Hiroshima mayor echoes Obama’s call to abolish nuclear arms on anniversary of atomic attackHIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiroshima’s mayor urged global leaders on Thursday to back President Barack Obama’s call to abolish nuclear weapons as Japan marked the 64th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack. A distracted India ignores crisis engulfing neighbourhood (Comment)The firm action being taken by the militaries of Pakistan and Sri Lanka against the Taliban and the remnants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealem (LTTE) respectively over the last week, though deemed to be purely ‘internal national security issues’, have resulted in the biggest humanitarian crisis since the East Pakistan exodus of millions of refugees in early 1971. Kashima Antlers win 2-0 at JEF United to maintain J-League leadOITA, Japan — Kashima Antlers maintained top spot in Japan’s J-League with a 2-0 away win over JEF United Chiba on Saturday. |