Saturday
Tokyo: An explosion at a nuclear power plant in Japan destroys the building housing the reactor triggering radiation leaks under the impact of the massive quake and the tsunami it spawned which has left at least 1,700 people dead or unaccounted for.
Sanaa: Yemeni security forces killed six people and wound hundreds in the second day of a harsh crackdown on anti-government protests.
Cairo: Forces loyal to Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi are within striking distance of the main opposition-held eastern city of Benghazi after they stormed into the city of Brega, as the Arab League came out in support of plans to impose a 'no-fly zone' over the restive country.
Sunday
Tokyo: Japan battled hard to contain a looming nuclear crisis as it faced threats of multiple meltdowns at three reactors damaged by the devastating earthquake and tsunami amid fears that the toll may exceed 10,000 in the ravaged northeastern coast.
Cairo: Libyan rebels retreat from the eastern oil town of Brega amid relentless pounding by troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi who came under mounting pressure from the Arab League which backed a 'no-fly' zone to halt air strikes against his opponents.
Monday
Manama (Bahrain): A military force from Saudi Arabia and other West Asian nations move into Bahrain to shore up the nation's Sunni rulers in the face of escalating Shiite-led protests seeking to break the monarchy's hold on power.
Tokyo: Radiation risks mount in Japan after a second hydrogen explosion rocked the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant leaving 11 workers injured and the cooling systems failed at another reactor.
Tuesday
Fukushima/Tokyo: Japan's nuclear crisis deepens as two more blasts rocked the quake-crippled Fukushima plant, sending jitters in Tokyo and other cities with Premier Naoto Kan warning that there was a "very high risk" of further leakage of radioactive material.
Dubai: Bahrain's monarch declare a three-month state of emergency, amid growing pro-democracy protests in the country, forcing it to invite troops from Saudi Arabia and UAE to quell the unrest.
Wednesday
Fukushima/Tokyo: Japan's nuclear nightmare worsens with radiation levels surging at a quake-crippled reactor at Fukushima plant, forcing authorities to briefly pull out emergency workers even as another fire erupted slowing desperate efforts to avert a meltdown.
Thursday
Cairo/Washington: Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi inch closer to the rebel-stronghold of Benghazi amid fierce battle in the last major town of Ajdabiya, as the US mulled the possibility of air strikes and other options to stop his military.
Peshawar: At least 41 people are killed when US drones targeted a compound in the restive North Waziristan tribal region of northwest Pakistan, though there were conflicting accounts about the identity of those who died.
Friday
Cairo/Washington: Caving in to international pressure, Libya announces an immediate ceasefire in the battle against rebels fighting to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, even as US President Barack Obama warned of "military action" to implement a UN resolution to curb him.
Islamabad/Lahore: Thousands of students, members of political parties and radical groups like JuD today staged protests in cities across Pakistan against the release of suspected CIA contractor Raymond Davis and a US drone attack that killed 41 people in North Waziristan.
London: Women's voices should be heard in the ongoing global climate change debate as they have played a stellar role in raising environmental consciousness, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has demanded and asked the Commonwealth to take a fresh initiative on this.
Fukushima/Tokyo: Japan inches perilously close to a Chernobyl-like disaster with the threat level at its quake-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant rising as fresh problems cropped up to cool overheated reactors andplug leakages, prompting an alarmed IAEA to describe the situation as "extremely serious".
