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Pakistani PM visits Dasu project camp to console Chinese personnel

STORY: Pakistani PM visits Dasu project camp to console Chinese personnel SHOOTING TIME: April 1, 2024 DATELINE: April 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pakistani PM visiting Chinese employees of the Dasu hydropower project STORYLINE: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday visited the Dasu Hydropower project's camp in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to console Chinese personnel of the project. Addressing the workers, Sharif expressed deep condolences for the victims of the Dasu terrorist attack and sincere consolation to the relatives of the victims and the Chinese personnel of the project. It is the responsibility of the Pakistani government to protect the safety of the Chinese brothers and sisters who came to Pakistan to help its development and progress, the prime minister said, promising that his government will hunt down the culprits at all costs and spare no effort to protect the safety of Chinese citizens and projects i

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Motorbike bombing rocks Afghanistan's Maimana city

STORY: Motorbike bombing rocks Afghanistan's Maimana city DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: MAIMANA, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site in Maimana city, capital of northern Afghanistan's Faryab province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: A motorbike bomb exploded close to a mosque in Maimana city, capital of northern Afghanistan's Faryab province, on Wednesday, causing no loss of life, provincial director of information and culture Mawlawi Shamsudin Mohammad said. "Terrorists placed an explosive device in the cavities of a motorbike and the device exploded in front of Imam Abu Hanifa mosque in Maimana city at around 1:00 p.m. local time today but fortunately left no casualties," Mohammadi told Xinhua. Without providing more details, the official noted that the concerned authorities had begun investigations to identify the culprits and bring them to justice. In the meantime, eyewitnesses who declined to be named said six people including three security personnel wer

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Police says AUM carried out unsolved 1995 police chief shooting

TOKYO, Japan - Goro Aoki, head of the public security department of Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on May 30, 2010, after the 15-year statute of limitations for prosecutions in the 1995 shooting of the then National Police Agency chief Takaji Kunimatsu ran out at midnight on March 29. Aoki said police were unable to build a criminal case on the shooting as they did not obtain sufficient evidence to identify culprits, but added that only AUM Shinrikyo could be considered responsible.

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Koizumi thanks all for help in hostage release

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to reporters at his office April 16. He thanked all those who helped to secure the release of three Japanese hostages in Iraq while expressing his continued commitment to helping rebuild the war-torn country. ''We could not succumb to the culprits' demands, but we had to rescue the three safely. It was a hard job,'' Koizumi said, referring to the hostage-takers' demand that Japan withdraw its Self-Defense Forces troops from Iraq.

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Pictures of slain family of 4 put up at funeral site

TOKYO, Japan - Pictures of a slain family of four are put up at a funeral at a Tokyo temple Jan. 13. From left to right are Mikio Miyazawa, 44, daughter Niina, 8, son Rei, and wife Yasuko, 41. About 1,000 people assembled at the Kounji temple in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward to mourn the death of the family, killed in a robbery sometime between Dec. 30 and 31. The culprit or culprits are still at large.

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Civilian, several others killed in temple attack in Afghan capital

STORY: Civilian, several others killed in temple attack in Afghan capital DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the explosions in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): ABDUL NAFAY TAKOOR, Spokesman of Ministry of Interior 3. various shots of the explosions in Kabul STORYLINE: A civilian, a security forces member and several attackers were killed after an armed attack hit a Sikh-Hindu temple in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, according to the capital police. There were also seven civilians injured in the attack. Khalid Zadran, spokesperson of the Kabul police, said on social media that the attack on the temple ended after all the assailants were killed. However, he did not disclose the exact number of assailants. The attack started early Saturday when the culprits armed with weapons hurled hand grenades at the gate of the temple in the Karte Parwan neighborhood, causing the two-story building to catch fire. "We heard a huge blas

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33 killed in mosque blast in N. Afghanistan: official

STORY: 33 killed in mosque blast in N. Afghanistan: official DATELINE: April 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a funeral of a victim killed by a blast at a mosque in Kunduz 2. various of injured people in blast at a mosque receive treatment in a hospital in Kunduz STORYLINE: At least 33 people were killed and 43 others wounded after a blast rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz on Friday, chief spokesman of the Taliban-led caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid said. "We are saddened to learn that an explosion took place in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province this afternoon. As a result, 33 villagers, including several children, were killed and 43 were wounded," the spokesman wrote on social media. He condemned the crime, saying the culprits behind the attack will be brought to justice. The explosion occurred roughly at 2:30 p.m. local time in Mullah Sikandar Mosque in Imam Sahib, a witness told Xinhua anonymously.

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Afghanistan launches clearance operations in capital, surrounding provinces to ensure security

STORY: Afghanistan launches clearance operations in capital, surrounding provinces to ensure security DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of clearance operations in Kabul STORYLINE: The security agencies of Afghanistan have launched clearance operations in the capital city of Kabul and surrounding provinces as the latest preventive measures to ensure a high level of security, the government said on Saturday. The clearance operations were launched Friday by the ministries of interior and defense as well as the national intelligence agency, the government said in a statement. Under the command of Mullah Mohammad Fazil Mazlum, acting deputy defense minister, the operations aimed at arresting and eliminating the thieves, kidnappers and other culprits who had already been listed by the security forces, the statement said. "During these operations, civilians and private properties would be safe and all cautionary measures had been put in pla

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-POLICEMAN-FUNERAL

(220118) -- ISLAMABAD, Jan. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People attend the funeral of a policeman who was killed during an exchange of fire between police and culprits in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, Jan. 18, 2022. A policeman and two armed robbers were killed while four others including two policemen injured during an exchange of fire between police and culprits in the country's capital city of Islamabad late Monday night, police sources said. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-POLICEMAN-FUNERAL

