating earthquake and tsunami. LA Times Business

Most of China's new reactors are being constructed along the nation's eastern coast, making them vulnerable to tsunamis, experts said. LA Times Business

Generally speaking, dramatists haven't had much to say about earthquakes or tsunamis, although a good portion of my moviegoing boyhood in the 1970s was spent watching people outrace toppling buildings, occasionally in Sensurround. LA Times Arts and Culture

"The Japan earthquake, tsunami and now the nuclear plant meltdown are putting uncertainties into the equation," said fuel price specialist Bob van der Valk. LA Times Business

Japan's unprecedented multiple crisis of earthquake, tsunami and radiation leak has unsettled world financial markets, prompted international reassessment of nuclear safety and given the Asian nation its sternest test since World War Two. Huffington Post Full Feed

The operation to avert large-scale radiation has overshadowed the humanitarian aftermath of the 9.0-magnitude quake and 10-metre ( 33-foot ) tsunami that struck on March 11. Huffington Post Full Feed

The reactors themselves were not destroyed, so far as we know, or even damaged, by the earthquake and the tsunami (which led some nuclear advocates to argue that the disaster was actually proof of the safety of nuclear power!). Huffington Post Full Feed

Japan, he notes, has been plagued throughout history by volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and invasions. LA Times Health

Japan may need up to five years to rebuild from the disastrous earthquake and tsunami that has caused up to $ 235bn ( £ 145bn ) of damage, the World Bank said in a report. BBC Top Stories

The 11 March earthquake and tsunami, disrupted production networks in the automotive and electronic industries. BBC Top Stories

An 80-year-old woman and her 16-year-old grandson were rescued Sunday after being buried under rubble for nine days after the worst recorded earthquake in Japanese history and a massive tsunami toppled their home. LA Times World News

The increased hopes came after the Tokyo Electric Power Co. indicated it had made progress in restoring electrical power to the facility to restart cooling systems knocked out by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. LA Times World News

The host asks -- America may not have tsunamis, but what about nuclear's vulnerability to earthquakes, terrorism, proliferation, no waste storage facility yet? Huffington Post Full Feed

Japanese soldiers search for still missing people at a building housing a safety and disaster prevention office at Minamisanrikucho, northeastern Japan, on Friday, March 18, 2011, just one week after a devastating earthquake and resulting tsunami. Huffington Post Full Feed

Japanese officials reported progress over the weekend in their battle to gain control over a nuclear complex that began leaking radiation after suffering quake and tsunami damage, though the crisis was far from over, with a dangerous new surge in pressure reported in one of the plant's six reactors. Huffington Post Full Feed

mar 25

Japan was hit by a devastating tsunami on March 11 after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the island nation's coastline. CNN Business

At the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History in Albuquerque, N.M., attendance jumped about 20 percent on a recent weekend as work continued at the Fukushima Dai-ichi reactors after the earthquake and tsunami wiped out power to northern Japan. Chicago Sun-Times

A view shows cars and buildings wrecked by last week's earthquake and tsunami outside Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan March 19, 2011. Toronto Sun News

As Japan struggles to rebuild from the devastating earthquake and tsunami, the U.S. travel industry is bracing for a drop in high-spending tourists from that country. LA Times Business

March retail car sales may be benefitting from the uncertainty about inventory levels caused by production shutdowns after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan "as consumers flock to dealerships to secure their choice of vehicle as availability decreases," he said. LA Times Business

Two weeks after a devastating earthquake and tsunami plunged Japan into its worst crisis since World War II, local refugee families are starting to see their lives restored to some semblance of a daily routine. Huffington Post Full Feed

Nearly two weeks after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, American donors have contributed more than $161-million for relief efforts, according to a Chronicle tally. Huffington Post Full Feed

Nuclear officials say the leak may have come from pipes or the reactor's pool for storing spent fuel rods, which workers have been struggling to cool since the plant was badly damaged in the 11 March earthquake and tsunami. Guardian World

The figure skating worlds initially were scheduled to be held this week in Tokyo, but Japanese officials said they could no longer serve as host following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and subsequent nuclear crisis. Seattle Times full feed

