Nuclear regulators need more independence in Japan
Japanese prime minister says the nuclear regulator must be more independent from the industry to ensure safety as new data question plant quake resilience and venting system efficacy. Separate safety oversight widely used abroad is noted as lacking in Japan.
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Al-Qaida eyed tankers as targets
U S officials disclosed bin Laden personal files showing a plan to hijack and blow up oil tankers at sea to crash global markets. The alert noted al Qaida sought tanker specs and timing, but officials said no imminent plots were found.
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Netanyahu rejects 1967 lines as basis for a Palestinian state
In a White House meeting with President Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rejects using 1967 borders as the basis for a future Palestinian state. Obama pushes for land swaps and security guarantees while stressing a lasting peace depends on mutual concessions.
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Strauss-Kahn released on house arrest near Ground Zero
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves Rikers Island on $1 million bail and will stay under house arrest in lower Manhattan. He must wear an ankle bracelet and live behind alarms and cameras while prosecutors seek a more secure, permanent residence for his pending rape trial.
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Flooded Mississippi impedes navigation near Vidalia and Natchez
Travis Morace, a veteran river pilot, describes an unprecedented Mississippi currents flood. Debris and rapid flows complicate upstream travel while downstream stopping becomes risky. Flooding has submerged trees near Natchez and even a basketball hoop appears above water.
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