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Tamas Sulyok elected as Hungary's new president

STORY: Tamas Sulyok elected as Hungary's new president SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): TAMAS SULYOK, Hungarian President-Elect 2. various of Parliament exterior 3. various of voting result announcement STORYLINE: Hungarian lawmakers on Monday elected Tamas Sulyok, head of the Constitutional Court, as the country's new president. Out of the 199 lawmakers, 146 participated in the voting, with 134 votes in favor, five against and seven invalid. Most opposition lawmakers did not participate in the vote. The opposition parties failed to reach an agreement on a common candidate to challenge. Sulyok said last Thursday upon his nomination: SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): TAMAS SULYOK, Hungarian President-Elect "As a jurist, and in my role as the President of the Republic, my foremost commitment is to serve the public good and to embody the nation's unity, all the while upholding the fundamental values of the

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Iran rejects Israel's accusation of involvement in Houthis' ship seizure

STORY: Iran rejects Israel's accusation of involvement in Houthis' ship seizure SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:00 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Monday rejected Israel's allegation that his country was involved in the seizure of a cargo ship in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi forces. He made the remarks at a weekly press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran, while responding to the accusations against Iran by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who blamed Iran for the attack on the cargo ship Sunday. Kanaani described Israel's accusations as "invalid," stressing that Iran had reiterated that resistance forces in the region were the representatives of their own countries and peoples, and decided and acted based on their nations' interests. He added Israel's allegations were "projection in an attempt to escape the complicated situation"

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-FOOTBALL-CFA SUPER CUP-WUHAN VS SHANDONG (CN)

(230408) -- HANGZHOU, April 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Referee Ma Ning rules Shandong Taishan's goal invalid after VAR during the Chinese Football Association (CFA) Super Cup match between Wuhan Three Towns and Shandong Taishan in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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Japan's Kiryu clocks wind-assisted 9.87 in men's 100 meters

AUSTIN, United States, March 29 Kyodo - Yoshihide Kiryu of Japan speaks to reporters after clocking 9.87 seconds in the men's 100 meter dash invitational at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, on March 28, 2015. His time was deemed invalid for official purposes as the wind at his back (3.3 meters per second) exceeded the allowable limit of 2.0 m/s.

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Nagoya basho 1st day

NAGOYA, Japan - Makuuchi division debutant Tokushoryu (L) pushes Chinese wrestler Sokokurai out of the ring on July 7, 2013, the first day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. Sokokurai was fired due to accusations of bout rigging in 2011 but reinstated in April 2013 after a court ruled his dismissal invalid.

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Court rules Dec. election invalid over vote disparity

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Tetsuya Kanao, one of the lawyers who filed a lawsuit claiming the general election held in December 2012 was invalid due to significant disparities in the weight of votes, holds a press conference in Hiroshima on March 25, 2013, after the local high court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. The Hiroshima High Court ruled the same day that the results of the election in Hiroshima's No. 1 and 2 districts were invalid, becoming the first court in Japan to declare an election result void amid a series of lawsuits over disparities in the weight of votes.

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Court nullifies sumo body's dismissal of ex-wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo wrestler Sokokurai (front) is surrounded by fans in front of the Tokyo District Court on March 25, 2013, after the court ruled earlier in the day that the Japan Sumo Association's dismissal of Sokokurai of the top-tier makuuchi division in 2011 over match fixing was invalid. The 29-year-old Chinese-born former maegashira, whose real name is Enhetubuxin, had demanded to be reinstated as a wrestler after he was sacked by the JSA in April 2011 for refusing to retire over his alleged involvement in the match-fixing scandal.

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Election ruled invalid

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the Hiroshima High Court in western Japan on March 25, 2013, which ruled the results of the December 2012 general election in Hiroshima's No. 1 and 2 districts were invalid due to significant disparities in the weight of votes.

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Tokyo eyes buying Senkakus

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on April 17, 2012. After Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara said the Tokyo metropolitan government is in negotiations with the owners of the disputed Senkaku Islands to buy them by the end of 2012, the ministry issued a statement saying, ''Any unilateral step taken by Japan is illegal and invalid.''