Hundreds of thousands of survivors remain camped out in schools and civic buildings two weeks after the tsunami and earthquake, with the official death toll passing 10,000 people Friday. Seattle Times full feed

Two weeks after an earthquake and tsunami triggered a crisis at a nuclear plant, the government said Friday there is a suspected breach at a reactor, another setback that would mean radioactive contamination at the facility is more serious than once thought. Daily Camera

rebel

mar 5

Instead, the rebellion here appeared Saturday to have become mired in a drawn-out ground campaign between two relatively unprofessional and loosely organized forces -- € ” the Libyan Army and the rebels -- that is exacting high civilian casualties and is likely to drag on for some time. NYTimes Front Page

He and a dozen other Sudanese fled from Zawiyah, the northwestern city where soldiers loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi fought to wrest control from rebel forces on Friday. NYTimes Front Page

The rebels have been staging small protests for weeks, trying to capitalize on the antigovernment protests elsewhere in the country, where demonstrators have demanded that President Ali Abdullah Saleh follow the example of leaders in Tunisia and Egypt and step down. New York Times, World

Then Mr. Santos, who as defense minister in Mr. Uribe's administration orchestrated crushing blows against the guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, denounced the rebel group for shifting into gold mining to finance itself. New York Times, World

International weapons experts have expressed concern in particular about photographs showing rebels carrying looted, shoulder-fired antiaircraft missiles that look like they are from the former Eastern bloc. New York Times, Europe

A rebel fires a rocket at a Libyan air force jet loyal to Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi during a battle in the desert near Brega, March 2, 2011. Toronto Sun News

Rebels hold a young man at gunpoint, who they accuse of being a loyalist to Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi, between the towns of Brega and Ras Lanuf, March 3, 2011. Toronto Sun News

Scores of additional people were killed in the Libyan port city of Zawiya on Saturday, witnesses said, as Moammar Kadafi remained locked in fierce clashes with rebels on multiple fronts throughout the country. LA Times World News

The initiative to retake Zawiya, the city 25 miles west of Tripoli that was seized by rebels four days earlier, reportedly claimed the life of a leading rebel commander as forces controlled by one of Kadafi's sons, Khamis Moammar Kadafi, unleashed mortar and machine-gun fire. LA Times World News

Their small band of rebels ultimately toppled dictator Fulgencio Batista on New Year's Day 1959. Huffington Post Full Feed

Libyan rebels have captured a British special forces unit in the east of the country after a secret diplomatic mission to make contact with opposition leaders backfired, Britain's Sunday Times reported. Toronto Sun News

mar 6

Rebel fighters appeared to repel an assault by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi on a city that has become a crucial test of the two sides ' will, as unrest inspired by the " people power " revolutions in neighboring Tunisia and Egypt increasingly veered toward civil war. LA Times World News

The paper claims the unit was involved in a secret mission to put British diplomats in touch with rebels trying to topple Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. BBC World

Garcia knew that Tascon taught classes during the day and sometimes flew dangerous missions against leftist rebels at night, and that he had chalked up 2,500 hours of flight time, much of it on special operations and perilous rescue missions. LA Times World News

Some Libyan rebels have called for a no-fly zone, but until now -and this may change- €the mood of the Libyan uprising is that this is their fight and their fight alone. Guardian World

A top commander of Gbagbo-allied forces in the west, near the border, declined to comment, but the head of a leading civil society organization in the region confirmed that the town of Toulépleu had fallen to the rebels, extending an advance in which they have taken several small towns on the Liberian frontier in the past 10 days. New York Times, World

The BBC 's Suvojit Bagchi, who was granted unprecedented access to a Maoist camp in the depths of the Chhattisgarh jungle, describes the rebels ' precarious life. BBC World

Libya 's rebel commanders have freed two MI6 officers and six SAS soldiers captured by farm guards on Thursday morning, after the British government vouched for their identities. Guardian World

Libyan state TV broadcast what it said was a telephone conversation between Richard Northern, the British ambassador to Libya who left the country last week, and a spokesman for Libyan former justice minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil, who now heads the rebel National Libyan Council in Benghazi. Guardian World

