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Christophe Nobili Attacks Le Canard Enchaine - Paris

Investigative journalist Christophe Nobili, who was appointed union delegate at Le Canard Enchainé by the SNJ-CGT, says he is the victim of harassment and discrimination because of his union membership, naming the newspaper's two bosses as the perpetrators and taking them to the labour court (Prud'hommes), on November 29, 2024, in Paris, France. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christophe Nobili Attacks Le Canard Enchaine - Paris

Investigative journalist Christophe Nobili, who was appointed union delegate at Le Canard Enchainé by the SNJ-CGT, says he is the victim of harassment and discrimination because of his union membership, naming the newspaper's two bosses as the perpetrators and taking them to the labour court (Prud'hommes), on November 29, 2024, in Paris, France. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christophe Nobili Attacks Le Canard Enchaine - Paris

Investigative journalist Christophe Nobili, who was appointed union delegate at Le Canard Enchainé by the SNJ-CGT, says he is the victim of harassment and discrimination because of his union membership, naming the newspaper's two bosses as the perpetrators and taking them to the labour court (Prud'hommes), on November 29, 2024, in Paris, France. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christophe Nobili Attacks Le Canard Enchaine - Paris

Investigative journalist Christophe Nobili, who was appointed union delegate at Le Canard Enchainé by the SNJ-CGT, says he is the victim of harassment and discrimination because of his union membership, naming the newspaper's two bosses as the perpetrators and taking them to the labour court (Prud'hommes), on November 29, 2024, in Paris, France. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christophe Nobili Attacks Le Canard Enchaine - Paris

Investigative journalist Christophe Nobili, who was appointed union delegate at Le Canard Enchainé by the SNJ-CGT, says he is the victim of harassment and discrimination because of his union membership, naming the newspaper's two bosses as the perpetrators and taking them to the labour court (Prud'hommes), on November 29, 2024, in Paris, France. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Narin Guran Protest In Izmir - Turkey

Protesters march with a banner reading “Don't Protect, Don't Exonerate the Perpetrators!” during a protest for the murder of Narin Guran on September 9, 2024. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on September 8 that the body of Narin Guran, missing for 19 days in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, has been found. The body of 8-year-old Narin Guran was found in a sack in a stream about two kilometers from the village where she lived. The whole of Turkey took to the streets to protest for the murder to be clarified. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Of Emergency To Be Lifted In Riot-Hit New Caledonia

Court of First Instance where the immediate appearance of the perpetrators of the acts committed during the riots took place. Seven more mobile force units will soon arrive as reinforcements in New Caledonia, the Elysee said in a statement on Monday, also indicating a state of emergency would end as planned in the French Pacific territory on Tuesday morning local time. Seven people have been killed, hundreds arrested and large numbers of buildings and cars destroyed in a fortnight of upheaval triggered by a contested electoral reform and fuelled by sharp economic disparities between the indigenous Kanak population and people of European background. Noumea, New Caledonia, May 27, 2024. Photo by Chabaud Gill/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Of Emergency To Be Lifted In Riot-Hit New Caledonia

Court of First Instance where the immediate appearance of the perpetrators of the acts committed during the riots took place. Seven more mobile force units will soon arrive as reinforcements in New Caledonia, the Elysee said in a statement on Monday, also indicating a state of emergency would end as planned in the French Pacific territory on Tuesday morning local time. Seven people have been killed, hundreds arrested and large numbers of buildings and cars destroyed in a fortnight of upheaval triggered by a contested electoral reform and fuelled by sharp economic disparities between the indigenous Kanak population and people of European background. Noumea, New Caledonia, May 27, 2024. Photo by Chabaud Gill/ABACAPRESS.COM

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"Attempted coup" in Kinshasa suppressed and "situation under control" -- DRC army

