Pakistan arrests alleged Mumbai attacks mastermind ahead of US visit

Jul 18,2019
Pakistani authorities on Wednesday detained the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks as the country faces increased pressure to crack down on militants operating on its soil.
IAEA chief said considering resigning
Jul 18
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Yukiya Amano, is thought to be considering resigning from his post before its term expires.
Japan to send officials to US initiative briefing
Jul 18
Japan's government is arranging to send a delegation to a briefing planned by the United States on a new initiative to ensure security in the Strait of Hormuz.
Turkish diplomat killed in northern Iraq shooting
Jul 18
Two people, including a Turkish diplomat, were killed on Wednesday in a shooting attack in the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq.
More than 30 injured in Kyoto anime studio fire
Jul 18
A fire at an animation studio in the city of Kyoto, western Japan, has left several people dead and injured more than 30, some of them seriously, local media reported Thursday. Police say that about 10 of them are unconscious.
Facing Olympic hotel shortage, Tokyo looks offshore
Jul 18
Tokyo is facing a shortage of accommodation when Olympic fans pour into the Japanese capital for next year's Games so officials are looking offshore -- to moored cruise ships operating as floating hotels.
French minister resigns after lobster dinner scandal
Jul 17
A senior French cabinet minister and close ally of President Emmanuel Macron resigned on Tuesday after reports accused him of extravagant state-funded lobster dinners and misusing public housing in a blow to the centrist government.