Malawian vice president buried at home village

STORY: Malawian vice president buried at home village SHOOTING TIME: June 16-17, 2024 DATELINE: June 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: NTCHEU, Malawi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chilima's funeral procession 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PATRICIA KALIATI, Secretary general of United Transformation Movement 3. various of Chilima's burial 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): COLLEEN ZAMBA, Secretary to president and cabinet 5. various of President Chakera and others at the burial 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chichewa): KENNETH KACHEPATSONGA, Chilima's follower 7. various of Mary Chilima, wife of the late Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima, paying her last respect to her husband in Ntcheu STORYLINE: The body of Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima, who died on June 10 in a plane crash, was buried at his home village Monday in Ntcheu district, about 165km south of the capital, Lilongwe. The burial ceremony was witnessed by Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera, former presidents, including Bakili Muluzi and Peter Mut

Ex-AUM cult member given prison term

Ex-AUM cult member given prison term

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Taro Takimoto (R) holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 27, 2012, after the Tokyo District Court earlier in the day sentenced former AUM Shinrikyo cult follower Akemi Saito to 14 months in prison for harboring former senior AUM member Makoto Hirata, who had been on the run for nearly 17 years. Takimoto, who defended Saito in the trial, said the ruling was ''unjust.''

Foreign media allowed into Tibet ahead of rioting anniversary

Foreign media allowed into Tibet ahead of rioting anniversary

LHASA, China - A Tibetan Buddhism follower makes a pilgrimage at the famed Potala Palace in the Tibetan capital Lhasa on Feb. 11. China allowed a group of foreign journalists into Tibet on a government-organized tour, a month ahead of the first anniversary of violence that rocked the region. The visit, by 11 journalists from eight news organizations including Kyodo News, marks the first time that multiple foreign media have been allowed into Tibet since the Beijing Olympics torch relay in June 2008. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Foreign media allowed into Tibet ahead of rioting anniversary

Foreign media allowed into Tibet ahead of rioting anniversary

LHASA, China - A Tibetan Buddhism follower makes a pilgrimage at the famed Potala Palace in the Tibetan capital Lhasa on Feb. 11. China allowed a group of foreign journalists into Tibet on a government-organized tour, a month ahead of the first anniversary of violence that rocked the region. The visit, by 11 journalists from eight news organizations including Kyodo News, marks the first time that multiple foreign media have been allowed into Tibet since the Beijing Olympics torch relay in June 2008. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Murdered lawyer's colleague speaks to media

Murdered lawyer's colleague speaks to media

TOKYO, Japan - Hisashi Okada, a former colleague of murdered lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto, speaks to reporters July 25 after the death sentence was given to a former AUM Shinrikyo follower found guilty of taking part in the 1989 murder of Sakamoto, his wife and small child. The former cult member, Satoru Hashimoto, was also convicted for his role in a 1994 nerve-gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, that left seven people dead.

AUM follower sought in embezzlement case

AUM follower sought in embezzlement case

Tokyo police place on a wanted list on Jan. 11 an AUM Shinrikyo follower who is suspected of embezzling money from the Japan branch of the U.S. direct-marketing company Amway. A 35-year-old saleswoman is being sought on suspicion that she pocketed 1.86 million yen over more than 20 occasions. This photo is of the headquarters of the religious cult (1st floor) in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, which police searched that day.

Unification Church says Abe shooter's mother is follower

Unification Church says Abe shooter's mother is follower

Tomihiro Tanaka, president of the Japan branch of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2022, saying that the mother of a man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8 is a follower of the religious group. Investigative sources said earlier the man harbored a grudge against the group as his mother had made a "huge donation."

Unification Church says Abe shooter's mother is follower

Unification Church says Abe shooter's mother is follower

Tomihiro Tanaka, president of the Japan branch of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2022, saying that the mother of a man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8 is a follower of the religious group. Investigative sources said earlier the man harbored a grudge against the group as his mother had made a "huge donation."

Unification Church says Abe shooter's mother is follower

Unification Church says Abe shooter's mother is follower

Tomihiro Tanaka, president of the Japan branch of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2022, saying that the mother of a man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8 is a follower of the religious group. Investigative sources said earlier the man harbored a grudge against the group as his mother had made a "huge donation."

AUM follower pays respects to victims of subway gassing

AUM follower pays respects to victims of subway gassing

TOKYO, Japan - A follower (L) of the AUM Shinrikyo cult pays respects to victims of the cult's 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system at a memorial at Kasumigaseki Station in central Tokyo on March 20. He visited the subway station to mark the fifth anniversary of the sarin gas attack.

