Japanese Hostage
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Slain Japanese hostage's four year old tweet goes viral
World | Feb 03, 2015, 04:49 PM ISTTokyo: 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 | Feb 02, 2015, 09:59 AM ISTTokyo: 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 | Feb 01, 2015, 06:35 AM ISTWashington: 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 | Jan 30, 2015, 12:01 PM ISTTokyo: 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 | Jan 27, 2015, 08:47 PM ISTCairo: 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 | Jan 26, 2015, 07:15 AM ISTUnited 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 | Jan 25, 2015, 07:10 AM ISTWashington: 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