STORY: "Attempted coup" in Kinshasa suppressed and "situation under control" -- DRC army SHOOTING TIME: May 19, 2024 DATELINE: May 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:27 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (French): SYLVAIN EKENGE, Spokesperson for the Congolese army STORYLINE: An "attempted coup" in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was suppressed on Sunday by defense and security forces, said Sylvain Ekenge, spokesperson for the Congolese army. "The army reassures that the situation is under control and asks Kinshasa residents to freely go about their business," the spokesperson said in a brief message broadcast on public television, specifying that several perpetrators of the act were arrested. SOUNDBITE (French): SYLVAIN EKENGE, Spokesperson for the Congolese army "An attempted coup was suppressed by defense and security forces. The defense and security forces now have the perfect control of the situation. We will return with more details and images."

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Pakistani president lauds China as most trustworthy friend

STORY: Pakistani president lauds China as most trustworthy friend SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said Wednesday that China is the most trustworthy friend, and his country looks forward to further cooperation with China in various fields. Pakistan will continue to firmly support China in safeguarding its core interests, and advance the construction of the Pakistan-China Economic Corridor (CPEC), Zardari noted when meeting with Luo Zhaohui, head of the China International Development Cooperation Agency. Talking about the recent terrorist attack on the Dasu Hydropower Station, Zardari expressed condolences to the victims and their families on behalf of the Pakistani people, adding that his country promised to take resolute measures to bring the perpetrators to justice as soon as possible and never allow terrorists to undermine the friendship betw

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Farewell ceremony for deceased Chinese nationals held in Pakistan

STORY: Farewell ceremony for deceased Chinese nationals held in Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: March 31, 2024 DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:00 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the farewell ceremony STORYLINE: A farewell ceremony for the Chinese nationals killed in a terrorist attack was held on Sunday at Nur Khan airbase in Pakistan. Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong, Pakistani officials, diplomats from the Chinese Embassy, and representatives of Chinese enterprises in Pakistan attended the ceremony. Jiang said in a speech at the ceremony that the Chinese compatriots who were in the flower of their youth came to Pakistan from afar and have made important contributions to promoting Pakistan's development and advancing China-Pakistan friendship and cooperation. He added that the best consolation for the deceased is to find out the truth of the incident and severely punish the perpetrators. The most powerful response to the terrorists is to resolutely fight

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Pakistani PM vows to bring to justice perpetrators of attack on Chinese

STORY: Pakistani PM vows to bring to justice perpetrators of attack on Chinese SHOOTING TIME: March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scene of the attack 2. various of the Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif STORYLINE: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday vowed to promptly bring to justice the perpetrators and accomplices of the attack on Chinese nationals in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province when visiting the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, the Prime Minister's office said. Five Chinese nationals and one Pakistani were killed when a vehicle from the Dasu Hydropower Project, being constructed by a Chinese company in the province, was attacked by terrorists on Tuesday afternoon, the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan confirmed in a statement. In a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong during his visit, Sharif offered deep and sincere condolence to the families of the

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-PUTIN-MOURNING

(240323) -- MOSCOW, March 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken in Moscow, Russia on March 23, 2024 shows screens displaying Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking in a televised address to the nation. Putin said Saturday all four perpetrators of the Moscow terrorist attack were arrested. He also declared March 24 a day of national mourning in Russia for those killed in the terrorist attack. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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Pro Gaza Stickers Placed Unto Banksy Art Piece - Naples

The street artwork 'Madonna with a Gun' by British street artist Banksy covered by Pro Gaza stickers in Piazza Gerolamini, Naples, Italy on March 13, 2024. Unknown perpetrators placed a large stencil bearing the Pro Gaza 'Gaza' sticker and other stickers depicting deceased or gravely injured naked children, onto the protective glass surrounding Banksy's creation. The street art piece did not get affected directly because it is covered by a large metal frame to protect it since its original discovery and authentification in 2016. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro Gaza Stickers Placed Unto Banksy Art Piece - Naples

