 CBC.ca | Japan quake: Loss and recovery in numbers BBC News Twelve months after north-eastern Japan was shaken by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and inundated by tsunami waters, Lucy Rodgers looks at the scale of the disaster and how much progress the country has made towards recovery. Japan earthquake and tsunami anniversary: live Japan mourns tsunami dead; grapples with aftermath Japan marks 1 year since quake, tsunami disaster |
 Al-Arabiya | US soldier opens fire on Afghan civilians Los Angeles Times REPORTING FROM KABUL, Afghanistan -- A US soldier went on a shooting rampage outside Kandahar city early Sunday, causing an unknown number of deaths and injuries, Afghan officials and the Western military said. The incident seemed certain to harden ... US Service Member Detained in Kandahar for Attacking Civilians US soldier detained in Afghanistan for shooting civilians US Service Member Fires on Afghan Civilians |
 Globe and Mail | Annan to meet again with Syrian president in hopes of agreement CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- After laying out plans aimed at halting the bloodshed in Syria, Kofi Annan, the special UN envoy to the country, will meet again with President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday in hopes of getting answers to his proposals. Arabs urge Russia to back Syria peace plan Syria crisis: Kofi Annan's Mission Impossible Syria launches assault in north |
