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TERRORISM

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 4, 2017
U.K. says pedophiles, organized crime using WhatsApp with impunity, demands access to messages
Britain said WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption communication services allowed pedophiles and organized crime groups to operate beyond the reach of the law and called on the messaging service to move faster to help governments catch offenders.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2017
Five held, grilled over wired explosives found planted in posh Paris neighborhood
French counterterrorism investigators questioned five people on Tuesday after police over the weekend found what appeared to be a ready-to-detonate bomb at an apartment building in one of Paris's poshest neighborhoods.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2017
Family 'bewildered' as Vegas massacre gunman was believed settling into quiet rural retirement
At first glance, it seemed Stephen Paddock, 64, was set for a quiet life in a desert retirement community where he bought a new home in 2015. From there it was only an hour's drive to Las Vegas — where he would embark on the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2017
NSA targeted 106,000 foreigners in past year's surveillance program soon up for renewal
The U.S. National Security Agency conducted targeted surveillance over the past year against 106,000 foreigners suspected of being involved in terrorism and other crimes, using powers granted in a controversial section of law that's set to expire at the end of this year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 26, 2017
Trump travel ban seen on more solid ground as top court drops hearing but critics say Muslims still target
The Supreme Court signaled on Monday it may dismiss a challenge to President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban after the White House announced tailored restrictions on eight countries that legal experts said stand a better chance at holding up in court.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2017
Iraq hangs 42 Sunni militants convicted as terrorists, draws quick rebuke from Amnesty
Iraq on Sunday executed 42 Sunni Muslim militants convicted on terrorism charges ranging from killing members of security forces to detonating car bombs.
WORLD
Sep 25, 2017
North Mali blast kills three U.N. soldiers from Bangladesh
Three United Nations soldiers from Bangladesh were killed by an explosive device that detonated as they were escorting a convoy in northern Mali on Sunday, the West African country's peacekeeping mission and Bangladesh's military said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2017
London subway bombing could have been much worse, police chief says
A home-made bomb which injured 30 when it partially detonated on a packed London train a week ago had the potential to cause much more damage, the head of the city's police force said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2017
Russia becomes Iraq Kurds' top funder, quiet about independence vote
Russia, the only major power that has not called on Iraq's Kurds to cancel a referendum on independence next week, has swiftly become the top funder of Kurdish oil and gas deals, with as much as $4 billion pledged in less than a year, industry sources say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 21, 2017
Islamists lure youngsters in the Philippines with payments, promise of paradise
When he saw his commander holding the severed head of one of his neighbors, teenage Islamist fighter Jalil knew it was time to escape from Marawi.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 20, 2017
Twitter reports freezing 300,000 terrorism-linked accounts in first half, praises automation
Twitter Inc., under pressure from governments around the world to combat online extremism, said in a new report that improving automation tools are helping block accounts that promote terrorism and violence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2017
At U.N., nations opposed to Assad reject Syria reconstruction without process for political transition
The United States, Britain and other countries opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad will not support the reconstruction of the country until there is a political transition "away from Assad," British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Monday.
WORLD / Society
Sep 18, 2017
Aid officials 'gravely concerned' over fate of Iraq-held wives, kids of Islamic State fighters
Aid officials in Iraq said they were "gravely concerned" about the fate of about 1,400 foreign wives and children of suspected Islamic State militants relocated by Iraqi authorities, who did not warn aid organizations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 17, 2017
Second man arrested over London train attack
A second man has been arrested over Friday's bombing of a London commuter train that injured 30 people and Britain remained on its highest level of alert on Sunday with soldiers helping provide security.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 16, 2017
British police arrest 18-year-old in hunt for London train bomber
British police arrested an 18-year-old man in the southern port of Dover on Saturday in a "significant" development in the hunt for the culprits behind a London commuter train bombing that injured 30 people a day earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2017
American Islamic State fighter surrenders in Syria to U.S.-backed forces
An American citizen fighting for Islamic State in Syria surrendered to U.S.-backed forces earlier this week, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 12, 2017
Trump advisers propose strategy to allow more aggressive U.S. response to Iran: sources
President Donald Trump is weighing a strategy that could allow more aggressive U.S. responses to Iran's forces, its Shiite Muslim proxies in Iraq and Syria, and its support for militant groups, according to six current and former U.S. officials.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 11, 2017
Iraq holding 1,400 foreign wives, kids of suspected Islamic State fighters in squalid camp
Iraqi authorities are holding 1,400 foreign wives and children of suspected Islamic State fighters in a camp after government forces expelled the jihadi group from one of its last remaining strongholds in Iraq, security and aid officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2017
Two German terrorism suspects reportedly had list of 5,000 targets, including 100 politicians
German officials found lists with over 5,000 names of possible targets, including over 100 politicians, during the raids on the homes and workplaces of two terrorism suspects in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on Aug. 28, Die Welt newspaper reported on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2017
U.S.-backed forces battling Islamic state take Raqqa's Grand Mosque
U.S.-backed Syrian militias have taken the historic old city of Raqqa and its ancient mosque as they press their offensive to defeat Islamic State, the U.S.-led coalition said on Monday.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
‘Confugenics’ and East Asia's demographic crisis
East Asia’s fertility plunge is driven not just by financial costs but by perfectionist cultural expectations that burden parents with intense educational and social demands.
Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
Trump signs order reducing tariffs on Japanese autos
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, shake hands.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

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