Looking to the us and japan for support. Voters are going to the polls to select three hundred twenty members of Parliament Amid tight security is the countrys First National election since u s combat troops withdrew in two thousand and eleven Prime MinisterNuri Al Maliki is seeking a third term he is stressing his role in postwar reconstruction and calling for tougher security measures he said. Heres hoping the election will be a success and terrorism will be defeated. But opposition leaders have described him as an authoritarian ruler. Iraqi troops and police have been on high alert aggies possible attacks. Two people were killed on wednesday by a roadside bomb near a polling station in the Northern City of kirkuk. Iraqs Electoral Committee has postponed voting in some parts of the Western Province of anbar sectarian violence across the country is now at its worst level since us troops left. Its influenced by the civil war in neighboring syria. The ballot boxes clothes on wednesday and celtic will start soon after this is the fourth time the iraqi people are voting in a National Poll after the fall of Saddam Hussein some have been disillusioned with the democratic process but others are holding onto their hope. Nhk world scary missile to hear reports from baghdad. Photo is old. To line up. Polling stations rose to the top. Many of the youth team and the cost of this. By the trade talks she is just as i look freaking choose a government that will work for the benefit of all the people a solitary an end. This will bring a change he said. Fifty seven years old. All need to do what he wanted to. But far away from his home. He and his tummy he came to a few months ago. Sustained winds were numb by robots the light onto it. With that and it cost. Im on book that we were stuck between the fighting extremists and an attorney. Bone is in the waist. Both the boat it was she. This amidst the many things from seed is to do the will of the crossing into iraq. Delphi. Dont know mumbles. All this to me. We knew it. If you would you know hes a boy that she of the. Soldier has changed in my new prominence among the key of knowledge being able to he gained control residents of being a team woods was a little bit complicated. More than four hundred thousand people the fiendish days. Within the country the one with her to pour it on to taxi to help pay the bills. He was a costume on and on but he also hosted a small basin. He did it solo. For safety. But she has phoned but not on promiscuity. Choose the types to people almost dd the trio the winner. Jubilee seeing truth which put the chicken cross the creek on the shelves. But she wanted to know the scene. The series kicking off in the democratic process the only constant walton. Im praying to god you will bring about change towards safety. Many iraqis feel that the same way. They hold on to come over the election. Well in katich old footage of costumes to find a way to his old the sick kitty and teaching and being defined. And earlier i spoke with iranian bank and i asked him what issues apart from security the voters are looking. My new blog to record sound of allah to the whitening can think of god. Iraq is that each nation. Oil production caused eco book to read all the books. The country. As the fifth largest oil soap and awoke. Foreign investment in expanding. With asian nations also increasing the mistake was only a small number of people are benefiting. Many iraqis wanting you to live. And both working. Surprise authenticity and wouldve remained an unstable. People are fed up with government corruption the benefits of fuel and links to the majority support. They want but totally dishes there will be posting notes with this sentiment. What are we expecting was their results come out. The Prime Ministers correlation is likely to win the largest number of seats. Hes counting on but failed people of both the sunni insurgent jordan has been about. What is going to shane warne ought to be able to win a majority. As many iraqi cities. Its what shes thinking hes been sick pretty impatient. Bay city he should have done a lot to work with the sunni minority and give them a bigger pool and the government. Monday she may be forced to reveal his approach. His party who was deceased. His opponents oliver. We want you all dont come all of this election for weeks. All pre show will take times haunting folk. And then itll make a will negotiate. How would they put foam. A coalition for the nascent government up to the us election. They took nine months to come to an agreement. And that was an eight year old scary mistletoe here in baghdad ay ay ay ay. Some people in south korea have harsh words for the countrys present there are angry over the way pot could now offer an apology for the governments handling of the countrys ferry accident. Two weeks have passed since the cell wall sank off the countrys southern coast. Two nd of all people have been confirmed dead many of them students from the same high school many people are still missing. Kak meter first apology for the accident during a Cabinet Meeting on tuesday she said the government failed to prevent the disaster and its initial response was insufficient. Officials were repeatedly provided inaccurate information including the number of passengers on the ship and the number of those rescued representatives of the families affected by the disaster said the president to speak to the people not to the cabinet some newspaper editorials are saying the president did not make any remarks admitting her own responsibility. The asa said she should just make a more heartfelt apology a student shot some video inside the ferry with his cellphone his family has provided the media with the footage first the students dont appear to be too were read but the situation starts to worsening rapidly in the students begin to realize the seriousness of the problem. In. Fifty five it is clearly an emergency the eye. A lady. Morning and continues to give this Team Instructions the day. It is. You know what to do it again. Nine minutes past nine. That was shortly after the coast guard received a request to be rescued. Election officials in thailand said on wednesday the Prime Minister you will auction a lot has agreed to hold a fresh poll in july but pretty dark so long in bangkok has the story. Tiger woods many went to the ballot box in the last elections in february by disruption by Anti Government protests has led to the ocean being canceled in many districts and in much the Constitutional Court ruled in the pool