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BNP Supporters Protest - Dhaka

Supporters and members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Part’s associate bodies (BNP) stand infront of police policemen and barricades during a march against India as they submit a memorandum at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 08 December 2024. The protesters condemned the breach of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission premises in Agartala on 02 December, which India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described in a statement as 'deeply regrettable'. Tension increased between New Delhi and Dhaka after the arrest of Hindu priests. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BNP Supporters Protest - Dhaka

Supporters and members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Part’s associate bodies (BNP) stand infront of police policemen and barricades during a march against India as they submit a memorandum at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 08 December 2024. The protesters condemned the breach of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission premises in Agartala on 02 December, which India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described in a statement as 'deeply regrettable'. Tension increased between New Delhi and Dhaka after the arrest of Hindu priests. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BNP Supporters Protest - Dhaka

Supporters and members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Part’s associate bodies (BNP) stand infront of police policemen and barricades during a march against India as they submit a memorandum at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 08 December 2024. The protesters condemned the breach of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission premises in Agartala on 02 December, which India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described in a statement as 'deeply regrettable'. Tension increased between New Delhi and Dhaka after the arrest of Hindu priests. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BNP Supporters Protest - Dhaka

Supporters and members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Part’s associate bodies (BNP) hold placards during a march against India as they submit a memorandum at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 08 December 2024. The protesters condemned the breach of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission premises in Agartala on 02 December, which India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described in a statement as 'deeply regrettable'. Tension increased between New Delhi and Dhaka after the arrest of Hindu priests. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BNP Supporters Protest - Dhaka

Supporters and members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Part’s associate bodies (BNP) hold placards during a march against India as they submit a memorandum at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 08 December 2024. The protesters condemned the breach of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission premises in Agartala on 02 December, which India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described in a statement as 'deeply regrettable'. Tension increased between New Delhi and Dhaka after the arrest of Hindu priests. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BNP Supporters Protest - Dhaka

Supporters and members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Part’s associate bodies (BNP) hold placards during a march against India as they submit a memorandum at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 08 December 2024. The protesters condemned the breach of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission premises in Agartala on 02 December, which India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described in a statement as 'deeply regrettable'. Tension increased between New Delhi and Dhaka after the arrest of Hindu priests. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BNP Supporters Protest - Dhaka

Supporters and members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Part’s associate bodies (BNP) stand infront of police policemen and barricades during a march against India as they submit a memorandum at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 08 December 2024. The protesters condemned the breach of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission premises in Agartala on 02 December, which India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described in a statement as 'deeply regrettable'. Tension increased between New Delhi and Dhaka after the arrest of Hindu priests. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BNP Supporters Protest - Dhaka

Supporters and members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Part’s associate bodies (BNP) hold placards during a march against India as they submit a memorandum at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 08 December 2024. The protesters condemned the breach of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission premises in Agartala on 02 December, which India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described in a statement as 'deeply regrettable'. Tension increased between New Delhi and Dhaka after the arrest of Hindu priests. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BNP Supporters Protest - Dhaka

Supporters and members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Part’s associate bodies (BNP) stand infront of police policemen and barricades during a march against India as they submit a memorandum at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 08 December 2024. The protesters condemned the breach of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission premises in Agartala on 02 December, which India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described in a statement as 'deeply regrettable'. Tension increased between New Delhi and Dhaka after the arrest of Hindu priests. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BNP Supporters Protest - Dhaka

Supporters and members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Part’s associate bodies (BNP) hold placards during a march against India as they submit a memorandum at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 08 December 2024. The protesters condemned the breach of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission premises in Agartala on 02 December, which India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described in a statement as 'deeply regrettable'. Tension increased between New Delhi and Dhaka after the arrest of Hindu priests. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2023, after the Okinawa prefectural government decided to ignore a court order to approve a modified central government plan for a key U.S. base relocation within the southern prefecture. Kishida said that Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki's failure to comply with the judicial judgment was "regrettable."

