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Palestinian Families ‘Devastated’ After Israel Postpones Detainee Release

Palestinian families react after Israel delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners, scheduled to be released in the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange, in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah early on February 23, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 23 that freeing Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal will be delayed until Hamas ends "humiliating ceremonies" it holds while handing over Israeli hostages. Israeli authorities had delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners due Saturday in exchange for six hostages freed from Gaza, prompting Palestinian militant group Hamas to accuse Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce deal. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Families ‘Devastated’ After Israel Postpones Detainee Release

Palestinian families react after Israel delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners, scheduled to be released in the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange, in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah early on February 23, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 23 that freeing Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal will be delayed until Hamas ends "humiliating ceremonies" it holds while handing over Israeli hostages. Israeli authorities had delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners due Saturday in exchange for six hostages freed from Gaza, prompting Palestinian militant group Hamas to accuse Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce deal. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Families ‘Devastated’ After Israel Postpones Detainee Release

Palestinian families react after Israel delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners, scheduled to be released in the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange, in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah early on February 23, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 23 that freeing Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal will be delayed until Hamas ends "humiliating ceremonies" it holds while handing over Israeli hostages. Israeli authorities had delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners due Saturday in exchange for six hostages freed from Gaza, prompting Palestinian militant group Hamas to accuse Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce deal. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Families ‘Devastated’ After Israel Postpones Detainee Release

Palestinian families react after Israel delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners, scheduled to be released in the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange, in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah early on February 23, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 23 that freeing Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal will be delayed until Hamas ends "humiliating ceremonies" it holds while handing over Israeli hostages. Israeli authorities had delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners due Saturday in exchange for six hostages freed from Gaza, prompting Palestinian militant group Hamas to accuse Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce deal. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Families ‘Devastated’ After Israel Postpones Detainee Release

Palestinian families react after Israel delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners, scheduled to be released in the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange, in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah early on February 23, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 23 that freeing Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal will be delayed until Hamas ends "humiliating ceremonies" it holds while handing over Israeli hostages. Israeli authorities had delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners due Saturday in exchange for six hostages freed from Gaza, prompting Palestinian militant group Hamas to accuse Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce deal. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Families ‘Devastated’ After Israel Postpones Detainee Release

Palestinian families react after Israel delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners, scheduled to be released in the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange, in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah early on February 23, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 23 that freeing Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal will be delayed until Hamas ends "humiliating ceremonies" it holds while handing over Israeli hostages. Israeli authorities had delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners due Saturday in exchange for six hostages freed from Gaza, prompting Palestinian militant group Hamas to accuse Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce deal. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Families ‘Devastated’ After Israel Postpones Detainee Release

Palestinian families react after Israel delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners, scheduled to be released in the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange, in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah early on February 23, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 23 that freeing Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal will be delayed until Hamas ends "humiliating ceremonies" it holds while handing over Israeli hostages. Israeli authorities had delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners due Saturday in exchange for six hostages freed from Gaza, prompting Palestinian militant group Hamas to accuse Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce deal. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Families ‘Devastated’ After Israel Postpones Detainee Release

Palestinian families react after Israel delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners, scheduled to be released in the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange, in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah early on February 23, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 23 that freeing Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal will be delayed until Hamas ends "humiliating ceremonies" it holds while handing over Israeli hostages. Israeli authorities had delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners due Saturday in exchange for six hostages freed from Gaza, prompting Palestinian militant group Hamas to accuse Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce deal. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Families ‘Devastated’ After Israel Postpones Detainee Release

Palestinian families react after Israel delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners, scheduled to be released in the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange, in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah early on February 23, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 23 that freeing Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal will be delayed until Hamas ends "humiliating ceremonies" it holds while handing over Israeli hostages. Israeli authorities had delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners due Saturday in exchange for six hostages freed from Gaza, prompting Palestinian militant group Hamas to accuse Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce deal. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Families ‘Devastated’ After Israel Postpones Detainee Release