Rebels fired at a government helicopter as they were pushed toward Ras Lanuf, Libya. New York Times, World

mar 8

But the government also has a history of preventing coverage of specific events, like its war with Houthi rebels in the northern Saada Province. New York Times, World

Security concerns, and the issue of whether to offer practical aid to the rebels in Libya, are likely to dominate those gatherings. New York Times, Europe

On Saturday, Libyan rebels in jeans and sneakers danced in the streets of Bin Jawwad, celebrating a victory over government forces in the hamlet by firing thousands of rounds of precious ammunition into the air. LA Times World News

The most vocal camp, led by Senators John McCain, the 2008 Republican nominee for president, and Joseph I. Lieberman, the Connecticut independent and another hawk on Libyan intervention, say the central justification for establishing a no-flight zone over Libya is that the rebel leaders themselves are seeking military assistance to end decades of dictatorship. NYTimes Front Page

OTTAWA - The federal government isn't ruling out opening a dialogue with the Libyan rebels battling Moammar Gadhafi's regime, says Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon. Toronto Sun News

The debate comes as forces loyal to Col Gaddafi have launched counter-strikes against rebels, checking their recent advances. BBC World

Even as the Obama administration insists that a no-fly zone remains an option, a senior U.S. envoy said Monday that directing Western militaries to suppress Libyan air attacks on rebels would not have a great effect on the conflict. LA Times World News

Rebels were dealt military setbacks in Zawiyah and on the outskirts of Ras Lanuf on Tuesday, part of a strengthening government counteroffensive. NYTimes Front Page

At 14, Laba Kamana was captured by rebel soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. LA Times Politics

For days, Libyan officials maintained that Zawiya had been conquered by government forces, an assertion baldly contradicted by opposition supporters reached in the city and even by Libyan troops surrounding the coastal enclave and girding for one of many armored assaults that have so far failed to dislodge the city center from rebel control. LA Times World News

But the claims of victory did not square in the least with accounts by representatives of the rebel interim government and the many journalists based in the opposition 's capital, Benghazi. LA Times World News

Rebels are fighting to oust Col Gaddafi after more than 41 years, and more than 1,000 people are believed to have died. BBC Top Stories

The former separatist rebel, who switched sides and became the Kremlin's stooge in the region, has transformed war-torn Grozny into a smart, modern capital, but he is accused of crushing all political dissent and targeting civilians in his fight to quell an Islamist insurgency. Guardian World

The rebels ' cranky old antiaircraft guns sounded, but their furious efforts left only black smudges in the bright desert sky. LA Times World News

In an " urgent " onscreen caption, state-controlled television reported that Maj. Gen. Khalid Shahmah joined the rebels in Zawiya. LA Times World News

Greens leader Daniel Cohn-Bendit said the EU must give firm support to the anti-Gaddafi rebels - both humanitarian and military assistance. BBC World

mar 10

It would have less effect against helicopters, which are more lethal weapons in this form of combat, than it would have against jets, and as Ivo Daalder, the US ambassador to Nato acknowledged, overall air activity is not the deciding factor in the firefights between the rebels and regime loyalists and mercenaries. Guardian World

It is reported that it is likely to include no-fly zones and acceptance of the need to eliminate Gadaffi 's air defences, supplying the rebel forces with modern weapons and military advisers who are " specialists in warfare tactics and strategy ". Guardian World

The person close to the government estimated that 3,000 to 4,000 mercenaries from Mali, Niger and a rebel group operating in Darfur, Sudan, the Justice and Equality Movement, have been hired by the Libyan government for at least $1,000 a day apiece. New York Times, World

A rebel fighter weeps for his brother who was injured in fighting near BBC World

Among the options being discussed are a no-fly zone, a " no-drive " zone ( meaning combat air cover for the rebels ), arms shipments and, least controversial, humanitarian aid alone. LA Times Commentary

The French announcement came as loyalist forces in Libya claimed new successes against the rebels west of the capital in the town of Zawiyah, while, to the east, loyalist forces renewed ferocious assaults on the key oil town of Ras Lanuf. NYTimes Front Page