Priest's lifetime mission as expiator of Holocaust

Priest's lifetime mission as expiator of Holocaust

Father Manfred Deselaers speaks in an interview in Oswiecim, Poland, on Nov. 18, 2014. Deselaers devotes himself to acts of redemption over the Holocaust as a German and as a follower of the Catholic Church that was allegedly cooperative with Nazi Germany. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Orthodox Church priest prays as follower soaks in icy water

Orthodox Church priest prays as follower soaks in icy water

A priest of the Russian Orthodox Church offers prayers in Vladivostok as a follower plunges into freezing water to cleanse himself on Jan. 18, 2015, on the eve of the Epiphany holiday. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Orthodox Christians soak in icy water to mark Epiphany

Orthodox Christians soak in icy water to mark Epiphany

A priest of the Russian Orthodox Church offers prayers in Vladivostok as a follower plunges into freezing water to cleanse himself on Jan. 18, 2015, on the eve of the Epiphany holiday. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wife of sarin gas attack victim to attend court hearing

Wife of sarin gas attack victim to attend court hearing

Shizue Takahashi, whose husband was killed in the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the AUM Shinrikyo cult, heads to the Tokyo District Court on Feb. 13, 2015, to attend a hearing of former AUM follower Katsuya Takahashi. Katsuya Takahashi is accused of being involved in the attack, but pleaded not guilty during the first hearing in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Temple in fujisawa

Temple in fujisawa

Seijokoji, head temple of the Ji Sect in Fujisawa. The temple was founded by a follower of the disciple of Ippen, Yuko Fourth Nonkai. A man with a top knot and a boy stand in front of the temple.==Date:unknown, Place:Fujisawa, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number24‐18‐0]

Taikodo,a drum tower,of tukiji nishihonganji temple

Taikodo,a drum tower,of tukiji nishihonganji temple

The annex to Honganji Temple of the Jodo Shin Sect. The name of the temple is Sanenzan. Tokugawa Ieyasu became a devout follower of the temple and it was made the tomb site of the Shogun. To the left back of the Taikodo is the Gotaimendokoro.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number22‐5‐0]

Priest acquitted of raping follower

Priest acquitted of raping follower

MITO, Japan - 62-year-old priest Byon Jae Chang, a South Korean national and resident of Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, holds a press conference in the city on May 20, 2011, after he was acquitted of raping a woman follower at the Tsuchiura branch of the Mito District Court earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

Ex-AUM cult member given prison term

Ex-AUM cult member given prison term

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows former AUM Shinrikyo cult follower Akemi Saito. Saito was sentenced to 14 months in prison on March 27, 2012, for harboring former senior AUM member Makoto Hirata, who had been on the run for nearly 17 years. (Kyodo)

Ex-AUM cult member given prison term

Ex-AUM cult member given prison term

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Taro Takimoto (R) holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 27, 2012, after the Tokyo District Court earlier in the day sentenced former AUM Shinrikyo cult follower Akemi Saito to 14 months in prison for harboring former senior AUM member Makoto Hirata, who had been on the run for nearly 17 years. Takimoto, who defended Saito in the trial, said the ruling was ''unjust.'' (Kyodo)

Ex-AUM cult member Saito

Ex-AUM cult member Saito

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows former AUM Shinrikyo follower Akemi Saito, who turned herself in to Tokyo police in the early hours of Jan. 10, 2012. Saito was arrested on suspicion of harboring former senior AUM member Makoto Hirata, who was arrested days earlier. (Kyodo)

Japan to be a "beacon," not a "follower": foreign minister

Japan to be a "beacon," not a "follower": foreign minister

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono answers questions after making a speech to students at Columbia University in New York on Sept. 21, 2017. Kono said his country "should not, cannot, and will not be a 'follower' in the world," stressing its readiness to do more to increase stability in the international community. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan to be a "beacon," not a "follower": foreign minister

Japan to be a "beacon," not a "follower": foreign minister

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono makes a speech to students at Columbia University in New York on Sept. 21, 2017. Kono said his country "should not, cannot, and will not be a 'follower' in the world," stressing its readiness to do more to increase stability in the international community. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Murdered lawyer's colleague speaks to media

Murdered lawyer's colleague speaks to media

TOKYO, Japan - Hisashi Okada, a former colleague of murdered lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto, speaks to reporters July 25 after the death sentence was given to a former AUM Shinrikyo follower found guilty of taking part in the 1989 murder of Sakamoto, his wife and small child. The former cult member, Satoru Hashimoto, was also convicted for his role in a 1994 nerve-gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, that left seven people dead.

AUM follower sought in embezzlement case

AUM follower sought in embezzlement case

Tokyo police place on a wanted list on Jan. 11 an AUM Shinrikyo follower who is suspected of embezzling money from the Japan branch of the U.S. direct-marketing company Amway. A 35-year-old saleswoman is being sought on suspicion that she pocketed 1.86 million yen over more than 20 occasions. This photo is of the headquarters of the religious cult (1st floor) in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, which police searched that day. ==Kyodo