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  • North Korea envoy hands over China's Xi a note of peace North Korea envoy hands over China's Xi a note of peace

    BEIJING - A senior North Korean envoy delivered a letter from his leader Kim Jong-un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him that Pyongyang was ready to take "positive action" to re-join stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. The letter was handed over by envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae. Choe told Xi that North Korea is willing to take positive actions to solve problems ...

  • Myanmar visit to turn new page in history Japanese PM

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a message published in Myanmar official media here Saturday that his current official visit to Myanmar will bring Japan-Myanmar cooperation to even higher level and serve as an opportunity to lay down a foundation for turning a new page in history. Abe said he will exchange views with President U Thein Sein in the forthcoming meeting, expected to take ...

  • PM to undertake five-day visit to Japan Thailand from Monday

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will undertake a five-day official visit to Japan and Thailand from Monday. He will first visit Japan from May 27 to May 29 and then visit Thailand on May 30 to 31. The focus of the visit to Japan is expected to be on strategic content and ways to expand bilateral energy and economic ties, while the visit to Bangkok will be aimed at signing a long awaited ...

  • Four scientists exposed to radiation in Japan lab mishap

    An equipment malfunction at a Japanese research center exposed at least four scientists to radiation, regulators said Saturday. The researchers suffered internal radiation exposure when the output of a proton beam increased unexpectedly and vaporized part of a gold target, resulting in radioactive substances leaking from the controlled area, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency said. Investigators ...

  • J.League Wrap Omiya Ardija stay top Yokohama keep pressure on

    Yokohama F.Marinos maintained the pressure at the top of the table with a 1-0 win away to relegation-threatened Sagan Tosu. The game appeared to be heading for a 0-0 draw, before defender Seitaro Tomisawa's timely intervention in the 77th minute. Kashima Antlers defeated Tokyo 3-2 in an entertaining fixture at the Kashima Soccer Stadium to maintain their own hopes of challenging for the ...

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The House on Haunted Hill

When infamous horror director/producer William Castle made schlock-shock movies like 1958's "The House on Haunted Hill," there was a certain charm to the effort that overrode the fundamental tastelessness of most of his work. Castle was a born showman (he once said that he modeled his career on P.T. Barnum), a talented promoter who was constantly coming up with new and devious ways to thrill and ... ...

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  • A big ‘F-ck yeah’ from 26-year-old Tumblr CEO on $1.1 billion Yahoo deal

    NEW YORK - Tumblr Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Karp, a 26-year-old who started the company in 2007, signed a note announcing Yahoo! Inc.’s $1.1 billion acquisition with the closing, ';F-ck yeah.'; Beyond just expressing elation, Karp was making a statement that the New York-based company will retain its distinctive and irreverent character under a new owner. The phrase is ...

  • History shows one man’s rape is another’s wooing

    ';The evolution of political thought in this relatively isolated island nation during the period in question is unique to the point of being somewhat freakish.'; This gives a reader pause. Freakish? The judgment is historian Hiroshi Watanabe’s in ';A History of Japanese Political Thought, 1600-1901,'; his 2010 book whose title defines ';the period in ...

  • ‘Ruby’ in Berlusconi case denies own statements

    MILAN, ITALY - The woman whom prosecutors allege had sex in exchange for money with Silvio Berlusconi while he was Italy’s prime minister spent her second day on the witness stand Friday, denying her former sworn descriptions of racy escapades at his ';bunga bunga'; parties and of expensive jewelry and watches she had received from the media mogul. Karima el-Mahroug, a Moroccan ...

  • Xenophobia stretches from the street to the dinner table

    The territorial disputes between Japan and its nearest neighbors over the islands of Takeshima (Dokdo in Korean) and the Senkakus (Diaoyu in Chinese) have gradually faded from the front pages; but this does not necessarily mean there have been no repercussions. Accumulated resentment on both sides serve as a constant irritant, making it easier for conflicts to spill over into other areas. The ...

  • Toronto mayor ‘I do not use crack cocaine’

    TORONTO - Breaking a week of silence, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug surfaced. The mayor of Canada’s largest city did not say whether he has ever used crack. Ford did not take questions from reporters at a news conference at City Hall that was held after close allies released ...

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