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A worker on the space shuttle Endeavour fell to his death this morning on the launch pad.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has confirmed that there has been a release of a small amount of radioactive material at one of its two Fukushima-based nuclear plants where the cooling mechanism had failed after Friday's devastating earthquake.

Communiqué of European Council on the crisis in Libya, March 11, 2011, Brussels

The U.S. will assist Japan with heavy lifting equipment to move debris and has activated two search and rescue teams to help in the aftermath of the massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent Tsunami on Friday that has already killed hundreds of people and has injured and displaced many others.

President Barack Obama offered assistance to Japan on Friday after an 8.9 earthquake hit just off the coast of the northeastern city of Sendai, triggering a tsunami which has so far caused up to 300 deaths, according to local officials.

A tsunami warning has been issued for the central and northern coasts of California and Oregon, the National Weather Service said.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: CDC Corp., Ener1, RC2 Corp., Clean Energy Fuels, and Sangamo Biosciences. The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Energy Conversion Devices, Zumiez, Jamba, Stereotaxis, and Clearwire.

Clearwire executive Bill Morrow is leaving the company for personal reasons.

The Company will provide all educational institutions its groupware for managing enterprises, known by the brand name TeamWox, absolutely free of cost.

Léo Apotheker, the Chief Executive Officer of PC giant Hewlett-Packard, is expected to hold an investor briefing in San Francisco where he may unveil his much anticipated vision for HP.

Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) announced a new product Adobe SocialAnalytics and upgraded SiteCatalyst at its Omniture Summit, which is currently being held at Salt Lake City, Utah between March 8 and 11.

Nomura Holdings (NYSE: NMR), Japan's number one securities firm, has appointed a woman to be its chief financial officer for the first time ever.

Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating on shares of TomoTherapy Inc. (NASDAQ: TOMO) to neutral from outperform with a price target of $5.

A partner at Foley & Lardner has sued the firm for discrimination and breach of contract, citing in his complaint that the firm treated younger, female and/or non-white employees more favorably.

Pent-up demand has resulted in a surge in Iraqi stocks due to political gains and lifting of UN sanctions, says investment management company Global Capital Investments.

U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has exclusive authority under the Natural Gas Act to authorize the siting of facilities for imports or exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to FBR Capital Markets.

French holding company, LVMH announced in a statement on Monday that the group will take control of renowned Italian jeweler, Bulgari S.p.A.

Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) said its chief marketing officer Keith Pardy will be leaving in six months, just weeks ahead of its PlayBook tablet launch.

Zurich-based travel group Kuoni Reisen Holding AG announced an agreement to acquire Gullivers Travel Associates (GTA) for $720 million from New York-based Travelport to boost its online offerings.

Time Inc.'s Fortune magazine released its fourteenth annual World's Most Admired Companies list.

The Gold Price eased back for Dollar investors on Friday in London, but recovered one third of yesterday's sharp sell-off – and was heading higher for the fifth weekly gain in a row – as official data said US unemployment retreated to 8.9% last month.