The street artwork 'Madonna with a Gun' by British street artist Banksy covered by Pro Gaza stickers in Piazza Gerolamini, Naples, Italy on March 13, 2024. Unknown perpetrators placed a large stencil bearing the Pro Gaza 'Gaza' sticker and other stickers depicting deceased or gravely injured naked children, onto the protective glass surrounding Banksy's creation. The street art piece did not get affected directly because it is covered by a large metal frame to protect it since its original discovery and authentification in 2016. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro Gaza Stickers Placed Unto Banksy Art Piece - Naples

The street artwork 'Madonna with a Gun' by British street artist Banksy covered by Pro Gaza stickers in Piazza Gerolamini, Naples, Italy on March 13, 2024. Unknown perpetrators placed a large stencil bearing the Pro Gaza 'Gaza' sticker and other stickers depicting deceased or gravely injured naked children, onto the protective glass surrounding Banksy's creation. The street art piece did not get affected directly because it is covered by a large metal frame to protect it since its original discovery and authentification in 2016. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro Gaza Stickers Placed Unto Banksy Art Piece - Naples

The street artwork 'Madonna with a Gun' by British street artist Banksy covered by Pro Gaza stickers in Piazza Gerolamini, Naples, Italy on March 13, 2024. Unknown perpetrators placed a large stencil bearing the Pro Gaza 'Gaza' sticker and other stickers depicting deceased or gravely injured naked children, onto the protective glass surrounding Banksy's creation. The street art piece did not get affected directly because it is covered by a large metal frame to protect it since its original discovery and authentification in 2016. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro Gaza Stickers Placed Unto Banksy Art Piece - Naples

The street artwork 'Madonna with a Gun' by British street artist Banksy covered by Pro Gaza stickers in Piazza Gerolamini, Naples, Italy on March 13, 2024. Unknown perpetrators placed a large stencil bearing the Pro Gaza 'Gaza' sticker and other stickers depicting deceased or gravely injured naked children, onto the protective glass surrounding Banksy's creation. The street art piece did not get affected directly because it is covered by a large metal frame to protect it since its original discovery and authentification in 2016. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2 suspects in Istanbul church attack confined: minister

STORY: 2 suspects in Istanbul church attack confined: minister SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of police teams taking security measures in the area after the armed attack in Santa Maria Church in Istanbul, Türkiye 2. various of Istanbul governor's car convoy leaving the scene in Istanbul, Türkiye 3. various of ambulance leaving the scene in Istanbul, Türkiye 4. various of police teams taking security measures in the area after the armed attack in Santa Maria Church in Istanbul, Türkiye STORYLINE: Two suspects of the armed attack on an Italian church in Türkiye's largest city Istanbul on Sunday were confined, said Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. "I congratulate our Istanbul police department and the heroic police officers who identified and captured the perpetrators," Yerlikaya stated on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The assailants attacked the Santa Maria Churc

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Indonesia In Pictures

Officers showed evidence of the crime of trade in protected wildlife, in the form of two baby Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) carcasses in a cold box at the Rapid Reaction Forest Police Unit in Deliserdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia on June 03, 2008. Local Natural Resources Conservation Agency officials explained that two suspected perpetrators of illegal trade, namely DH (34) and S (42) admitted that they would sell two Sumatran tigers to a collector and also a businessman in Medan for 15 million rupiah. Meanwhile, the evidence came from their colleagues in the North Aceh region, Aceh, Indonesia. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia In Pictures

Officers showed evidence of the crime of trade in protected wildlife, in the form of two baby Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) carcasses in a cold box at the Rapid Reaction Forest Police Unit in Deliserdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia on June 03, 2008. Local Natural Resources Conservation Agency officials explained that two suspected perpetrators of illegal trade, namely DH (34) and S (42) admitted that they would sell two Sumatran tigers to a collector and also a businessman in Medan for 15 million rupiah. Meanwhile, the evidence came from their colleagues in the North Aceh region, Aceh, Indonesia. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese PM vows to punish perpetrators of UN peacekeeper's murder

