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Kyodo News, Published on 23/10/2017
» TOKYO: Powerful Typhoon Lan made landfall on the Pacific coast of central Japan early Monday, leaving at least two dead as it battered a wide area with heavy rain and strong winds.
Kyodo News, Published on 23/10/2017
» CLARK, Philippines: Southeast Asian defence ministers are expected to discuss terrorism, South China Sea territorial disputes, and North Korea missile and nuclear threats when they meet Monday in Pampanga province, north Manila, according to a meeting document.
Kyodo News, Published on 23/10/2017
» TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition is certain to retain a two-thirds majority in Sunday's House of Representatives election, according to early returns, providing it with the impetus to press ahead with debate on a first-ever amendment to the Japanese constitution.
Kyodo News, Published on 23/10/2017
» CLARK, Philippines: Southeast Asian defence ministers began two-day talks in the Philippines on Monday, with combating terrorism high on the agenda.
Published on 23/10/2017
» JAKARTA: The head of the Indonesian military has been denied entry to the United States for unknown reasons, an Indonesian military spokesman said on Sunday.
Published on 23/10/2017
» The late King Bhumibol Adulyadej ascended to the throne in 1946 and was crowned as Rama IX in 1950, becoming the world’s longest-reigning monarch in 2016. Throughout his 70-year reign, he introduced great changes to his country with the ultimate goal to better the lives of his people regardless of their race, religion and socioeconomic status.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/10/2017
» Powerful Typhoon Lan made landfall on the Pacific coast of central Japan early Monday, leaving at least two persons dead and one missing as it battered a wide area with heavy rain and strong winds, but the capital was "largely unscathed."
Associated Press, Published on 23/10/2017
» LONDON: Final score: North London 9, Merseyside 3.
Published on 23/10/2017
» JOHANNESBURG: The head of the World Health Organisation revoked his appointment of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a "goodwill ambassador" on Sunday after the choice drew widespread outrage and criticism. Zimbabwe's government said it respected the turnabout and that the UN health agency "benefited tremendously" from the attention.