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A spokesperson for a britishbased Monitoring Group says militants are trying to use the ruins as shields from air strikes and shelling. He says the fighters think Government Forces will not target a World Heritage site. Unescos chief says shes worried. I appeal to all parties in the conflict for an immediate ceasefire in and around palmyra. It is an extremely important World Heritage site that belongs to the whole of humanity and we have the responsibility to protect and preserve it. I cant imagine that the world will never see palmyra any more. Islamic state military militants have repeatedly...

Its march 11th, a day that is burned into the consciousness of this country. Four years ago, a magnitude 9 earthquake struck off northeastern japan, triggering tsunami that washed away coastal communities. Survivors are still struggling to rebuild. And workers at Fukushima Daiichi are still trying to contain the aftermath of the nuclear accident. People in different places paused today to remember what happened in 2011, and all that was lost. Some 1,200 people honored the victims of the disaster at the National Memorial ceremony in tokyo. Some families of those who died government and business...

Joint session of the u. S. Congress. Abe expressed what he called deep remorse over world war ii. He acknowledged japanese actions brought suffering to people in asia. Still park said he should have apologized more. Translator abe failed to take the opportunity to strengthen trust with japans neighbors by offering a sincere apology for historical issues including the comfort women. He has also been under fire in the United States. Park may be try to deflect accusations that closer ties between japan and the u. S. Have isolated south korea. Park said she wants to cooperate more closely with jap...

Rocked northeastern japan. Authorities say theres no major damage but warn another tremor may hit within days. South koreas intelligence Officials Say north koreas defense chief may have been executed for treason. The move follows the purge. Officials from the National Intelligence service gave the update on twoed a Parliamentary Committee in seoul. They say minister of Peoples Armed forces Hyon Yong Choi was shot to death at a firing range in the capital late last month. They suspect he was executed after not obeying kim jongun and expressing his dissatisfaction. He visited moscow shortly bef...

Circumstances in fukui prefecture. In fukushima prefecture, four men were swept away by a river. One of them is still missing. Forecasters with the Japan Meteorological Agency said manyi has passed through honshu and is now moving northeast over the sea. Winds still remain strong. People in fukushima in kyoto prefecture have been watching the river that runs through the area still over its banks. The water has flooded streets, houses and farmland. The central and western regions of japan have so far recorded 550 millimeters of rain. The powerful winds unleashed by the storm have cut power to t...