Palestinian families react after Israel delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners, scheduled to be released in the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange, in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah early on February 23, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 23 that freeing Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal will be delayed until Hamas ends "humiliating ceremonies" it holds while handing over Israeli hostages. Israeli authorities had delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners due Saturday in exchange for six hostages freed from Gaza, prompting Palestinian militant group Hamas to accuse Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce deal. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Dec. 14 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 14, 2024, shows the 18-meter-long solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket at the commercial spaceport in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said the same day it had postponed the launch of the rocket due to strong winds.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

People wait for the launch of the solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 14, 2024. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said later in the day that it had postponed the launch due to strong winds.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

People wait for the launch of the solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 14, 2024. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said later in the day that it had postponed the launch due to strong winds.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 14, 2024, shows the 18-meter-long solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket at the commercial spaceport in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said the same day it had postponed the launch of the rocket due to strong winds.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 14, 2024, shows the 18-meter-long solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket at the commercial spaceport in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said the same day it had postponed the launch of the rocket due to strong winds.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 14, 2024, shows the 18-meter-long solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket at the commercial spaceport in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said the same day it had postponed the launch of the rocket due to strong winds.

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Kenya postpones schools reopening over flooding

STORY: Kenya postpones schools reopening over flooding SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:41 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of children in flooded areas 2. various of children and parents at home STORYLINE: Kenya has postponed by a week the scheduled school reopening to May 6 due to devastating flooding which is being experienced across the country. Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu said on Monday that they have received data that some schools had been adversely affected by the ongoing flooding. Machogu said sending students and staff to the affected schools would be putting their lives at risk, hence it was decided to postpone the reopening. "The devastating effects of the rains in some of the schools are so severe that it will be imprudent to risk the lives of learners and staff before water-tight measures are put in place to ensure adequate safety of all affected school communities," he said in a statement issued in Nair

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Madonna Postpones Tour After Suffering Serious Bacterial Infection

File photo dated February 2, 2012 of Madonna attends the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show Press Conference at the Super Bowl XLVI Media Center in Indianapolis, IN, USA. Madonna’s upcoming Celebration tour has been postponed after the singer was hospitalized with a “serious bacterial infection”, according to an Instagram post from her longtime manager Guy Oseary. The tour was scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on 15 July. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madonna Postpones Tour After Suffering Serious Bacterial Infection

File photo dated May 1, 2017 of Madonna arriving at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrating the opening of Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between in New York City, NY, USA. Madonna’s upcoming Celebration tour has been postponed after the singer was hospitalized with a “serious bacterial infection”, according to an Instagram post from her longtime manager Guy Oseary. The tour was scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on 15 July. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madonna Postpones Tour After Suffering Serious Bacterial Infection

File photo dated February 5, 2012 of Madonna and LMFAO perform at the half-time show of Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, USA. Madonna’s upcoming Celebration tour has been postponed after the singer was hospitalized with a “serious bacterial infection”, according to an Instagram post from her longtime manager Guy Oseary. The tour was scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on 15 July. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madonna Postpones Tour After Suffering Serious Bacterial Infection

File photo dated October 10, 2012 of Madonna performs live at The Staples Center as part of her MDNA World Tour 2012, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Madonna’s upcoming Celebration tour has been postponed after the singer was hospitalized with a “serious bacterial infection”, according to an Instagram post from her longtime manager Guy Oseary. The tour was scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on 15 July. Photo by Debbie VanStory/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madonna Postpones Tour After Suffering Serious Bacterial Infection

File photo dated August 20, 2018 of Madonna poses backstage at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards Press Room at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY, USA. Madonna’s upcoming Celebration tour has been postponed after the singer was hospitalized with a “serious bacterial infection”, according to an Instagram post from her longtime manager Guy Oseary. The tour was scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on 15 July. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madonna Postpones Tour After Suffering Serious Bacterial Infection

