Top Stories for Day Thursday 17 March 2011

Japan continues to struggle to cool overheating reactor, Urban Search and Rescue team to remain in Japan, NZ nuclear physicist says not as bad as Chernobyl, Urban Search and Rescue team to remain in Japan, Minister says decision to strip Chch of RWC games tough, Security forces use tanks to drive out Bahrain protesters, Gaddafi forces surge toward city in west of Libya.