Egypt

jan 28

SAN FRANCISCO ( AP ) -- About a half-hour past midnight Friday morning in Egypt, the Internet went dead. Cleveland.com

feb 1

What cannot but strike the eye in the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt is the conspicuous absence of Muslim fundamentalism. The Guardian

feb 8

Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have each repeatedly pressed the United States not to cut loose Egypt's president, Hosni Mubarak, too hastily, or to throw its weight behind the democracy movement in a way that could further destabilize the region, diplomats say. NYTimes Front Page

feb 18

The uploaded images also prompted producers at Al Jazeera, the satellite television network, to begin focusing on the revolt, which toppled the Tunisian government in mid-January and set the stage for the demonstrations in Egypt. New York Times, Technology

Egypt's new military-led government has asked countries across the Western and Arab world to freeze the assets of the four former ministers, the party insider and their families, American officials said. New York Times, World

They are struggling to understand how King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, a monarch described in the cables as "personable and engaging," could have resorted to the kinds of brutal measures that Egypt's government shunned. New York Times, World

Habib Haddad, a blogger in Boston pointed to another urgent audio appeal, apparently from a doctor at the same hospital, posted a short time ago on Speak2Tweet, a service set up during the protests in Egypt to help eyewitnesses post voice mail messages online even when they are unable to access the Web. New York Times, World

For 18 days, the world watched Egypt's revolution live on television, following every surge of protest, every incremental escalation of people power. New York Times, World

The escalating unrest bears the hallmarks of uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, as protesters copy slogans heard there. New York Times, Middle East

nov 27

Three American students arrested during a protest in Cairo caught flights out of Egypt early Saturday, according to an airport official and an attorney for one of the trio. USA Today

CAIRO -- Egypt 's military ruler warned of " extremely grave " consequences if the turbulent nation does not pull through its current crisis and urged voters to turn out for landmark parliamentary elections starting Monday. Huffington Post Full Feed

Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jasim, right, and Arab League secretary-general Nabil al-Arabi Nabil, left, chair the Arab League emergency session on Syria at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. Huffington Post Full Feed

Protesters walk next to a poster against Egypt's military ruler, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, at Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, November 27, 2011. VOA News

Just when Egypt activists are calling for last chance mass demonstration on Tahrir ahead of elections tomorrow it starts to rain on Cairo. Guardian World

Gates said he was not taking his arrest as a negative experience and said Egypt was " a great country ". Guardian World

Derrik Sweeney, one of three U.S. students released by Egypt, is greeted Saturday by family and friends in St. Louis, Missouri. CNN World

Egypt 's Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, longtime defence minister who is now the country 's de facto ruler, addresses the nation in a televised speech in Cairo on Nov. 22. MSNBC World

anniversary

sep 9

The US has been put on a heightened state of alert just two days before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. BBC Top Stories

" I 'm having them find accounts of the anniversary from international newspapers, " Mason said. Huffington Post Full Feed

but uncorroborated threat of a car-bomb attack in New York City or Washington, timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. NYTimes Front Page

Meanwhile, Pakistani police said they were preventing foreign journalists and other visitors from getting close to the house of Bin Laden before the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Guardian World

The Irish-born Bono also told reporters he would be in New York on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Washington Post Entertainment

Intelligence officials believe al Qaeda " likely maintained an interest since at least February 2010 in conducting large attacks in the Homeland timed to coincide with symbolic dates, to include the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, " the document says. CNN Politics

Security worker Eric Martinez wore a pin depicting the twin towers on his lapel as he headed to work in lower Manhattan on Friday, unfazed by a report of a credible but unconfirmed terror threat before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Seattle Times

The book coincides with a documentary film in which all of the featured survivors were interviewed every year on the anniversary of September 11th. Christian Science Monitor All

Defence Minister Peter MacKay is in New York commemorating the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. CTV News Latest

As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks draws closer, we're pointing to some of the stories being told about that day and the days since. NPR News Headlines

And this week they are trying to use the tenth anniversary of the attacks to convince more Americans to rally around their cause. ABC News Top Stories

