From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshimi Singh.New development in ill feet Carnival cruise liner,today the coast guard saysthe engine room fire that knock down power to the vessel is caused by leaking a few oil return line.Thousands of people onboard the Carnival trying for stuck on board without electricity or working toilet.The ship eventually was towed to Mobil Alabama.The European Union has decided to keep sanction in place against Syria for another three months.But as BBC Jimmy Muir told us from Cairo,the arm embargo would be changed to allow more non-lethal support to get through.The decision reached by European foreign ministers was a compromise.Britain, Italy, and some other nations wanted to lift embargo on arm to the rebels,so the regime demise could be hastened.But Germany and others believe that more arms would just mean more death and destruction.The decision has to be made by consensus.So the outcome was the way would be open for more non-lethal to the opposition and technical support to help protect civilians.But what exactly that means wasn't spelled out.The BBC Jim Muir in Cairo.Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez made surprise return to his homeland today overjoyed his followersafter his two month cooperation from cancer surgery in Cuba.NPR's Wong Ferrera reports the opposition asks more clarity about Chavez health problems.
