Separately, Kyoko Nakayama, minister in charge of the abduction issue, told reporters, ''If investigations will be done with the presumption that (the abductees) are alive and not dead, then we wil

Ministry said Wednesday.

Kyzylorda, 6 August (Khabar) - The rice harvest campaign is about to start in the Kyzylorda region, where 90% of farming equipment has been repaired.

and other everyday items.

(KPL) The Australian Government has agreed to provide grant aid to poverty reduction in the southern provinces of Saravane and Sekong.

TOYAKO, Japan, July 8 (Kyodo_ - Leaders of the Group of Eight nations vowed Monday to help Africa overcome the food crisis with better agricultural productivity as they started their summitin north

Tokyo, June 8 (Jiji Press)--A man hit pedestrians with a truck and went on a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district Sunday, killing seven people and injuring 10 others.