Japan nuclear regulator to halt reactors without anti-terror steps: NHK
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday ordered a halt of reactors that haven’t completed anti-terrorism steps, public broadcaster NHK and other media outlets reported.
China navy chief takes dig at U.S. freedom of navigation patrols
Freedom of navigation should not be used to infringe upon the rights of other countries, China’s navy chief Shen Jinlong said on Wednesday, taking a dig at the United States and its allies who have sailed close to disputed South China Sea islets.
New Zealand, France plan bid to tackle extremism on social media
In the wake of the Christchurch attack, New Zealand said on Wednesday that it would work with France in an effort to stop social media from being used to promote terrorism and violent extremism.
Blast at Inner Mongolia chemical plant kills 3
Three people were killed in an explosion at a privately owned chemical plant in China’s Inner Mongolia region, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday.
MLB notebook: Rays’ Snell set to return Wednesday
Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell is slated to return from a fractured toe to start Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals.
Explainer: Hong Kong’s ‘Occupy’ movement and its leaders
A district court judge will hand down sentences on Wednesday for nine leaders of Hong Kong’s “Occupy Central” protests that paralyzed parts of the former British colony for 79 days in late 2014.
Hong Kong’s ‘Occupy’ leaders face possible jail for 2014 democracy protests
A Hong Kong court will hand down sentences on Wednesday for nine leaders of the city’s “Occupy Central” protests that paralyzed parts of the former British colony for 79 days in late 2014 and raised concerns about freedoms under Chinese rule.
NASA probe detects likely ‘marsquake’ – an interplanetary first
NASA’s robotic probe InSight has detected and measured what scientists believe to be a “marsquake,” marking the first time a likely seismological tremor has been recorded on another planet, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California reported on Tuesda…
Japan’s Heisei imperial era: three generations look back, and ahead
(In this April 23 story, corrects date on which Heisei era began to Jan. 8.)
Exclusive: Sri Lanka was warned of threat hours before suicide attacks – sources
By Shihar Aneez, Ranga Sirilal, Joe Brock and Sanjeev Miglani
