It’s just before noon on a Tuesday, and despite the rain, a few dozen schoolgirls in white uniforms and navy cardigans are milling about the 7-Eleven on Tong Chong Gai, a bustling Hong Kong side street of restaurants and cafs. A few of the teenagers grab chocolate milk and sushi rolls from the open chiller
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Father in Japan: ‘I didn’t do anything wrong’
Wearing a Nashville School of Law T-shirt, Christopher Savoie walked into a second-floor police interrogation room.
Father, kids in custody case Japanese citizens, officials say
The case of a Tennessee man jailed in Japan for trying to snatch back his children from his estranged wife is not as clear-cut as it’s been made out to be, authorities here said Wednesday.
Venezuela’s fiery Chavez to speak at U.N. General Assembly debate
A day after the Libyan and Iranian leaders lit up the U.N. General Assembly floor with sharp critiques, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a fiery speaker in his own right, is next up on the world stage.
Yu Darvish: Pitching for baseball greatness
In baseball-crazy Japan, where players are treated as celebrities, Yu Darvish is a superstar. He’s been called the greatest pitcher in the country, but the relaxed 23-year-old takes any pressure that comes his way, on and off the field, in his substantial stride.
Leaders to focus on climate change at summit
World leaders converge Tuesday in New York to focus on climate change, with the clock ticking down toward a summit this year in Denmark, where a global climate change pact is to be signed.
Lehman saga still being unraveled in London
One year after the collapse of banking stalwart Lehman Brothers, the administrator of its European business says the full impact on creditors may not be known until 2010. Tony Lomas, a partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers, has been sorting through the financial remains of the banking giant’s European division since last September, when it became clear the bank would file for bankruptcy.
Amusement parks thrill iReporters
“If Japan recklessly ‘intercepts’ [North Korea’s] satellite for peaceful purposes, the [Korean People’s Army] will mercilessly deal deadly blows not only at the already deployed intercepting means but at major targets,” KCNA reported. Japan recently mobilized its missile defense system in response to the planned North Korean launch, Japanese officials said.
Japan prepares for new prime minister
Liberal Democratic Party Prime Minister Taro Aso resigned early Wednesday, setting the stage for Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama to take over the reins of government. Last month, Japanese voters swept Aso’s party — which had governed Japan for nearly 50 years — from power in the wake of Japan’s worst recession since World War II
Oldest Medal of Honor recipient, 100, downplays ‘hero’ talk
Dozens of America’s greatest military heroes are gathered in Chicago, Illinois, possibly the last large gathering of living Medal of Honor recipients.