STORY: Lebanese PM vows to punish perpetrators of UN peacekeeper's murder DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:23 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lebanese PM Najib Mikati arriving by helicopter to the UNIFIL headquarters in southern Lebanon 2. various of Mikati shaking hands with Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, chief of the UNIFIL and Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun 3. various of officials inside the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAJIB MIKATI, Lebanese Prime Minister 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NAJIB MIKATI, Lebanese Prime Minister 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AROLDO LAZARO SAENZ, Chief of the UNIFIL 7. various of Mikati shaking hands with officials following the visit 8. various of Mikati going to the helicopter STORYLINE: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Friday vowed punishment for those involved in the killing of an Irish UN peacekeeper in southern Lebanon. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAJIB MIKATI, Lebanese Prime Minister "I assured during the meeting that the Leb

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Japan foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida holds a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2013. He said Tokyo and Washington have agreed to inform victims of crimes committed by U.S. military personnel in Japan of court proceedings, including the punishment handed out to the perpetrators.

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Japan foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida holds a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2013. He said Tokyo and Washington have agreed to inform victims of crimes committed by U.S. military personnel in Japan of court proceedings, including the punishment handed out to the perpetrators.

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Syria massacre site

AL-KUBEIR, Syria - Photo shows a bloodstained floor of a house where killings took place, in Al-Kubeir, a village in central Syria, on June 8, 2012. About 80 residents of the Sunni village, including women and children, were killed by a group of unidentified attackers on June 6, with some survivors saying the perpetrators were Alawi militias.

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Syria massacre site

AL-KUBEIR, Syria - Photo shows a house hit by an arson attack in Al-Kubeir, a village in central Syria, on June 8, 2012. About 80 residents of the Sunni village, including women and children, were killed by a group of unidentified attackers on June 6, with some survivors saying the perpetrators were Alawi militias.

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Syria massacre site

AL-KUBEIR, Syria - A man points to a house hit by an arson attack in Al-Kubeir, a village in central Syria, on June 8, 2012. About 80 residents of the Sunni village, including women and children, were killed by a group of unidentified attackers on June 6, with some survivors saying the perpetrators were Alawi militias.

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Syria massacre site

AL-KUBEIR, Syria - A man shows a bloodstained cloth in Al-Kubeir, a village in central Syria, on June 8, 2012. About 80 residents of the Sunni village, including women and children, were killed by a group of unidentified attackers on June 6, with some survivors saying the perpetrators were Alawi militias.

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Syria massacre site

HAMA, Syria - Photo shows the ransacked inside of a house where killings took place, in Al-Kubeir, a village in central Syria, on June 8, 2012. About 80 residents of the Sunni village, including women and children, were killed by a group of unidentified attackers on June 6, with some survivors saying the perpetrators were Alawi militias.

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Gov't panel adopts basic plan for supporting crime victims

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses a meeting of a government panel at his office on Dec. 26. The panel adopted a basic plan encompassing 258 measures to help crime victims. The plan calls for a government feasibility study on the introduction of a system to allow victims to use facts proven at a criminal trial as evidence in a civil lawsuit to demand the perpetrators pay compensation.

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Konoike suggests 4 confined girls were 'perpetrators'

TOKYO, Japan - State minister Yoshitada Konoike speaks at the House of Representatives Budget Committee about an incident in which four elementary school girls were confined in a man's Tokyo condominium for four days. ''I cannot tell whether the four girls are the victims or the perpetrators,'' said Konoike, who heads a government panel on youth crime prevention. He did not elaborate.

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Police agency launches anti-hacker command center

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's National Police Agency has launched its Cyber Force anti-hacker command center to monitor computer attacks around the clock and gather intelligence about perpetrators, agency officials said July 9.

