Diet deliberations on security legislation focus on criteria
The Yomiuri Shimbun Diet deliberations on the new security legislation have focused on where and under what conditions the right of collective self-defense could be exercised. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
View ArticleSecretary-General, in Message to International Civil Servants’ Group, Gives...
(Source: ECOSOC - United Nations Economic and Social Council) Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message to the Association of Former International Civil Servants (AFICS), delivered by...
View ArticleIssue of the day: Kalla grateful for peaceful, harmonious life
June 7, Online Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said he is grateful that unlike people in Arab countries who have to deal with a high incidence of civil war, Indonesians enjoy a peaceful and harmonious...
View ArticleATJ says Chinese law will endanger media freedoms
The Association of Taiwan Journalists (ATJ) on Wednesday railed against China’s draft national security act, which passed its second reading by the Chinese National People’s Congress Standing Committee...
View ArticleGreece makes new offer as PM warns of eurozone collapse
Cash-strapped Greece submitted a new reform plan to its EU-IMF creditors Tuesday as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned the lack of a deal would lead to the collapse of the eurozone. The radical...
View ArticleMerkel-Hollande-Tsipras meeting in doubt as Greek proposal falls short
BRUSSELS - A planned meeting between the leaders of Germany, France, and Greece on Wednesday was in doubt as Greece's reform proposals to unlock new funding to ward off a debt default fell well short,...
View ArticleChinese military stresses Communist Party control in face of 'liberal' enemies
The PLA said yesterday it must be governed by the Communist Party and not succumb to "liberal" voices who wish to challenge the party's control. President Xi Jinping has repeatedly reminded the...
View ArticleG-7 declaration airs concern on sea rows
By Kentaro Nakajima and Kojiro Sekine / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WritersMUNICH — Leaders of the Group of Seven nations expressed concern over growing tensions in the East and South China seas in a...
View ArticleObama says U.S. military lacks "complete strategy"
ELMAU, Germany — Acknowledging military setbacks, President Barack Obama said Monday the United States still lacks a "complete strategy" for training Iraqi forces to fight the Islamic State. He urged...
View ArticleSanford Harmony Program Cited in Education Week Blog for Receiving $20...
(Source: University of Maine) Sanford Harmony Program Cited in Education Week Blog for Receiving $20 Million Donation The Sanford Harmony program, an early-childhood social skills program, was cited...
View ArticleFifth Harmony And Little Mix Join Forces, Quash Competition Rumors
The singers of Fifth Harmony recent spoke with the press to discuss those silly rumors that they’re competing with the girls of Little Mix. The interviewer asked the girls who would win in a girl...
View ArticleHarmony Greenhouses owners grateful for firefighting, community support | Letter
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of the agencies who responded to the fire at our facility on June 4. They include...
View ArticleOBAMA: COALITION LACKS COMPLETE IRAQ STRATEGY
KRUEN, Germany President Barack Obama acknowledged Monday that the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants lacked a “complete strategy” for training and equipping Iraqi forces at the...
View ArticleGaokao scams expose deeper issues
BEIJING, June 8 (Xinhua) -- As millions of students sit the annual national college entrance test, "gaokao", a tiny group of cheats threaten the integrity and fairness of the world's biggest exam. On...
View ArticleDeputy Secretary-General's Remarks at ECOSOC commemoration of the 20th...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Deputy Secretary-General: Statements New York , 8 June 2015 - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks at ECOSOC commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the World Summit for...
View ArticleHRW Briefing Memorandum Submitted to Ban Ki-moon (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) Overview of key human rights concerns in Central Asia June 2015 This briefing memorandum highlights Human Rights Watch's principal areas of concern in Kazakhstan,...
View ArticleNitish is chief ministerial candidate for Bihar polls
Nitish Kumar will be the Chief Ministerial candidate of the Janata Dal (United)-Rashtriya Janata Dal combine in Bihar, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav announced on Monday, resolving a major irritant in...
View Article`Need to see religion through core values of peace, harmony`
Expressing concern over the misuse of religion by "vested interests", participants at a seminar here said that the different faiths need to be understood and practised in terms of their core values of...
View ArticleMarking Anniversary of Social Development Summit, Deputy Secretary-General...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson's remarks at the Economic and Social Council's commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the World Summit for...
View ArticleSheku Bayoh death: MSPs voice concerns over new Police Scotland rules
Inquiry into Sierra Leonean’s death in custody raises questions over recent amendment limiting powers of independent investigations into police conduct ...
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