Japanese Man Gets Life Sentence Over Bullet Train Knife Rampage
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) — A Japanese court sentenced a man Wednesday to life in prison over a random knife attack aboard a shinkansen bullet train last year that left a passenger dead and two others injured.
Japan Ruling Party Lawmaker’s Office Raided Over Casino Scandal
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japanese prosecutors on Thursday raided two Tokyo offices of a ruling party lawmaker over his alleged ties to a Chinese casino and sports gambling operator that is suspected of violating the foreign currency exchange law.
China, Macau Celebrate 20 Years Since Handover
MACAO (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with outgoing Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chui Sai On here Wednesday, saying the central government fully acknowledged Chui's diligent work during his 10 years as the chief executive.
Jordanians are Learning Agricultural Technology From China
AMMAN (Xinhua) — The first batch of Jordanians who were trained on the Chinese technology to turn agricultural waste into energy graduated on Tuesday.
Chinese National Arrested for Illegally Entering Trump Estate
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Chinese national trespassed at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club Wednesday and was arrested when she refused to leave, police said, the second time this year a woman from that country has been charged with illicitly entering the Florida resort.
Defiant Trump Rallies Supporters as House Impeaches Him
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — Defiant in the face of a historic rebuke, President Donald Trump labeled his impeachment by the House of Representatives on Wednesday “a suicide march” for the Democratic Party.
Army Admits Killing 3 Unarmed Civilians in Deep South Raid
NARATHIWAT — The military on Wednesday promised that it would investigate the killings of three civilians by security officers who reportedly mistook them as armed militants in the Deep South.
Fugitive Killer ‘Kid the Ripper’ Arrested on Korat Train, Cops Say
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — A man accused of murdering six women was apprehended on a train in the northeast on Wednesday, police said.
Hallmark’s Flip-Flop on Same-Sex Ads Backfires
NEW YORK (AP) — The Hallmark Channel’s decision to pull, then reinstate a commercial that featured a same-sex couple kissing shows how controversy can generate more publicity than simply ignoring it.
Chinese Program Helps 6,000 Cataract Patients in Cambodia
KAMPONG CHAM, Cambodia (Xinhua) — Sam Him, a 78-year-old farmer in Cambodia's Kampon Cham province, used to be in blindness because of cataracts in his eyes and could not even walk normally without the company of a family member.
