We know that Lady Gaga was born this way, but she certainly wasn’t meant to be heard this way.
U.S. Begins ‘Voluntary Evacuations’ of American Citizens From Japan
The U.S. and several other countries have started to arrange the voluntary evacuation of government personnel in Tokyo and areas of northern Japan hardest hit by the earthquake, tsunami and radiation leaks.
83-Year-Old Japanese Woman Escapes Tsunami — By Bike
An 83-year old woman who lived alone in the town of Ishinomaki, Japan, escaped the tsunami by fleeing on her bicycle.
Pleading to Iran: Boxing Great Muhammad Ali Appeals for U.S. Hikers’ Release
America’s arguably most prominent Muslim wrote a letter to the spiritual and political leader of Iran requesting the release of two American hikers captured in 2009.
Write House: Michelle Obama to Publish Book on White House Garden
Any possible awkwardness at the most famous address in the world can now be ended: President Barack Obama isn’t the only person writing books there any longer.
They Don’t Need Nice China: William and Kate Launch Charity Registry
What do you give the couple that has everything?
Small Miracles: Japanese Student in U.S. Finds Family on YouTube
“I screamed, and my host parents woke up and they thought it was really bad,” said Akiko Kosaka. “They asked what happened. And I said, ‘They survived!'”
Hate Green Beer? Try 5 Alternative St. Patrick’s Day Drinks
Don’t worry, beer-haters, there’s plenty of green beverages to go around.
China’s Great Salt Rush: Nuke Fears Cause Supermarket Swarms
In the misinformed belief that the iodine in table salt might help them escape the effects of radiation from Japan’s crippled nuclear plant, anxious shoppers across China are rushing to snap up the seasoning.
Quotes: Silvio Berlusconi on Allegations He Entertained Prostitutes
“Even though I am a little mischievous … 33 girls in two months seems like too much even for a 30-year-old.”
— SILVIO BERLUSCONI, Italian premier, on court documents for an upcoming trial which allege 33 women prostituted …
New Power Lines Could Help Ease Fukushima Nuke Crisis
Japanese officials said Thursday local time that new power lines could restore electricity to the Fukushima plant, potentially easing the ongoing nuclear crisis.
Quotes: Japan Mayor on the Plight of Nuclear Evacuees
“They are leaving us to die.”
Katsunobu Sakurai, mayor Minamasoma, a town just 12 miles from the stricken nuclear plant, worrying that his town and its people have been abandoned. Full Japan coverage, here.