U.S. intelligence officials have warned that al Qaeda may be planning an attack targeting either New York City or Washington around the time of 10th anniversary of 9/11. CNN U.S.

sep 10

U.S. officials have warned of a possible attack timed to the Sept. 11 anniversary ever since Navy SEALs killed Bin Laden in Pakistan in early May. LA Times World News

" He was a hero, 100 percent, " said Mohammad Aslam, 68, a former mujahedeen fighter, who was among an estimated 50,000 devotees who trekked here for Saturday's event, part of a weeklong series of festivities across parts of the country marking the 10th anniversary of the death of the man they knew as the Lion of Panjshir. Seattle Times full feed

It was her wedding anniversary. Washington Post Politics

In anticipation of the Sept. 11 anniversary, Sarah Bracey White, executive director of Greenburgh’s Arts and Culture Committee, was commissioned with the formidable task of restoring the wall. New York Times, NY Region

A U.S. Embassy official used a memorial ceremony for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack to express solidarity with Mexicans over the drug cartel violence afflicting their country. Washington Post World

Al Qaeda's deadly attack on America 10 years ago solemnly reverberated Saturday on the eve of the anniversary, as Americans remembered the trauma and police stood guard from coast to coast amid ongoing fears of terror attacks. CNN Top Stories

As the 10th anniversary approached, families here were weighing how much to keep 9/11 a centerpiece of identity and daily life — and how much to edge mourning aside and move ahead. New York Times, NY Region

A day before the anniversary commemorations, the president made a pilgrimage to Arlington National Cemetery, strolling with his wife, Michelle, among graves filled with dead from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Huffington Post Full Feed

A U.S. Embassy official used a memorial ceremony for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack to express solidarity with Mexicans over the drug cartel violence afflicting their country. Huffington Post Full Feed

They're also – rather amazingly, given that they've just celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary – still as soppy about each other as two lovebirds. Guardian World

sep 11

The event here, marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks, is very much a memorial service for the 40 passengers and crew of Flight 93 who, in an extraordinary rebellion, organized and, after a vote, stormed the cockpit and sought to wrest control of the plane from their captors. NYTimes Front Page

" I think we did the right thing there, but I also think we learned a lot of lessons, and frankly, I don't think you're going to see the United States of America in another war in that part of the world, " McCain ( R-Ariz. ) said on " Fox News Sunday, " speaking on the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Huffington Post Full Feed

On this anniversary, it’s important our entire country reflects on the sacrifices and service of those inspired by the events of 9/11.Huffington Post Full Feed

Newspapers around the world commemorated the tenth anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday. Huffington Post Full Feed

Swedish police arrested four people on suspicion of preparing a terror attack and evacuated an arts center in Sweden's second largest city on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, officials said Sunday. Huffington Post Full Feed

It is due only to open in 2012, on the 11th anniversary of the attacks. Boing Boing

The city is observing the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the newly opened Memorial Plaza at the site. Seattle Times full feed

The ceremony at the World Trade Center site is the centerpiece of New York City 's remembrances on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, but other events throughout the city are marking the day. Seattle Times full feed

A heavy security presence permeated lower Manhattan on Sunday, the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, as authorities continued their search for possible plotters of another terrorist strike. CNN Top Stories

As the world commemorated the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, Japanese parents hung colorful paper cranes for their lost children and monks chanted in front of smashed buildings. Global Maritimes

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and former President George W. Bush, right, pause for a moment of silence after laying a wreath at the Pentagon in Washington in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. Boston Globe

The attack comes as the world marks ten years since the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York but it is not clear whether the arrests are linked to the anniversary. Daily Mail

The pontiff reflected on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks during remarks to the faithful at the end of an outdoor Mass he was celebrating in Ancona, an Adriatic port city. USA Today

It was preceded by “September Sun,” a work for chorus and string orchestra by David Conte commissioned to commemorate the first anniversary of the attacks. New York Times, Arts

Toby Keith played his hits to a packed house at Jiffy Lube Live, marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a confident air. Washington Post Entertainment

Around the world on Sunday, people remembered 9/11, marking in their own ways the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that brought much of the world to a standstill. CNN Most Popular

