Its 9am in singapore, iam in london, and 9am in the philippines, where Anti Terror Forces are searching for the militant group which first kidnapped, and then killed a german tourist. Juergen kantners death was apparently filmed by members of the abu sayyaf group. Its thought he was killed after their Ransom Demands were not met. Mr kantner had been abducted from a yacht last november. The philippines government says it lost some of its best men trying to rescue him. Our asia editor, michael bristow, reports. Its thoughtJurgen Kantner was beheaded. Abu sayyaf militants wanted 600,000 for his release, but the deadline for payment passed on sunday. The german yachtsman was kidnapped in november. His boat was found drifting in the sea in the southern philippines. His partner was killed in the abduction. The Philippine Army had spent the last few days looking for mr kantner. The insurgents could have killed him because he was too ill to move around. The German Government wondered what kind
Its 9am in singapore, iam in london, and 9am in the philippines, where Anti Terror Forces are searching for the militant group which first kidnapped, and then killed a german tourist. Juergen kantners death was apparently filmed by members of the abu sayyaf group. Its thought he was killed after their Ransom Demands were not met. Mr kantner had been abducted from a yacht last november. The philippines government says it lost some of its best men trying to rescue him. Our asia editor, michael bristow, reports. Its thoughtJurgen Kantner was beheaded. Abu sayyaf militants wanted 600,000 for his release, but the deadline for payment passed on sunday. The german yachtsman was kidnapped in november. His boat was found drifting in the sea in the southern philippines. His partner was killed in the abduction. The Philippine Army had spent the last few days looking for mr kantner. The insurgents could have killed him because he was too ill to move around. The German Government wondered what kind
Hunt in the antarctic in 2014 after the International Court of justice ordered it to stop. Theres been a global moratorium on whaling since the 80s to protect the animal. But the country resumed research whaling last december. Japanese delegates say japan has reduced its catch quota in line with conditions presented by the court. They say the country plan to catch a maximum of 333, about onethird of the previous plan. They argue that research whaling is only a temporary measure and that commercial whaling can be resumed once sustainable quotas are determined using scientific data. But australia and other antiwhaling countries are expected to maintain japans argument lacks scientific evidence. It is regrettable that despite this, in the last summer, japan took 333 whales. The Australian Committee member submitted a resolution aiming to block japans research hunt by making procedures involved more complex. The meeting will continue until friday. Lets now take a look at the latest busines
Hunt in the antarctic in 2014 after the International Court of justice ordered it to stop. Theres been a global moratorium on whaling since the 80s to protect the animal. But the country resumed research whaling last december. Japanese delegates say japan has reduced its catch quota in line with conditions presented by the court. They say the country plan to catch a maximum of 333, about onethird of the previous plan. They argue that research whaling is only a temporary measure and that commercial whaling can be resumed once sustainable quotas are determined using scientific data. But australia and other antiwhaling countries are expected to maintain japans argument lacks scientific evidence. It is regrettable that despite this, in the last summer, japan took 333 whales. The Australian Committee member submitted a resolution aiming to block japans research hunt by making procedures involved more complex. The meeting will continue until friday. Lets now take a look at the latest busines
Apart from the unpopularity of former President Rodrigo Duterte's pro-China policy, his position was not necessarily shared by some Cabinet members and government institutions