Train crash in Japan leaves 107 dead and many injured
Workers cleared ruined cars from the Amagasaki site after Japan's worst train crash in four decades. Investigators say the driver may have been speeding to make up time, while the operator considers timetable revisions. A 46 year old woman died days after being rescued, raising the toll.
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Japan and G-4 seek Security Council reform expansion
Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura announced that Japan will co sponsor a June resolution with Germany Italy and Brazil to expand both permanent and nonpermanent seats on the United Nations Security Council. He said broad consultations will reflect varied views and that no specific candidates are named.
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Iran set to resume uranium enrichment within a week
Tehran indicated it would restart enrichment related activities within a week after halting progress last year to pursue talks with European states. Iran aims to reintroduce gas into Isfahan’s conversion facility, with Natanz enrichment unlikely to resume immediately, amid EU negotiations and U.N. scrutiny.
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Twin Cairo attacks target tour bus in renewed violence
Two veiled women shot at a Cairo tour bus and a man blew himself up during a police chase. All attackers died. nine injured, including an Israeli couple, a Swedish man, and an Italian woman. The incidents followed a Cairo bazaar bombing and raised fears of renewed militant violence against Egypt’s tourist sector.
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North Korea blasts Bush over Kim remarks in sharp response
North Korea denounced President Bush after his comments about Kim Jong Il at a news conference, calling him morally half baked and saying the nuclear crisis will not end while Bush is in office. Pyongyang cited Kim’s exalted status and warned the six nation talks may be doomed without a change in leadership.
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