US: Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre Closes Indefinitely After Electrical Fire

A fire broke out at Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City on Monday, May 4, forcing the iconic venue to close indefinitely. The blaze started around 10 a.m. in the electrical room between the fourth and fifth floors of the century-old building. Firefighters extinguished the fire but reported substantial damage to the fourth floor. One firefighter sustained minor injuries. The Department of Buildings issued a full vacate order to the theater.

Koizumi cabinet holds 1st meeting in new facility

Koizumi cabinet holds 1st meeting in new facility

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet holds its first regular meeting May 7 in the new five-story facility adjacent to the 73-year-old former premier's official residence. ''I feel we are marking a new start,'' Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kosei Ueno said at a press conference after the cabinet met in the 110-square-meter meeting room on the fourth floor of the state-of-the-art building.

Colombian dies in Aichi trying to flee custody

Colombian dies in Aichi trying to flee custody

NAGOYA, Japan - The picture shows the hotel in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, where Columbian Lida Ordonez fell to her death from her fourth-floor room Dec. 27. Ordonez, 52, along with her 3-year-old granddaughter, tried to flee after being refused entry into Japan earlier in the day. The granddaughter suffers from light injuries.

Colombian dies in Aichi trying to flee custody

Colombian dies in Aichi trying to flee custody

NAGOYA, Japan - The picture shows the hotel in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, where Columbian Lida Ordonez fell to her death from her fourth-floor room Dec. 27. Ordonez, 52, along with her 3-year-old granddaughter, tried to flee after being refused entry into Japan earlier in the day. The granddaughter suffers from light injuries.

Koizumi cabinet holds 1st meeting in new facility

Koizumi cabinet holds 1st meeting in new facility

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet holds its first regular meeting May 7 in the new five-story facility adjacent to the 73-year-old former premier's official residence. ''I feel we are marking a new start,'' Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kosei Ueno said at a press conference after the cabinet met in the 110-square-meter meeting room on the fourth floor of the state-of-the-art building.