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- Japan thanks Yemen for saving hostages
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan on Thursday thanked Yemen for its quick action in securing the release of two Japanese women taken hostage by tribesmen, as relatives back home eagerly waited to hear from them. 'We are truly grateful to the Yemeni government which
- Two Japanese tourists, driver kidnapped in Yemen
SANAA: Armed tribesmen kidnapped two Japanese women tourists and their local guide on Wednesday in the Marib region of eastern Yemen, a local official said. The two women and their driver were taken hostage as they traveled by road to the site of the
- Japanese hostages released in Yemen
CAIRO--Two female Japanese tourists abducted in Marib, Yemen, were released early Thursday after a reported gunfight and about eight hours in captivity, Japanese Embassy officials in Yemen said. The two women, identified as Keiko Mishima, a 41-year-old
- 2 Japanese women freed after being kidnapped in Yemen
Two female Japanese tourists kidnapped in Yemen's Marib province Wednesday were freed after tribal mediation, a Yemeni security official said. The two women were kidnapped by members of the Aziza tribe, who demanded that Yemeni officials release one of
- Yemen Tribesmen Release Japanese Women -Tribal Chief
SANAA (AFP)--Yemeni tribesmen have released two Japanese women who were kidnapped Wednesday while on their way to a tourist site in the region of Marib, a tribal chief said. 'The two hostages have been released,' said Sheikh Mohammed Hassan bin Muaili,
- 11TH LD: 2 Japanese tourists kidnapped in Yemen freed safe+
CAIRO, May 8-(Kyodo), Two Japanese women kidnapped by local tribesmen while traveling at the historic site of Marib in Yemen have been released safe, a source at the Japanese Embassy in Yemen said early Thursday morning. Both of the women have arrived
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Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1925. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land poisoned and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country seeks to gradually lessen its dependence on agriculture while developing its mineral and petroleum reserves. Current concerns include terrorism by Islamic militant groups from Tajikistan and Afghanistan, a non-convertible currency, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization.
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AP - A military judge at Guantanamo Bay is threatening to suspend the trial of a Canadian detainee unless the government provides defense lawyers with day-to-day records of his confinement.
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