For clues as to why he went on the stabbing attack. It took place at a facility for those with disabilities. He turned himself into the police. He was arrested and sent to the prosecutors. He had worked at the facility for three years before becoming unemployed in february. Investigators say while uematsu is saying he wanted disabled people to disappear, hes also saying he wants to apologize to the victims families. Police have found two more knives stained with blood at the facility. They believe uematsu used them together with three other knives that he was carrying when he was arrested. They also say he tied two workers at the facility to handrails with zip ties during the attack. The big question being asked is why authorities were unable to prevent the rampage from happening. The local governor says information that forewarned of the attack was not shared properly. The first warning came months ago. Uematsu wrote a letter to the speaker of japans lower house in february. It detail
Civil war broke out in march last year between the government of the president and antigovernment forces. U. N. Sponsored peace talks began in april but were suspended earlier this month without an agreement. That led to the resumption of air strikes. At least 27 people have been confirmed dead in central ne ball after a bus went off a local road in the mountains. It plunged 300 meters into a gorge on monday. Police say 42 people were also injured. The road was said to be wet from heavy rain that started the day before. Buses are an essssentialervice for people liviving inn the countrys mountainous areas but accidents involving vehicles are common. Many roads in s such areas are unpaved or lack guardrails. A 5. 4 earthquake has shaken southern peru killing at least four people. The u. S. Geological survey said the quake struck a mountainous region on sunday. Peruvian Authorities Say 263 houses collapsed. At least four people died beneath the rubble and 55 others were injured. Evacuees
Commitment than the city that contained the victims of the first use of that weapon. The Spokesman Says the question about whether to visit hiroshima comes when the president comes to japan. They are considering the option following john kerrys this week. Kerry became the first sitting cabinet member to visit the peace memorial. Japan, which is very moving, very long overdue in many respects. But quit impressive. And if any of you have a chance, you should go see that particular memorial. Kerry spoke about his trip during a speech in california. A close aide to Vladimir Putin is also contemplating a visit to hiroshima. A source says russias lower house speaker, sergei naryshkin, plans to visit tokyo in june for a cultural event and is considering going to hiroshima to pay respects to the victims of the atomic bombing. Russia apparently wants to demonstrate it recognizes the devastation caused by the bombing. It may also be aiming to stop Americas Initiative in talks concerning nuclearr
Islands in the South China Sea could mean for the regions security situation. And japans Nuclear Power plants are slowly going back on line despite lingering questions. U. S. President obama backed away from a commitment to end the afghan war during his time in office. He said hes not withdrawing troops from afghanistan by the end of next year. 5500 u. S. Personnel will remain beyond 2016. As commander in chief, i will not allow afghanistan to be used as safe haven for terrorists to attack our nation again. Our forces, therefore, remain engaged in two narrow, but critical missions, Training Afghan forces and supporting Counterterrorism Operations against the remnants of al qaeda. Obama stated he does not support the idea of end legislation war, but says the mission is vital to u. S. National interests. The president warned the security situation is very fragile in key areas of afghanistan, and that there is a risk of deterioration. He says the taliban has made gains, particularly in ru
Growing number of people flowing into europe as winter approaches. U. N. Secretary general ban ki moon made a sudden trip to the middle east trying to bring an end to the continuing violence between israelis and palestinians. And china and members of the association of Southeast Asian nations wrapped up two days of talks focused on the issue of the South China Sea. Syria president assad made a surprise visit to moscow. He thanked russian president putin for conducting air strikes. Russia launched the attacks against alleged Islamic State militants in late september. The kremlin says the meeting took place tuesday expressing gratitude to russias leadership and the people for unity and independence. Assad is quoted as saying military strikes against the treasures are essential. He says terrorism is an obstacle for political settlement of the crisis. The kremlin quotes putin saying russia is ready not only to contribute to the fight against terrorism, but the political process for peace.