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Iran vehemently condemns Israeli airstrike on Gaza refugee camp

STORY: Iran vehemently condemns Israeli airstrike on Gaza refugee camp SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman speaking STORYLINE: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday strongly condemned the "brutal" Israeli bombardment of central Gaza's al-Maghazi refugee camp that killed at least 70 Palestinians on Sunday. At a weekly press conference in Tehran, Nasser Kanaani said it was regrettable that when many people prayed in sympathy and solidarity for the Palestinians, Israel did not stop its "crimes" and killing in Gaza. Kanaani called on the international community to take practical and deterrent measures to prevent Israel's continued killing of Palestinians. When commenting on a resolution adopted by the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Friday demanding immediate and unhindered humanitarian access throughout Gaza, the spokesman said it once again showed the U.S. full sup

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Japan protests China's suspension of visa issuance to citizens

The Japanese government on Wednesday protested China's decision to suspend the issuance of visas to Japanese travelers and urged the country to repeal the measure that is seen as retaliation for Tokyo adopting tighter COVID-19 entry restrictions. "It is extremely regrettable that China is restricting issuing visas for reasons besides novel coronavirus countermeasures," Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a regular news conference, adding Tokyo has protested through diplomatic channels. China stopped issuing new visas to Japanese and South Korean travelers Tuesday after it said it would respond to countries that introduced tighter coronavirus entry restrictions on visitors from China. Since late last year, Japan temporarily started tightening border controls on travelers from mainland China amid a surge of cases and fears that a new virus variant could emerge there.

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French government's fuel subsidy ends on December 31

STORY: French government's fuel subsidy ends on December 31 DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas stations 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): HENRI, Freelancer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): CHRISTELLE, Restorer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): GILDAS, Local and regional government official STORYLINE: December 31 marks not only the end of 2022, but also the end of the French fuel subsidy. From the first hours of 2023, the price of a full tank of petrol or diesel will increase. The fuel subsidy took effect in September, reducing the fuel price by 30 cents a liter until mid-November and by 10 cents thereafter. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): HENRI, Resident "I think it is regrettable that the government is ending its support for fuel. It should continue to provide this support to all taxpayers. Because with today's geopolitical and macroeconomic factors, indicators show that it should continue its support because the conflict is far from over." SOUNDBITE 2 (French): CHRISTEL

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Japan takes up indictment of Sankei reporter in talks with S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara, head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Nov. 27, 2014, after talks with Lee Sang Deok, head of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry. Ihara said the Japanese side took up the indictment of a Japanese reporter accused of slandering the South Korean president in the talks, calling the action "extremely regrettable."

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Japan takes up indictment of Sankei reporter in talks with S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara (R), head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Nov. 27, 2014, after talks with Lee Sang Deok, head of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry. Ihara said the Japanese side took up the indictment of a Japanese reporter accused of slandering the South Korean president in the talks, calling the action "extremely regrettable."

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (front), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed dock on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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Abe visits Anne Frank House

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) talks with Ronald Leopold (L), head of the Anne Frank House museum, at the museum that commemorates where the Jewish girl hid from the Nazis in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on March 23, 2014. Abe described the recent vandalism in Tokyo of books related to Anne Frank as "regrettable." (Pool photo)

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Abe visits Anne Frank House

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) talks with Ronald Leopold (L), head of the Anne Frank House museum, at the museum that commemorates where the Jewish girl hid from the Nazis in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on March 23, 2014. Abe described the recent vandalism in Tokyo of books related to Anne Frank as "regrettable." (Pool photo)

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Aso on Mizuho's false report

NARITA, Japan - Financial services minister Taro Aso speaks with reporters at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2013, before leaving for Washington to attend a meeting of Group of 20 finance chiefs. Aso said that it is "extremely regrettable" that Mizuho Bank submitted to his agency a false report on its lending to crime groups.

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Kyoto University president on exam cheating

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto University President Hiroshi Matsumoto speaks at a press conference in Kyoto on March 3, 2011, over online cheating using a cellphone at the university's entrance examination. Matsumoto said it was regrettable if what the test taker, who was arrested by police the same day over the incident, allegedly did was true.

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Anti-Japan rallies 'regrettable'

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2010. Maehara said a spate of anti-Japanese demonstrations in China were ''extremely regrettable.''

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Kan rues anti-Japan protests in China, calls for calm

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks at a House of Councillors' panel session in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2010. Kan described as regrettable the anti-Japan demonstrations that erupted in Chinese cities in connection with a territorial row, calling for efforts to improve relations between the two Asian powers in a calm manner.

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Aso calls U.S. motion on sexual slavery 'regrettable'

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso testifies at the Diet on a U.S. House of Representatives resolution that condemns Japan for acts of sexual exploitation during World War II is ''extremely regrettable.'' Aso told a session of a House of Representatives committee that the resolution is ''extremely regrettable and definitely not based on objective facts.''

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Gov't rebukes Fujiya for using old ingredients, not providing data

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (R) listens to Kiyomichi Fujisaki (back to the camera), Food Safety Department director general of the health ministry, at the ministry on Jan. 17. The health and farm ministries rebuked the confectionery maker for using out-of-date ingredients for cream puffs and other sweets. ''The scandal could affect consumers' confidence in food products on sale and is extremely regrettable,'' Fujisaki told Fujii, who has offered to resign.