File photo dated April 30, 2006 of uperstar Madonna performs at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, CA, USA. Madonna’s upcoming Celebration tour has been postponed after the singer was hospitalized with a “serious bacterial infection”, according to an Instagram post from her longtime manager Guy Oseary. The tour was scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on 15 July. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madonna Postpones Tour After Suffering Serious Bacterial Infection

File photo dated September 12, 2011 of Madonna attends the screening of 'W.E.' at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto, Canada. Madonna’s upcoming Celebration tour has been postponed after the singer was hospitalized with a “serious bacterial infection”, according to an Instagram post from her longtime manager Guy Oseary. The tour was scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on 15 July. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madonna Postpones Tour After Suffering Serious Bacterial Infection

File photo dated May 1, 2017 of Madonna arriving at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrating the opening of Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between in New York City, NY, USA. Madonna’s upcoming Celebration tour has been postponed after the singer was hospitalized with a “serious bacterial infection”, according to an Instagram post from her longtime manager Guy Oseary. The tour was scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on 15 July. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madonna Postpones Tour After Suffering Serious Bacterial Infection

File photo dated May 21, 2008 of Guy Ritchie and Madonna seen arriving at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, Southern France, for the screening of Steven Soderbergh's Che presented in competition at the 61st Cannes Film Festival. Madonna’s upcoming Celebration tour has been postponed after the singer was hospitalized with a “serious bacterial infection”, according to an Instagram post from her longtime manager Guy Oseary. The tour was scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on 15 July. Photo by Hahn-Nebinger-Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Türkiye postpones trilateral meeting with Sweden, Finland after Quran burning

STORY: Türkiye postpones trilateral meeting with Sweden, Finland after Quran burning DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the last trilateral meeting of Türkiye-Sweden-Finland during the NATO summit in Spain 2. various of an old meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Türkiye 3. various of old high officials council meetings of Türkiye-Sweden and Türkiye-Finland in Türkiye STORYLINE: Türkiye has postponed a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland on their NATO bids following the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden. The state-run TRT network reported on Tuesday that the meeting was slated to take place in February, citing anonymous Turkish diplomatic sources. The decision came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Sweden not to expect Türkiye's support on its NATO bid after Rasmus Paludan, the head of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, burned a cop

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Hong Kong gov't postpones talks with student group

HONG KONG, China - Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam (L) announces at a press conference in the Chinese autonomous region on Oct. 9, 2014, that the planned meeting between local government officials and a pro-democracy student group has been postponed.

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Paul McCartney postpones Tokyo concert due to ill health

TOKYO, Japan - A man holds up a sign board about an abrupt cancellation of a concert by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 17, 2014. McCartney said in a Twitter message, "I came down with a virus on Friday (May 17) and following a visit from doctors, I've been told not to perform tonight."

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Paul McCartney postpones Tokyo concert due to ill health

TOKYO, Japan - The area around an entry gate to the National Stadium in Tokyo is crowded with music fans on May 17, 2014, for an evening concert by Paul McCartney that was postponed due to the ex-Beatle's ill health. McCartney said in a Twitter message, "I came down with a virus on Friday (May 17) and following a visit from doctors, I've been told not to perform tonight."

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Paul McCartney postpones Tokyo concert due to ill health

TOKYO, Japan - The area around an entry gate to the National Stadium in Tokyo is crowded with music fans on May 17, 2014, for an evening concert by Paul McCartney that was postponed due to the ex-Beatle's ill health. McCartney said in a Twitter message, "I came down with a virus on Friday (May 17) and following a visit from doctors, I've been told not to perform tonight."

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N. Korea postpones family reunions

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Eyi Do, spokesman of South Korea's Unification Ministry, releases a statement in Seoul on Sept. 21, 2013, after North Korea postponed planned reunions of families separated by the 1950-1953 Korean War.

