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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2015
Obama nixes ground war against Islamic State, vows intel boost to France, hits GOP refugee snub
President Barack Obama ruled out dispatching a major U.S. ground force against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, saying it would be a "serious mistake" that would lead the nation into an unsustainable strategy requiring a long-term occupation in the region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 17, 2015
Islamic State vows in video to attack Washington, 'crusader campaign' allies
Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in airstrikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack Washington.
WORLD / Society
Nov 16, 2015
Paris attack, calls to cover other tragedies spur Facebook to boost use of Safety Check
During the horrific attacks in Paris, Facebook Inc. made a tool available for people in the area to let friends know they were safe. Safety Check had never been enacted for something that wasn't a natural disaster, and as the death toll rose Friday, the company garnered praise for acting fast.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 16, 2015
'Proactive pacifism' makes Japan a target for Islamic terrorists: experts
The terrorist attacks Friday in Paris highlight the need for Japan to be on high alert as it prepares to host such high-profile events as next year's Group of Seven summit and the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 16, 2015
Denmark F-16s to return to fight Islamic State; foreign minister seeks Syria strikes
Denmark's fighter jets, which had been in action in Iraq earlier this year and will return next year, should also have the mandate to bomb Islamic State positions in Syria, the Danish foreign minister was quoted as saying on Sunday following the attacks in Paris.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 16, 2015
Apparent false alarm sends hundreds scattering scared from famed Paris square
Hundreds of people who had been gathered at Place de la Republique in central Paris dispersed suddenly on Sunday evening in what police later said seemed to be a false alarm.
WORLD
Nov 15, 2015
Prosecutor lays out how three teams killed at least 129 in Paris terror spree
As investigators hunt for leads in Europe's worst terror attack in a decade, the Paris prosecutor laid out how three teams of assailants managed to kill at least 129 people in and around one of the world's most heavily policed capitals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 18, 2015
Mexican survivor recounts repeated Egypt bombings despite order to stop, and husband's last words
Egyptian forces bombed a convoy of Mexican tourists around 5 times over a period of 3 hours, even after security forces on the ground had stopped them twice and cleared their passage, one of six survivors of Sunday's deadly attack said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 29, 2015
Composer Shiro Sagisu scores songs to be devoured to on 'Attack on Titan' soundtrack
During one scene in Shinji Higuchi's recent film "Attack on Titan," soldiers leap from building to building battling a carnivorous giant with nothing but swords. The horror is heightened by the music: razor sharp synthesizers accentuate a foreboding orchestral melody. It's hard to imagine the action...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 29, 2015
Suspected Islamist tied to France attack admits killing boss, has link to militant in Syria
The suspected Islamist who attempted to blow up a French chemical plant on Friday has admitted killing his manager beforehand, a source close to the investigation said on Sunday, as police linked the suspect to a militant now in Syria.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 5, 2015
Gunman in Texas attack on Muhammad cartoon event on FBI radar for years
Federal agents for years monitored one of the two gunmen shot dead after opening fire with assault rifles at a heavily guarded Texas exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 17, 2015
U.N. Security Council envoys reduced to tears watching Syria gassing video
Members of the United Nations Security Council teared up on Thursday when Syrian doctors showed a video of failed attempts to resuscitate three children after a chlorine gas attack in March, prompting renewed calls for accountability.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2015
Republicans look to deepen probe into Clinton's response to attack on Benghazi consulate
As Hillary Rodham Clinton begins her presidential campaign, Republicans are vowing to intensify their latest investigation into the former secretary of state's response to the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2015
Suicide attack on Afghan lawmaker kills three in Kabul
An Afghan member of parliament survived a targeted suicide attack in Kabul on Sunday but three people, including a child, were killed and eight others injured, police and government sources said.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2015
Gunmen strike at the heart of Tunisia's political idealism
The Tunisian government will now have to wake up and acknowledge that the enemies of constitutional democracy view the success of the Tunisian experiment as a threat to their own vision of Islamic law and governance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Mar 14, 2015
Cult attraction: Aum Shinrikyo's power of persuasion
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of Aum Shinrikyo's deadly sarin attack in Tokyo, we talk to three people with intimate knowledge of the cult in a bid to find out how it was able to exert so much influence over its followers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2015
FBI's attack on encryption
When the FBI tries to sabotage the efforts of consumers and businesses to secure their data through encryption, the agency is essentially attacking the security foundations of the online world created over the past 20 years.

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