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ISLAMIC STATE

WORLD
Mar 10, 2016
U.S. warns Mosul dam collapse would be catastrophic
The United States and Iraq on Wednesday hosted a meeting of senior diplomats and U.N. officials to discuss the possible collapse of the Mosul hydroelectric dam, which U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said would create a catastrophe of "epic proportions."
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2016
Islamic State takes credit for suicide truck bomb blast deadly to 60 south of Baghdad
A truck bomb at an Iraqi checkpoint south of Baghdad killed at least 60 people and wounded more than 70 on Sunday, medical and security officials said, and Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blast.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2016
Jordan takes delivery of eight U.S. Black Hawk copters to fight Islamic State threat
The United States delivered eight Black Hawk helicopters to Jordan on Thursday to help its regional ally defend itself against the threat of Islamic State militants, Jordanian and U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2016
Nanny who beheaded Russian girl cites revenge for Putin's Syria strikes
A woman who brandished the severed head of a 4-year-old girl in her care outside a Moscow metro station has said she beheaded the child to avenge Muslims killed in the Kremlin's campaign of airstrikes in Syria.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2016
Syrian truce offers an opportunity to end war
If the U.S. can swallow the bitter reality that this truce leaves the Assad regime in charge of the territory it now controls, then the Syrian civil war could eventually be shrunk to a war of everybody else against the Islamists.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2016
Syrian fighting largely ends after landmark ceasefire comes into effect
Fighting appeared to stop across most areas of western Syria on Saturday after a landmark "cessation of hostilities" came into effect under a U.S.-Russian plan that warring sides in the five-year conflict have accepted.
WORLD
Feb 25, 2016
Islamic State bomb supply chain includes firms in 20 countries: report
Firms from 20 countries are involved in the supply chain of components that end up in Islamic State group explosives, a study found Thursday, suggesting governments and firms need to do more to track the flow of cables, chemicals and other equipment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2016
Islamic State puts squeeze on Aleppo ahead of truce; Russian airstrikes intensify
Islamic State fighters were reported to have tightened their grip on a Syrian government supply route to Aleppo on Tuesday as the army battled to retake the road as part of its campaign to seize the city.
WORLD
Feb 23, 2016
Italy agrees to let anti-Islamic State drones depart from Sicily
Italy has agreed to let armed U.S. drones take off from an air base in Sicily on a case-by-case basis for defensive missions against Islamic State militants in North Africa, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2016
Islamic State tweets credit for slaying of Hindu priest at Bangladesh temple
Suspected Islamist militants stabbed to death a Hindu priest at a temple in Bangladesh on Sunday, and shot and wounded a devotee who went to his aid.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2016
Trump calls for boycott until Apple unlocks California shooter's phone
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called on Friday for a boycott of Apple products until it agrees to help the U.S. government unlock the cellphone of one of the killers in last year's shooting in San Bernardino, California.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 19, 2016
U.N. plans food airdrop to Islamic State-besieged Syrian city of 200,000
The United Nations plans to make its first air drops of food and other aid in Syria, to Deir al-Zor, an eastern city of 200,000 besieged by Islamic State militants, the chair of a U.N. humanitarian task force said on Thursday.
WORLD
Feb 19, 2016
Swiss firm denies responsibility for security at Iraq site of missing isotope, downplays danger
Swiss inspections group SGS denied on Thursday any responsibility for security at the site where radioactive material used to test pipes at an oil field in southern Iraq disappeared last year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2016
Monitor claims U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria killed 38 civilians over two days
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based monitoring group, said on Thursday that at least 38 civilians were killed in airstrikes carried out by a U.S.-led coalition in Hasaka province in northeast Syria in the past two days.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 18, 2016
'Highly dangerous' radioactive material stolen in '15 in Iraq has arms potential
Iraq is searching for "highly dangerous" radioactive material stolen last year, according to an environment ministry document and seven security, environmental and provincial officials who fear it could be used as a weapon if acquired by Islamic State.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2016
Time to recall FDR's words
The U.S and Europe must avoid becoming monsters in their efforts to defeat a monster.
WORLD
Feb 13, 2016
Saudi Arabia to send planes to Turkey for Islamic State fight: report
Saudi Arabia will send aircraft to NATO-member Turkey's Incirlik Air Base for the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was reported as saying Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 12, 2016
Russia warns of interminable or world war if Syria talks fail, U.S., Arab armies go in
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev raised the spectre of an interminable or a world war if powers failed to negotiate an end to the conflict in Syria and warned against any ground operations by U.S. and Arab forces.
EDITORIALS
Feb 9, 2016
A turning point in Syria?
The Syrian government and its backers appear to be succeeding in their goal to wipe out moderate opposition forces that the international community could rally to replace President Bashir Assad.
WORLD
Feb 8, 2016
'Jihadi John' cohort and member of Islamic State's 'Beatles' is identified as Briton: report
A second member of a British group of Islamic State militants dubbed "the Beatles" has been identified as 32-year-old Londoner Alexanda Kotey, according to a Washington Post and BuzzFeed investigation published Sunday.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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