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  Slain Japanese hostage's four year old tweet goes viral

  World | February 03, 2015 16:49 IST

  Tokyo: A tweet by Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, who was recently beheaded by terrorist group ISIS has gone viral. The four year old tweet spreading message of peace has been retweeted more than 30,000 times.The

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  Horror in Japan as video purports to show hostage beheaded

  World | February 02, 2015 9:59 IST

  Tokyo: The wife of slain Japanese hostage Kenji Goto said Monday she was devastated but proud of her husband, who was beheaded by Islamic State extremists.In a statement issued through the British-based journalist group Rory

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  US condemns murder of Japanese hostage by IS

  World | February 01, 2015 6:35 IST

  Washington: President Barack Obama has condemned the murder of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State and said his administration with its allies will continue taking decisive action to degrade and destroy IS."The United States

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  Wife of Japanese hostage begs Tokyo, Amman to save husband

  World | January 30, 2015 12:01 IST

  Tokyo: The wife of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, who is being threatened with execution by Islamic State terrorists, broke her silence on Thursday hours before the deadline for a hostage swap that could save his

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  Purported IS message threatens Japan, Jordan hostages

  World | January 27, 2015 20:47 IST

  Cairo: An online message purportedly from the Islamic State group warned Tuesday that a Japanese hostage and Jordanian pilot the extremists hold have less than "24 hours left to live."   The message, posted online Tuesday

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  UN Security Council slams IS for murdering Japanese citizen

  World | January 26, 2015 7:15 IST

  United Nations: The UN Security Council strongly condemned the apparent murder of a Japanese citizen Haruna Yukawa by the Islamic State.In a press statement issued Sunday here, the Security Council also demanded the immediate release

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  Barack Obama slams IS murder of Japanese hostage

  World | January 25, 2015 7:10 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama strongly denounced the murder of a Japanese citizen by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group and called for the release of other hostages."The US strongly condemns the brutal murder of