UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 6

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day, forcing at least 13,000 people to evacuate. Emergency services declared a major incident. The River Mersey reached its highest levels in 66 years and burst its banks. Around 400 homes were evacuated, and 500 people, including asylum seekers, were rescued from the Britannia Country Park Hotel.

Nakatani hints at Japanese peacekeeping role in E. Timor

Nakatani hints at Japanese peacekeeping role in E. Timor

NEW YORK, United States - Gen Nakatani (L), director general of Japan's Defense Agency, shakes hands with U.N. Deputy Secretary General Louise Frechette at U.N. headquarters in New York on June 21 prior to talks. Nakatani was quoted as telling Frechette that Japan will give serious thought to the deployment of a Japanese contingent if a new peacekeeping operation is set up in East Timor after its independence.

Japanese children offer 18.8 mil. yen to U.N.

Japanese children offer 18.8 mil. yen to U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - Four children from Yokohama, a U.N.-designated ''Peace Messenger City,'' on Oct. 31 present the United Nations with 18.8 million yen raised as Yokohama students' contribution to global peace efforts. In their visit to the U.N. headquarters, the four handed over the money, which was raised by their fellow elementary and junior high school students over one year, to U.N. Deputy Secretary General Louise Frechette (2nd from L).

Nakatani hints at Japanese peacekeeping role in E. Timor

Nakatani hints at Japanese peacekeeping role in E. Timor

NEW YORK, United States - Gen Nakatani (L), director general of Japan's Defense Agency, shakes hands with U.N. Deputy Secretary General Louise Frechette at U.N. headquarters in New York on June 21 prior to talks. Nakatani was quoted as telling Frechette that Japan will give serious thought to the deployment of a Japanese contingent if a new peacekeeping operation is set up in East Timor after its independence.

Japanese children offer 18.8 mil. yen to U.N.

Japanese children offer 18.8 mil. yen to U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - Four children from Yokohama, a U.N.-designated ''Peace Messenger City,'' on Oct. 31 present the United Nations with 18.8 million yen raised as Yokohama students' contribution to global peace efforts. In their visit to the U.N. headquarters, the four handed over the money, which was raised by their fellow elementary and junior high school students over one year, to U.N. Deputy Secretary General Louise Frechette (2nd from L).

Kono confers with U.N. deputy chief Frechette

Kono confers with U.N. deputy chief Frechette

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) has talks with visiting U.N. Deputy Secretary General Louise Frechette at the Foreign Ministry's guesthouse in downtown Tokyo on Jan. 18. They agreed to step up reform efforts.