India’s prime minister is going to visit Japan in a 5-day trip, hoping to win Japanese backing in a nuclear energy pact to kickstart its economy.
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Club for bug eaters
A restaurant in Tokyo, Japan attracts enthusiasts because of its unique menu.
Malaysia to give MH17 victims full military honours
Fleur Amora – Asean correspondent
Press Tour of Pacman and Chris Algieri Fight to start today
WBO Welterweight champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Chris Algieri will start their Press Tour today. The Fight will be held on November in Venetian Macau Resorts in China.
First bodies of Malaysian victims of the MH17 plane crash arrive home
(Reuters) — The first 20 bodies of the Malaysian victims on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived back on home soil on Friday (August 22), more than a month after the airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine. In a sombre ceremony, coffins draped in the Malaysian national flag were brought out of a specially chartered Malaysia Airlines flight by members of the armed forces. They were then driven away for private funerals. Officials have declared Friday a national day […]
Over 90 feared dead in Hiroshima landslides
(Reuters) — Heavy rain delayed a search on Friday (August 22) for more than 50 people believed buried under a deadly landslide on the edge of the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Rescue workers feared the continuing rain could set off further landslides in the area after a month’s rain fell in one night on Wednesday (August 20), loosening slopes already saturated by heavy rain over the past few weeks. The death toll currently stands at 39. […]
Japan Landslides Death Toll likely to Rise
In Hiroshima, Japan, the continuing rain is feared to double the death toll caused by landslide to 80.
Indonesia police fire teargas ahead of court verdict on election
(Reuters) – Indonesian police fired teargas to disperse thousands of protesters outside the country’s top court in Jakarta on Thursday, as judges started delivering their verdict into last month’s disputed presidential election. Losing candidate Prabowo Subianto has asked the Constitutional Court to overturn the election result, saying the vote in the world’s third largest democracy was tainted by mass fraud. Judges started reading through their findings – estimated to be hundreds of pages long – […]
Thai Junta Chief takes title of Prime Minsiter
Thailand’s military leader has been named prime minister of a legislature that he hand-picked, giving his rule a semblance of legitimacy.
Landslide in Japan kills 27
At least 27 people have been killed and 10 more are missing when a landslide hit a residential area in the city of Hiroshima in Japan
Yazidis appeal for help to leave Iraq
Hundreds of Yazidis appeal to the world to help them leave Iraq.
Typhoon halong slams Japan; kills 10
At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured when Typhoon Halong hit Japan this weekend.
