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World › Former Liberian leader Taylor jailed for 50 years 30 May 2012 | 10:11 pm
Judges at an international war crimes court sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison Wednesday, saying he was responsible for "some of the most heinous and brutal crime...
Picture of the Day › Queens' man 30 May 2012 | 07:58 pm
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda poses for a photo with U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen Taylor Barfield, left, from Maryland and Japan's Cherry Blossom Queen Etsuko Tamagawa during their courtesy call at his o...
Politics › Japan tells Syrian ambassador to leave 30 May 2012 | 07:40 pm
Japan has told the Syrian ambassador in Tokyo to leave the country, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, as international outrage grows over brutal mass slayings blamed on the government in Damascus. ...
Politics › Ishihara wants to buy Senkakus to keep 'burglar' China out 30 May 2012 | 07:30 pm
Tokyo's controversial nationalist governor said Tuesday his plan to buy islands at the center of a festering territorial row with China was akin to locking the doors to keep a burglar out. Shintaro I...
Crime › Japan insider trading probe snares JP Morgan 30 May 2012 | 07:30 pm
Japan's widening probe of insider trading has reached JP Morgan Chase & Co as the embattled U.S. bank was identified Tuesday as the source of leaked confidential information regarding a planned share ...
World › In Thailand, Suu Kyi vows to help Myanmar migrants 30 May 2012 | 07:24 pm
Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday told an ecstatic crowd of Myanmar migrants in Thailand she would do all she could to help them, on the first stop of her first trip abroad in 24 years. "I...
Business › Shares close 0.28% lower 30 May 2012 | 07:01 pm
Japanese stocks were 0.28% lower by Wednesday's close, despite gains on Wall Street, as investors fretted about Spain's banking systems. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange gave up 23.89...
Sports › Powerful Angels blast Yankees for 8th straight win 30 May 2012 | 05:51 pm
Albert Pujols and Mark Trumbo homered and Dan Haren pitched into the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Angels extended their longest winning streak in nearly three years to eight games with a 5-1 victo...
Sports › Sanchez stays perfect against Washington, wins 3-1 30 May 2012 | 05:47 pm
Anibal Sanchez allowed only an unearned run in seven innings to remain unbeaten in 19 starts against Washington, helping the Miami Marlins beat the Nationals 3-1 Tuesday to break the club record for v...
Politics › Diet begins debate on new nuclear regulatory agency 30 May 2012 | 04:35 pm
The Diet began a debate on Tuesday about plans for a new nuclear watchdog, raising hopes of a compromise after months of political bickering that has postponed a tightening of industry oversight after...
