Stay updated with breaking news from Ron madison. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
police in hong kong have moved in on people staging a sit-in to demand greater democracy. officers arrested more than 500 demonstrators. the previous day tens of thousands of people marched through the territory. crowds filled the streets on the 17th anniversary of hong kong s reversion to china. they called on authorities in beijing to respect hong kong s autonomy. the organizer said the rally drew 510,000 people, an unprecedented number. the police say by their count, nearly 100,000 people showed up. more than 1,000 demonstrators, many of them young people, continued their protest after the main march ended. they staged a sit-in on roads in the financial district. police began removing them in the morning. officers said they were disrupting traffic and undermining public safety. many hong kong residents take part in protests on july 1st every year. they say they re worried over the chinese government s continued interference in hong kong s affairs. a car bomb has ripp ....
visitors and they re finding new ways to make their guests feel welcome. japan s prime minister has made a diplomatic decision aimed at reaching closure on an issue that has gone on for decades. shinzo abe will lift some sanctions against pyongyang, he says he ll do that once north korean investigators start a fresh probe into the abductions of japanese citizens. translator: we ve come to understand that north korea will set up an organization that can make national decisions at the forefront. therefore, based on the principle of action to action, we will lift some of the sanctions that japan has imposed. abe spoke after meeting with other members of the national security council. government leaders say north korean agents kidnapped at least 17 japanese nationals in the 1970s and 80s. abe said north korean leaders will give a special committee the power to launch a thorough investigation into the abductees. he says committed members will be able to look into any ....
a newgative panel. the panel is re-opening cases of japanese citizens abducted decades ago by north korean agents. they will look into cases of missing japanese. the japanese government responded by formally deciding to lift some sanctions on north korea. japanese seizing three sanctions on north korea that have been in place since 2006. they cover restrictions on travel, money transfers and port calls by ships. prime minister shinzo abe and his ministers determined the panel s investigation will be effective. they noted a senior official at the north s top state organization has been named the committee s head. chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga told recorders easing the sanctions were meant to urge north korea to change its attitude. translator: our ministers will work together to get north korea to take concrete and proactive action to resolve the abduction, nuclear test and missile launch issues. we ll keep some of our sanctions in place as well as those based ....
japan s english, we drop by an after-school program near tokyo where kids eat snacks, play and speak only english. results coming in from the u.s. mid-term elections point to new challenges for president barack obama s administration. the republicans will have the majority in the senate. that means they will take control of both chambers of congress. tonight they said we can have real change in washington, real change. and that s just what i intend to deliver. the republicans entered the race with 45 senate seats. abc news projects they will come out of the election with at least 52. that will give them the majority in the 100-seat chamber. the republicans are to take control of both houses of congress for the first time in eight years. but not all of the races will be settled right away. in louisiana none of the eight candidates are poised to secure a majority. so the top two will compete in a runoff next month. in the house of representatives, all 435 seats are ....
footage from the city which has been designated capital of islamic state. japanese coral gathers are complaining about the serious damage suspected by chinese poachers. since september, many boats have been spotted near the japanese islands in the pacific. cooperate representative reported damage to the government on thursday. he has been gathering coral for decades. translator: poachers root out the coral leaving nothing behind in the traditional local beds. i don t know when we can start gathering coral like before. he said a traditional coral bed is being destroyed by the big coral nets. poachers are expected of using these. these are far larger than japanese coral nets. japanese chief cabinet secretary spoke to reporters about the problem. translator: our ambassador in beijing has sent a letter to chinese foreign minister. we repeatedly expressed our regret over this situation and are urging china to prevent reoccurrence. suga said the chinese side respond ....