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Well come to newsline. Im keichi hanada in tokyo. Here are some of the stories we are following this hour. Democrats and republicans in the u. S. Congress still cant narrow their differences it end the budget standoff, so the Government Shutdown enters day two. The Asian Development bank slashes its forecast for growth in the asiapacific region, citing slowdowns in china and di

When Silvio Berlusconi is in the thick of the drama. At the end,that nothing is simple, but i am about to ask you, what is the latest . Here in the senate it will the blackestgainst at oneere was a prayer , that he might be preparing the ground for some , but as theuturn morning drew to a close there were other indications that mr. Earle a scone he is going to hang tough and urges party to vote against the government. The truth is that this is a genuinely and predict will parliamentary drama and...

The storage tank has been filled. Chinese travel agencies have been informed that Foreign Tourists wont be allowed into north korea between the 15th and 20th of this month. Analysts say the decision could be linked to events marking the First Anniversary of kim jongils death on december 17th. In japan, government leaders have ordered selfdefense forces to be prepared to shoot down any debris from the rocket. The defense minister passed on that order to sdf commanders. Translator the day of the r...

A painful anniversary. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry is now visiting beijing as part of a fournation tour. Hes there to discuss north korea and other key issues with chinese leaders. Kerry flew to the Chinese Capital from south korea. He met with foreign minister wang yi after a meeting with president xi jinping. We hope that 2014 will be a year of concrete progress in defining relationships, managing our differences effectively, and finding a way to cooperate practically. Translator i hop...

Loading fuel ahead of an expected launch of what the country calls a satellitecarrying rocket. North korea has announced that the launch will take place sometime between december 10th and 22nd. The south korean official cited increased activity around the tongchangri launch site in northwestern north korea. Earlier reports said all three stages of the rocket had been assembled. South Koreas Yonhap news agency quotes a Government Official as saying the fueling of the rocket could begin on saturda...

Mr. Schatz mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from hawaii. Mr. Schatz i ask unanimous consent to vacate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection, the quorum call be suspended. Mr. Schatz thank you 34r79s. Last night the Senate Passed the native american memorial act of 2013. The bill now heads to the president for his signature. I introduced the native american memorial amendments act in may and worked with representative mull ins since he introduced an identical b...

From the document. So i just want to emphasize the fact security, confidence building are likely to be necessary before we can move on to implement these ideas where there are good Technical Solutions that may be waiting that where the suspicions are extremely high and the stakes are very hi. If i can add one thing in afghanistan im sure you saw this. The different ministries play their cards close and hold them close to their chest the ministry of water and culture irrigation livestock, moral r...

This thing. I remembered more than two weeks after the bombing we went over to lockerbie, and i saw my mother crossed the room and start lecturing Margaret Thatcher about how justice had to be done. I thought, what is she doing . But that was just her getting started. Her good friend, and mclachlan, i remember kathleen on the phone with her. We were not getting much sleep back then. I remember her yelling at her friend, saying, i will not have my son die in vain. Justice has to be done. I knew t...

Digging deeper. The sesech goes on for possible active faults beneath japans Nuclear Plants. They could lead to permanent shutdown of several reactors. Welcome to nhk world newsline. Inspectors from Japans Nuclear Regulation Authority said a new Nuclear Power plan in the northern japan may be sitting on active seismic faults. A team of five experts concluded their twoday inspection at the higashidori plant in aomori prefecture. They concentrated on two faults in the compound. Official from the p...

Prefecture. They concentrated on two faults in the compound. Official from the plants operator told the Power Company that a shift in the strata was caused by ground water. They say it wasnt the result of an active fault. Investigators say they cannot rule out the possibility that the two faults are active. They say they will be able to come to a finding without additional surveys. The Nuclear Regulation authority says all members of the team share the same view. He says theres evidence that the...