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  Global news organizations urge safety plan for freelancers

  World | February 13, 2015 7:14 IST

  New York: Global journalism organizations are urging protections for freelance and local correspondents as they face increasingly deadly dangers in the field, with the beheading of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto by Islamic State extremists the

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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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  PM Modi condemns killing of Japanese hostages by ISIS

  India | February 02, 2015 14:14 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today strongly condemned the “gruesome” killing of two Japanese nationals by ISIS, a day after the terror group claimed the hostages had been beheaded.Modi, in a tweet, termed 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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  Japan mourns Kenji Goto as caring and courageous reporter

  World | February 01, 2015 15:23 IST

  Tokyo: Whether in tsunami-stricken northeastern Japan or conflict-ridden Sierra Leone, the stories of the vulnerable, the children and the poor drove the work of journalist Kenji Goto.The news of his purported killing by Islamic State

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  Islamic State beheads Japanese hostage Kenji Goto

  World | February 01, 2015 7:59 IST

  Amman, Jordan: An online video released Saturday night purported to show an Islamic State group militant behead Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, ending days of negotiations by diplomats to save the man.The video, released on militant

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  Japan outraged as IS video purportedly shows hostage Goto beheaded

  World | February 01, 2015 7:45 IST

  Tokyo: Japan condemned with outrage and horror on Sunday an online video that purported to show an Islamic State group militant beheading Japanese journalist Kenji Goto.The video posted on militant websites late Saturday Middle East

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  Japan attempting to verify new IS audio's authenticity

  World | January 29, 2015 13:34 IST

  Tokyo: Japan's foreign ministry was Thursday desperately trying to verify the authenticity of the another audio message purportedly from the Japanese hostage Kenji Goto who has been held by the Islamic State (IS) group, Xinhua

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  Jordan ready to swap inmate for pilot held by Islamic State

  World | January 28, 2015 18:20 IST

  Amman, Jordan: Jordan said Wednesday it is willing to swap an Iraqi woman held on death row in Jordan for a Jordanian pilot captured in December by extremists from the Islamic State group.The statement by

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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

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  Japan readies for deadline set by Islamic State for hostages

  World | January 23, 2015 11:32 IST

  Tokyo:  The deadline to pay a ransom for two Japanese hostages of the Islamic State group or risk their execution loomed Friday, without any signs of progress on securing their release.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe convened

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