Exploded cars outside fallujah killing 17 soldiers. The city is 60 kilometers east of ramadi. In palmyra the militants have executed people in an unesco World Heritage site. They executed the men in front of a crowd of people they gathered. Syrias staten tv reported the insurgents have killed more than 400 residents including women and children. American authorities have indicted nine officials from footballs world governing body in a massive corruption probe. They suspect the fifa members accepted bribes totaling 150 million. Swiss Police Arrested seven of them in zurich at the request of u. S. Judicial authorities. They were to attend a fifa meeting in the city. U. S. Justice Department Officials say the indicted two fifa Vice President s, jeffrey webb of the cayman islands, and Eugenio Figueredo of uruguay. The nine members are suspected of taking kickbacks from sports media and advertising firms from the early 1990s to the present day. In return, the officials are suspected of having given favors in connection with broadcasting sponsorship and other rights for matches held in latin america. The payments were reportedly made through u. S. Banks. U. S. Attorney general Loretta Lynch says those indicted have tainted the sport. They were expected to uphold the rules that keep soccer honest and to protect the integrity of the game. Instead, they corrupted the business of worldwide soccer to serve their interests and to enrich themselves. Five executives from american and argentine Sports Marketing firms who allegedly paid bribes have also been indicted. A fifa spokesperson says the organization filed complaints last november with swiss judicial authorities. They say it was in connection with suspected wrongdoing in the selection processes for the world cup in russia in 2018 and in qatar in 2022. Officials with the European Union could face stiff opposition for their plan to resettle refugees from syria and eritrea. Theyve proposed member countries accept 40,000 of them. Thats as more migrants cross the Mediterranean Sea for europe. The Commission Wants them to take in more Asylum Seekers over the next two years much the quotas would be based on population and economic levels. Eu Officials Say they have prioritized refugees from syria and eritrea because many of them need to be protected from nflict, opprsionr vert to win appr f the proposal at a summit next mo but it may be difficult as many member countries are opposed to forced acceptance of refugees. U. N. Secretary ban kimoon has welcomed the eu plan. He says its a step in the right direction. Their priority should be giving to life saving and strengthening search and rescue. But ban is less enthusiastic for a european proposal to deroy smugglers boats. It would be part of a crackdown on human traffickers targeting migrants. It might take away one of the only means that migrants have to escape. Britains Queen Elizabeth ii says that the public should be asked if they would like to stay part of the eu. She laid out her plans to the parliament. She delivered a speech written by David Camerons government. One of the main focuses is how to deal with their current eu membership. Early legislation will be introduced to provide for an referendum on membership of the European Union behave the end of 2017. The queen also said more autonomy will be granted to scotland as promised before last years Scottish Independence referendum. My government will also bring forward legislation to secure a long and lasting constitutional settlement. Cameron addressed the house of commons after her speech. He says the timing is ripe for a vote on their status with the eu. Currency traders were exchanging one dollar for 124 yen overnight. That is the most the dollar was worth since before the financial crisis. Ai uchida has more background on this. We have seen the dollar have momentum behind it. We saw it last week go from 119 to 121 yen. But on friday thats when we saw the buying kick in. The dollar shot up overnight to 124 yen. Thats a level we havent seen since 2007. Right now, the dollar has backed off a bit. Trading at 123. 7075. What did yellen have to say . Hiking the Central Banks key Interest Rate by the end of the year might be the right thing to do. Higher Interest Rates make a currency more attractive because investors get more bang for their buck. But yellen said that policymakers will make their move should the u. S. Economy continue to improve. But if the economy does indeed get stronger that is another reason for investors to park their money there. To see how the weak yen is affecting the japanese stock markets, mayu yoshida joins us from the tokyo took exchange. Now were seeing less correlation between the weak yen and share prices. But the weak yen will definitely boost exportrelated shares. And were seeing a very strong start in tokyo right now. Shares are on their way to extend their rally into a tenth day. The nikkei is opening at 20,588 and the topix is at 1,669. Lets see how wall street ended on wednesday. The dow jones rose. 7 and the techheavy nasdaq closed at 5,106 thanks to a big rally in tech stocks. Stocks recovered tuesdays losses after sentiments that greece and International Creditors are in progress to draft a stafflevel agreement. This probably helped tokyo markets. Ill keep track of tech shares especially sony since it announced it will cut about 720 million in costs over two years in its smartphone business. And other stocks i will track is Yamada Holdings after announcing a new online service. The dollar hit 124 yen and backed off a big. Give us an update where it is now. It is losing that momentum because now the dollar is around 123. 