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Defense argues Miura's arrest warrant invalid

LOS ANGELES, United States - Mark Geragos, a lawyer for Japanese businessman Kazuyoshi Miura, speaks to reporters in Los Angeles, on March 14. Geragos filed a request the same day with a Los Angeles County court demanding that it declare invalid a 1988 arrest warrant for Miura on murder and conspiracy charges.

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Fukuoka Gov. Aso elected as new leader of governors' body

TOKYO, Japan - Fukuoka Gov. Wataru Aso (R) shakes hands with Iwate Gov. Hiroya Masuda (L) after defeating him to be elected as the new head of the National Governors Association in the first-ever balloting for its leadership on Feb. 17. Aso, 65, won 27 votes out of a total of 47 while Masuda, 53, the only other contender, racked up 19 votes. There was one invalid vote.

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Watai speaks about former chess champion Fischer

TOKYO, Japan - Miyoko Watai, acting president of the Japan Chess Association, speaks about her decision to marry former world chess champion Bobby Fischer at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Aug. 19. Fischer, 61, has been held in a Japanese detention center since July after being taken into custody at Narita airport because he had what U.S. officials say was an invalid passport.

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Chess icon Fischer says U.S. citizen no more

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Suzuki (C), a lawyer for former world chess champion Bobby Fischer looks to John Bosnitch (R), representative of the committee to free Bobby Fischer, during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 6. At left is miyako Watai, president of Japan Chess Association. Suzuki said Fischer, currently fighting Japanese and U.S. authorities who accuse him of traveling with an invalid passport, wants to renounce his U.S. citizenship and took his case to court the same day.

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Old Iraqi notes to become invalid on Jan. 16

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A money exchanger is surrounded by citizens in central Baghdad on Dec. 27 who want to exchange old notes bearing the portrait of Saddam Hussein with new ones before the old bills become invalid on Jan. 16.

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Hasuike obtains driver's license

KAKIZAKI, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike, one of five Japanese abducted by North Korea in l978 and currently visiting Japan, smiles after passing a driver's license examination Oct. 24 in Kakizaki in Niigata Prefecture. The license he held previously became invalid after his abduction.

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Asahara's lawyer meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Watanabe, chief defense lawyer for AUM Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 10. He said, ''It remains unclear what the AUM members were thinking and why they did such things. Prosecutors say we are using stalling tactics, but this is invalid.''

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Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as president of Sri Lanka

STORY: Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as president of Sri Lanka DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Colombo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the president of Sri Lanka on Thursday in the parliament before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya. Wickremesinghe was elected as the president in an election held in parliament on Wednesday, during which Wickremesinghe got 134 votes from parliamentarians. Out of 225 parliamentarians, 223 voted in the ballot and there were four invalid votes. An official from the President's Office told Xinhua that Wickremesinghe will appoint a new prime minister and cabinet in the coming days. On Wednesday, Wickremesinghe invited all political parties to join hands with him and work together to overcome the economic crisis and bring in a new political change. Sri Lanka is in the mid of severe economic turmoil and has sought assistance from the International Monetary Fund and friend

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Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as new president of Sri Lanka

STORY: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as new president of Sri Lanka DATELINE: July 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Colombo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): GUO XINHUI, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): GUO XINHUI, Xinhua correspondent "Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the new president of Sri Lanka on Wednesday. After winning the election, Wickremesinghe addressed the parliament, calling on all legislators to unite and work together with him to lead Sri Lanka out of the current economic crisis. Wickremesinghe got 134 votes in a secret ballot that took place in parliament. Out of 225 parliamentarians, 223 voted in the ballot and there were four invalid votes. Another two candidates got 82 votes and three votes, respectively. Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a nationwide state of emergency with effect from Monday. A special gazette notice said the state of emergency was declared in the interests of public security, the protection of public order and t

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Former FIA President Max Mosley Dead At 81