The former first lady sheds tears as names are read on Sept. 11 anniversary. ABC News Top Stories

Singer pays tribute to the anniversary of Sept. 11 with her music. ABC News Top Stories

protester

feb 18

By uploading images of this week's violence in Manama, the capital, to Web sites like YouTube and yFrog, and then sharing them on Facebook and Twitter, the protesters upstaged government accounts and drew worldwide attention to their demands. New York Times, Technology

Her rosy assessment, which seems incongruous in light of the army's bloody crackdown on protesters, illustrates how the United States government has overlooked recent complaints about human rights abuses in a kingdom that is an economic and military hub in the Persian Gulf. New York Times, World

Video posted on YouTube seems to show, from two angles, the moment that Bahraini protesters, holding their hands in the air and chanting "peaceful, peaceful," were shot at close range by soldiers in the capital, Manama, on Friday. New York Times, World

Readers should be aware that both clips are deeply distressing and were filmed from near the front of the impromptu march to the Pearl Roundabout, which Bahrain's security forces had cleared of protesters one day earlier in a deadly raid. New York Times, World

After the shooting, protesters rallied outside a nearby hospital: New York Times, World

Libyan opposition groups said protesters had wrested control of several towns -” among them Bayda and, to its northeast, the port city of Darnah, though the degree of their authority seemed ambiguous. New York Times, World

The reader who pointed to this clip on YouTube also posted a link to the video below, which is said to show a large number of protesters on the streets of Tehran on Monday: New York Times, World

This long clip, showing a street battle between protesters and the security forces, seems to support what a Turkish columnist, Taha Akyol, wrote about the protests this week. New York Times, World

nov 20

Syria 's uprising against Assad, although largely peaceful, has grown more violent and militarized in recent weeks, as frustrated protesters see the limits of peaceful action. Huffington Post Full Feed

CAIRO -- Firing tear gas and rubber bullets, Egyptian riot police on Sunday clashed for a second day in downtown Cairo with thousands of rock-throwing protesters demanding that the ruling military quickly announce a date to hand over power to an elected government. Huffington Post Full Feed

Jacqueline J. Lewis ponders this question as she comes to terms with the violence seen in the latest clashes between Occupy Wall Street protesters and police. Huffington Post Full Feed

On Sunday, the protesters in Jalalabad city denounced any agreement that would keep U.S. troops in the country, blocking the road to Kabul and shouting " Death to America. Seattle Times full feed

A key Occupy Wall Street leader and another protester who leads a double life as a businessman ditched fetid tents and church basements for rooms at a luxurious for rooms at a luxurious hotel that promises guests can “unleash [their] inner Gordon Gekko,” The Post has learned.Fox News National

Hundreds were injured and at least one person died Saturday in Cairo when police swept through a camp of protesters in Tahrir Square. NPR News Headlines

N.Y. City police officers keep an eye on protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement at the beginning of Brooklyn bridge in New York November 17, 2011. Toronto Sun News

He said government troops would continue to target street protesters Guardian World

dec 3

Until recently, most of the bloodshed in Syria was caused by security forces firing on mainly peaceful protesters, but there have been growing reports of army defectors and armed civilians fighting regime forces. Huffington Post Full Feed

Iranian protesters attack the British embassy in Tehran, sparking a diplomatic fallout between the country and the west. Guardian World

Ganzouri had a reputation for good economic management when prime minister under Mubarak in the 1990s but the fact he served under the former leader has drawn criticism from protesters. Reuters International

The move is the latest fallout from protesters ' storming of the British embassy in Tehran and adds to the international pressure on the Iranian government. CTV News Latest

The Foreign Ministry official said Saturday that the move is in response to Iranian protesters ' recent attack on Britain 's embassy in Tehran. Seattle Times full feed

Activist Rachna Dhingra said police charged the protesters with sticks in trying to stop them from occupying Bhopal 's five train lines. Seattle Times full feed

An anti-military rule protester shouts slogans in Tahrir Square on Friday. CNN Most Popular