74. But given that it was 119 yen just a few weeks ago, you can tell that it is still pretty strong. And a senior currency dealer i talked to said that the dollar could reach 130 yen by year end because the u. S. Will probably raise rates while japan may launch easing measures. Moving on to the euro. Its at 1. 0890 against the dollar overnight. But it is inching up as greeces debt situation prompted some to buy back the euro. The shanghai composite rose to a sevenyear high extending its gains to seven days. But other markets closed lower and some investors are concerned that a possible rate hike in the u. S. Could trigger an outflow of money from asian markets. But ill be back in a few hours. Well check in with you then. Finance ministers and Central Bank Chiefs from the group of seven nations are gathering in germany. One of the top items on the agenda is the greek debt crisis. Japan has sent taro aso. Greece is struggling to get more bailout funding from eurozone member nations to avoid default. The participants are expected to discuss the crisis in ukraine which has divided russia and western nations. Aso plans to tell his colleagues that japans economy is continuing a path of moderate recovery. He will stress the government is aiming to get its economy growing. The china proposed Asian InfrastructureInvestment Bank will also be on the agenda. The founding members in the g 7 are germany, britain, france and italy. They are expected to exchange views with japan, the u. S. And canada which have not applied to join the aiib. Before the meeting. Translator i want to refrain from commenting about Foreign Exchange rate levels and their movements. But i think it is most desirable that currency rates move stably. Kuroda says that the Exchange Rates may be discussed at the meet bug he doesnt think it will be high on the agenda. Chief negotiators in the Transpacific Partnership free trade talks have wrapped up their latest round of talks. The officials are reportling some progress but they failed to narrow their differences over intellectual Property Rights. The meeting took place for 12 days through wednesday. They concluded talks on preventing standards for Industrial Products to become trade barriers. Eight of 21 negotiation categories have been settled. Some progress was made on correcting preferential treatment for stateowned businesses and rules for treating tariffs on individual sigh tells. But japan and u. S. Negotiators failed to narrow differences over intellectual Property Rights including the period of protecting Development Data of pharmaceutical products. They decided to continue working level talks and hope it leads to a meeting that aims to conclude the tpp pact. More for you next hour in business. Youll leave you with a check on markets. Senior officials from the u. S. , japan, and south korea are weighing a tough response to the latest provocation from pyongyang. They say theyre considering fresh sanctions against north korea following reports it test fired a Ballistic Missile from a submarine. The u. S. Special envoy for north korea policy, sung kim, said pyongyangs intention is clear. He warned against more military provocations. We agreed on the importance of enhancing pressure and sanctions on north korea even as we keep all Diplomatic Options on the table and open. Kim indicated he wants chinese leaders to pressure the north to abandon its nuclear and missile programs. Kim will discuss the matter in beijing in a meeting with chinese envoy wu dawei. Wu is the chair of the sixparty talks on north Koreas Nuclear program. Japanese lawmakers are debating bills that could bring a significant change to the nations security policy. One focus is on the right to collective selfdefense, the right to defend a closely related country under attack. Previous governments maintain that japan has the right but its current constitution does not allow its use. Prime minister shinzo abes cabinet has reinterpreted the constitution to allow japan to use it under certain conditions. The government says there are three criteria. One, the attack on a foreign country threatens japans survival. Two, there is no other appropriate means available to repel the attack. And three, the use of force should be limited to the minimum extent necessary. Abe says the legislation is necessary to enhance deterrence in the increasingly tense security environment surrounding japan. Political observers suggest he made a vague reference to chinas activities in the south and east china seas. The acting opposition president of the largest Opposition Democratic Party of japan asked abe if hes trying to change the countrys exclusively defenseoriented policy. Translator if you are to include attacks on closely related countries, not only on japan, wouldnt it change the definition of the policy . Translator the exclusively defenseoriented policy will not change at all through the legislation. The use of force that would be allowed under the three new criteria is exclusively for selfdefense. Abe said it is an exclusively defensive act to guard the nation when an armed attack on a closely related country threatens japans survival and peoples rights. The leader of another opposition party, japan innovation party, said the government seems to be hastily trying to pass the bills by the summer. Translator are we facing situations that require changing our traditional notion about the right of collective selfdefense . Translator i wont name a particular country again and again, but there is a country in the asiapacific region building up its military power. Take whats happening in the South China Sea or in the east china sea. It is important to preserve peace and stability by maintaining the