File photo dated October 23, 2009 of Max Mosley arriving at the hotel Westin in Paris, France. Jean Todt was elected president of motor racings governing body FIA beating Finnish candidate Ari Vatanen. Todt was the big favorite after getting backing from outgoing FIA president Max Mosley and Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone. The 63-year-old Frenchman was elected to a four-year term, beating Vatanen 135-49 in the voting at FIAs annual general meeting in Paris. The FIA said 12 votes were ruled as invalid or abstentions. - Max Mosley, the former president of motor sports' world governing body the FIA, has died aged 81. Mosley became FIA president in 1993 after serving in previous administrative roles in motor sport, including within Formula One. He served three terms as president before standing down in 2009. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former FIA President Max Mosley Dead At 81

File photo dated October 23, 2009 of Max Mosley arriving at the hotel Westin in Paris, France. Jean Todt was elected president of motor racings governing body FIA beating Finnish candidate Ari Vatanen. Todt was the big favorite after getting backing from outgoing FIA president Max Mosley and Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone. The 63-year-old Frenchman was elected to a four-year term, beating Vatanen 135-49 in the voting at FIAs annual general meeting in Paris. The FIA said 12 votes were ruled as invalid or abstentions. - Max Mosley, the former president of motor sports' world governing body the FIA, has died aged 81. Mosley became FIA president in 1993 after serving in previous administrative roles in motor sport, including within Formula One. He served three terms as president before standing down in 2009. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Asahara's lawyer meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Watanabe, chief defense lawyer for AUM Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 10. He said, ''It remains unclear what the AUM members were thinking and why they did such things. Prosecutors say we are using stalling tactics, but this is invalid.''

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Watai speaks about former chess champion Fischer

TOKYO, Japan - Miyoko Watai, acting president of the Japan Chess Association, speaks about her decision to marry former world chess champion Bobby Fischer at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Aug. 19. Fischer, 61, has been held in a Japanese detention center since July after being taken into custody at Narita airport because he had what U.S. officials say was an invalid passport. (Kyodo)

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Fukuoka Gov. Aso elected as new leader of governors' body

TOKYO, Japan - Fukuoka Gov. Wataru Aso (R) shakes hands with Iwate Gov. Hiroya Masuda (L) after defeating him to be elected as the new head of the National Governors Association in the first-ever balloting for its leadership on Feb. 17. Aso, 65, won 27 votes out of a total of 47 while Masuda, 53, the only other contender, racked up 19 votes. There was one invalid vote. (Kyodo)

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The quack doctor's confession

Undated coloured illustration/cartoon, The quack doctor's confession on his death bed. HPF/5C/48 Date: late 18th century

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Japan's Kiryu clocks wind-assisted 9.87 in men's 100 meters

Yoshihide Kiryu of Japan (C in back) poses with his teammates for photos after clocking 9.87 seconds in the men's 100 meter dash invitational at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, on March 28, 2015. His time was deemed invalid for official purposes as the wind at his back (3.3 meters per second) exceeded the allowable limit of 2.0 m/s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Kiryu clocks wind-assisted 9.87 in men's 100 meters

Yoshihide Kiryu of Japan (C) wins the men's 100 meter dash invitational with a time of 9.87 seconds at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, on March 28, 2015. His time was deemed invalid for official purposes as the wind at his back (3.3 meters per second) exceeded the allowable limit of 2.0 m/s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Kiryu clocks wind-assisted 9.87 in men's 100 meters

An electronic board shows Yoshihide Kiryu of Japan marking 9.87 seconds in the men's 100 meter dash invitational at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, on March 28, 2015. His time was deemed invalid for official purposes as the wind at his back (3.3 meters per second) exceeded the allowable limit of 2.0 m/s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Defense argues Miura's arrest warrant invalid

LOS ANGELES, United States - Mark Geragos, a lawyer for Japanese businessman Kazuyoshi Miura, speaks to reporters in Los Angeles, on March 14. Geragos filed a request the same day with a Los Angeles County court demanding that it declare invalid a 1988 arrest warrant for Miura on murder and conspiracy charges. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo eyes buying Senkakus

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on April 17, 2012. After Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara said the Tokyo metropolitan government is in negotiations with the owners of the disputed Senkaku Islands to buy them by the end of 2012, the ministry issued a statement saying, ''Any unilateral step taken by Japan is illegal and invalid.'' (Kyodo)