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7 killed, 41 wounded in Kabul mosque explosion

STORY: 7 killed, 41 wounded in Kabul mosque explosion DATELINE: Sept. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS/BREAKING SHOTLIST: 1. various of the explosion site STORYLINE: Seven people were killed and 41 others wounded after a bomb explosion ripped through a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday. Placed on a vehicle, the deadly bomb exploded in front of the main entrance of the Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Mosque in Kabul's Police District 6 on Friday afternoon, Kabul Police spokesman Khalid Zadran confirmed on his Twitter account. The bomb targeted the worshippers who were leaving the religious place after Friday prayers, Zadran said. "The security forces of the IEA (the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) are working resolutely to identify and punish the perpetrators," Zadran said. Zabihullah Mujahid, chief spokesman of the Taliban-run administration, condemned the attack, terming it as "an unforgivable crime." No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the blast.

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Sudan's deputy leader pledges to control joint border with Chad

STORY: Sudan's deputy leader pledges to control joint border with Chad DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of deputy chairman of Sudan's sovereign council arriving at the area 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMED HAMDAN DAQLU, Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council 3. various of deputy chairman of Sudan's sovereign council 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMED HAMDAN DAQLU, Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council 5. various of the deputy chairman at the mourning place STORYLINE: Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council Mohamed Hamdan Daqlu on Sunday vowed to control joint border with Chad following the killing of 18 Sudanese civilians in an attack by Chadian armed group. Daqlu made the pledge when he offered his condolences to the families of the victims at Bier Salaiba and Ardaiba areas in Sudan's West Darfur State. He said the Chadian government had adopted measures to arrest the perpetrators and

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JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-ATOMIC BOMBING-77TH ANNIVERSARY-MEMORIAL

(220806) -- HIROSHIMA, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A citizen lays flowers in front of the monument at the Peace Memorial Park to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 5, 2022. Japan marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Hiroshima on Saturday. While Japan inwardly looks at the tragedies it had experienced at the end of World War II, historians and political minds of the international community have encouraged Japan to come to see themselves not as merely victims of the atomic bombings but also as the perpetrators who led to these tragic incidents to happen in the first place. Japan brutally occupied many parts of Asia before and during World War II, causing untold suffering and death to hundreds of thousands of innocent victims. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-ATOMIC BOMBING-77TH ANNIVERSARY-MEMORIAL

(220806) -- HIROSHIMA, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People strike the bell to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6, 2022. Japan marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Hiroshima on Saturday. While Japan inwardly looks at the tragedies it had experienced at the end of World War II, historians and political minds of the international community have encouraged Japan to come to see themselves not as merely victims of the atomic bombings but also as the perpetrators who led to these tragic incidents to happen in the first place. Japan brutally occupied many parts of Asia before and during World War II, causing untold suffering and death to hundreds of thousands of innocent victims. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-ATOMIC BOMBING-77TH ANNIVERSARY-MEMORIAL

(220806) -- HIROSHIMA, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens lay flowers in front of the monument at the Peace Memorial Park to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 5, 2022. Japan marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Hiroshima on Saturday. While Japan inwardly looks at the tragedies it had experienced at the end of World War II, historians and political minds of the international community have encouraged Japan to come to see themselves not as merely victims of the atomic bombings but also as the perpetrators who led to these tragic incidents to happen in the first place. Japan brutally occupied many parts of Asia before and during World War II, causing untold suffering and death to hundreds of thousands of innocent victims. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-ATOMIC BOMBING-77TH ANNIVERSARY-MEMORIAL

(220806) -- HIROSHIMA, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2022 shows bonfires at the site of the atomic bombing near the Peace Memorial Park to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Japan. Japan marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Hiroshima on Saturday. While Japan inwardly looks at the tragedies it had experienced at the end of World War II, historians and political minds of the international community have encouraged Japan to come to see themselves not as merely victims of the atomic bombings but also as the perpetrators who led to these tragic incidents to happen in the first place. Japan brutally occupied many parts of Asia before and during World War II, causing untold suffering and death to hundreds of thousands of innocent victims. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-ATOMIC BOMBING-77TH ANNIVERSARY-MEMORIAL