(220118) -- ISLAMABAD, Jan. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People attend the funeral of a policeman who was killed during an exchange of fire between police and culprits in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, Jan. 18, 2022. A policeman and two armed robbers were killed while four others including two policemen injured during an exchange of fire between police and culprits in the country's capital city of Islamabad late Monday night, police sources said. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-POLICEMAN-FUNERAL

(220118) -- ISLAMABAD, Jan. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People attend the funeral of a policeman who was killed during an exchange of fire between police and culprits in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, Jan. 18, 2022. A policeman and two armed robbers were killed while four others including two policemen injured during an exchange of fire between police and culprits in the country's capital city of Islamabad late Monday night, police sources said. (Str/Xinhua)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

Fabrice Bonnot, lawyer of the one 'Sebastien' of the ten defendants speaks to media, at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 23, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Pierrot Patrice/Avenir Pictures/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

Lawyer for the prosecution Jean-Philippe Morel at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 23, 2021, for tthe trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Pierrot Patrice/Avenir Pictures/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

Fabrice Bonnot, lawyer of the one of the ten defendants 'Sebastien' at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 23, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Pierrot Patrice/Avenir Pictures/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

One of the ten defendants 'Sebastien' and his lawyer Fabrice Bonnot speak to media at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 23, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Pierrot Patrice/Avenir Pictures/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

Lawyer for the prosecution Jean-Philippe Morel at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 23, 2021, for tthe trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Pierrot Patrice/Avenir Pictures/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

One of the ten defendants 'Sebastien' arrives at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 23, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Pierrot Patrice/Avenir Pictures/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

One of the ten defendants 'Sebastien' and his lawyer Fabrice Bonnot at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 23, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Pierrot Patrice/Avenir Pictures/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

Lawyer for the prosecution Jean-Philippe Morel at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 23, 2021, for tthe trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Pierrot Patrice/Avenir Pictures/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

One of the ten defendants 'Sebastien' and his lawyer Fabrice Bonnot speak to media at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 23, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Pierrot Patrice/Avenir Pictures/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

One of the ten defendants 'Sebastien' and his lawyer Fabrice Bonnot speak to media at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 23, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Pierrot Patrice/Avenir Pictures/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

Lawyer of Yellow Vests, Antonis Varoudakis at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 22, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Renaud Khanh/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Renaud Khanh/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

One of the ten defendants arrives at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 22, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Renaud Khanh/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Renaud Khanh/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

One of the ten defendants arrives at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 22, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Renaud Khanh/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Renaud Khanh/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

Lawyer of Yellow Vests, Antonis Varoudakis talks to medias, during the trial, at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 22, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Renaud Khanh/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Renaud Khanh/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

Lawyer of Yellow Vests, Antonis Varoudakis talks to medias, during the trial, at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 22, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Renaud Khanh/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Renaud Khanh/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

Lawyer of Yellow Vests, Antonis Varoudakis talks to medias, during the trial, at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 22, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Renaud Khanh/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Renaud Khanh/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

Lawyer of Yellow Vests, Antonis Varoudakis talks to medias, during the trial, at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 22, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Renaud Khanh/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Renaud Khanh/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

Lawyer of Yellow Vests, Antonis Varoudakis talks to medias, during the trial, at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 22, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Renaud Khanh/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Renaud Khanh/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

Lawyer of Yellow Vests, Antonis Varoudakis talks to medias, during the trial, at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 22, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Renaud Khanh/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Renaud Khanh/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

One of the ten defendants arrives at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 22, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Renaud Khanh/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Renaud Khanh/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Yellow Vests Trial - Paris

Lawyer of Yellow Vests, Antonis Varoudakis talks to medias, during the trial, at the courthouse in Paris, France, on March 22, 2021, for their trial on charge of destruction and theft around the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris during the third Saturday of the "yellow vest" mass demonstrations against French President's policy in 2018. Lawyers for the accused say they are unfairly taking the blame because the main offenders managed to escape before police were able to clear the monument. Prosecutors admit that the suspects are neither the instigators nor the main culprits of the vandalism and looting around the monument, when scenes of destruction and fierce clashes with police made global headlines. Seven other people, including a minor, will be tried later on charges of unlawfully entering a historic monument. Photo by Renaud Khanh/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Renaud Khanh/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Koizumi thanks all for help in hostage release

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to reporters at his office April 16. He thanked all those who helped to secure the release of three Japanese hostages in Iraq while expressing his continued commitment to helping rebuild the war-torn country. ''We could not succumb to the culprits' demands, but we had to rescue the three safely. It was a hard job,'' Koizumi said, referring to the hostage-takers' demand that Japan withdraw its Self-Defense Forces troops from Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Police says AUM carried out unsolved 1995 police chief shooting

TOKYO, Japan - Goro Aoki, head of the public security department of Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on May 30, 2010, after the 15-year statute of limitations for prosecutions in the 1995 shooting of the then National Police Agency chief Takaji Kunimatsu ran out at midnight on March 29. Aoki said police were unable to build a criminal case on the shooting as they did not obtain sufficient evidence to identify culprits, but added that only AUM Shinrikyo could be considered responsible. (Kyodo)

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Pictures of slain family of 4 put up at funeral site

TOKYO, Japan - Pictures of a slain family of four are put up at a funeral at a Tokyo temple Jan. 13. From left to right are Mikio Miyazawa, 44, daughter Niina, 8, son Rei, and wife Yasuko, 41. About 1,000 people assembled at the Kounji temple in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward to mourn the death of the family, killed in a robbery sometime between Dec. 30 and 31. The culprit or culprits are still at large.