Frank La Rue, who serves as the U.N. ' special rapporteur ' Â for the protection of free expression, told HuffPost in an interview that the crackdowns against Occupy protesters appear to be violating their human and constitutional rights. The Nation Blogs

The protesters stormed two British diplomatic compounds, smashing windows, setting fire to a car and burning the British flag in protest against new sanctions imposed by London. Reuters International

Until recently, most of the bloodshed in Syria was caused by security forces firing on mainly peaceful protesters, but there have been growing reports of army defectors and armed civilians fighting regime forces. CTV News Latest

Pro-Syrian regime protesters gather during a... ABC News World

The move is the latest fallout from protesters ' storming of the British embassy in Tehran and adds to the international pressure on the Iranian government. ABC News World

dec 10

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said Thursday that Occupy Boston protesters must leave their encampment in the city's financial district by midnight Thursday or face eviction by police. Huffington Post Full Feed

Police remove an Occupy Boston protester from Dewey Square. Guardian World

Occupy Wall Street protesters frequently marched and rallied around the school's Greenwich Village campus this fall. Fox News National

In the Pacific city of Vladivostok, several hundred protesters rallied along a waterside avenue where some of Russia's Pacific Fleet warships are docked. Florida News Journal

In 2003, she led hundreds of female protesters through Monrovia to demand swift disarmament of fighters, who continued to prey on women, despite a peace deal that should have ended the 14-year civil war. Times of India

A Palestinian protester who was struck in the face by a tear gas canister fired by an Israeli soldier at close range died of his wounds Saturday, activists said, accusing the army of using disproportionate force. Denver Post

"Today 60,000, maybe 100,000 people, were at this rally, "former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov said in a speech to flag-waving and chanting protesters packed into Bolotnaya Square across the Moscow River from the Kremlin. Reuters Most Read

The mayor had ordered the protesters to clear the camp after a judge ruled they did not have the right to occupy the square. Reuters Top News

PORTLAND, Ore ( Reuters ) - Portland Mayor Sam Adams is a self-described strong liberal, but despite sharing the politics of many anti-Wall Street protesters who rocked his city, he has also emerged as one of their harshest critics. Reuters US News

dec 18

Lawyers for the Army private charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history say he was influenced by his struggles with being a gay soldier as protesters rallied this weekend in his support on both coasts. Huffington Post Full Feed

Medvedev admits Russia needs reform as protesters plan further rallies Guardian World

An Egyptian protester throws stones at policemen in Cairo on Saturday. CNN Top Stories

Unlike the angry scenes in Greece, where protesters clashed with riot police in Athens as austerity measures were debated by lawmakers, the response in Portugal has so far been almost entirely peaceful, even during a 24-hour general strike last month. CNN World

The Syrian revolt began in mid-March as protesters emboldened by uprisings across the Arab world took to the streets to demand an end to the Assad family's more than 40-year rule. AP World

About 20 people took part in the rally as a counteract against a protest in solidarity with Syria's anti-government protesters. Reuters International

Government forces evicted protesters from the Pearl Square in March and tore down the pearl sculpture that marked the site. Seattle Times full feed

A protester is arrested during Saturday's Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York. CNN U.S.

Police cordoned off the area to keep the protesters from drawing a larger crowd. Salon

Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a march to demand the trial of Yemen's outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz December 18, 2011. Reuters International

Steve Jobs

oct 6

Steve Jobs, the visionary behind Apple has passed away.Huffington Post Full Feed

Tim Cook, Apple’s new chief executive, wrote what was likely one of the most difficult memos of his life Wednesday night to tell all Apple employees that co-founder Steve Jobs had died. Washington Post Business

It is my favorite story about who Steve Jobs was even before he became the Steve Jobs.Washington Post Lifestyle

It is Jan. 24, 1984, and a young Steve Jobs is standing at center stage, introducing to shareholders of Apple Computer Inc. the " insanely great " machine that he's certain will change the world: a beige plastic box called the Macintosh. Seattle Times full feed

The head of Nokia Corp. said Thursday that Steve Jobs will be remembered for generations for his simple and elegant designs, calling the Apple founder and competitor "a true visionary. Seattle Times full feed