(220806) -- HIROSHIMA, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman mourns at the Peace Memorial Park to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6, 2022. Japan marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Hiroshima on Saturday. While Japan inwardly looks at the tragedies it had experienced at the end of World War II, historians and political minds of the international community have encouraged Japan to come to see themselves not as merely victims of the atomic bombings but also as the perpetrators who led to these tragic incidents to happen in the first place. Japan brutally occupied many parts of Asia before and during World War II, causing untold suffering and death to hundreds of thousands of innocent victims. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-ATOMIC BOMBING-77TH ANNIVERSARY-MEMORIAL

(220806) -- HIROSHIMA, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2022 shows paper cranes at the Peace Memorial Park to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Japan. Japan marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Hiroshima on Saturday. While Japan inwardly looks at the tragedies it had experienced at the end of World War II, historians and political minds of the international community have encouraged Japan to come to see themselves not as merely victims of the atomic bombings but also as the perpetrators who led to these tragic incidents to happen in the first place. Japan brutally occupied many parts of Asia before and during World War II, causing untold suffering and death to hundreds of thousands of innocent victims. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-ATOMIC BOMBING-77TH ANNIVERSARY-MEMORIAL

(220806) -- HIROSHIMA, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A citizen lights a candle at the Peace Memorial Park to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6, 2022. Japan marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Hiroshima on Saturday. While Japan inwardly looks at the tragedies it had experienced at the end of World War II, historians and political minds of the international community have encouraged Japan to come to see themselves not as merely victims of the atomic bombings but also as the perpetrators who led to these tragic incidents to happen in the first place. Japan brutally occupied many parts of Asia before and during World War II, causing untold suffering and death to hundreds of thousands of innocent victims. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-ATOMIC BOMBING-77TH ANNIVERSARY-MEMORIAL

(220806) -- HIROSHIMA, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2022 shows a bonfire at the site of the atomic bombing near the Peace Memorial Park to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Japan. Japan marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Hiroshima on Saturday. While Japan inwardly looks at the tragedies it had experienced at the end of World War II, historians and political minds of the international community have encouraged Japan to come to see themselves not as merely victims of the atomic bombings but also as the perpetrators who led to these tragic incidents to happen in the first place. Japan brutally occupied many parts of Asia before and during World War II, causing untold suffering and death to hundreds of thousands of innocent victims. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-ATOMIC BOMBING-77TH ANNIVERSARY-MEMORIAL

(220806) -- HIROSHIMA, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2022 shows the site of the atomic bombing near the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan. Japan marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Hiroshima on Saturday. While Japan inwardly looks at the tragedies it had experienced at the end of World War II, historians and political minds of the international community have encouraged Japan to come to see themselves not as merely victims of the atomic bombings but also as the perpetrators who led to these tragic incidents to happen in the first place. Japan brutally occupied many parts of Asia before and during World War II, causing untold suffering and death to hundreds of thousands of innocent victims. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Nigerian government says extremist group ISWAP responsible for deadly church attack

STORY: Nigerian government says extremist group ISWAP responsible for deadly church attack DATELINE: June 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of security chiefs meeting with President Buhari 2. various of meetings 3. various of the press briefing STORYLINE: The Nigerian government on Thursday blamed the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP), an extremist group, for the recent attack on a church in the southwestern state of Ondo, in which at least 40 people were killed. The Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola told reporters at a press briefing in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, that ISWAP militants were suspected of carrying out the attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, a town in Ondo, Sunday. Although security agencies are zeroing on the criminals, no arrest has been made so far in connection to the attack, according to Aregbesola. The minister said security agencies were directed to go after the perpetrators of the attack and bring them to j

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Jordan calls for just, transparent probe into journalist's killing in West Bank

