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TERRORISM

Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2018
Nigeria confirms 110 girls unaccounted for after Boko Haram attack on school
ABUJA, Nigeria
WORLD
Feb 25, 2018
Dozens killed or wounded in south Yemen suicide attacks on anti-terrorism forces
Dozens of people were killed or wounded in two suicide car bombings in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Saturday, witnesses and local medics said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2018
Nigerian official says abducted schoolgirls were not rescued after all
The governor of Nigeria's Yobe state told locals in the village of Dapchi on Thursday that 76 of their schoolgirls who were reported to have been rescued from Islamist Boko Haram kidnappers were in fact still missing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 21, 2018
Two-day toll in rebel Ghouta area outside Damascus reportedly 250, highest since 2013
Pro-government forces pounded the rebel-held district of eastern Ghouta outside the Syrian capital of Damascus on Tuesday, in a surge of violence that a war monitor said had killed at least 250 people since Sunday night.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2018
Britain's May wins backing for EU security pact, but timing unclear
British Prime Minister Theresa May made her case Saturday for a new security treaty with the EU from next year, winning support from EU and U.S. officials who agreed the issue was too important to risk getting subsumed in broader Brexit negotiations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 16, 2018
Japan and IAEA ink nuclear counterterrorism pact for 2020 Games
The government and the International Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement to work together to keep the 2020 Olympics safe from nuclear terrorism.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2018
Over 3,400 civilians killed in Afghan conflict in 2017: U.N. report
At least 3,400 civilians died last year amid the war in Afghanistan, a slight decrease from the previous year, according to an annual U.N. report released Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 15, 2018
First person convicted in relation to Nigeria's Boko Haram schoolgirl kidnap
Nigeria has convicted the first person to be brought to justice for the Chibok girls kidnapping, a crime that made Islamist militant group Boko Haram notorious around the world, the justice ministry said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 15, 2018
Terrorism ruled out as trio held after trying to drive onto National Security Agency campus, drawing fire
Three people who tried to drive onto the campus of the U.S. National Security Agency near Washington, drawing gunfire from guards, were taken into custody on Wednesday in an incident the FBI said had no link to terrorism.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2018
Macron says 'France will strike' if proven chemical weapons were used in Syria
President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that "France will strike" if chemical weapons are used against civilians in the Syrian conflict in violation of international treaties, but that he had not yet seen proof this was the case.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2018
U.S.-backed Syrian rebels open to handing over two captured 'Beatles' British IS militants
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has not received a request from any foreign government to hand over two British Islamic State militants in its custody, a senior SDF official said Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 4, 2018
It's when, not if: Singapore worries, and prepares, for militant attack
Armed officers patrol a train station where television screens and giant posters warn of the threat from militants. Nearby, fake gunmen storm a shopping mall in one of many recent terror attack simulations.
WORLD / Society
Feb 2, 2018
Kin fear for safety of abducted Chibok girls as Nigeria bombs Boko Haram's forest hideout
Nigeria must avoid harming the Chibok girls in its reported bombardment of a forest hideout used by the Boko Haram militants who seized them, parents and activists said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 30, 2018
Fitness-tracking app Strava offers virtual spy hole onto U.S. bases, troops' movements and linked identities
Sensitive information about the locations of U.S. and allied military bases, apparent troop movements, and even data linked to social media profiles has been revealed in a map released by a popular fitness app company.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 29, 2018
U.S. delivers Black Hawk choppers to bolster Jordan's defenses and cross-border incursions
The United States has delivered the last batch of Black Hawk helicopters for Jordan's rapid deployment force to bolster border defenses and engage in cross-border operations against Islamic militants.
WORLD
Jan 24, 2018
At least 22 killed as car bomb explodes at Benghazi mosque, another goes off after responders arrive
A double car bombing in the east Libyan city of Benghazi on Tuesday left at least 22 people dead and 30 wounded, including senior security figures, according to officials and a Reuters witness.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 23, 2018
Looted cash, gold from overrun town helps Islamic State recruit in Philippines
Islamic insurgents looted cash, gold and jewelry worth tens of millions of dollars when they occupied a southern Philippines town last year, treasure one of their leaders has used to recruit around 250 fighters for fresh attacks.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 23, 2018
China's Xinjiang to build 'Great Wall' to protect border, governor says
China's violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang will build a "Great Wall" around its borders to prevent the infiltration of militants from outside the country, state media reported Tuesday citing the regional governor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jan 21, 2018
After more than 20 years of trials, Japan's Supreme Court removes final obstacle to Aum executions
After more than 20 years of court battles, Aum Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara and his death row accomplices can now be executed for their crimes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 16, 2018
Propaganda counterstrike: Boko Haram airs video of Chibok girls and its chief
The release of a video purporting to show some of the Nigerian Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram apparently happy with their lives is a propaganda strike to show the Islamist group is unbowed, security experts said on Monday.
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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