Israel conducts air strikes on Syria

Jun 3,2019
The Israeli military says it has carried out air strikes on military positions in Syria in retaliation for rocket attacks the previous day.
Effects of automated train accident continue
Jun 03
Service remains suspended on an automated train system in Yokohama, near Tokyo, after a weekend accident, inconveniencing many commuters.
Flash flood, rainstorm kill 2, wash away houses in N. Afghanistan
Jun 03
Rainstorm and flood flashes have killed at least two persons and swept up hundreds of houses in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, provincial governor's spokesman Mohammad Jawad Hajari said Monday.
Pompeo: Ready for unconditional talks with Iran
Jun 03
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States is prepared to engage in talks with Iran without any pre-conditions.
Japan PM to meet Iran’s Khamenei to mediate with US: report
Jun 03
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei later this month with Tokyo hoping to mediate between Washington and Tehran, a report said Sunday.
Emperor, Empress attends tree-planting ceremony
Jun 02
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have attended an annual tree-planting ceremony in central Japan.
Explosion at Russian bomb factory injure79
Jun 02
At least 79 people have been injured in blasts at a Russian explosives plant in the town of Dzerzhinsk about 400 kilometers east of Moscow.