STORY: Jordan calls for just, transparent probe into journalist's killing in West Bank DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the demonstration in Amman STORYLINE: Jordan on Wednesday called for a just, transparent and immediate investigation into the killing of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to hold perpetrators accountable. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi described the killing as a "heinous crime and a flagrant attack on press freedom" during a phone call with his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki, according to a statement by Jordanian Foreign Ministry. Meanwhile, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Haitham Abu Al-Foul denounced targeting of journalists in the occupied Palestinian territories, noting the crime violated international humanitarian law and international conventions and norms. Hundreds of Jordanians participated in various demonstrations on Wednesday against the killing of the reporter, expressing their anger

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Pakistan to make every effort to fight terrorism, says National Assembly speaker

STORY: Pakistan to make every effort to fight terrorism, says National Assembly speaker DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf visiting the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad 2. SOUNDBITE (English): RAJA PERVAIZ ASHRAF, Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly STORYLINE: Pakistan will make every effort to fight terrorism and bring the perpetrators of Tuesday's terrorist attack which killed three Chinese teachers to justice, Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said in Islamabad on Sunday. He made the remarks during a visit to the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad, when he expressed condolences to the Chinese side over the loss of lives in the attack, saying that the National Assembly strongly condemns it. SOUNDBITE (English): RAJA PERVAIZ ASHRAF, Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly "Chinese people are very close to our heart. They are like our own kith and kin. They ar

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Turkey identifies perpetrators of attacks in Bursa, Istanbul

STORY: Turkey identifies perpetrators of attacks in Bursa, Istanbul DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of the bomb attack in Bursa, Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 2. Various of the televised interview of Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu (courtesy of NTV news broadcaster) 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): SULEYMAN SOYLU, Turkish Interior Minister (courtesy of NTV news broadcaster) 4. Various of the bomb attack in Bursa, Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas news agency ) 5. Various of the bomb attack in Istanbul, Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas news agency ) 6. Various of Turkey's military operation, dubbed Claw-Lock, against the PKK targets in northern Iraq 7. Various of Turkish defense ministry 8. Various of the militants of PKK STORYLINE: Turkey said on Friday recent attacks in the country's northwestern province of Bursa and biggest metropole Istanbul were carried out by subcontractor groups of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). SOUNDBITE (Tu

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Father of boy killed in bizarre Kobe case urges legal curbs on perps’ book publication

Mamoru Hase, father of a schoolboy brutally killed in the 1997 serial murders in Kobe, Japan, submits a written request on July 15, 2015, to House of Representatives member Kunio Hatoyama, head of a project team on the relief of crime victims under the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on the Judicial System, calling for legal restrictions on the publication of books by perpetrators. Hase took the action after the publication of a memoir by the killer of Jun Hase, seeking to forestall secondary damage to victims and their families. Date: July 15, 2015,Place: Tokyo, JAPAN

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Rwandans mark 28th anniversary of 1994 genocide

STORY: Rwandans mark 28th anniversary of 1994 genocide DATELINE: April 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): PAUL KAGAME, Rwandan President 2. various of the Kigali genocide memorial 3. various of Rwandans commemorating at local level STORYLINE: Rwanda began the 28th commemoration of the 1994 genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi on Thursday. At the Kigali Genocide Memorial, a flame of remembrance was lit to burn for 100 days of mourning. This memorial is the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims of the genocide. At the memorial, Rwandan President Paul Kagame condemned the ones who still have the genocide ideology. He reminded the audience that the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA) restrained itself from revenging against the genocide perpetrators. Kagame also told off those questioning Rwanda's justice system the basis of which some countries are reluctant to extradite genocide suspects to Kigali. SOUNDBITE (English): PAUL KAGAME, Rwandan

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RWANDA-KIGALI-GENOCIDE-COMMEMORATION

(220407) -- KIGALI, April 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rwandan President Paul Kagame (C) and first lady Jeannette Kagame light a flame of remembrance at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali, capital city of Rwanda, on April 7, 2022. Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Thursday slammed countries covering up acts of the perpetrators of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, as Rwandans marked the 28th anniversary of the massacres. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)