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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2015
Ex-Chinese official, wanted for graft, applies for U.S. asylum
A former senior Chinese official who went into hiding after being sought by anti-corruption investigators has applied for asylum in the United States after been detained there, state media said on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2015
New round of China-bashing
What is altering the status quo and 'destabilizing' the South China Sea? Is it China's reclamation activities or is it the U.S. military rebalance?
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2015
The South China Sea conflict in a nutshell
The stakes in the South China Sea are high for both the U.S. and China, as is the risk of a miscalculation.
WORLD
Jun 10, 2015
U.S. prepares to send extra troops to Iraq to aid campaign against Islamic State group
The Obama administration is preparing a plan to set up a new military base in Iraq's Anbar province and send several hundred additional trainers and advisers to help bolster Iraqi forces that have struggled in the fight against Islamic State militants there, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2015
History becomes a weapon in Russia-West rift over Ukraine
History has become a weapon in Russia's battle with the West over Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin looks increasingly to the past to whip up patriotism and rally support.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2015
Vincent Bugliosi, who prosecuted cult leader Manson and 'family,' dies at 80
Vincent Bugliosi, who prosecuted cult leader Charles Manson and members of his so-called "family" for seven murders, then turned to writing books that took on everyone from George W. Bush to God, has died aged 80, his son said on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2015
Washington should offer to talk to Pyongyang
The possibility of division and dissension in Pyongyang gives Washington a new reason to suggest direct discussions without preconditions, but with the prospect of benefits for a change in direction.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2015
First test of Raytheon's new SM-3 missile a success, Japan, U.S. say
The United States and Japan say the first live-fire test of Raytheon Co.'s new Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile, under joint development by the two countries, was a success.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2015
China says U.S. calls for Tiananmen accounting are 'unprovoked accusations'
China criticized the United States on Friday for "unprovoked accusations" in calling on Beijing to account for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on prodemocracy protesters.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2015
A look at some of the hacking accusations against China
AP — U.S. accusations of hacking by China and Beijing's denial of such activity have strained U.S.-Chinese relations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 6, 2015
Oregon port's fake orca 'scarecrow' capsizes
A giant, motorized fake orca deployed to scare off hundreds of sea lions ensconced on the docks of an Oregon fishing village capsized before it could complete its scarecrow mission, officials said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 6, 2015
Malaysian jungle graves add to Obama's TPP headache in Congress
The discovery of scores of graves in people-smuggling camps in Malaysia is casting a shadow over President Barack Obama's signature trade deal as U.S. lawmakers consider punishing trading partners that are soft on human trafficking.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2015
Data hacked from U.S. government date back to 1985: official
Data stolen from U.S. government computers by suspected Chinese hackers included security clearance information and background checks dating back three decades, U.S. officials said Friday, underlining the scope of one of the largest known cyberattacks on federal networks.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 5, 2015
Oregon town uses fake killer whale to scare sea lions off docks
Officials in a small Oregon fishing village have deployed a giant, motorized fake killer whale to scare off hundreds of sea lions thct have made the local port's docks their new home.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 5, 2015
Texas doctors perform historic skull and scalp transplant surgery on man with cancer
A man whose cancer left him with severe damage to the top of the head has received what his doctors in Houston describe as the first skull and scalp transplant, the MD Anderson Cancer Center said on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2015
U.S. bird flu outbreak claims 45 million chickens, turkeys; egg prices crack record
With the worst-ever U.S. outbreak of bird flu leaving almost 45 million dead chickens and turkeys, egg costs are climbing to records.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 3, 2015
Fix fundamental TPP flaws to fit 21st century
The TPP is fatally flawed, and would allow big corporations to run roughshod over national regulations, flattening workers and family farmers alike.
WORLD
Jun 3, 2015
U.S. says 10,000 Islamic State militants killed in nine-month campaign
More than 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed since the international coalition started its campaign against the militant group nine months ago in Iraq and Syria, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2015
Why U.S. billionaires may be unable to buy 2016 election
Florida Senator Marco Rubio has one; Texas Senator Ted Cruz has one; even former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, considered a long-shot for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, has a billionaire in his corner. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has two.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2015
WikiLeaks offers $100,000 for TPP document
Self-styled whistleblower website WikiLeaks is offering $100,000 for copies of the Trans-Pacific Partnership draft, which some see as a central plank of President Barack Obama's diplomatic pivot to Asia.

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