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Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 7, 2017
U.K.'s May says she is ready to curb human rights laws to fight extremism
As security dominated the closing stages of the U.K. election campaign, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday that she would be willing to tear up human-rights legislation to combat terrorism, a move that the Labour opposition said was an attempt to distract from her cuts to police.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 7, 2017
Views from Fukuoka: Who would you vote for in the U.K. election and how might recent terrorist attacks affect the result?
U.K. citizen residents of Japan offer their thoughts on the British general election in the wake of terrorist attacks on London and Manchester.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2017
Study abroad and travel agencies on edge in wake of London Bridge attack
Japanese travel agencies and study abroad companies report no casualties or cancellations related to the terrorism turmoil in London but say they are warily mulling their options.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 5, 2017
London police face new realities of terrorism
The image of a special-forces helicopter landing on London Bridge on Saturday night raised the question of whether the British capital is becoming more dangerous — or is in fact better defended than ever.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2017
Facebook vows to be 'hostile environment' for terrorists; Twitter targets 'terrorist content'
Facebook said it wanted to make its social media platform a "hostile environment" for terrorists in a statement issued after attackers killed seven people in London and prompted Prime Minister Theresa May to demand action from internet firms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 5, 2017
Clutching pint amid mayhem, man becomes symbol of London's defiance
A man pictured calmly taking his pint of beer with him as other people fled past him during Saturday's deadly attack in London has been cast as an unlikely hero who encapsulates British humor and defiance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2017
Attackers plow van into London crowds, stab revelers; 12 arrested
Three attackers drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing revelers nearby on Saturday night, killing seven people in what Britain called the work of Islamist militants engaged in a new trend of terrorism.
WORLD
Jun 4, 2017
Londoners fought back as killers rampaged
When three men armed with a van and knives went on the attack in a bustling area of the British capital on Saturday night, Londoners fought back with whatever came to hand, in some cases hurling chairs and tables to ward them off.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 29, 2017
Mattis vows 'annihilation tactics' against Islamic State so foreign fighters can't go home to wage attacks
The fight against Islamic State has shifted to "annihilation tactics" to stop potential terrorists who've flocked to places such as Iraq and Syria from returning to their home countries to wreak havoc, Defense Secretary James Mattis said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2017
Some key players behind Manchester bombing arrested, police say
British police have arrested a "large part of the network" behind this week's Manchester suicide bombing but more arrests are likely, the country's top counterterrorism officer said on Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 25, 2017
Ariana Grande cancels tour dates after Manchester attack
Ariana Grande has called off two London concerts and five in Europe after a suicide bomber killed 22 people at her performance in Manchester, England, the U.S. pop singer's representatives said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 25, 2017
Manchester bomber's dad, brother with suspected Islamic State links arrested in Tripoli
The father and the younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a concert venue in Manchester have been arrested in Tripoli, a spokesman for a local counterterrorism force said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 24, 2017
Terrorist attack tests U.K. leaders as election campaign put on ice
If Theresa May has gotten any sleep in the past 24 hours, her spokesman wouldn't know; he never asks.
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 23, 2017
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Eighth time lucky for 'Mario Kart'
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 13, 2017
Bangladesh hangs three Islamists for 2004 attack on British envoy
Bangladesh executed an Islamist militant leader and two of his aides on Wednesday for a grenade attack on the British ambassador in 2004, a senior prison official said, days after the president turned down their clemency pleas.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 24, 2017
London attack a reminder of fears for post-Brexit security cooperation
Hours before Wednesday's attack in London, the head of the European Union police agency Europol warned that a large group of radicalized individuals posed a constant threat to Britain and Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2017
London attacker Khalid Masood was a criminal with militant links
Before he killed at least four people in Britain's deadliest attack since the 2005 London bombings, Khalid Masood was considered by intelligence officers to be a criminal who posed little serious threat.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2017
Controlled blasts heard in sealed-off Brussels district after man 'known to police' arrested with gas bottles
Brussels police detained a man with suspected militant links who was found to be carrying two gas bottles in his car after he was pulled over on Thursday for running a red light, officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2017
Berlin truck attacker used at least 14 names; Tunisian associate seen posing as Libyan
The Tunisian man who killed 12 people last month by plowing a truck into a Berlin Christmas market had lived under at least 14 different names in Germany, a regional police chief said on Thursday, raising more questions about security lapses.

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