Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

Koizumi to run in LDP presidential race

Koizumi to run in LDP presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi is mobbed by reporters at a Tokyo hotel on April 9 after the Liberal Democratic Party's second largest faction, headed by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, decided to field Koizumi in the party's presidential election to choose a successor to Mori.

Horiuchi launches new LDP faction

Horiuchi launches new LDP faction

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi (C), a former trade and industry minister, along with former Health and Welfare Minister Yuya Niwa (L) and former Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda (R), attends a news conference at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho on Jan. 31 after launching a new LDP faction, a move marking the formal split of Kochikai, the second largest intraparty power group headed by former LDP Secretary General Koichi Kato.

LDP's Kato surrounded by reporters out front of his home

LDP's Kato surrounded by reporters out front of his home

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweight, is surrounded by reporters out front of his home in Tokyo's Minato Ward in the morning on Nov. 18. Kato reiterated he will vote for a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's cabinet expected to be submitted to the Diet by opposition parties Nov. 20. Kato is a former LDP secretary general who heads the LDP's second largest faction.

LDP's Kato attends faction meeting

LDP's Kato attends faction meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Prime ministerial aspirant Koichi Kato (L) attends a meeting Nov. 13 of senior members of his faction, the second largest in Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Besides Kato is Noboru Harada, Kato's chief of staff. Kato, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister and LDP President Yoshiro Mori, has indicated he may support an opposition no-confidence motion against Mori rather than merely abstain from a vote on it.

Kato announces candidacy for LDP presidential election

Kato announces candidacy for LDP presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, head of the second largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), announces his candidacy for the LDP presidential election at his Tokyo office Aug. 13.

Koizumi to run in LDP presidential race

Koizumi to run in LDP presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi is mobbed by reporters at a Tokyo hotel on April 9 after the Liberal Democratic Party's second largest faction, headed by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, decided to field Koizumi in the party's presidential election to choose a successor to Mori.

Horiuchi launches new LDP faction

Horiuchi launches new LDP faction

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuo Horiuchi (C), a former trade and industry minister, along with former Health and Welfare Minister Yuya Niwa (L) and former Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda (R), attends a news conference at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho on Jan. 31 after launching a new LDP faction, a move marking the formal split of Kochikai, the second largest intraparty power group headed by former LDP Secretary General Koichi Kato.

LDP's Kato surrounded by reporters out front of his home

LDP's Kato surrounded by reporters out front of his home

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweight, is surrounded by reporters out front of his home in Tokyo's Minato Ward in the morning on Nov. 18. Kato reiterated he will vote for a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's cabinet expected to be submitted to the Diet by opposition parties Nov. 20. Kato is a former LDP secretary general who heads the LDP's second largest faction.

LDP's Kato attends faction meeting

LDP's Kato attends faction meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Prime ministerial aspirant Koichi Kato (L) attends a meeting Nov. 13 of senior members of his faction, the second largest in Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Besides Kato is Noboru Harada, Kato's chief of staff. Kato, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister and LDP President Yoshiro Mori, has indicated he may support an opposition no-confidence motion against Mori rather than merely abstain from a vote on it.

Kato announces candidacy for LDP presidential election

Kato announces candidacy for LDP presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, head of the second largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), announces his candidacy for the LDP presidential election at his Tokyo office Aug. 13.