intelligence authorities track down al qaeda leader osama bin laden. you have to respect the law of every country. and you have to respect our other s laws and respect our expectations of each other and our realistic expectations and i think the realistic expectations of any one country to go against the laws is not a realistic or healthy expectation. pakistani courts sentenced shakil afridi wednesday to 33 years in prison for treason. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton denounced the ruling as unjust. she says the obama administration will continue to pursue the issue with pakistani authorities. u.s./pakistan relations worsened after american special forces raided a compound near islamabad last may and killed bin laden. they took another hit after u.s. helicopters killed 24 pakistani soldiers last november. pakistan s government retaliated by closing supply routes for nato forces in afghanistan. foreign minister khar says u.s. authorities should apologize for the dea
have made it into the reclusive nation. the report promises to investigate allegations that transport and launch vehicle for what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile was purchased from china. members of the military displayed the hardware last month in a parade in pyongyang. this report points to cases of forged documents and other illegal practices in the port city of dalian, where elicit trade deals are often arranged. it urged u.n. member states to be more thorough with freight inspections. the united nations and foreign governments go to great lengths to try to figure out what is happening inside north korea. but the country is secretive and unpredictable. that s why the u.s. and south korea are keeping their militaries at the ready. air force personnel from both nations are staging the largest ever joint drill on the korean peninsula. nhk world reports from seoul. reporter: the pilot of this plane takes off for an exercise called max thunder. the cre
buy land in tokyo. he has denied any conspiracy from the start. the presiding judge acknowledged that one of ozawa s former aides falsified the reports, he said he believed the aide thought the discovery of the assets would hurt his boss political activities. the three judges informed ozawa of the report and approved him of falsifying the document, but they could not determine whether there has been any conspiracy. ozawa says the verdict shows the court s good sense and fairness. the court-appointed lawyers serving as prosecutors in the trial are considering whether or not to appeal to a higher court. ichiro ozawa has been a key figure in japanese politics for more than two decades, and in that time he has held top positions in both ruling and opposition parties. reporter: ozawa joined the democratic party in 2003. it was the largest opposition party at the time. he played a key role in shaping a force capable of challenging the government. that work finally paid off in 20
discussions. this is the second meeting noda and the three ministers have had on this issue. industry minister yukio edano briefed the group on draft standards. the rules include steps to include power sources in emergencies and make nuclear plans tsunami-proof. they want to restart two of the reactors at the ohi plant in fukui prefecture. he and the ministers will meet again on friday. chief secretary osamu fujimura says the new safety standards would also be applied to decide whether other reactors should resume operations. translator: the plant standards would not be temporary but new criteria. they would be a major index in deciding whether to restart a reactor. we might consider making them legislation eventually. the government is basing these new standards on guidelines drawn up by the nuclear and industrial safety agency. nisa officials outlined 30 steps following last year s accident at fukushima daiichi. the measures are designed to address factors that caused
panetta went over the details of their joint action plan. tanaka and pennate spoke tuesday over the phone. they agreed the launch violate u.n. security council resolutions that demand north korea halt its missile development. tanaka updated panetta on how his ministry is preparing. he s ordered self-defense forces to intercept any part of the missile that could fall on to japanese territory. panetta stressed the need to show the japan/u.s. alliance is strong. they also agreed the self-defense forces and the u.s. military will share information on the upcoming launch. translator: we will watch how the diplomatic efforts work. however, i told secretary panetta if north korea does go ahead with the launch, japan will take appropriate measures. the secretary said he understands our stance. some details on the appropriate measures tanaka is referring to. self-defense force personnel are on the ground in the country s southern most pretectu urure okinawa. and they brought some