As the US Supreme Court hears the arguments for and against "Obamacare", we meet those for whom the court's decision could mean the difference between life and death. Next, the pope dons a sombrero in Mexico and tells Cubans that communism is out of date - we look at the highlights of a holy visit to Latin America. Finally, filmmaker James Cameron has travelled to the deepest point on earth. We take a look at what he saw at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
In today’s press review, we look at the aftermath of the earthquake and the tsunami that hit Japan over the week-end.
Many French newspapers wonder how France would have coped in such conditions.
No serious damage was reported across the Pacific as the tsunami that devastated Japan Friday hit the coasts of Central and South America, which had been placed on high alert.
An undersea earthquake on Saturday triggered a minor tsunami in the South Pacific. But there were no reports of large-scale fluctuations in sea level, damage or injuries.
Tanna, on the Vanuatu archipelago. Villagers here dream of the coming of their god...Prince Philip. According to local legend, Queen Elizabeth’s husband was to return to their shores this year, on his 89th birthday. The Prince’s disciples prepared to welcome him.
Authorities were fighting to rescue a stranded Chinese coal ship that is leaking tonnes of oil onto Australia's Great Barrier Reef, threatening large protected areas of marine life.
A day after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile's coast, emergency officials said the death toll had risen to at least 400 people. Efforts are underway in Concepcion to rescue at least 100 people trapped in a collapsed apartment block.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued then dropped a warning for some 25 South Pacific countries after three massive earthquakes struck the coastline off Vanuatu. The resulting tidal wave was only 3 to 10 centimetres high.
Relief operations are underway in the Samoa islands, where deadly tsunamis triggered by a massive earthquake swept away entire villages, killing at least 148 people. The death toll is expected to surge as rescuers search among the rubble.
