Exclusive: China prods state firms to boost investment in crisis-hit Hong Kong – sources
(This Sept. 12 story has been refiled to remove extra word in paragraph 12)
Magnitude 5.1 quake strikes near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Japan’s NHK delivers erroneous North Korean ‘Christmas gift’
Japanese public broadcaster NHK on Friday sent a news bulletin that incorrectly reported North Korea had launched a missile that fell into waters east of the Japanese archipelago, issuing an apology explaining it was a media training alert.
Police probing deaths of four in New Mexico home as murder-suicide
Police in New Mexico are investigating the Christmas Day shooting deaths of four family members in a suburban Albuquerque home as a triple murder and suicide, authorities said on Thursday.
Japan to send warship, aircraft to Middle East to protect vessels
Japan will send a warship and patrol planes to protect Japanese ships in the Middle East as the situation in the region, from which it sources nearly 90% of its crude oil imports, remains volatile, Japan’s top government spokesman said on Friday.
Japan delays fuel removal from two reactors at Fukushima Daiichi
The Japanese government on Friday delayed the planned removal of fuel from two reactors at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station, highlighting difficulties facing a clean-up at the site of the 2011 disaster.
U.N. rebuffs Russia accusation that U.S. visa delays being ignored
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has repeatedly expressed concern to Washington over U.S. visa delays for officials from Russia and other countries, a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday after Moscow accused Guterres of turning a blind eye.
Trump, Egypt’s Sisi agree on need to end Libya conflict: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed in a phone call on Thursday that they reject “foreign exploitation” in Libya and urged parties to the conflict to take “urgent steps” to resolve the fighting, the White Hous…
Netanyahu seen remaining at Likud helm as party votes ahead of March ballot
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to have faced down a fresh challenge to his power on Thursday when his Likud party held a leadership vote in the run-up to a March national election, the country’s third in under a year.
Fury grows after deaths in Indian Muslim neighborhood
Zaheer Ahmed had just returned home from work in northern India last Friday afternoon and stepped out for a smoke before lunch.
