Japan Pulls Back on Denials of WWII Sex Slavery

(TOKYO) — Japan has acknowledged that it conducted only a limited investigation before claiming there was no official evidence that its imperial troops coerced Asian women into sexual slavery before and during World War II.

A parliamentary statement signed Tuesday by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged a document produced by a …

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Authorities: 42 Dead in Nigeria Extremist Attacks

(MAIDUGURI, Nigeria) — Coordinated attacks by Islamic extremists armed with heavy machine guns killed at least 42 people in northeast Nigeria, authorities said Tuesday, the latest in a string of increasingly bloody attacks threatening peace in Africa‘s most populous nation.

The attack struck multiple locations in the hard-hit town …

Netanyahu: Jewish People Capable of Own Defense

(SHANGHAI) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited a Shanghai neighborhood where European Jews found refuge during World War II, saying Israel’s strong military would ensure they would never again have to seek such protection from others.

Netanyahu’s visit to China’s eastern financial hub on Tuesday followed Israel’s …

UN Says 4 Peacekeepers Detained on Golan Heights

(UNITED NATIONS) — Armed men detained four U.N. peacekeepers on patrol on the Golan Heights in a tense area that separates Syria and Israel, the U.N. said Tuesday. A rebel group claimed it was holding the peacekeepers.

It was the second time in two months that unarmed U.N. military observers have been taken captive, and illustrated …

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