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'Headley will have to undergo life imprisonment'
'Headley will have to undergo life imprisonment' Chicago: Pakistani-American David Headley, who pleaded guilty for plotting the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, will have to undergo a maximum punishment of life imprisonment in jail....
Headley got training at LeT terror camps in Pak
Headley got training at LeT terror camps in Pak Washington: Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley had participated in terror camps being run by LeT in Pakistan despite promises by the then former president, Mr Pervez Musharraf, in 2002 to the Bush administration that all such facilities will be shut down. Headley, an LeT operative arrested in October 2009 by the FBI, had attened five such training camps run by the terror outfit between 2002-03, according to Headley's plea agreement document which was submitted by US Attorney, Patrick J. FitzGerald...
Tokyo stocks up on optimism over U.S. economy, Greece debt fears loom+
TOKYO, March 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: TO BE LED) Tokyo stocks rebounded Friday despite lingering worries about debt- ridden Greece, as overnight gains on Wall Street and the U.S. dollar's stability against the yen helped fuel investors' optimism about the...
LEAD: Lawyer confirms Sea Shepherd filed complaint on whalers+
SYDNEY, March 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING WITH LAWYER'S COMMENT) An Australian lawyer for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society confirmed Friday he lodged a formal complaint in relation to the January collision between the activists' powerboat Ady Gil and Japanese whaling vessel Shonan Maru No. 2. Roland Browne lodged the complaint against the captain and crew of the Shonan Maru No. 2 on Thursday. Browne told Kyodo News the complaint relates to the Australian "Crimes...
Baseball: Takahashi solid again in spring training game+
JUPITER, Florida, March 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—New York Mets left-hander Hisanori Takahashi threw 2-1/3 shutout innings in relief against the Florida Marlins Thursday for his first save of the spring. Takahashi, who signed a minor league deal with the Mets last month, improved to...
Japan to ban in principle temp workers in manufacturing+
TOKYO, March 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Japanese government Friday adopted legislation to ban in principle temporary workers in manufacturing jobs and registered workers in temporary employment to help stabilize employment. The legislation marks a breakaway from past deregulation to increase temp workers, which benefited...
Taiwan health minister to attend WHO summit+
TAIPEI, March 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Taiwan's volatile health minister said Friday he would attend the World Health Assembly in Geneva in May, only days after he withdrew his resignation over a health insurance premium spat. Speaking on the UFO radio network,...
February department store sales in Japan fall 5.4 % on year+
TOKYO, March 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan's department store sales...
Nago assembly protests hit-and-run by U.S. military vehicle+
NAHA, Japan, March 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Nago municipal assembly unanimously adopted Friday a resolution of protest against a recent incident in which a U.S. military vehicle allegedly hit a car and drove away, injuring a man and his two sons inside the car, in the Okinawa city. "We strongly request...
LEAD: Dissident DPJ exec calls again for Ozawa's resignation+
TOKYO, March 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING WITH MORE QUOTES, DETAILS) Democratic Party of Japan Vice Secretary General Yukio Ubukata on Friday called again for Ichiro Ozawa, the party's scandal-tainted No. 2, to step down, a day after the party decided to dismiss him from the post for criticizing Ozawa and the leadership. "He (Secretary General Ozawa) should explain it (the funds scandal) to people again, and if the number of voters who think he should resign does not drop even after that, he must step down," Ubukata told...
Golf: Ishikawa makes disastrous start at Transitions C'ship+
PALM HARBOR, Florida, March 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa sat alone at the bottom of the 144-man field with a career-worst 83 after the first round of the Transitions Championship on Thursday. Yuta Ikeda, second on the 2009 Japanese tour money list...
5TH LD: Proposed trade ban on bluefin tuna voted down at int'l talks+
DOHA, Qatar, March 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: RECASTING LEAD GRAF, CLARIFYING MIYAHARA'S TITLE IN 9TH GRAF) A proposal to ban international trade in bluefin tuna from the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea was voted down at a meeting Thursday of signatory states of the Washington Convention on endangered species, drawing mixed reactions in biggest consumer Japan while disappointing conservationists ahead of a plenary vote. The proposal by Monaco for so-called Appendix I status was defeated with 68 votes against, 20 in favor with 30 abstentions at a panel meeting of the convention,...
Farm minister to visit S. Korea amid hopes for free trade talks+
TOKYO, March 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan's farm minister said Friday he will visit South Korea from Sunday, a move that signals the two countries' desire to resume their stalled free...
David Headley recieved training at LeT terror camps in Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley had participated in terror camps being run by LeT in Pakistan despite promises by the then president Pervez Musharraf in 2002 to the Bush administration that all such facilities will be shut down. Headley, an LeT operative arrested in October 2009 by the FBI, had attened five such training camps run by the terror outfit between 2002-03, according to Headley's plea agreement document which was submitted by US attorney, Patrick J FitzGerald before a Chicago court yesterday. He attended a...
Google may cease operations in China by April 10: Report
Beijing: Internet search engine Google could cease operations in China by April 10, according to a Chinese newspaper. The Times quoted an authorised Google spokesperson as saying that the departure date could be announced on Monday, a day after the company’s staff are due to receive their...
Apple director Jerry York dies at 71
Detroit: Jerry York, a long-time adviser to billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian and executive whose career spanned the auto and technology industries, has died, Apple Inc said on Thursday. York, who sat on Apple's board, once worked as chief financial officer at International Business Machines Corp and Chrysler, and served on the board of General Motors. The cause of death was not immediately available. York, 71, was...
Taliban arrests thwart Afghan talks: Ex-UN envoy
London: The arrests of senior Afghan Taliban members in Pakistan have stopped most talks between the insurgents and UN representatives, the former head of the UN mission in Afghanistan said in a BBC interview. Norwegian Kai Eide, who stepped down this month, said talks dried up several weeks ago after more than a dozen prominent Taliban...
Argentina claims progress for Falkands talks with Britain
Buenos Aires: Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana said that there has been progress in creating the conditions for Britain to discuss the ownership of the potentially oil-rich Falkland Islands. "We...
Japan to boost Haiti aid to $100 mn: Report
Tokyo: Japan will boost its aid to quake-hit Haiti to USD 100 million, a report said on Friday as the country's foreign minister prepared to visit the impoverished Caribbean nation this weekend. Japan, which has...
Josef Fritzl ‘makes killer pal in jail’
London: Jailed Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man who imprisoned his sex slave daughter in a secret dungeon for 24 years, has found a pal in a killer who slaughtered seven people. Fritzl, 74, is caged in the...
