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ARMED CONFLICTS

WORLD
Sep 16, 2015
Egypt claims it killed 55 Islamic militants in Sinai, lost two soldiers
Egyptian security forces killed 55 militants in Sinai on the ninth day of an operation against Islamists in the area, the military said in a statement on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2015
Hungary locks down EU border, taking crisis into its own hands
Hungary's right-wing government shut the main land route for migrants into the EU on Tuesday, taking matters into its own hands to halt Europe's unprecedented influx of refugees while the bloc failed to agree a plan to distribute them.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2015
Border-free Europe unravels after record day of migrant influx
Two decades of frontier-free travel across Europe unraveled Monday as countries re-established border controls in the face of an unprecedented influx of migrants.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 15, 2015
China building third airstrip on disputed South China Sea islets: expert
China appears to be building a third airstrip in contested territory in the South China Sea, a U.S. expert said Monday, citing satellite photographs taken last week.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2015
Look to past crises for clues on handling Syrian exodus
The Indochinese refugee crisis has lessons to offer for today's Syrian exodus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2015
Al-Qaida chief urges lone wolf attacks, militant unity
Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on young Muslim men in the United States and other Western countries to carry out attacks inside there and urged greater unity between militants.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 13, 2015
Majority of French people favor sending troops to Syria: poll
A majority of French people are in favor of sending troops to fight Islamic State militants in Syria, a prospect that President Francois Hollande has flatly ruled out, a poll released Sunday showed.
WORLD
Sep 12, 2015
IAEA officials to be present when Iran takes Parchin nuclear samples
United Nations inspectors will be present with Iranian technicians as they take samples from a key military site, two Western diplomats said, undercutting an objection by U.S. Republicans to the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 12, 2015
Father of drowned Syrian toddler drove boat that capsized, other passengers say
The father of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi was working with smugglers and driving the flimsy boat that capsized trying to reach Greece, other passengers on board say, in an account that disputes the version he gave.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 12, 2015
TV station of camerawoman who kicked migrants goes offline
A Hungarian TV station that employed a camerawoman who kicked and tripped migrants fleeing from police this week was offline on Friday, with its website blaming hackers for the outage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 12, 2015
Russia calls for U.S. military cooperation on Syria to avoid 'unintended incidents'
Russia called on Friday for military-to-military cooperation with the United States to avert "unintended incidents" as it stages naval exercises off the coast of Syria, where U.S. officials believe Moscow is building up forces to protect President Bashar Assad.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2015
Putin could be planning a big gamble in Syria
Is Vladimir Putin taking the risky step of dramatically increasing Russia's military role in Syria's civil war?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2015
Failure of Syria diplomacy exposes enduring divisions over Assad
While the desperate flight of Syrians from their country's war was dominating news bulletins this summer, yet another diplomatic push to end the 4-year-old conflict was quietly running into the sand.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2015
Hungarian TV journalist fired for tripping up fleeing refugees
A camerawoman for a private television channel in Hungary was fired late on Tuesday after videos of her kicking and tripping up migrants fleeing police, including a man carrying a child, spread in the media and on the internet.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 9, 2015
Myanmar president Thein Sein meets armed rebels for peace talks
Myanmar President Thein Sein on Wednesday made his first public appearance since the start of campaigning for Nov. 8 general elections, meeting leaders of ethnic minority guerrilla groups for cease-fire talks in the capital Naypyitaw.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2015
Hungary's Orban plays for high stakes with tough stance on migrants
Hungary's fiery Prime Minister Viktor Orban has always relished a fight, be it with foreign bankers, international lenders or the European Union over policy toward Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 8, 2015
U.S. believes Russia building up military presence in Syria, asks Greece to bar overflights
The U.S. has asked Greece to revoke special permission for Russian overflights after expressing concern about reports Moscow is engaged in a military build-up in Syria.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2015
Rich gulf Arab nations' refugee response questioned
When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, fellow Persian Gulf states raced to shelter thousands of displaced Kuwaitis. Fast forward 25 years, and the homeless from nearby Syria's war have found scant refuge in the Arab world's richest states.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2015
U.S.-led forces pound Islamic State targets with 21 airstrikes; Iraq F-16s join in
The United States and its allies carried out 21 airstrikes on Islamic State forces in Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the Command Joint Task Force said in a statement on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2015
Gadhafi's fate only hardened Kim's resolve
The Iran nuclear deal has raised hopes that North Korea might be persuaded to disarm, but no matter how improbable that would be, the Western alliance's Libyan misadventure makes it even less likely.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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