Asia. Japans Supreme Court has ruled that one of the century old civil Code Provisions regarding marriage is unconstitutional. Its the first time the top court has made such ruling. The decision will oblige the legislature to revise the article which prohibits women from remarrying for six months after divorce. The Top Court Said that the article concerning remarriage violates the constitution. The provision aims to prevent disputes over paternity. But the justices said a waiting period of more than 100 days is excessive. Translator this decision reflects how women feel. We hope the diet will revise the law as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the justices said another article requiring a married couple to use the same surname does not violate the constitution. Some argue being forced to change ones surname results in a loss of identity. They said common use of birth names in business and social situations after marriage alleviates such concerns. Plaintiffs argued that both articles violate
Shock to the system. Electronicsmaker toshiba expects record losses and plans major job cuts globally. And the paper crane made by a 12yearold victim of the hiroshima atomic bombing carry her wish to the u. S. 70 years after the war. A search and rescue operation is under way in Southern China after a massive land slide slammed into an industrial park. Authorities havent reported any deaths but say more than 90 people are unaccounted for. They believe the cause of the disaster is linked to construction work. The landslide happened on sunday in the shenzhen in guangdong province. 33 buildings were buried. Authorities say some 900 residents have been evacuated and 91 people remain unaccount for. Chinas land and Resources Ministry blames the collapse of piles of earth dug up from construction sites. State media says the storage of waste soil is subject to inspection by authorities. Chinese media have released three Satellite Photos showing a quarry south of the industrial park. This photo
Washington just has to begin to function again, instead of being the problem it has to become part of the solution, again. Reporter the Vice President s decision comes one week after Hillary Clintons Strong Performance in the first democratic debate. I think there is a sense within democrats that his moment was missed. He was waiting for her to stumble. Reporter biden has run for president twice, in 1988 and 2008. Hes getting old, and Hillary Clinton has been so much the frontrunner and the established candidate for the democrats for so long. Reporter during his announcement the Vice President did not endorse or even mention the democrats in the race. Aixa diaz, wmur news 9. Josh the news of the Vice President s decision was a stunning one for a lot of his supporters in New Hampshire, as they were under the firm belief that he was in fact getting into this race. Well have their reaction and a look at where bidens support might go now, new at 6 00. Jean the victim of a deadly has been i
Them the treatment they need . Sims mother who is still homeless told us shes trying to find legal help to get her daughter evaluated, hospitalized and declared not criminally responsible. Right now police in mississippi are on a manhunt for a gunman in a deadly College Campus shooting. A history professor was in his office this afternoon at Delta State University when someone came in and killed him. Police have not identified who they are looking for, but they do not believe that person is still on campus. And there is no toward on what might have provoked the shooting. There are 3,500 students at the university which is near the arkansas Mississippi State line. In Maryland State Police are trying to figure out what caused a fatal crash on route 4 in upper marlboro. This happened just about two hours ago between route 301 and the Anne Arundel County line. Police say a tour bus, a minivan and an suv collided and someone inside that suv was killed. Security officials are down playing re
Consider this, those stories and more ahead. Coercive interrogation techniques did not produce vital intelligence. Not only is torture wrong, it doesnt work. The numerous interrogations resulted in 766 disseminated reports. Disgraced advisor Jonathan Gruber offering an apology. I made uninformed and glib promises. I made mean and insulting comments uncalled for. One in five women are assaulted in college. Its a staggering statistic. Shes moving forward with a serious of changes. 70 of Chinese People do not realise that ivory is coming from poached elephants. They think its teeth that had fallen out. A man walked into a synagogue stabbing a student in the head. The suspect yelled i want to kill the jew. We begin with an explosive Senate Intelligence report on the c. I. A. The report released today examines the c. I. A. s secret overseas detention of at least 119 individuals, and the use of coercive interrogation techniques. In some cases amounting to torture. The report cess the c. I. A