Viviane Chayna uses an iPhone 4 to photograph flowers left in memory of Steve Jobs at an Apple Store in Sydney, Australia. CNN Technology

When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died on Wednesday, at age 56, the loss resonated throughout the tech world in unprecedented ways. He was described as our generation's Thomas Edison and his legacy has been celebrated accordingly. MSNBC Tech & Science

Steve Jobs saw the future and led the world to it. Oregon Live

From the titans of high technology to teenagers armed with iPads, millions of people around the world mourned digital-gadget genius Steve Jobs as a man whose wizardry transformed their lives in big ways and small. MSNBC News

New Yorkers mourned the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday night. New York Times, NY Region

Gaddafi

oct 21

Then Gaddafi died. Huffington Post Full Feed

Acting Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said he had been shot in the head in an exchange between Gaddafi loyalists and National Transitional Council fighters. BBC Top Stories

The death of Moammar Gaddafi, which prompted jubilation in Tripoli and relief in Western capitals on Thursday, must be seen as the beginning and not the end of Libya’s transformation. Washington Post Opinions

" There is much still to be resolved about that issue and Gaddafi, whether he was involved or not, might have been able to clear up a few points about that and now that he is dead we may have lost an opportunity for getting nearer to the truth, " he told Sky News. Seattle Times

In response to Gaddafi's death, celebrations erupted in Libya and neighboring nations. Huffington Post Full Feed

The NATO airstrikes on Gaddafi’s convoy Thursday included a missile launched from a U.S. drone aircraft.Washington Post Politics

As impressive as obtaining the definitive outcome of Gaddafi's demise is the deft way that Obama orchestrated it. Huffington Post Full Feed

The dead Gaddafi was seen with half-open eyes, as if staring at the camera, bloodied but ashen, looking hauntingly like himself, but with the odd, theatrical mask of a white-faced geisha. Washington Post Lifestyle

Anti-Gaddafi fighters celebrate the fall of Gaddafi in Sirte October 20, 2011. Reuters International

Gaddafi killed in crossfire, says Libya 's interim prime minister Guardian World

oct 23

For those of you who want to witness the current situation in Libya with your own eyes but are too squeamish to watch the graphic footage of Gaddafi 's capture head-on, watch this on-the-ground footage of the wreckage of a Gaddafi convoy after a NATO airstrike. Daily Beast Most Recent

Qatar, ruled by the al-Thani Sunni monarchy for more than a century, was a key backer of tribal forces fighting against Gaddafi and has an influential voice in the Arab world, thanks to the Doha-based Al Jazeera and to its mediation efforts. Reuters Media

Gaddafi was killed on Thursday as government fighters routed his followers from their remaining positions in the city but the circumstances of his death remain unclear. Toronto Sun News

Graham claimed that the U.S. could have removed Gaddafi from power earlier and that the war has made insufficient progress over the past " six months. Huffington Post Full Feed

Mr Goubrani said Gaddafi 's body would be handed over to people from his tribe for burial. BBC Top Stories

Indeed, the fortuitous timing of Gaddafi 's death has knocked the news of the US withdrawal from Iraq almost entirely off the media 's agenda. Guardian World

Gaddafi will requests Sirte burial as Libya set to declare liberation Guardian World

Mlegta said Gaddafi 's Niger-based security chief Abdullah al-Senussi had been in contact with Saif al-Islam to try to help him escape and flee to the Sahelian country " but our brigades are encircling this area south of Bani Walid. Reuters International

There is growing international disquiet about the chaotic scenes surrounding Gaddafi 's apparent summary execution following the fall of his hometown of Sirte Thursday. Reuters Politics

Gaddafi was captured and killed on Thursday after being ousted from power two months ago. Reuters International

Gaddafi 's body lay on a mattress on the floor of the cold room, as it did on Friday when hundreds of members of the public filed in to see for themselves that the man who ruled Libya for 42 years was dead. Reuters Most Read

Meanwhile, the People thinks Gaddafi 's death may prove to be " good news for hard-pressed Brits " as the return of oil production could see petrol prices drop. BBC Top Stories