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Milos Vystrcil will remain the Czech Senate chairman

Milos Vystrcil (Civic Democrats ODS) will remain the Czech Senate chairman as expected, receiving 73 out of the 77 senators' votes in a secret ballot today, on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, while three votes were invalid, Senate election commission head Jan Tecl (ODS) has announced. Vystrcil was the only candidate for the post of the upper house head, on which the senator groups had agreed before the election. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Milos Vystrcil will remain the Czech Senate chairman

Milos Vystrcil (Civic Democrats ODS) will remain the Czech Senate chairman as expected, receiving 73 out of the 77 senators' votes in a secret ballot today, on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, while three votes were invalid, Senate election commission head Jan Tecl (ODS) has announced. Vystrcil was the only candidate for the post of the upper house head, on which the senator groups had agreed before the election. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Milos Vystrcil will remain the Czech Senate chairman

Milos Vystrcil (Civic Democrats ODS) will remain the Czech Senate chairman as expected, receiving 73 out of the 77 senators' votes in a secret ballot today, on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, while three votes were invalid, Senate election commission head Jan Tecl (ODS) has announced. Vystrcil was the only candidate for the post of the upper house head, on which the senator groups had agreed before the election. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Milos Vystrcil will remain the Czech Senate chairman

Milos Vystrcil (Civic Democrats ODS) will remain the Czech Senate chairman as expected, receiving 73 out of the 77 senators' votes in a secret ballot today, on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, while three votes were invalid, Senate election commission head Jan Tecl (ODS) has announced. Vystrcil was the only candidate for the post of the upper house head, on which the senator groups had agreed before the election. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Milos Vystrcil will remain the Czech Senate chairman

Milos Vystrcil (Civic Democrats ODS) will remain the Czech Senate chairman as expected, receiving 73 out of the 77 senators' votes in a secret ballot today, on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, while three votes were invalid, Senate election commission head Jan Tecl (ODS) has announced. Vystrcil was the only candidate for the post of the upper house head, on which the senator groups had agreed before the election. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Milos Vystrcil will remain the Czech Senate chairman

Milos Vystrcil (Civic Democrats ODS) will remain the Czech Senate chairman as expected, receiving 73 out of the 77 senators' votes in a secret ballot today, on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, while three votes were invalid, Senate election commission head Jan Tecl (ODS) has announced. Vystrcil was the only candidate for the post of the upper house head, on which the senator groups had agreed before the election. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Barrett Hayton

The referee announces an invalid goal during the 2020 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Group B match between Canada and USA in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on December 26, 2019. At right is Barrett Hayton of Canada. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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Court rejects NG gallery ex-head's suit against his dismissal, Richard Pecha, Martina Tvrdkova, Martin Valis

A Prague district court rejected on December 11, 2019, a lawsuit filed by former National Gallery Prague (NGP) director Jir Fajt against his dismissal from this post in May, which he claims was invalid, judge Martina Tvrdkova, center, has said. The decision has not yet taken effect. On the left side is seen Fajt's advocate Richard Pecha and on the right side is seen NGP's advocate Martin Valis. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Court rejects NG gallery ex-head's suit against his dismissal, Martina Tvrdkova, Michaela Votapkova, Martin Valis

A Prague district court rejected on December 11, 2019, a lawsuit filed by former National Gallery Prague (NGP) director Jir Fajt against his dismissal from this post in May, which he claims was invalid, judge Martina Tvrdkova, left, has said. The decision has not yet taken effect. On the right side is seen NGP's advocate Martin Valis and on the center of the photo is seen lay judge Michaela Votapkova. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Karolina Milerova