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Koizumi airs remarks over N. Korea's missile launching

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi condemns North Korea for its missile launches on July 5, describing the actions as ''extremely regrettable.''

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Japan's farm minister disappointed by failed WTO talks

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (L) expresses disappointment at the failure to break a deadlock in global free trade negotiations under the World Trade Organization at a press conference he gave in Geneva on July 1 with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (R). ''It is regrettable that our discussions couldn't get to the point where we play our aces. I have to admit I'm returning to Japan without a sense of satisfaction,'' he said after a ministerial meeting.

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BOJ chief's Murakami Fund investment grew to 22.31 million yen

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui bows in a gesture of apology during a press conference he held on June 20 to explain his investment in the Murakami Fund. ''It is very regrettable that this case undermined public trust in the BOJ,'' Fukui said.

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Shanghai consular staffer killed self, Japan protests to China

SHANGHAI, China - Photo taken in May 2005 shows the premises of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai. The Japanese government on Dec. 28 acknowledged that a staff member at the consulate general committed suicide in May 2004, saying it has lodged protests with China over the death. ''Behind this (death) is what is believed to be regrettable action by local Chinese security authorities'' in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Yoshinori Katori, press secretary for the Japanese Foreign Ministry, said without elaborating.

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Takashima recalls Japanese deaths in Iraq most regrettable

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Ministry spokesman Hatsuhisa Takashima speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry on Aug. 2. Takashima, who quit and will help the ministry's public relations as an adviser, said it was ''most regrettable'' during his tenure since 2002 to see Japanese nationals, including diplomats, murdered in Iraq. Standing to the right is his successor Tomohiko Taniguchi.

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(1)Japan says remains given by N. Korea not that of abductee

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda tells a press conference on Dec. 8 that the remains provided to Japan in November by North Korea are not those of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by the North in 1977, contrary to what Pyongyang claimed. ''It is extremely regrettable. We will immediately lodge a protest and make all-out efforts to shed full light'' on the issue, Hosoda said.

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(4)Japan protests to China over submarine intrusion, demands apology

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to reporters at his office on Nov. 12 after Japan lodged a strong protest with China over a suspected nuclear submarine that intruded into Japanese waters which Tokyo determined belongs to the Chinese Navy. Koizumi called the incident ''extremely regrettable'' and stressed the need of mutual efforts to minimize the effects of the incident on bilateral relations.

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Japanese envoy calls anti-Japan behavior 'regrettable'

BEIJING, China - Japanese Ambassador to China Koreshige Anami speaks at a press conference at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 13. Anami said that anti-Japanese behavior at the Asian Cup final between Japan and China on Aug. 7 was ''regrettable,'' adding that the incident should be examined further to find out why it happened.

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Soga hopes for early reunion with her family

NIIGATA, Japan - Hitomi Soga, one of five abductees to North Korea, speaks to reporters at a hospital in Niigata on Oct. 31 about the just-ended two-day normalization talks between Japan and North Korea in Kuala Lumpur. Soga, whose American husband and two daughters live in North Korea, said, ''It is nothing but regrettable that an early reunion with my family has been put off further.'' (Pool photo)

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Japan regrets N. Korea's decision to halt search

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka answers reporters' questions Dec. 18 in Tokyo. She said that if confirmed, the North Korean Red Cross Society's decision Dec. 17 to suspend efforts to locate Japanese citizens Tokyo believes were abducted to N. Korea is ''extremely regrettable.''

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S. Korea regrets Japan's change of 2002 World Cup title

SEOUL, South Korea - Chung Mong Joon, head of the South Korean football association and co-chairman of the (South) Korean Organizing Committee for the 2002 FIFA World Cup (KOWOC), attends a news conference in Seoul on Jan. 16. Chung said it was ''regrettable'' that Japan has apparently reneged on an earlier agreement and changed the word order on its Japanese ticket application forms for the 2002 World Cup from ''Korea-Japan'' to ''Japan-Korea''.

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FRC head Aizawa speaks on Chiyoda Mutual Life's collapse

TOKYO, Japan - Hideyuki Aizawa, chairman of the government's Financial Reconstruction Commission, meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 9 and said it is ''extremely regrettable'' that Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co. has failed to rehabilitate with the financial support of its close business partner Tokai Bank. Chiyoda earlier in the day filed for court protection from creditors, making it the biggest Japanese life insurer to go under.

