News and Analysis 17 March

Japan Earthquake / Tsunami

Toll Rises, Stocks Plunge, Foreigners Flee – Washington Post

Japan Says 2nd Reactor May Have Ruptured – New York Times

New Fire Reported at Nuclear Plant – Washington Post

Setback in Reactor Fight – Wall Street Journal

The Arab World

Mid-East Unrest: Syrian Protests in Damascus and Aleppo - BBC News

The Freedom Belt – Washington Post opinion

Collision Over Bahrain – Washington Post opinion

Pro-Gadhafi Forces Launch Another Strike on Ajdabiya – Voice of America

Libyan Forces Rout Rebels, No-Flight Zone Stalls – New York Times

Battle for Libyan Town Rages On - BBC News

Gaddafi’s Forces Mount Heavy Assault on Town – Washington Post

Gadhafi Closes In on Rebels – Wall Street Journal

India

Graft ‘Threatens India’s Growth’ - BBC News

India can’t renounce N-power: US experts TOI

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• Gadhafi intensifies offensives as rebels lash out at West (cbc.ca)
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• Libyan rebels lash out as Gadhafi gains ground (cbc.ca)
• Helicopters Unable to Drop Water Over Japan’s Nuclear Reactor. (planenews.com)
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