military balance and deterrence. We should not show any seam in our defense. Abe said he is committed to the legislation to prevent crises. The u. S. And japan are ready to implement guidelines for defense cooperation agreed to last month. The incoming head of the u. S. Pacific command has met with the chief of japans selfdefense forces to discuss specific steps. Harry harris met with katsutoshi kawano. He is set to assume the post of head of the u. S. Pacific command in hawaii this week. He is expected to face challenges in his new post, including dealing with chinas activities in the South China Sea. Kawano says chinas reclamation projects are drawing attention around the world. He says he looks forward to discussing the issue with harris in depth. Harris is the First American with japanese ancestry to be chosen as the leader of the u. S. Military in the asiapacific region. The people who run some ngos in palau are working to clear some dangerous remnants of fierce fighting between japan and the u. S. During world war ii. They are trying to rid the Pacific Island nation of unexploded bombs and they are also teaching a Younger Generation about the hazards the devices still pose. More from nhk worlds shinosuke kawamaske reporter the island of palau is home to 7,000 people. Last november, this man discovered an exploded bomb close to his house. Like very big smoke. And the smell of smoke. Its bad. Reporter the palau government asked a british ngo for help. Since 2009, the ngo has been retrieving unexploded bombs in palau. The bomb disposal experts have International Experience clearing bombs and they shared their expertise with the locals. On this day, the team are working in the jungle that tourists sometimes pass through when visiting old battlegrounds. 37millimeter, projectile heads, one, two, another one there, three, four. Just as dangerous as they were the day they were made. Reporter the team found a meterlong unexploded bomb once dropped from a u. S. Plane. The ngo has retrieved more than 35,000 explosive devices so far. The next day, the team received an emergency call from a local Elementary School and rushed to the site. One of the pupils had brought an unexploded projectile into a classroom. Luckily, it didnt explode. The team warned the children never to touch explosive devices. What are you going to do next time . Do not touch it. Excellent. Who are you gonna call . You. Okay. Our intention is clear ground is to give palau the ability to respond to that residual threat forever and ever. Reporter palau has some of the most famous diving spots in the world, but there are still many unexploded bombs lurking in the ocean. There is a real concern about exposure to the not only to the environment but to our visitors. Reporter the palau government is also receiving the assistance of a japanese npo, made up of former members of the Japanese Selfdefense forces. Today, the team is going to a spot popular with the tourists who enjoy diving. It is the site of a sunken Japanese Navy ship that is said to contain bombs. Translator i hear that occasionally, divers take explosive devices as souvenirs. But they could explode if something hits them. Reporter and the explosions arent at only danger with these bombs. Poisonous substances can leak out of deteriorating bombs. They are not only hazardous to the environment, they can also give people rashes or make them blind. Bombs with fuses attached could explode so the team puts them onto shore. When the Team Members Find bombs they believe wont explode, they seal any cracks with a special material to keep poisonous substances from escaping. Nobody knows for sure how many bombs are here. It will be a long battle to retrieve them all. Reporter work continues to remove as many as possible of these reminders of the world. Nhk world, palau island. Other news, mongolian sumo wrestle terunofuji has been promoted to ozeki, the sports second highest rank. The Sumo Association officially decided on the promotion. [ speaking Foreign Language ]. Terunofuji won the may grand sumo tournament that ended on sunday winning 12 of 15 bouts. The 23yearold made his professional debut in 2011. He practiced with yokozuna, or grand champion an older competitor in the same stable who is also from mongolia. Translator i will work hard to attain the highest rank of grand champion. Terunofuji is the fifth mongolian ozeki. People across parts of india continue to swelter under an intense heat wave. The number of deaths has climbed to more than 1200. The temperature in new delhi on wednesday rose to 46. 3 degrees celsius. The daytime high in various parts of the country has been two to five Degrees Higher than usual over the past several days. Most of the deaths have occurred in poor farming areas where people work outdoors. Officials advise people to avoid going outside and advised medical institutions to prepare to treat more patients. Residents need the weather to cool down even a little. So the question is whether will they will get any more relief any time soon. Mai shoji joins us from our weather desk. Residents are really needing things to cool down, even a little. Catherine, good question. We are looking at some southern areas with a cool down due to these rain clouds covering the area, however, the northern location, you dont really see those clouds at all, which means that the temperatures in the 40s will be continuing, at least probably in toward the weekend. Now, may and june are the hottest months here in india, however, the temperatures touching 45 degrees consecutively has increased the past 15 years. We are looking at these kind of temperatures on wednesday high reported are these. Again, anothe