in behind it. Election Officials Say theyve reached an agreement with iraq on wednesday to call a fresh coat on two nine twenty at the elections in february to a swell Anti Government protests continued thursday was canceled in a new one with all the constituencies including bangkok late march the Constitutional Court nullified the elections instead they violated the constitution which stipulates that the eighteen month a face of hostile and on the same day. The Thai Government at all to read today programme to five lines at high prices to boost the incomes the phone is a key support they speaking up for the countrys Anti Corruption commission is investigating the Prime Minister on suspicion of making it and its a bit fine said guilty she could be impeached by the upper house and suspended from office immediately with the possibility of more protests around the new election this time at School Tomorrow seems that is set to continue with more than eight hundred million active pallbearers is indias ongoing generated action is the Worlds Largest exercise in democracy its and held a nine piece is a cost of more than a month and wednesday for the tenacious piece of entertainment among people crossing that this was the opposition parties cannot type of peace candidate for prime aim is that youre in committee latest opinion poll takes him across the front right now. Shares in seven states and two union terry treason went to the polls in the seventh ace of the marathon in action on wednesday yahoo group which today is an important and special days and to seek blessings is part of our tradition. I urge people to come into the large numbers and not just the opposition bjp is candidate for Prime Minister added that sit in the Western State of the jar acts. Expectations are running High Committee who presided at the economic and finance him states as its chief menace that any intentions of going to be among the hardest of all times but this time around the latest opinion poll shows that matters he has maintained his lead. Hes got a confident note on wednesday saying that the oceans will make a name that desire place the government and that he can be provided in the fight the pkk. It does. The season election the open. It comes with new hope and trust. I believe that it will give you strength to the nation and will carry a significant role in changing the dates of the country bears go the whole restaurant is facing a tough sell as many units the soaring prices and a series of corruption scandals and didnt add that to sway voters the party is controlled gandhi off the influential in Andrew Gandhi dynasty. He gets campaign. Yet one who loves most populous nations welcomed at the press tested tuesday nearly down on me swell with the completion of the ninth ace. The results will be announced on the sixteenth. Ive done is done Intelligence Agency says that he seeks the medicines that been killed in a box filled with top country its backed by western highway and the south east of the country the National Directorate of security teal nds revealed in a statement on wednesday that the medicines were killed during an and is due to the streets of critique of profits. Nds spokesperson told nhk that the fighting began on monday before going about three hundred insurgents from the time of bonding carney minutes and thats what im numb with a number of foreign fighters tried to storm up on bases troops backed by weston and powell responded to the attack. T kirk province nineties on the border with pakistans tribal regions time of bonding sessions and an icing getting beat up on the net web often use the area as a peaceful cross border attacks inside of common stock. Which i now claiming sovereignty over much of the South China Sea summit of Southeast Asian nations are looking to the United States for help as they deal with territorial disputes the philippines and us reached a minute a Cooperation Agreement on monday. And now at the nominees are keen to strengthen ties with both the us and japan nikkei was up he can reach the higher reports. The eye. In the theyve been curious cause garden was created in sixteen years and own country to content time and increasing my activity the false is in charge of security in this town tennessee. Nhk is the highest for a media outcry. Granted permission to come by taking action the term smart and twenty cents and two hundred to meet as a post trying facing this house china sea eighties and low contact with china and all but the joy of trying to stand up and in that song. In between the defendants in the one to me and the economy is necessary. We can see so many problems to the human chinese feast of all its how being increasingly at the same in the South China Sea. If a countrys second and even sees economics test if the value looks up from a chinese ship is opened fire on us. One of the cabins was to end up being the one thing putting the day. It means is that bedtime is called scotch mentorship. Is that this dish apple pie chart and a scratchy as a witch and crammed by asian nations including the background and tying them. They found called jim and twelve how to resolve this in a showcase of these details. Asked by the operations of being contracted by no pokies the town and sub and six. Oh so much that was as naked men in putting its heyday. If i was eighteen and has yet to be in attendance. In my class that list to place is out of order. It doesnt work properly just what is it really mean to expect only the oscars. We let the budget to modernize i work with that one of them. This change is something if not in the country japan and the us for help in mind if he remains president tone and firm ptt plan and seek your ankle cuts corporation in my time party scene. And now hes preparing to receive a token south from japan. Well i would jump to avoid an intimate and cannot cause i was saying john to access has this was the Us Coast Guard the us twenty five high speed motion to the Southeast Asian nation. Billion dollar a day. Priority. Then we go through. Mount isa when i was in twenty oh nine total and washington. And france japan us coming back on. I dont have to read as expressed strong clues and all of our time in three kb and into South China Sea. The owner so i agreed to act on Security Cooperation with South East Asian nations recent years but at the end we would like to request help from countries that have interest in the South China Sea. Weve got the moves by japan and the us as positive. I made it a napping and eat in peace my friend disappears. Its