AFP – US President Barack Obama thinks a US military bases pact with Japan, now under review by a new government in Tokyo, serves Japan’s interest and will continue, he said in comments broadcast Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Tens of thousands of Okinawan residents rallied Sunday against a US military base on the island, raising the heat in a simmering row days before US President Barack Obama is due in Japan. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US President Barack Obama will Tuesday attend a memorial service here to honor victims of the wild shooting rampage on the military base in which 13 people died, the White House said. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas, according to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – U.S. President Barack Obama urged Americans on Friday not to jump to conclusions on the motive behind the mass shooting at the sprawling Fort Hood army base in Texas. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US President Barack Obama Friday ordered flags to fly at half-staff to honor the 13 people killed on a Texas army base, but urged Americans not to jump to conclusions about why the attack occurred. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday said he does not plan to make a decision on the relocation of a controversial US military base before President Barack Obama visits Tokyo next week. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – President Barack Obama on Thursday called a mass shooting at a Texas Army base “a horrific outburst of violence.” Read the rest of this entry »