Japan’s economy, the world’s third largest, has fallen into recession. New data show the economy shrank at a 1.6 percent annual rate in July, August and September, after an even sharper decline in the previous quarter. Textbooks often define “recession” as two consecutive quarters of “negative growth.” The shrinking economy follows a tax increase that […]
WASHINGTON—Two Americans who were imprisoned in North Korea are enjoying their second day of freedom back in the United States after being released Saturday following a trip to Pyongyang by James Clapper, the director of U.S. National Intelligence. The release of 46-year old Kenneth Bae and 24-year old Matthew Todd Miller came just weeks after […]
WASHINGTON – Defense Department officials Saturday strongly condemned terrorist actions in the Sinai Oct. 24 which resulted in the death or injury of dozens of Egyptian soldiers. In a written statement, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby expressed condolences to the families of the victims. The full statement follows. The Defense Department strongly […]
With the aid of airstrikes from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, the town of Jurf al-Sakhar, south of the capitol of Baghdad, was retaken by Iraqi ground forces, dealing a huge blow to the Islamic State. In the north, Iraqi Kurds also dealt a blow to ISIS, re-took the town of Zumar in a fierce […]