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Obuchi comments on ruble devaluation

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi answers opposition questions in a House of Representatives Budget Committee session Tuesday Aug. 18. Calling Russia's latest ruble devaluation ''regrettable,'' Obuchi said, ''I am concerned that it could have a major effect on the global economy.'' Siting at right is Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa.

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Mexican president deplores gang attacks on civilians in riots leaving 11 dead

STORY: Mexican president deplores gang attacks on civilians in riots leaving 11 dead DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: MEXICO CITY CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people outside the prison 2. various of journalists taking photos 3. various of police force 4. various of current scenes of spots where the clash took place 5. various of a gas station STORYLINE: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday deplored a clash between criminal groups that has led to attacks on civilians and left 11 people dead. "This has never happened before and I hope it never happens again, because the innocent civilian population was attacked as a kind of retaliation," the president said during his daily press conference. "It was not only a confrontation between the two groups, but the moment came when they started shooting at civilians ... this is the most regrettable part," he told journalists at the National Palace in Mexico City. Undersecretary of Security and Citizen Protection Rica

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China welcomes any measure aimed at alleviating humanitarian crisis in Ukraine: envoy

STORY: China welcomes any measure aimed at alleviating humanitarian crisis in Ukraine: envoy DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHANG JUN, China's permanent representative to the United Nations STORYLINE: China welcomes any initiative and measure that can help alleviate and resolve the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. A Chinese envoy made the remarks at the UN General Assembly Special Emergency Session on Ukraine on Thursday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHANG JUN, China's permanent representative to the United Nations "At present, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is becoming increasingly serious. And civilian casualties and massive displacement caused by the conflict are profoundly regrettable. The most urgent task now is to urge the parties to exercise maximum restraint, avoid more civilian casualties, and reach a ceasefire through negotiations as soon as possible, especially

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Japan regrets N. Korea's decision to halt search

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka answers reporters' questions Dec. 18 in Tokyo. She said that if confirmed, the North Korean Red Cross Society's decision Dec. 17 to suspend efforts to locate Japanese citizens Tokyo believes were abducted to N. Korea is ''extremely regrettable.''

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Japanese envoy calls anti-Japan behavior 'regrettable'

BEIJING, China - Japanese Ambassador to China Koreshige Anami speaks at a press conference at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 13. Anami said that anti-Japanese behavior at the Asian Cup final between Japan and China on Aug. 7 was ''regrettable,'' adding that the incident should be examined further to find out why it happened. (Kyodo)

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Takashima recalls Japanese deaths in Iraq most regrettable

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Ministry spokesman Hatsuhisa Takashima speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry on Aug. 2. Takashima, who quit and will help the ministry's public relations as an adviser, said it was ''most regrettable'' during his tenure since 2002 to see Japanese nationals, including diplomats, murdered in Iraq. Standing to the right is his successor Tomohiko Taniguchi. (Kyodo)

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BOJ chief's Murakami Fund investment grew to 22.31 million yen

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui bows in a gesture of apology during a press conference he held on June 20 to explain his investment in the Murakami Fund. ''It is very regrettable that this case undermined public trust in the BOJ,'' Fukui said. (Kyodo)

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Japan's farm minister disappointed by failed WTO talks

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (L) expresses disappointment at the failure to break a deadlock in global free trade negotiations under the World Trade Organization at a press conference he gave in Geneva on July 1 with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (R). ''It is regrettable that our discussions couldn't get to the point where we play our aces. I have to admit I'm returning to Japan without a sense of satisfaction,'' he said after a ministerial meeting. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi airs remarks over N. Korea's missile launching

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi condemns North Korea for its missile launches on July 5, describing the actions as ''extremely regrettable.'' (Kyodo)

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Gov't rebukes Fujiya for using old ingredients, not providing da

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (R) listens to Kiyomichi Fujisaki (back to the camera), Food Safety Department director general of the health ministry, at the ministry on Jan. 17. The health and farm ministries rebuked the confectionery maker for using out-of-date ingredients for cream puffs and other sweets. ''The scandal could affect consumers' confidence in food products on sale and is extremely regrettable,'' Fujisaki told Fujii, who has offered to resign. (Kyodo)

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Aso calls U.S. motion on sexual slavery 'regrettable'

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso testifies at the Diet on a U.S. House of Representatives resolution that condemns Japan for acts of sexual exploitation during World War II is ''extremely regrettable.'' Aso told a session of a House of Representatives committee that the resolution is ''extremely regrettable and definitely not based on objective facts.'' (Kyodo)