pushing the economic also to both japan and the us. Three nations that she and many of this and consonants. Aikido is higher on any scale arent going. It will wrap up our place and im sure the attacks on warming can call. Us Economic Growth appears to have slowed over the First Quarter of this year the harsh Winter Weather hit Capital Investment in housing construction. The Us Department of commerce has released preliminary Gross Domestic Product data for the jaggery to march period it shows the countrys economy grew at an annual pace of zero point one percent over the previous three months. The rise is far below market predictions of around one percent the Department SaysConsumer Spending rose three percent personal consumption accounts for about two thirds of us gdp. Housing investment decreased five point seven percent corporate spending on plant and equipment also fell two point one percent. Market players expect the economy to Gain Momentum in april to june quarter due to an upturn in personal consumption and employment. Then Prime Minister seems on bay games to boost Economic Cooperation between japan and germany he says he wants Smaller Enterprises from both nations to deepen cooperation to promote Economic Growth based in germany the first leg of his European Tour in berlin he spoke at a gathering of executives from about twenty small and midsize firms in both nations it all up two dozen of them japan is placing importance on the Economic Alliance with the european and u its a keeper bt we are making our governments efforts to conclude an Economic Partnership agreements with the eu. Tata said smaller firms in both japan and germany have skills to make high quality products. So these enterprises are the cornerstone of the two economies. The contribution is crucial to spur growth the people responsible for disposing japans highly Radioactive Nuclear waste must soon decide where to put it. No municipalities have offered to host a dom as authorities had hoped members of the Panel Last Month propose that the government will have to choose the most scientifically feasible sites by itself. Opinion on the issue was the focus of being an expert panel of the economy trade and industry ministry. Among the two hundred eighteen opinions contained in the report eighty three said the government cannot expect support for disposal. But alas it shuts down but in clear plastic produce contaminated materials thirty one doubt whether safe disposal of Nuclear Waste is even possible in earthquake prone japan. But Panel Members meet in discussions of the future of Nuclear Plants should be kept separate from the problem of nuclear. This also. They say thats because the waist up already exists. The group says it will come up with a final polls on some sites considering comments by mid may. Record setting rain has drenched parts of japan our meteorologist on ethanol has more jonathan. Hello yes twenty rainfall falling over the country of japan we have this low pressure system that is bringing in all this moisture ads and video coming to you from tokyo this is outside of the city into shinjuku where we are seeing plenty of people Walking Around in dealing with precipitation about twenty millimeters or more appalling just in the tokyo metropolitan area. On top of that we do us in other areas outside of the city where a record rainfall was being said up to three hundred millimeters of rain over the past couple of days in india prefecture near looks like that and more rain is expected to go through the next day. Heres a look at the weather scenario is that low pressure system pushing for the norths of the northern half of japan will see some rain coming up on thursday. Meanwhile back for the west High Pressure is continuing to dominate the eastern portions of china and now into the Korean Peninsula. But the High Pressure this time of year with the pollution developing in beijing will eventually shift with the east. So the Korean Peninsula see the pollution increasing for thursday followed by the weekend where japan will be dealing with this. So again the regents to trot along the eastern portions of east asia also sings a shotgun for hong kong and was the day. Youll be seeing some rain coming up for thursday of twenty three degrees taipei at twenty four a sunny skies or shanghai the twenty six there is whole and twenty three but tell you youll be seeing some rain had twenty five degrees heres a look at a severe Tropical Storm path which is now continuing to slowly move for the north is actually drifting right now eventually it will turn to the north and east and noble way of from the all the skyline. Well thats a lot of islands but he will continue move on toward that direction may be taking up the waves of the areas of need to look out for that either looks like though the rain dance on maine the state with the eu so that is a good thing but again be careful to point out over in the area is a look at your own. We are seeing a couple of areas of low pressure spinning right now one down for the Balkan Peninsula another located over italy and this is going to continue to bring some heavy rainfall and maybe even some thunderstorms at times the need to look out for that analysts say that a good portion of the area even into the western portions of the concert will be dealing with the rain heres a look at the forecasts seventeen in paris which is under stars sixteen in london hazy conditions for thirteen well with high of twenty one twenty two in athens. Finally heres a look at the United States we have been talking about the Severe Weather has been pushing through the southern portions of the country. It looks like that we still need to look out for the possibility of some strong to severe storms anywhere in washington d c down to war in jacksonville florida. This is going to look out for damaging winds large hail and has possibly some tornadoes had to go through to wednesday. This is a boy then she pushed with these hopefully clearing the eastern seaboard as we headed to the later part of the first day and then hopefully theyll be getting a little bit of a break and youll see some sunny conditions but again for wednesday is going to be a little bit wet stormy atlanta out with the high point for a seventeen in d c meanwhile the west coast seeing a big High Pressure system bringing warm conditions thirty four were high in los angeles opm a good day where you are heres a look at your extended forecast. Aye aye aye. I do. It is. The us. 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