Karolina Milerova (right), granddaughter of Czech artist Zdenek Miler (1921-2011) - author of the worldwide popular cartoon figure of the Little Mole, attends court hearing of the High Court in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 25, 2019. Author's offspring lacks licence for Little Mole products according the court. The contract based on which the late author's granddaughter Karolina Milerova has been granting licences for Little Mole products is invalid and she therefore has no licence or the right to grant sub-licences to producers, the appeals High Court in Prague decided. It upheld the claim of Milena Fischerova, a lawyer managing the inheritance of artist Zdenek Miler (1921-2011) who is the author of the worldwide popular cartoon figure of the Little Mole. Fischerova manages the inheritance pending the continuing negotiations on its division by Miler's heirs. The verdict is definitive. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Milena Fischerova

Milena Fischerova (left), a lawyer managing the inheritance of artist Zdenek Miler (1921-2011) who is the author of the worldwide popular cartoon figure of the Little Mole, is seen after court hearing of the High Court in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 25, 2019. Author's offspring lacks licence for Little Mole products according the court. The contract based on which the late author's granddaughter Karolina Milerova has been granting licences for Little Mole products is invalid and she therefore has no licence or the right to grant sub-licences to producers, the appeals High Court in Prague decided. It upheld the claim of Milena Fischerova. Fischerova manages the inheritance pending the continuing negotiations on its division by Miler's heirs. The verdict is definitive. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Karolina Milerova

Karolina Milerova (right), granddaughter of Czech artist Zdenek Miler (1921-2011) - author of the worldwide popular cartoon figure of the Little Mole, attends court hearing of the High Court in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 25, 2019. Author's offspring lacks licence for Little Mole products according the court. The contract based on which the late author's granddaughter Karolina Milerova has been granting licences for Little Mole products is invalid and she therefore has no licence or the right to grant sub-licences to producers, the appeals High Court in Prague decided. It upheld the claim of Milena Fischerova, a lawyer managing the inheritance of artist Zdenek Miler (1921-2011) who is the author of the worldwide popular cartoon figure of the Little Mole. Fischerova manages the inheritance pending the continuing negotiations on its division by Miler's heirs. The verdict is definitive. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Karolina Milerova

Karolina Milerova, granddaughter of Czech artist Zdenek Miler (1921-2011) - author of the worldwide popular cartoon figure of the Little Mole, attends court hearing of the High Court in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 25, 2019. Author's offspring lacks licence for Little Mole products according the court. The contract based on which the late author's granddaughter Karolina Milerova has been granting licences for Little Mole products is invalid and she therefore has no licence or the right to grant sub-licences to producers, the appeals High Court in Prague decided. It upheld the claim of Milena Fischerova, a lawyer managing the inheritance of artist Zdenek Miler (1921-2011) who is the author of the worldwide popular cartoon figure of the Little Mole. Fischerova manages the inheritance pending the continuing negotiations on its division by Miler's heirs. The verdict is definitive. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Karolina Milerova, Milena Fischerova

Karolina Milerova (2nd from left), granddaughter of Czech artist Zdenek Miler (1921-2011) - author of the worldwide popular cartoon figure of the Little Mole, is seen prior to court hearing of the High Court in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 25, 2019. Author's offspring lacks licence for Little Mole products according the court. The contract based on which the late author's granddaughter Karolina Milerova has been granting licences for Little Mole products is invalid and she therefore has no licence or the right to grant sub-licences to producers, the appeals High Court in Prague decided. It upheld the claim of Milena Fischerova (standing back on the right side), a lawyer managing the inheritance of artist Zdenek Miler (1921-2011) who is the author of the worldwide popular cartoon figure of the Little Mole. Fischerova manages the inheritance pending the continuing negotiations on its division by Miler's heirs. The verdict is definitive. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Karolina Milerova, Milena Fischerova

Karolina Milerova (left), granddaughter of Czech artist Zdenek Miler (1921-2011) - author of the worldwide popular cartoon figure of the Little Mole, comes to court hearing of the High Court in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 25, 2019. Author's offspring lacks licence for Little Mole products according the court. The contract based on which the late author's granddaughter Karolina Milerova has been granting licences for Little Mole products is invalid and she therefore has no licence or the right to grant sub-licences to producers, the appeals High Court in Prague decided. It upheld the claim of Milena Fischerova (right), a lawyer managing the inheritance of artist Zdenek Miler (1921-2011) who is the author of the worldwide popular cartoon figure of the Little Mole. Fischerova manages the inheritance pending the continuing negotiations on its division by Miler's heirs. The verdict is definitive. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Cuban baseball player Oscar Colas

