Sitting at the table for peace talks. And a growing case. Japans food exports hit another record last year as more people around the world crave japanese cuisine. This years u. S. President ial Selection Process has kicked off with a key vote in iowa after a tight threeway contest. Ted cruz has gone on the republican side. The democratic side is still too close to call. Cruz wasnt the frontrunner coming to iowa, but he managed to come out on top. The texas senator is considered a hardline conservative. Hes taken a tough stance against Illegal Immigrants and in his approach with dealing with Islamic State militants. Cruz beat his main rivals, real estate mogul donald trump and florida senator marco rubio. On the democratic side, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton has beaten vermont senator Bernie Sanders by a razorthin margin. Results from iowa are the first real indication of which way voters are leaning. They could affect the course of the Selection Processes in other states le
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Arab allies carry out more strikes in syria as president obama warns the operation against islamic militants wont be quick or easy. Indian space officials have marked a milestone. Theyve sent a satellite into orbit around mars. Officials at the Space Research organization said early wednesday their satellite had entered orbit. They launched the probe in november last year. Mars is around 650 million kilometers from earth. Prime minister Narendra Modi celebrated the historic event with scientists at mission control. History has been made today. We have dared to reach out into the unknown. India is the first asian country to complete a mission to mars. Only the united states, europe, and the former soviet union have succeeded before. India has equipped its probe with an advanced camera and instruments for measuring atmospheric methane gas. The project so far is one of the cheapest Space Missions ever undertaken at only 74 million. Analysts say india is now likely to increase its focus on
Nuclear plant to meet stricter government requirements is now a step closer to going back online. The leaders of japan and china are likely to meet oneonone early next week. Government officials from both nations have agreed to arrange their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Cooperation Forum in beijing. It would be the First Official summit between the two countries since may 2012. Prime minister shinzo abe has been seeking a meeting with chinese president xi jinping. And hes been laying down the groundwork for the talks. He sent a senior Government Official to china this week for coordination. The head of National Security secretariat met with the Chinese State counselor. Japanese officials want to hold the summit without any conditions. But the chinese counterpart said japan should first recognize theres an issue of sovereignty over islands in the east china sea. Japan controls the senkaku islands. China and taiwan claim them. The japanese government maintains the islands
Makers are trying to win them back. A militant group in has released a beheading of a frenchman. They complain claim to be affiliated with the Islamic State and they demanded the air strikes be stopped. The footage released on monday shows the man being forced to kneel in front of four masked men and then held down and murdered. Group members warned they would kill the man unless French Forces stopped attacking Islamic State militants. The countrys president , Francois Hollande says he acknowledges the murder. Translator a french citizen was unfairly killed by a militant group that is allied with the Islamic State. The International Community must come together and must fight against terrorism. Hollande has condemned the Algerian Group and pledged to continue fighting extremists including carrying out air strikes in iraq. World leaders at the u. N. General assembly in new york have turned their attention to Islamic State in iraq and syria. U. S. President barack obama led a major debat