News Headlines - 20 March 2013

▽BBC News - Cyprus government 'to present bailout plan B on Thursday'

The president of Cyprus will later present political leaders with a "Plan B" for funding the controversial bailout, state TV has reported. Cyprus's banks, which have been shut all week to prevent mass withdrawals, are to stay closed until next Tuesday.

▽BBC News - US and Israel talk tough on Iran during Obama visit

Barack Obama and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu have stressed their shared, tough stance towards Iran, as the US leader makes his first visit to Israel as president.

▽North Korean video shows imagined attack on Washington - CNN.com

A new North Korean propaganda video shows images of what appears to be an imagined missile attack on U.S. government buildings in Washington, including the White House and the Capitol.

▽Possible Cyberattack in South Korea - NYTimes.com

South Korea was investigating the possibility of a North Korean cyberattack after the computer networks of three broadcasters and three banks were paralyzed on Wednesday, while the North’s young leader, Kim Jong-un, increased his threats against the South and the United States.

▽BBC News - Fukushima: Rat linked to outage at Japan nuclear plant

A rat may have caused this week's power outage at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, says the Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco). The company suspects the rodent may have caused a short-circuit in a switchboard, triggering the power cut.