Undated file photo shows Oscar Colas. The Cuban two-way player, who is seeking a path to the major leagues, has rejected the Japanese professional baseball team SoftBank Hawks' claims to his services citing an invalid contract, his agents said June 10, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects suit over vote gap in July upper house election

Lawyers seeking to invalid the July 2016 House of Councillors election in Japan due to the vote weight disparity head to the Hiroshima High Court on Oct. 28, 2016, to hear its ruling. The court rejected a suit demanding invalidation of the election's outcome, while saying the maximum disparity of 3.08 times between the most and least populated constituencies was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rules vote weight disparity "unconstitutional"

Lawyers seeking to invalid the 2016 upper house election in Japan due to the vote weight disparity head to the Osaka High Court on Oct. 20, 2016, to hear its ruling. While determining that the disparity was "in a state of unconstitutionality," the court turned down the lawsuit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chess icon Fischer says U.S. citizen no more

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Suzuki (C), a lawyer for former world chess champion Bobby Fischer looks to John Bosnitch (R), representative of the committee to free Bobby Fischer, during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 6. At left is miyako Watai, president of Japan Chess Association. Suzuki said Fischer, currently fighting Japanese and U.S. authorities who accuse him of traveling with an invalid passport, wants to renounce his U.S. citizenship and took his case to court the same day. (Kyodo)

Tamas Sulyok elected as Hungary's new president

Iran rejects Israel's accusation of involvement in Houthis' ship seizure

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-FOOTBALL-CFA SUPER CUP-WUHAN VS SHANDONG (CN)

Japan's Kiryu clocks wind-assisted 9.87 in men's 100 meters

Nagoya basho 1st day

Court rules Dec. election invalid over vote disparity

Court nullifies sumo body's dismissal of ex-wrestler

Election ruled invalid

Tokyo eyes buying Senkakus

Defense argues Miura's arrest warrant invalid

Fukuoka Gov. Aso elected as new leader of governors' body

Watai speaks about former chess champion Fischer

Chess icon Fischer says U.S. citizen no more

Old Iraqi notes to become invalid on Jan. 16

Hasuike obtains driver's license

Top court says postal law rules on damages unconstitutional

Asahara's lawyer meets the press

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as president of Sri Lanka

Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as new president of Sri Lanka

Former FIA President Max Mosley Dead At 81

Former FIA President Max Mosley Dead At 81

Asahara's lawyer meets the press

Watai speaks about former chess champion Fischer

Fukuoka Gov. Aso elected as new leader of governors' body

Top court says postal law rules on damages unconstitutional

The quack doctor's confession

Japan's Kiryu clocks wind-assisted 9.87 in men's 100 meters

Japan's Kiryu clocks wind-assisted 9.87 in men's 100 meters

Japan's Kiryu clocks wind-assisted 9.87 in men's 100 meters

Defense argues Miura's arrest warrant invalid

Tokyo eyes buying Senkakus

Milos Vystrcil will remain the Czech Senate chairman

Milos Vystrcil will remain the Czech Senate chairman

Milos Vystrcil will remain the Czech Senate chairman

Milos Vystrcil will remain the Czech Senate chairman

Milos Vystrcil will remain the Czech Senate chairman

Milos Vystrcil will remain the Czech Senate chairman

Barrett Hayton

Court rejects NG gallery ex-head's suit against his dismissal, Richard Pecha, Martina Tvrdkova, Martin Valis

Court rejects NG gallery ex-head's suit against his dismissal, Martina Tvrdkova, Michaela Votapkova, Martin Valis

Karolina Milerova

Milena Fischerova

Karolina Milerova

Karolina Milerova

Karolina Milerova, Milena Fischerova

Karolina Milerova, Milena Fischerova

Cuban baseball player Oscar Colas

Court rejects suit over vote gap in July upper house election

Court rules vote weight disparity "unconstitutional"

Chess icon Fischer says U.S. citizen no more