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BOJ governor

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference at the central bank's head office in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2013, after the BOJ's Policy Board meeting. Kuroda signaled his support for a planned two-stage consumption tax rise starting in April 2014, saying it will be "extremely difficult" for the central bank to deal with a potential fall in government bond prices if the government postpones the hike.

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Japan postpones launch of new rocket Epsilon

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Photo taken at 1:45 p.m. on Aug. 27, 2013, shows the new rocket Epsilon at the Uchinoura Space Center in the town of Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, which was scheduled to lift off at that time. The state-run Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency postponed at the last minute the launch of the new type of solid-fuel rocket carrying the world's first space telescope for observing planets.

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Japan postpones launch of new rocket Epsilon

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - People watch the new rocket Epsilon in the town of Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2013, after the scheduled time for liftoff from the Uchinoura Space Center. The state-run Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency postponed at the last minute the launch of the new type of solid-fuel rocket carrying the world's first space telescope for observing planets.

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Japan postpones launch of new rocket Epsilon

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 1:51 p.m. on Aug. 27, 2013, shows the new rocket Epsilon at the Uchinoura Space Center in the town of Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, which was scheduled to lift off at 1:45 p.m. The state-run Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency postponed at the last minute the launch of the new type of solid-fuel rocket carrying the world's first space telescope for observing planets.

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DPJ postpones leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda bows at a general meeting of Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012. At the meeting, the DPJ dropped its plan to hold a party presidential election on Dec. 22 as many DPJ lawmakers said it was premature to pick a new leader only a week after the party's crushing defeat in the general election.

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DPJ postpones leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - A general meeting of Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers is held at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012. At the meeting, the DPJ dropped its plan to hold a party presidential election on Dec. 22 as many DPJ lawmakers said it was premature to pick a new leader only a week after the party's crushing defeat in the general election.

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Gov't postpones decision on TEPCO compensation scheme

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L, back) leaves the table as members of his Cabinet conclude a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 12, 2011, during which they postponed a decision on a plan to financially support Tokyo Electric Power Co. in its massive compensation burden arising from the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima plant.

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Canon postpones construction of camera plant in Nagasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Wakasa, president of Nagasaki Canon Inc., a camera-manufacturing unit of Japanese camera maker Canon Inc., announces postponement of a plan to build a plant in Nagasaki Prefecture at the Nagasaki prefectural government building in Nagasaki on Dec. 17 due to sharply falling demand for digital cameras amid the global economic slowdown.

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Japan postpones satellite launch due to technical glitch

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 18 shows the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, where the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has indefinitely postponed the launch of a land-observation satellite due to a technical glitch in the launch vehicle.

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Annan postpones Asia trip due to 'urgent' issues

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan (file photo) has postponed his 14-day Asian visit starting from Dec. 3 due to ''pressing matters,'' including U.N. budget discussions and other ''urgent political issues,'' the United Nations said Dec. 1.

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NASA postpones Discovery's launch due to faulty fuel tank sensor

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Mike Griffin, administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks at a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 13 after NASA postponed the launch of the space shuttle Discovery due to a faulty fuel tank sensor.

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Tanaka postpones announcing candidacy in general election

NAGAOKA, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka speaks at a meeting of her supporter' group in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 5. Tanaka postponed announcing her candidacy in the general election expected in November, saying she needs to confirm if she would be expelled from the Liberal Democratic Party for doing so.

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FIFA postpones World Youth C'ships in UAE

NARAHA, Japan - Members of Japan's under-20 soccer team discontinue their training and leave a soccer facility in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 7. Soccer's world governing body FIFA decided on March 6 to put off the World Youth Championships scheduled to open later this month in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to growing global tensions over Iraq.

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Koizumi postpones S.E. Asia trip due to terror attacks

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi talks to reporters Sept. 13 following his decision to postpone a weeklong tour of four Southeast Asian nations in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States.