G-20 to commit anew to reviving growth, boosting IMF resources+
LONDON, April 2 Kyodo - (EDS: UPDATING WITH FRESH INFO)
G-20 leaders begin financial summit, vow to save economy despite rift+
LONDON, April 2 Kyodo - The Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies began a two-day financial summit in London Wednesday, renewing their vow to cooperate to save the foundering global economy
G-20 aims to push up output by 4 pct points, create 19 mil. jobs+
LONDON, April 2 Kyodo - (EDS: CORRECTING JOBS FIGURE, CLARIFYING LEAD GRAF)
Japan, U.S. confirm close cooperation on N. Korean rocket issue+
TOKYO, April 2 Kyodo - Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and U.S.
FOCUS: Concerns over rocket launch growing in Japan's Tohoku region+
TOKYO, April 2 Kyodo - Local governments in Japan's Tohoku region are exhibiting growing concern over the expected launch of a North Korean rocket as it is likely to pass over Akita and Iwate prefe
FOCUS: Malaysia's Abdullah steps down, leaves behind checkered legacy+
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 Kyodo - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi officially stepped down Thursday, leaving behind for his successor Najib Abdul Razak a shaky economy, some half-hearted
N. Korea military warns of retaliatory strike if rocket intercepted+
BEIJING, April 2 Kyodo - North Korea's military warned Japan, South Korea and the United States on Thursday that it would retaliate by force against any attempt to intercept a rocket that the count
Over 1.6 million people on welfare, up 62,000 amid economic slump+
TOKYO, April 2 Kyodo -
A total of 1,618,543 people were receiving welfare benefits nationwide as of
January, up about 62,000 from a year earlier against the backdrop of a
