New party leader gives Japan troika of top women in politics
FILE - This combination of photos taken in Sept. 12, 2016, left, Sept. 2, 2011, center, and Aug. 29, 2016, shows Japanese female politicians, from left, Defense Minister Tomomi Inada, newly elected opposition Democratic Party leader Renho Murata and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike. It’s too early to say whether these three are a harbinger of greater change, notwithstanding Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “womenomics” push to encourage women to pursue careers. Japanese women have served in high posts bef..>> view original'Death Road' stands in way of crucial aid to eastern Aleppo
But one main highway stands in the way of delivering aid to rebel-held eastern Aleppo: Castello Road.All eyes are on the long, dusty route after the ceasefire negotiated between Russia and the United States was expected to include delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid to Aleppo. So far it has not. As truckloads of food and medical supplies await, here's why Castello Road is a big factor in the ceasefire. The highway nicknamed "Death Road" cuts through Aleppo, and is considered the only route ..>> view originalWitness Says Philippine President Ordered Killings of 1000
MANILA, Philippines — A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country's Senate on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was still a city mayor, ordered him and other members of a liquidation squad to kill criminals and opponents in gangland-style assaults that left about 1,000 dead.Edgar Matobato, 57, told the nationally televised Senate committee hearing that he heard Duterte order some of the killings, and acknowledged that he himself carried out about 50 deadly assaults..>> view original2 Tourists Killed in Bali Boat Explosion, Many Injured
Two foreign tourists were killed and about 20 other people were injured in an explosion Thursday on a speedboat that was ferrying them from the Indonesian tourist island of Bali to neighboring Lombok, police said. Karangasem district police chief Sugeng Sudarso said the "Gili Cat 2" fast boat had about 40 people including crew on board. He said all the passengers have been evacuated and the injured are being treated on the island. He said the dead are an Austrian woman and a woman of Europe..>> view originalBritain approves controversial Chinese-financed nuclear-reactor, with a catch
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, shown here leaving 10 Downing street on July 20, has approved a Chinese-backed nuclear power plant in southwestern England. (Frank Augstein/AP) LONDON — The British government on Thursday gave the go-ahead for a Chinese-financed nuclear power station, two months after Prime Minister Theresa May balked at a deal that has raised concerns about the security of Britain’s energy supply. The proposed $24 billion nuclear plant, known as Hinkley Point C, will..>> view originalAs Britain Confronts 'Brexit,' a Canadian Is in Charge
His detractors in the Conservative Party argue that Mr. Carney tried to scare the electorate into voting to stay in Europe with exaggerated forecasts of economic damage, then acted precipitously to cut interest rates even as the economy proved resilient.“You begin to think that all his actions have a political spin to them, and therefore people make the criticism that he cut rates in a panic to prove himself right,” Mr. Carney’s principal critic, Jacob Rees-Mogg, a supporter of the decision to ..>> view originalThe 'Livelihood Loophole' And Other Weaknesses Of N. Korea Sanctions
Enlarge this image Kim Chol Ho, deputy manager of the Rajin port, in North Korea's Rason Special Economic Zone, looks out at small fishing boats. Despite stepped-up international sanctions, North Korea is still trading extensively with China. Eric Talmadge/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Talmadge/AP Kim Chol Ho, deputy manager of the Rajin port, in..>> view originalSaudi prince warns Iran against using force to pursue rivalry
DUBAI A senior Saudi official, responding to Iranian criticism of Riyadh's management of the haj pilgrimage, urged Iran to end what he called wrong attitudes toward Arabs and warned it against any use of force in its rivalry with the kingdom.Mecca province governor Prince Khaled al-Faisal, in remarks likely to be seen as a reference to Iran, added that the orderly conduct of the pilgrimage this year "is a response to all the lies and slanders made against the kingdom".The remarks carried by th..>> view original
Monday, September 19, 2016
New party leader gives Japan troika of top women in politics and other top stories.
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